Artist List for SXSW 2008 Music Festival Released

The folks at SXSW have just posted the list of bands attending this year's SXSW 2008 Music Festival:

SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists

After a brief glance at the list, here are some of the artists that I'm looking forward to:

The Acorn (Ottawa ON)
Arrah and The Ferns (Muncie IN)
Black Diamond Heavies (Louisville KY)
Carbonas (Atlanta GA)
Clockcleaner (Philadelphia PA)
Crystal Castles (Toronto ON)
Cathy Davey (Dublin IRELAND)
Deer Tick (Providence RI)
Experimental Aircraft (Austin TX)
Frightened Rabbit (Glasgow UK)
Future Clouds & Radar (Austin TX)
Guitar Women w/ Cindy Cashdollar and Sue Foley (Austin TX)
Half Japanese (Austin MI) !!!!!
Headlights (Champaign IL)
The Homosexuals (London UK)
Jarboe (Atlanta GA) !!!!!
Khan (Berlin GERMANY)
Jens Lekman (Gothenburg SWEDEN)
Lykke Li (Stockholm SWEDEN) !!!!!
Naked Raygun (Chicago IL)
Office (Chicago IL)
Petty Booka (Tokyo JAPAN)
The Pillows (Tokyo JAPAN)
The Raveonettes (New York NY) !!!
The Slits (London UK) !!!!!
Waco Brothers (Chicago IL)
We Are Standard (Basque Country SPAIN)