You're probably wondering what the hell all those letters mean. Kicking off my South By Southwest coverage this year is a massive mix for a massive fest. There's been quite a bit of material I could have covered before the fest officially goes down, and the operative phrase there is "could have." Undoubtedly, it's a gargantuan amount, and the time I've had lately has been minuscule...and I've been lazy. When situations like this arise, a blogger's best friend, mix, comes into play, and so I present this. Returning from last year is the People To Get Excited About If You're Going to SXSW But Would Like Anyway Even If You Weren't Going Mix. The product of me quickly skimming through that list of artists and jotting down names that had me getting all giddy. SXSW Music starts tomorrow kiddos! For those of you going, I tip my hat and remind you to prepare for a crazy, crazy time...

The PTGEAIYGTSBWLAEIYWG Mix Pt. 1 (artist name leads to site & all songs are right click - save as):
Anathallo - Hanasakajijii (Four: A Great Wind, More Ash)
Andrew Bird - Oh, Sister [Bob Dylan Cover]
Annuals - Brother
As Tall As Lions - A Break, A Pause
Au Revoir Simone - Sad Song
Beach House - Master of None
Benjy Ferree - The Dogkillers
The Besties - 79 Lorimer Song
Bishop Allen - Dimmer
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Boogie
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country
Casiokids - Togens Hule
Colourmusic - Circles
Cut Off Your Hands - Oh Girl
Dappled Cities - Holy Chord
The Decemberists - Summersong
Devo - Watch Us Work It
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Without Love
Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins
Gil Mantera's Party Dream - Elmo's Wish
The Grates - 19-20-20

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Labels: Mix, SXSW '09