St. Vincent only Dallas act on first batch of bands announced for SXSW 2009

by PegNews wire

The South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival, scheduled to take place March 18-22, announced the first round of bands scheduled to perform at the 23rd edition of the music festival, and of the 136 bands on the list, the only one from Dallas so far is St. Vincent. The total number Texas bands on the list are 10, with eight from Austin and one (Hacienda) from San Antonio.

Other bands of note on the list: Crystal Method from Los Angeles, Primal Scream from Scotland, and Angry vs The Bear from England, who are interesting mainly because their name resembles Dallas music blog Gorilla vs. Bear.

The list is subject to change and obviously is only a portion of the bands that will be performing.

Posted by T.G.