SXSW Mon Mar 07 2011

Lisa White posted a partial list last Sunday, but thanks to some computer wizardry, we're now able to share a much more complete list of the Chicagoland acts on the South by Southwest Music Festival -- as well as those from Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin and the rest of Illinois. We've also put together an expanded list of showcases hosted by local labels, venues, publications and others. Consider this your clearinghouse for Chicago at SXSW 2011.

The links take you to the acts' listings on SXSW; if there's no link, they're not currently on the SXSW site, which means they're playing an unofficial show or showcase. The site is still being updated, though, so they may turn up there soon. Big thank you to Scott Robbin for his help obtaining the data for this post, and to Pop 'Stache for their help tracking unofficial acts.

Chicagoland

The Alaya Conscious

A Lull

Arma

The Atlas Moth

The Autumn Defense

The Bears of Blue River

Big Science

Blah Blah Blah

Brontosaurus

California Wives

Candy Golde

Paul Cary

Cast Spells

Chaperone!

The Congregation

David Costa

The Cool Kids

Dastardly

Distractions

Eleventh Dream Day

Empires

Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

Famous Like You

The Felix Culpa

The Fireship

Flosstradamus

The Fold

Football

The Frantic

Gemini Club

Great Divide

Greensugar

Gold Motel (Oak Brook)

Gypsyblood

Heart Set Self-Destruct

Hollywood Holt

The Hood Internet

How Far to Austin

I Fight Dragons

Joan of Arc

Kellen & Me

The Kickback

Kid Sister

Kids These Days

Kirkland

L.E.P. BOGUS BOYS

L'Altra

Bruce Lamont

John Langford & Skull Orchard

Tim Larson and The Owner/Operators

The Lifeline

Light Pollution

Loyal Divide

Makeshift Prodigy

Maps & Atlases

Marco Morales

Mia LeBlon

Mickey

Midwest Hype

My Gold Mask

Bob Nanna

Netherfriends

The Noise FM

Novembers Doom

Outer Minds

Par Avion

Post Honeymoon

Rabble Rabble

Radar Eyes

The Right Now

Ronny Robinson

Santah

The Scissors

Scott Lucas & the Married Men

Secret Colours

Sissy-Eared Mollycoddles

Smith Westerns

Smoking Popes

Soft Speaker

State Champion

The Streets On Fire

These Wonderful Evils

Tiger Bones

United Federation of Planets

Veil of Maya

Very Truly Yours

Waco Brothers

Abigail Washburn (Evanston)

White Mystery

The Window Theatre

Young Man

Yourself and The Air

Region

Illinois:

Chris Bathgate (Pecatonica, IL)

Santah (Champagne)

Indiana:

Dylan Ettinger (Bloomington)

Freddie Gibbs (Gary)

Otis Gibbs (Wanamaker)

Native (Northwest Indiana)

We Are Hex (Indianapolis)

Yearbook Committee (Terre Haute)

Iowa:

Diplomats of Solid Sound (Iowa City)

Mondo Drag (Davenport)

Taterbug (Iowa City)

Michigan:

The American Secrets (Detroit)

Big Sean (Detroit)

Binary Star (Detroit)

Black Milk (Detroit)

Celldweller (Detroit)

Cheap Girls (Lansing)

Dennis Coffey (Detroit)

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr (Detroit)

Easy Action (Detroit)

Elzhi (Detroit)

The Hounds Below (Ferndale)

Human Eye (Detroit)

I See Stars (Warren)

Invincible + Waajeed (Detroit)

Whitey Morgan & the 78s (Flint)

The People's Temple (Lansing)

Pro (Detroit)

Rocky Loves Emily (Detroit)

Terrible Twos (Detroit)

Alex Winston (Detroit)

Missouri:

Capybara (Kansas City)

Greek Fire (St. Louis)

Ha Ha Tonka (Springfield)

JAI (St. Louis)

J.R. (St. Louis)

Living Things (St. Louis)

Ben Miller Band (Joplin)

Puddle of Mudd (Kansas City)

The Republic Tigers (Kansas City)

Rockwell Knuckles (St. Louis)

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (Springfield)

Tech N9ne (Kansas City)

Thi'sl (St Louis)

Umberto (Kansas City)

Wisconsin:

All Tiny Creatures (Madison)

Codebreaker (Milwaukee)

Differing Opinions of Good (Eau Claire)

French Horn Rebellion (Milwaukee)

Gayngs (Milwaukee)

Jaill (Milwaukee)

Stephen Jerzak (La Crosse)

Locksley (Madison)

Maritime (Milwaukee)

Screaching Weasel (Madison)

Heidi Spencer and the Rare Birds (Milwaukee)

Showcases

Alligator Records celebrates its 40th anniversary with a showcase on March 16 at Speakeasy featuring Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Guitar Shorty and Marcia Ball.

Pitchfork is taking SXSW by storm this year, with an official showcase March 15 at Emo's and an Austin edition of its #Offline series March 17-18 at the East Side Drive-In. The Smith Westerns will be the opening act at #Offline.

The 16th annual Bloodshot Records Party is March 18 at Yard Dog Gallery, with Whitey Morgan & the 78s, Ha Ha Tonka, Waco Brothers, Eddie Spaghetti, Exene Cervenka, Maggie Bjorklund w/Cobirds Unite & special guests, Ben Weaver, Lydia Loveless, FREAKWATER and Carolyn Mark w/the Jack Grace Band performing. The fun kicks off at noon, and it's free for everyone, no wristband or badge required. Bloodshot's official showcase March 19 at Red Eyed Fly, featuring Lydia Loveless, Maggie Bjorklund w/Cobirds Unite & special guests, Exene Cervenka, Eddie Spaghetti, Waco Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka and Whitey Morgan & the 78s. Label acts perform throughout the festival; details here.

The Hideout hosts its annual SXSW Sendoff Party Saturday, March 12, starting at 1:30pm, Outer Minds, Chaperone!, Joan of Arc, Mickey, Radar Eyes, Tiger Bones, Skull Orchard, Paul Cary, Rabble Rabble, Waco Brothers and Kids These Days perform. Tickets are $10 at the door. 21+

Schubas and Lincoln Hall team up once again with Threadless for the 15th annual SXSW Round-Up March 17 at Yard Dog Gallery. The party starts at noon, with Alejandro Escovedo, Alex Winston, California Wives, John Vanderslice, Kopecky Family Band, My Gold Mask, Reptar, Screaming Females and Walk the Moon, plus DJ sets by Flosstradamus and Midnight Conspiracy. It's free and 18+.

Bottom Lounge, CHIRP and Lawyer4Musicians.com host an SXSW send-off show on March 12 at the Bottom Lounge with Blah Blah Blah, The Idle Hands, Elephant Stone, Big Science, Scott Lucas and the Married Men and California Wives. They'll also be hosting two unofficial day parties in Austin, themed by genre: The hip hop showcase is March 18 at Aces, featuring EPMD, The Cool Kids, Ninjasonik, Doomtree, Shad, Rockie Fresh and Audiodax. On March 19, the rock showcase at Long Branch Inn features The Idle Hands, Blah Blah Blah, Elephant Stone, Empires, Big Science, California Wives and Scott Lucas & the Married Men.

Hozak Records is doing a free two-part showcase on March 18. The first half is at Beerland from 1pm to 6pm, featuring Mickey, Heavy Times, Outer Minds, People's Temple, Fungi Girls, Xray Eyeballs, Squish and Shrapnelles. At 6:30pm, the action moves to Cheer Up Charlies, where Rayon Beach, Women in Prison, Radar Eyes, Teepee, Sleepovers and Reading Rainbow perform.

Lastly, JBTV and Threadless will be hosting three days of free showcases, featuring more than 40 acts, mostly from Chicago. Check out the full schedule here.

What did we miss?

Know of any Chicagoland acts heading down to Austin to perform unofficial shows that we've missed? Did we miss a showcase? Let us know in the comments. And stay tuned for live coverage of the festival!