Thanks for the info on Lisbon. Since I’ll be hanging out with university students and faculty, I expect they’ll take me to places they think I should see or experience.

By the way, on another subject: it’s not that hot in Austin in March! Average temp in March is 60 degrees, with a normal high of 72 and a normal low of 52.

The weather is crazy and unpredictable everywhere, so I can’t guarantee it won’t be freezing or blazing, but the middle of March is usually very pleasant here.

For new bands, you might check out:

http://hewgill.com/sxsw/

Obligatory plug for SXSW Baby! (http://www.sxswbaby.com/), an unofficial weblog and forum — ExpressionEngine-powered, mind you — about South by Southwest. Lots of good advice, pointers and stories from SXSW vets and newbies alike.

I suppose I should plug a little site I work on too-

http://bmi.com/sxsw/

There’s a nice rundown of the BMI events during entire festival.  Additionally, we’ll be posting day-by-day coverage on dozens of events.  And yes, it is an Expression Engine site. 

Here’s a link to a streaming station to sample the audio delights of SXSW 2008:
SXSW Radio Station on Slacker

I’d love to see some EE folks drop by a showcase I’m putting together As I mentioned before, I am in the process of moving our community from Joomla to EE.  I’m actually hoping to go live with EE late this week if I can knock out a few more conversion issues.

This will be the 3rd year I’ve put together a showcase. If you enjoy roots / rock / alt.country, this is the show for you.

The Americana Showcase during SXSW
Waterloo Ice House (6th & Lamar)
Friday, March 14th * 6PM - 1AM
Free Show / No Wristbands Required
AmericanaRoots.com

6PM Les Poissons Rouges
7PM Modern Day Drifters
8PM Drew Kennedy
9PM Wrinkle Neck Mules
10PM The Whipsaws (2nd top selling album on Milesofmusic.com)
11PM Mando Saenz (new album Bucket is #8 on the AMA radio chart)
12AM The Band of Heathens (voted Best New Band at the 2007 Austin Music Awards)