announcement

My Lappy 486 is acting up again and is in need of some serious fixin'. No more posting for a few days. That works out fine, because by Friday afternoon of SXSW, I will barely be able to see the keyboard.
Cheers!

Minnesota RollerGirls set to bout

The flat track Minnesota RollerGirls will hold their second bout of the season this Sunday, March 20th.

The Atomic Bombshells will battle the Garda Belts and then the Dagger Dolls skate against the Silver Bullets.

Sunday, March 20.

Cheap Skate, Coon Rapids, MN

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

Doors open at 6:30 pm, bout at 7 pm.

The Spittin' Cobras will provide the half time entertainment.

Please visit the Minnesota RollerGirls website for more info.

tags: roller derby, rollergirls, Minnesota

friday elfgirl blogging

this microwave world edition

friday random ten

Lauren has the instructions. Austin Edition:

"Whiskey" - Glass Eye
"I'm Not From Here" - James McMurtry
"Charm" - Shoulders
"In Hospital" - This Microwave World
"Wake Up" - TunaHelpers
"Don't Slander Me" - Roky Erickson
"Servant Girl Annihilator" - Charlie's Holy Happy Hour
"Keg Party at the Lake" - Voltage
"Alright, Hit It!" - the Inhalants
"Rollergirls" - USS Friendship

Hellcats vs. Holy Rollers

The banked track Lonestar Rollergirls will skate a bout this Sunday, March 20th.

The Hellcats will take on the Holy Rollers.

Sunday, March 20 at the new Thunderdome.

Tickets are $10.

Doors open at 6 pm, bout at 7 pm.

Music by Hellapeno and the Crank County Daredevils.

Visit the Lonestar Rollergirls website for more info.

support your local rollergirl

tags: roller derby, rollergirls, Hellcats, Holy Rollers, Austin

Roller Warriors ready for first bout of the season

The flat track Kansas City Roller Warriors will skate their first bout of the season this Saturday, March 19th.

Dirty Britches and the Bionics will take on Princess Anna Conda and the Dogfightin' Dames at Winnwood Skate Center.

Saturday, March 19

Doors at 7:30 pm, bout at 8 pm.

Tickets are $12 (12 & under free)

Winnwood Skate Center

Music by Emma Feel with special guests Dirty Q-tips and the Yo-Yo Girls

Visit the Kansas City Roller Warriors website for more info.

support your local rollergirl.

tags: roller derby, rollergirls, Kansas City

Gotham Girls Roller Derby - Urgent Action Required

Gotham Girls Roller Derby Home in Danger - Urgent Action Required
Voice your concern to the City and Borough officials this week!

3/15/04 -- New York City officials have recently imposed a number of restrictions on the operations of The Skate Key in Mott Haven. The restrictions were implemented after a raid on February 4 shut down the rink for over a week, temporarily padlocked under the city's Nuisance Abatement law.

*** The evolving situation threatens the premiere season of Gotham Girls Roller Derby, as well as our ability to provide beer to our fans at the bouts. ***

Beyond hosting this year's scheduled GGRD matches, the Key provides the league with a secure and private practice area, rental skates for derby beginners, and discount admission. No other New York City venue has been interested in working with us in providing comparable space and access for our practices and bouts.

The rink faces many security and community relations challenges. Over the past four years, 18 people have been shot or stabbed - two fatally - allegedly in connection with the rink (NY Daily News). Thankfully, all Gotham Girls Roller Derby events and practices have been incident-free.

In a court settlement worked out on February 14 under the supervision of Bronx state Supreme Court Justice Douglas McKeon, lawyers for the rink agreed to a new set of rules and a six-month probationary period that allowed the club to reopen. These restrictions include earlier closing hours, age limits, and NO ALCOHOL SALES FOR ONE YEAR.

There is another court date scheduled in two weeks to hear more evidence and potentially to revisit or possibly make exceptions (LIKE GGRD BOUTS) to the current restrictions and, therefore, urgent action is required.

The Skate Key is our home, and the management's help has been essential in getting our league off the ground. The Skate Key also supports a local inline speed skating league, hosts Gospel nights and family weekend skate hours, and stages countless children's birthday parties. They are reaching out and building a wide spectrum of patrons, bringing them into what is largely an industrial neighborhood. Well over 600 people attended the debut GGRD bout in November 2004, nearly all visiting the neighborhood for the first time.

Community Board 1 District Manager Cedric Lofton notes that, "This place has been a burden on the community and its people for far too long," (NY Daily News, Feb. 8, 2005). In cooperation with Skate Key management and other community participants, Gotham Girls Roller Derby is bringing a new crop of skating fans to the rink and improving the image of the South Bronx.

Please assist the Skate Key in their support for the long-loved pastime of roller skating, and help us keep the American-born sport of Roller Derby alive and kicking in New York City. Write to city officials at: cbl@bronxmall.com (Bronx Community Board 1) and webmail@bronxbp.nyc.gov (Office of Bronx Borough President, Adolfo Carrión, Jr.) and express your love for the Skate Key and GGRD!

If you know anyone who would be a good representative to add to the list of official supporters (Church and/or Community Leaders, Celebrities, etc.) please pass this information along to them. Contact the Skate Key at (718) 401-1387 or see their web site at www.skatekeyny.com.

Hugs and Shoves -
Ginger Snap
PR Mistress
#80, Manhattan Mayhem
Gotham Girls Roller Derby

March 19th, 2005

Tribute to the Lost and Wounded: Iraq War Second Anniversary

Veterans For Peace
Code Pink

Texas Rollergirls at SXSW

Texas Rollergirls have landed the sponsor of all sponsors, the one and only........drum roll ......... GIBSON GUITARS!!!!! What the great reps of Gibson are giving the beautiful Texas Rollergirls is use of their Gibson tour bus for the ENTIRE week of SXSW! Which means they be cruisin' around town and setting up camp at various places. They will have many many activities going on in and out of the bus. The tour bus schedule is not yet finalized but you can check their website for daily updates of when and where the bus will be parked. They will also be selling tickets for our SXSW game on March 19th on the bus.
Also, as a little gift Gibson Guitars has also donated a couple of guitars to raffle off at the SXSW Bout! So, come out and press your luck on the rock'n'roll raffle.

You know you need something fun to do Saturday afternoon... during that little lull between brunch and your evening out. So come on out to the Austin Music Hall to drink beer, listen to live music, and watch the Texas Rollegirls skate their Texas-lovin' asses off!

And you remember, you don't need no stinkin' wristband to hang out with the Texas Rollergirls! Just $10 gets you in the door to the hottest show in town.

What: Texas Rollergirls Bout
Hotrod Honey vs. Hustlers
Hell Marys vs. Honkytonk Heartbreakers
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2005
Time: Doors open @ 1:30pm, bout at 2pm
Where: Austin Music Hall
Tickets: $10
Bands: DJ Dave Roybal, Peter Pan Speed Rock, and Nashville Pussy
Spotlight Charities: The Sims Foundation & Handsome Joel Foundation

Tickets are available all over town!

You can buy them through PayPal HERE or at Cheapo Discs

Also available at Tabu Lingerie at 9070 Research Blvd Ste 204-A (452-8228)... and if you buy 'em there, you might catch a glimpse of some of your favorite Texas Rollergirls. If you really wanna gamble, get your tickets at NOON on 3/19 at the door of the Austin Music Hall.

P.S. Stop by and say "hi" to the cuddlefish when you are purchasing your Texas Rollergirl merchandise during the bout.

tags: rollergirls, SXSW, Austin

Wristbands, we don't need no stinkin' wristbands (Part Final)

More fun stuff at SXSW 2005*
Saturday, March 19th

10am – 3pm Mojo Nixon’s Mayhem Jalapeño Pancake Breakfast
jalapeño pancakes
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress Ave.
Jon Dee Graham, Roy Head, James McMurtry, Bill Kirchen, Allen Oldie Band

10am – 9pm Cheapo Discs Instores / 914 N. Lamar Blvd.
beer
Michelle Shocked, King Conjure Combo, The Damnations, Johnny Dowd, The Silos, Los Ojos De Dios/Brady Champs, Assasyn Dynasty, The Brilliant Mistakes, Holly Throsby

11am – 6pm Yep Roc/Harp Magazine/Southern Comfort Party
beer, food
Yard Dog Gallery / 1510 S. Congress Ave.
The Forty-Fives, Laika & The Cosmonauts, Dolorean, Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men, John Doe, Ian Moore, Robert Skoro, Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell, Chathan County Line, Chris Stamey

11am – 6pm Americana For Humanity Benefit Showcase
beer?, food?
Jovita’s / 1617 S.1st St.
Michael O’Neill, Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys, Sisters Wade, Hayes Carll, The Wandering Sons, Dave Insley, Tom Gillam, The Jay Johnson Band

12 – 5pm Irving Plaza Presents SXSW Day Party
drinks, food from The Boiling Pot
Cedar Street Courtyard / 208 W. 4th St.
Ambulance Ltd., Ratatat, Burning Brides, Laura Cantrell, Willy Mason

12 – 6pm Take Action Tour
beer?
Emo’s / 603 Red River St.
Underoath, Since By Man, Rufio, Mae, Plain White T's, Kaddisfly, Murder By Death, The Hold Steady Communiqué, Gym Class Heroes, The Snake The Crown The Cross

12 – 6pm Take Action Tour
beer?
Emo’s Annex / 602 Red River St.
Isis, These Arms Are Snakes, Dalek, Death From Above 1979, Big Business, Code7, Nural

12 – 6pm Touch & Go/Kill Rock Stars MegaKegger
beer
Room 710 / 710 Red River St.
The Gossip Supersystem, Enon, Hella, the pAper chAse

12 – 6pm Mt. Fuji/Control Group SXSW BBQ
BBQ, beer
The Longbranch Inn / 1133 E. 11th St.
Magnapop, Visqueen, The Cops, Little Brazil, Schoolyard Heroes, Sonic Boom Recordings, U.S.E.

12 – 6pm ASCAP Acoustic Afternoon
food, drinks
The Lucky Lounge / 209 W. 5th St.
Hayley Williams, Dave Melillo, Sara Bareilles, The White Buffalo, Kate Earl, Matt Costa

12 – 6pm Misra/Overcoat Day Party
beer
The Red-Eyed Fly / 715 Red River St.
The Frames, Centro-Matic, Nicolai Dunger, Great Lake Swimmers, Micah P. Hinson,
Phosphorescent, The Zincs

12 – 6pm Summer Break Records Party
beer, appetizers
Opal Divine’s / 700 W. 6th St.
Peter Schmidt, I Love Math, 5PARROW5, Sorta, Pleasant Grove, The Hourly Radio, Budapest One

12 – 6pm Costume Party/Music Medicine Presents The Blackeyes and Blackouts Brawl
beer, hot dogs
Bigsby’s / 505 E. 6th St.
The Black Angels, The Rolling Blackouts, A Fir-Ju Well, The High Dials, The Good Looks, The Witnesses, Young Heart Attack

12 – 6:30pm Detach Records Day Party
beer, food
Trohpy’s / 2008 S. Congress Ave.
Knife In The Water, Bellaparker, The Mindy Set, The Platforms, Kissinger, The Vain, Handsome Charlies, Unbearables, Black Before Red, The Cutaway, My Education

12 – 6:30pm High Times Party
beer,
The Vibe / 508 E. 6th St.
Asylum Street Spankers, Shannon McNally, Papa Mali, Steel Train, Kan’Nal, Tia Carrera, Electric Ladybugs, Don’t Feed The Pigs

12 – 8pm Monitor/Buddyhead Skater Park Party
Red Stripe beer
Terrible One Skate Park / 1809 E. 6th St.
Wires On Fire, Oxes, Dead Meadow, Early Man, Coachwhips, Big Bear, Wives, Black Fire Revelation

12 – 8pm Chicken Ranch Records/8th Dimension Records Party
beer, food
The Victory Grill / 1104 E. 11th St.
Q-Burns Abstract Message, The Applicators, The Woggles, The Clutters, The Yuppie Pricks, Laws Rushing, Jesus Christ Superfly, Willie Heath Neal, Brooks Brooks and Brooks, Savanteous Q. Malmsteen

12:30 – 5pm Sachse Williams & Falkin/Art Attack Productions Party
beer, pizza
Hot Shots / 503 E. 6th St.
Rock Bottom Choir, The Hourly Radio, Doug Burr, Git

1 – 5pm VICE/Devious Planet Party
beer
Flamingo Cantina / 515 E. 6th St.
Death From Above 1979, Big Business, Turing Machine, The Panthers

1 – 6pm SXSW Stringband Saturday, vol. 2
beer
Bull McCabe’s / 714 Red River St.
Chatham County Line, Cooper’s Uncle, Jim & Jenny & The Pinetops, Grassy Knoll Boys, Brennen Leigh

1 – 6pm SXSan Jose
beer?
Jo’s Coffeehouse / 1300 S. Congress Ave.
Tift Merritt, Lola & The Fallen Sisters Of Mercy, Amy Cook, Alice Spencer, Robyn Ludwick

1 – 7pm Pop Culture Press Magazine Party
beer
Dog & Duck Pub / 1406 W. 17th
Mary Lou Lord w/ Emergency Music, Dan Israel, The Fire Marshals of Bethlehem, Amy Rigby, Steve Wynn, The Grip Weeds, Ron Flynt w/ Dwight Twilley, The Golden Apples, Susan Cowsill, The Great Lines, Craig Marshall, Lackloves

1 – 8pm The Porchlight Pop Fest
beer, food
The Tillery Street Theater / 701 Tillery St.
Earlimart, The Natural History, This Microwave World, Swearing At Motorists, Fivehead, Palaxy Tracks, The Winter Pageant, Bedbug, Subset

1 – 10pm FxFU 7
beer
Gallery Lombardi / 910 W. 3rd St.
International Playboys, Bontempi, 400 Blows, Made Out Of Babies, Gorch Fock, School Trauma, Bleach, Attic Ted, Areola 51, Parts And Labor, Bible Of The Devil, Imperial Battlesnakes, Das Boot, Pong, Juanita Family, Transponder 5/3

2 – 5pm New Times Party
food, drinks
Antone’s / 213 W. 5th St.
The Raveonettes, Aqualung, The Ditty Bops, Be Your Own Pet

2 – 5pm Gigantic Music Party
food, drinks, Sailor Jerry Rum
Buffalo Billiards / 201 E. 6th St.
Human Television, The Cloud Droom, Some Action, Shelby

2 – 6pm Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social
ice cream
Threadgill’s / 301 W. Riverside Dr.
Roky Erckson, Michelle Shocked

2 – 10pm Red’s East Side Scootenanny
beer
Red’s Scoot Inn / 1308 E. 4th St.
Those Peabodys, Imperial Battlesnakes, Friends Of Dean Martinez, Solace Bros., Shearwater, Ida, Jenny Toomey, Youngmond Grand, Cue, Voxtrot

3 – 6pm spinART/Stuff Magazine Party
food, drinks
The Speakeasy
Trashcan Sinatras, By Divine Right, Clem Snide

3 – 8pm The Fader/Levi’s/Barfly’s Inaugural NY2LON
drinks
The Levi’s/Fader Trading Post / 708 E. 6th St.
The Cloud Room, +

4 – 8pm Rajiworld + 1
food, drinks
Big Red Sun / 1102 E. Cesar Chavez St.
Ian McLagan, The Resentments, Jon Dee Graham, Friends Of Dean Martinez, Chris Stamey, Tony Scalzo, Murry Hammond, Grey DeLisle, The JellyDots

4:30 – 6:30pm Encore Music instores / 8820 Burnet Rd.
beer, ice cream
Big Balls, Broken Teeth

5 – 8pm Palo Duro Records Party
food, drinks
Lucky Lounge / 209A W. 5th St.
Two Tons Of Steel, Morrison-Williams

5pm – 2am Austin American-Statesman XL X-travaganza
beer?
The Bitter End Brewery / 311 Colorado St.
Love Syndicate, Duenow, Parallax Project, Cliff Hillis & The Forward Thinkers, Wayne Supergenius, Scott Biram, Pale Blue Dot, Dollar Store, 20 Miles w/Judah Bauer
6 – 8pm Sunset On The Border
food, drinks
Las Manitas / 211 Congress Ave.
Los Super Seven

7 – 10:30pm Sound On Sound Records Instores / 106 E. North Loop
beer
Tyrades, Observers, Clorox Girls, Ape Shits, Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee, DMBQ

7pm – 1am Esquire Magazine Party
food, beer
Stubb’s / 801 Red River St.
Los Super Seven, Son Volt, Aimee Mann, John Butler Trio

9pm – 6am VICE Recordings/Kemado Records late night afterparty
drinks, beer
Rhizome Collective / 300 Allen St.
Bloc Party, The Go! Team, Lansing-Dreiden, Diamond Nights, Cheeseburger

9pm - 2am
The Hole in the Wall / 2538 Guadalupe St.
Thee Fine lines (9:00) The Cutaway (10:00) 1986 (11:00) Capitol Years (12mid) The High Strung (1am)

Sunday, March 20th

10am – 8pm Cheapo Discs Instores / 914 N. Lamar Blvd.
beer
Hit By A Car, Bojones, Matthew Hebbert, Chili Cold Blood, Roy Heinrich & The Pickups, Firecracker, Grub Dog, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Dave Gleason’s Wasted Days

tags: SXSW, Austin
*shit happens subject to change

Wristbands, we don't need no stinkin' wristbands (Part 3)

The liver damage and sleep deprivation continues...*
Friday, March 18th

9am – 9pm Cheapo Discs Instores / 914 N. Lamar Blvd.
beer
Black Tie Review, High Dials, Rachel Goldstar, The Hoyle Brothers, Willie Heath Neal, Petty Booka, Ginuwine Music Showcase, Great Lines, Back Porch Vipers

10am – 5pm Alternative Press Presents The Dew Music Showcase
La Zona Rosa / 612 W. 4th St.
The Starting Line, Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights, Gratitude, Midtown, Jamisonparker, Jack’s Mannequin

10:30am – 6:30pm Waterloo Records instores / 600 N. Lamar Blvd.
St. Arnold’s beer
Billy Joe Shaver, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Kills, Tony Joe White, Saul Williams, El Gato

11:30am – 6pm Paste SXSW Party
food, drinks
Maggie Mae’s / 323 E. 6th St.
Ed Harcourt, Glen Phillips, Earlimart, Kate York, Aqualung, Alexi Murdoch, Griffin House

12 – 4pm The Full Irish Breakfast
beer, food
Mother Egan’s / 715 W. 6th St.
Mono Band, BellXL, The Amazing Pilots, The Bleedin Bleedins, The Mighty Stef, The Immediate, Iain Archer

12 – 4pm DMI/Playlist Party
food, drinks
The Vibe / 508 E. 6th St.
Dwight Twilley, redlightmusic, Head Rush, Larisa Bryski

12 – 6pm Filter Magazine’s Son Of Showdown at Cedar Street
Miller beer, Red Bull
Cedar Street Courtyard / 208 W. 4th St.
Kaiser Chiefs, Phoenix, Embrace, Stars, Joyzipper, Sound Team

12 – 6pm Lock Horns With JANE Magazine
BBQ, drinks, Smirnoff Vodka
The Elks Lodge / 700 Dawson Rd.
Tegan & Sara, Diamond Nights, Boy, The Pierces, Robbers On High Street, Elkland
DJ sets by Buck 65, International Playgirl, Sune of the Raveonettes, Har Mar Superstar, James Iha
bring your bathing suit for the pool - Marco Polo during DJ set breaks!

12 – 6pm Chunklet Party
beer, BBQ, fireworks
The Church Of The Friendly Ghost / 209 Pedernales
Swearing At Motorists, Jennifer Gentle, Hella, The Black Lips, Fatal Flying Guilloteens, American Analog Set, Ariel Pink, Enon, Oxes, Year Future, NRA, Starvations

12 – 6pm Bloodshot Records Party
food, beer
Yard Dog Gallery / 1510 S. Conress Ave.
The Waco Brothers, Scott H. Biram, Jim & Jenny & The Pinetops, Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys, Nora O’ Connor, Meat Purveyors, Dollar Store, Jon Langford & The Sexy, Devil In A Woodpile

12 – 6pm Ross-Ellis/Ace Fu/GSL SXSW Day Party
beer?
Emo’s / 603 Red River St.
The Zincs, Calexico, The Frames, Asobi Seksu, Sutro, 400 Blows, An Albatross, Veronica Lipgloss, Man Man, Aqui, The Wives

12 – 6pm Lookout Records Day Party
beer?
Emo’s Annex / 602 Red River St.
Radio 4, The Hold Steady, The Oranges, Cut Copy, The Double

12 – 6pm Larimer Lounge Party
beer
Flamingo Cantina / 515 E. 6th St.
The Paybacks, The Immortal Lee County Killers, The 45’s, The Omens, Black Lamb, Nightingale

12 – 6pm Super! Alright! Party
food, beer
Elysium / 705 Red River St.
Dead Whale Tide, Single Frame, The Mean Reds, This Microwave World, Peelander-Z, The Octopus Project

12 – 6pm Cream Vintage Day Party
beer
Cream Vintage / 2532 Guadalupe St.
Manishevitz, Awesome Cool Dudes, Bobby Conn, Detholz!, The Clutters, Starlings TN, DJ Brandon

12 – 6:30pm Detach Records Day Party
beer, food
Trohpy’s / 2008 S. Congress Ave.
Bloodthirsty Lovers, Love Overdose, Rogers Sisters, of God and Science, Tarantula, Black Angels, The Good Looks, Experimental Aircraft, Film School, Doris Henson, The Onlys, Oktober People

12 – 7pm Sin City Social Club
beer?, tacos?
Maria’s Taco X-Press / 2529 S. Lamar Blvd.
Shurman, Grub Dog & The Modestos, Soda & Million Piece Band, Merle Jagger, Michelle Shocked, Tim Easton, Be Good Tanyas, Kristin Mooney, Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell, Hacienda Brothers, Colin Herring, Emile Millar

12 – 7pm Hole In The Wall Day party
beer?
Hole In The Wall / 2538 Guadalupe St.
Awesome Cool Dudes, Opposite Day, Friends Of Dean Martinez, Invincible Czars, Golden Arm Trio, Bee vs. Moth, La Mancha

12 – 11pm Denton Music Showcase
beer
Gallery Lombardi / 910 W. 3rd St.
Birth To Burial, Burnt Sienna Trio, George Neal, Hand Of Onan, Hitler Hated The Moon, jetscreamer, Mugzu, Record Hop, s-1 Committee, Warren Jackson Hearne and the Merrie Murdre of Gloomadeers, Wild In The Streets, Zest Of Yore

12:30 – 6pm Glurp/Little Radio/Split SXSW Day Party
bloody Marys, Pabst Blue Ribbon
Emo’s Annex / 602 Red River St.
Calla, The Deathray Davies, Grand Champeen, Apostle Of Hustle, Li’l Cap’n Travis, DJ Dr. Anton Newcombe

12:30 – 7pm Australia BBQ
beer, BBQ
Brush Square Park / corner of 5th & Neches
Gyroscope, The Morning After Girls, The Grates, Sarah Blasko, Ben Lee, The Panda Band, Oldman River, Little Birdy, Missy Higgins, Starky, Holly Throsby, After The Fall

1 – 6pm Harris Radio/Indie Sounds NY Party
BBQ, beer, Tito’s Vodka
The Victory Grill / 1104 E. 11th St.
Lonnie Rathie, Kieran McGee, Sarah Sharp, Emily Zuzik, Ana Egge, Pi, The Brilliant Mistakes, Jon Spottiswoode

1 – 6pm VICE Magazine/XL Records/[adult swim] Party
BBQ, beer, Tito’s Vodka
The Victory Grill / 1104 E. 11th St.
M.I.A., Ratatat, Diplo, Cheeseburger, Long Stick Go Boom, Hot Chip, Deathclock

1 – 6pm SPIN Party
BBQ, beer
Stubb’s / 801 Red River St.
New York Dolls, Bloc Party, The Futureheads, Louis XIV, The Hold Steady

1 – 6pm Barsuk/Merge/KEXP Party
food, Red Stripe beer
Po-Ke-Jo’s / 1603 W. 5th St.
M Ward, Matthew Caws, Radar Bros., The Long Winters, Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher, Crooked Fingers, Rosebuds, Aqueduct

1 – 6pm Beerland Day Shows
beer?
Beerland / 711 Red River St.
Coachwhips, Winks, Dipers, Kodiaks, Nervous Exits, Golden Boys

1 – 6pm Small Stone Recordings Day Party
beer
Room 710 / 710 Red River St.
Suplecs, Throttlerod, Lord Sterling, Red Giant, Axehandle, greatdayforup

1 – 10pm Texas Music Magazine Reader Appreciation Party
food, beer
Scholz Beer Garden / 1607 San Jacinto Blvd.
Joe Ely Band, Radney Foster, Rusty Weir, Dan Dyer, Reckless Kelly, Matt The Electrician, Michelle Shocked, Pauline Reese, Rick Trevino

2 – 6pm SONY BMG Listening Party
beer
The Firehouse Lounge / 605 Brazos St.

2 – 6pm Vanguard Records/Harp Magazine Party
beer, snacks
Jovita’s / 1617 S.1st St.
Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker acoustic, The Duhks, Reckless Kelly

2 – 6:30pm Waterloo Records instores / 600 N. Lamar Blvd.
St. Arnold’s beer
Hawthorne Heights, Doves, John Butler Trio, Todd Snider, Pierces

2 – 7pm Insound.com Party
food, drinks
Club DeVille / 900 Red River St.
American Analog Set, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, Death From Above 1979, Controller

2 – 7pm Shotclock Management/Frenchkiss Records/Brassland/Kanine Party
beer
Ruta Maya / 3601 S. Congress Ave.
The National, The Everyothers, Mommy and Daddy, Thunderbirds are NOW!, Two Ton Boa, Turing Machine, Knife Stills, The Schemers

2 – 10pm Red’s East Side Scootenanny
beer
Red’s Scoot Inn / 1308 E. 4th St.
Earlimart, Shearwater, Glass Family, Vacation Gold, Capitol Years, The High Strung, Jonny Lives, Young Heart Attack, Polly Paulusma, Carlsonics

3 – 5pm Bug Music Party
food, drinks
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress Ave.

3 – 8pm The Fader/Levi’s/Barfly’s Inaugural NY2LON
drinks
The Levi’s/Fader Trading Post / 708 E. 6th St.

4 – 8pm Loud House Records Party
food, drinks
Loud House / 712 Sparks Ave.
Paul Metsa, Mike Kindred, David Olney

4 – 8pm Little Kiss Records Party
food?, drinks?
Las Manitas / 211 Congress Ave.
Nels Andrews, Shine Cherries, Foma, Darlington Horns, Jasper Brown

5 – 11pm Floribunda Spring Fling
food, drinks
Floribunda Plant Works / 2041 S. Lamar Blvd. (behind Flashback)
Dr. Pepper Family, The Beangrowers, The Daylight Titans, elena

5pm – 2am Austin American-Statesman XL X-travaganza
beer?
The Bitter End Brewery / 311 Colorado St.
Halestorm, The Brimstones, Big Bang, Tom Gillam & Tractor Pull, Nora O’Connor, Nimat, Kate Schutt, Michelle Shocked, Kevn Kinney

6 – 9pm Make The Limeys Eat BBQ Afterparty
BBQ, beer
The Longbranch Inn / 1133 E. 11th St.
The Immediate, Hard-Fi, Selfish Cunt

9pm – 2am Scratch: All The Way Live DVD Party
food, drinks
Gomi Gallery / 1313 S. Congress Ave.2nd Floor
Z-Trip, artwork by Scratch artists

tags:SXSW, Austin
* all times, bands blah blah blah subject to change

Wristbands, we don't need no stinkin' wristbands (Part 2)

An uncomprehensive list of in-stores and daytime parties at SXSW 2005:*

Thursday, March 17th

10am – 8pm Cheapo Discs Instores / 914 N. Lamar Blvd.
beer
Starling TN, The Trashcan Sinatras, Elizabeth McQueen & The Firebrands, The Jolly Garagers, The Priests, Michelle Anthony, Titan Goking/Hotshot, Pat Todd & The Rank Outsiders, Steve Wynn, Hockey Night, Great Lakes Myth Society

11:30am – 6pm Captiva Showcase
beer, food
The Vibe / 508 E. 6th St.
Sunk Loto, Fair to Midland, Ariel-X, After The Fall, Johnny Panic, Charlie, Same Day Service, Loser’s Luck, My Left Arm, Next Best Thing, Today’s Last Dawn

12 – 4pm sUKonthis BBQ
BBQ, beer
Brush Square Park / corner of 5th & Neches
Embrace, Rachel Fuller, Skin, James Blunt

12 – 5pm Times Beach Records/Simple Shoes/IndieClick/NowOnTour/Tastes Like Chicken Party
drinks, food, iPod Shuffle giveaways!
Friends / 208 E. 6th St.
MAN Incorporated, Powertrane, Troubled Hubble

12 – 6pm Filter Magazine’s Son Of Showdown at Cedar Street
Miller beer, Red Bull
Cedar Street Courtyard / 208 W. 4th St.
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Long-View, Rob Dickinson, Trashcan Sinatras, Jason Falkner, Tom McRae

12 – 6pm Tag Team Media/Devil In The Woods SXSW Day Party
beer?
Emo’s / 603 Red River St.
Skeletons, Midnight Movies, The Sights, Dr. Dog, I Am Kloot, Apostle Of Hustle, Inara George, American Analog Set, Tegan & Sara, Pedro The Lion, Stars, The Wrens, Adem

12 – 6pm Team Clermont SXSW St. Patty’s Day Party
beer?
Emo’s Annex / 602 Red River St.
Magnapop, Clem Snide, World Leader Pretend, DJ Jon Vanderslice

12 – 6pm Mike Galaxy Presents
beer
Cream Vintage / 2532 Guadalupe St.
Udora, Adelaide, The Its!, Suffrajet, Ekuk, Zu, Kevin Carroll

12 – 7pm Schubas’ Annual SXSW Roundup
beer, food
Yard Dog Gallery / 1510 S. Congress Ave.
Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Lou Barlow, By Divine Right, Micah P. Hinson, Willy Mason, The Natural History, Robbers On High Street, The Crimea, Catfish Haven, Baby Teeth

12 – 7pm Hole In The Wall Day Party
beer?
Hole In The Wall / 2538 Guadalupe St.
Rockland Eagles, Young Heart Attack, The Good Looks, The Action Is, The Urgencies

12:30pm ASCAP Hospitality Boat Rides
drinks
Four Seasons Hotel boat dock / 98 San Jacinto Blvd.
boats depart at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30

12:30 – 5:30pm Denver bands Day Party
beer
The Copa / 217 Congress Ave.
Devotchka, Hot Iqs, +/-, Porlolo, Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots, The Swayback, Matson Jones, Atlas

1 – 4pm Direct Events/PACE Concerts SXSW Day Party
food, drinks
Antone’s / 213 W. 5th St.
Pudge Zeppelin (Zeppelin tribute), Big Balls (AC/DC tribute)

1 – 4pm High Wire Hootenanny
food, drinks
K-Bar / 600 E. 6th St (right next to Emo’s)
Jason Falkner, As Fast As, Gabriel Mann, Bavu Blakes, Spottiswoode & His Enemies, Solar Face

1 – 5pm WOXY’s LoungeLive SXSW Party
food, beer
Blind Pig Pub / 317 E. 6th St.
The Frames, The National, Earlimart, Feist, Giant Drag, Nicolai Dunger, The Cribs

1 - 6pm Flamingo Cantina DAY show
beer?
Flamingo Cantina / 515 E. 6th St.
Pompeii, theStart, TheCutaway, Feable Weiner, Cruiserweight

1 – 6pm TVT Records St. Patty’s Day Madness Party
food, beer
Hard Rock Café / 222 E. 6th St.
Ambulance Ltd., The Blue Van, The Kicks, Tsar, Oliver Black

1 – 6pm New West Records Party
food, drinks
Club DeVille / 900 Red River St.
Ben Lee, Buddy Miller, Sarah Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Tim Easton, Nic Armstrong & The Thieves, Vic Chesnutt, Stephen Bruton, Brent Best

1 – 6pm Twangfest
food, beer
Jovita’s / 1617 S. 1st St.
Calexico, The Bottle Rockets, Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3, Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell

1 – 6pm Beerland Day Shows
frito pies (yum)
Beerland / 711 Red River St.
Omens, Ugly Beats, Bloody Tears, Clutters

1 – 7pm SXSEast (aka P2 BBQ)
beer, BBQ
3810 Sycamore St.
Grand Champeen, Mike Nicolai, Ethan Azarian, Li’l Cap’n Travis, The Letdowns, John Roderick, The Silos, Gingersol, The Natural History, The High Strung

1 – 7pm Longbranch Inn Day Party
beer
Longbranch Inn / 1133 E. 11th St.
The M’s, Oh, Beast!, Two Gallants, Awesome Cool Dudes, Horns Of Happiness, Normanoak,
Heavenly States

1 – 8pm Green Potato Ventures Party
beer, BBQ (the best in town!)
John Mueller’s BBQ / 1917 Manor Rd.
America Is Waiting, AM Syndicate, The Winter Pageant, Hell Is Fior Heroes, Dirt On Purpose, Loxsly, Die Princess Die

1:30 – 6pm Pinnacle/Jive/East-West/Atlantic Showcase
food, beer
Stubb’s / 801 Red River St.
Rock n’ Roll Soldiers, American Minor, The Glitterati, Clear Static

1:30 – 7pm Arthur Magazine Party
Pabst Blue Ribbon
The Church Of The Friendly Ghost / 209 Pedernales
Psychic III’s, Harvey Sid Fisher, Jennifer Gentle, Dead Meadow, Wolfmother, Winter Flowers visuals by The New York Underground Film Festival

2 – 6:30pm Waterloo Records instores / 600 N. Lamar Blvd.
St. Arnold’s beer
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Adem, The Bravery, The Dears, John Schooley’s One Man Band

2 – 7pm Hotel Café (LA) SXSW Party
drinks
708 Congress Ave.
Rachael Yamagata, KT Tunstall, Garrison Starr, Joshua Radin, Joe Purdy, Jay Nash, Alexi Murdoch, Tom McRae, Gabriel Mann, Tim Jones, Kevin Devine, Cary Brothers, Jim Bianco, Aqualung, Adrianne

2 – 7pm Genuine Recordings St. Patty’s Day Party
beer
The Gingerman / 304 W. 4th St.
Grassy Knoll Boys, Boxcar Preachers, White Ghost Shivers, Brother James and the Ghost, Skeeter Truck

2 – 9pm Red’s East Side Scootenanny
beer
Red’s Scoot Inn / 1308 E. 4th St.
Bobby Bare Jr., 1986, Chris Simpson, Jeff Klein, Zykos, Dr. Pepper Family, Hitch, The Heatseekers

2 – 11pm El Scorcho Booking/Arclight Records Party
beer?
Ed’s Cucaracha / 406 E. Sixth St.
Hognose, Amplified Heat, SuperHeavyGoatAss, Disengage, Made Out Babies, Angry Amputees, Bible Of The Devil

3 – 5pm Gorillaz Listening Party w/ Dangermouse
drinks, snacks, iPod giveaways!
The Red Fez / 209B W. 5th St.
new Gorillaz album, Dangermouse

3 – 8pm The Fader/Levi’s/Barfly’s Inaugural NY2LON
drinks
The Levi’s/Fader Trading Post / 708 E. 6th St.
The Longcut, The Ordinary Boys, Benzos, Ash, Graham Coxon, Hard-Fi, 22-20’s DJ sets by The Kaiser Chiefs and Paul Epworth

5 – 8pm Japan Party
beer?
Brush Square Park / corner of 5th & Neches
Noodles, Titan Go Kings, The Pillows, Petty Booka, Bonnie Pink

5pm – 2am Austin American-Statesman XL X-travaganza
beer?
The Bitter End Brewery / 311 Colorado St.
Carlsonics, Duenow, Lower Case Blues, The Boogie Monsters, The Bluerunners, Mutlu, Lanky, Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys, Stan Ridgway

6 – 7pm Urb Magazine Party
drinks
Factory People / 1325 S. Cogress Ave.
Buck 65 DJ set

6 – 8pm The Hideout-Delilah’s and Time Out Chicago Present
drinks
Austin Museum Of Art / 823 Congress Ave.
Jon Langford, Sally Timms

7 – 10:30pm Sound On Sound Records Instores / 106 E. North Loop
beer
The Gris-Gris, Those Peabodys, Video Screams, The Skullening

11pm – 4am CAM/CSE Annual Afterhours Party
food, drinks
East First Garden Theater / 4822 E. Cesar Chavez
Queens Of The Stone Age, The Bravery, Diplo

11pm – 4am The Real Heroes’ Scottish Invasion Party
beer
The Tillery St. Theater / 701 Tillery St.
Jupiter & Teardrop, Aberfeldy, The Real Heroes, The Rezillos, Dawn Of The Replicants, Idlewild

tags: SXSW, Austin
* bands, times, dates etc. subject to change

Wristbands, we don't need no stinkin' wristbands

An uncomprehesive list of some of the daytime and free happenings at SXSW 2005:*

Tuesday, March 15th

6 – 8pm BMI “Texas Howdy” Dinner
drinks, BBQ
Stubb’s / 801 Red River St.
Charlie Robison

6pm – 12mid ASCAP Presents the Annual Ray Benson B-Day Party
food, drinks
La Zona Rosa / 612 W. 4th St.
David Olney, Ray Benson

Wednesday, March 16th

11am – 7pm Guitartown & Conqueroo present Lil’ Deb’s 5th Annual SXSW Kickoff Party
beer
Mother Egan’s Pub / 715 W. 6th St.
Ed Pettersen, Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3, Stan Ridgway, The Silos, Jon Dee Graham, 2 Cow Garage, Chris Stamey, Jeff Klein, Walter Tragert, Tom Freund, Eric Hisaw

12 – 6pm KVRX Day Party
beer
Cream Vintage / 2532 Guadalupe St.
The Shapeshifters, Vietnam, Frank Jordan, Carter Tanton, The Crystal Skulls, The Six Parts Seven

12 – 8pm Cheapo Discs Instores / 914 N. Lamar Blvd.
beer
Bright & Hollow Sky, Something Happened, Chrissy Flatt & The Sharpshooters, Eric Hisaw, Two Timin’ Three, Southern Backtones, Future Ex-Wife, Ronzino

1 – 6pm Emo’s Wednesday Day Party
beer?
Emo’s / 603 Red River St.
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, Mono, Shearwater, Zykos, The Natural History, The Octopus Project, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Bloodthirsty Lovers, Papercuts, Phosphorescent, Castanets, Voxtrot, The Glass Family

1 – 6pm Emo’s Wednesday Day Party
beer?
Emo’s Annex / 602 Red River St.
Cracker, Mark Mallman, Dropsonic, Bonk, Eyes Like Knives, Walt Wilkins, Dr. Dog, Carter Tanton

1:30 – 6pm The 3rd Annual Florida Bandango
beer, gator chili
Yard Dog Gallery / 1510 S. Congress Ave.
Sparky’s Nightmare, The Beauvilles, Four Star Riot, Squirrels Gone Wild, Freight Train Annie

2 - 6pm Arclight Records Party
beer
Room 710 / 710 Red River St.
Hognose, SuperHeavyGoatAss, Amplified Heat, Speedloader

2 -10pm Moshi Moshi Party
beer, Red Bull
The Church Of The Friendly Ghost / 209 Pedernales
Adem, Best Fwends, Hot Chip, The Earlies, Micah P. Hinson

2:30 - 6pm ComboPlate Booking Party
tacos, beer
Guero’s Taco Bar / 1412 S. Congress Ave.
Michael Fracasso, Matt The Electrician, Milton Mapes, Nathan Hamilton & No Deal, AJ Roach, Elizabeth McQueen & The Firebrands, Beaver Nelson, Ana Egge, The Eric Hisaw Band

3 - 7pm 12xU Party
beer
Ruta Maya / 3601 S. Congress Ave.
Pedro The Lion, Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves, The Oxford Collapse, Jennifer O’Connor

5 - 7pm Recording Academy (NARAS) Texas Chapter Celebration
food, drinks
Hilton 6th Floor / 500 E. 4th St.
Los Super Seven, Calexico, Campanas De America

6 - 9pm New Zealand Party
beer?
Brush Square Park / corner of 5th & Neches

tags: SXSW, Austin
* subject to change a little (or a lot)

it's time to fight and win

Rude Pundit Steve Gilliard on the DLC:

Oh, and one final fucking point: if you are not with us, you are against us. If Al From wants to suck Wall Street cock, that's fine. If Hillary Clinton wants to make nice with Man on Dog Santorum, that's also fine. But if you step to us, try to blame us for your failures, we will stomp a fucking mudhole in your ass. The GOP wins because we didn't fucking fight back. Now? We fight. And if you don't want to fight to win, we're gonna make you sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up. We won't be asking, either. This isn't the hippie left of peace and love. This is a left with money and balls and we're gonna fight. Fuck Peter Beinart and his neocon friends. Fucking asshole licking PNAC ass like a prison punk. Every time he goes on a show as a liberal, we should be calling the bookers, e-mailing them, saying he's not. We have to work the room, get to the editors and the show bookers and the people who run the machine. Not just bitch about how unfair it all is.

Because it isn't unfair. It's life. It's only unfair if we sit around with our dicks in our hands doing nothing. You want to change this country, you change it. You change the terms of debate, how it's debated and who gets to debate. And you stop whining how it's all against us. In 1972, a lunatic like Rick Santorum wouldn't have gotten on Firing Line, much less the US Senate. Now, we have to do what they did, but meaner, faster, harder. The Germans started with the Stuka, but it was the Sturmovik which ruled the skies at the end of the day. The GOP may have started this fight, but we'll be the ones to finish it, if we have the will to.