High Times To Rock SxSW

From High Times:

As part of High Times` long tradition of rocking SXSW, our Seventh Annual Doobie Awards show will be held on Saturday, March 21, from high noon `til sundown at the Red 7 Club in Austin, Texas. For the first time this year, we`ll have not one but TWO STAGES of music, featuring performances by such stoner superstars as PRIESTESS, WINO, YEAR LONG DISASTER, EARTHLESS, KIM MANNING, BLACK WATER RISING, BLOWER, GRAVEYARD BBQ, RADIO MOSCOW, and AGE OF REASON.


We`ve also got an exclusive signing for our new High Times Official Stoner Handook with the author, HT senior editor David Bienenstock. The show will be hosted by HT senior editor/columnist (and Doobies producer) Bobby Black, who will be in charge of doling out the fully-functional bong trophies to all of our lucky winners. Special thanks to our official sponsors: 420 Science, Gravitron, and SmoCo Smoke Shop, and to Two Kings Glass/Glass Mantis for the killer trophies.


Beer is free (while supplies last), but you gotta bring your own smoke! Tickets are only $15 at the door (no badge required).


Ten bands.
Two stages.
Free beer.
HIGH TIMES.

Southern Lord Invades SXSW 2009

Southern Lord will be swarming the masses with showcases, in-store performances and tons more at this year`s South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas:

Friday, March 20
First, a Southern Lord showcase at Snake Eyes Vinyl (outside) at 1101 Navasota St. 3, Austin TX featuring:

12:30 - IT`S CASUAL
1:30 - EAGLE TWIN
2:30 - BLACK COBRA
3:30 - THOU

Then later that night, the SXSW Southern Lord showcase at Emo`s! This is one of the label`s most important and potent showcases ever, featuring some of the label`s most prominent contemporary acts (including WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, WINO), some of the label`s newest signings (BLACK COBRA, EAGLE TWIN, PELICAN) and plenty of other hearty acts including THOU and IT`S CASUAL... A night of massive riffery and debauchery for all!

Emo`s Annex (603 Red River, Austin TX)
7:30 - IT`S CASUAL
8:25 - THOU
9:20 - EAGLE TWIN
10:15 - BLACK COBRA
11:10 - WINO (solo)
12:05 - WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
1:00 - PELICAN

Saturday, March 21
SCOTT "WINO" WEINRICH will be performing a solo acoustic set at High Times Magazine`s 2009 Doobie Awards party.

The party is from "high" Noon through 6 PM at Red 7; 611 E. 7th Street

Sunday, March 22
Southern Lord artists WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM and newest label signings PELICAN will be playing at Red 7 (611 E. 7th Street).



www.southernlord.com
blog.southernlord.com
www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings

VALIENT THORR ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES & SXSW APPEARANCES

Venusian rockers and current Earth dwellers, Valient Thorr, have announced new tour dates in March, including appearances at SXSW in Austin, TX. Valient Thorr, who have been laying low in an undisclosed location in North Carolina since returning from Hawaii at the end of 2008 where the band played some epic dive bars and front porches as well as learning to surf. They emerged briefly in January to perform as Funkadelic for ‘Raleigh Undercover’, an event that revived a former annual Raleigh, NC tradition called ‘The Great Cover-Up’ that began almost a decade ago at Kings Barcade (r.i.p.), where local bands would work on tribute-act sets in secret that would not be revealed until the band hit the stage. Coverage of both events can be found below.

Valient Thorr in Hawaii: http://www.stoneyour.tv/?video_id=13252
Valient Thorr as Funkadelic: http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2009/01/raleigh-undercover-night-1-valient.html


NEW VALIENT THORR MARCH TOUR DATES:
03/01/09 Raleigh, NC - Tir Na Nog
03/02/09 Atlanta GA - The Earl
03/03/09 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
03/04/09 Pensacola, FL - Waterboyz (ALL AGES early show)
03/04/09 Pensacola, FL - The Break (21+ late show)
03/05/09 Tampa FL - Crow Bar
03/06/09 Jacksonville FL - Jack Rabbits
03/07/09 St Augustine FL - Harvest Of Hope Festival
03/08/09 Orlando FL - Back Booth
03/09/09 Savannah, GA - The Jinx
03/10/09 Birmingham, AL - The Nick
03/12/09 Columbus OH - Ravari Room
03/13/09 Chicago IL - Reggie's Live
03/14/09 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
03/15/09 Kansas City, MO - The Brick
03/17/09 Dallas TX - Club Dada
03/18/09 Austin TX - Emo's Annex (SXSW)
03/20/09 Austin TX - Rusty Spurs (SXSW)
03/28/09 Houston, TX – Numbers

http://www.valientthorr.com
http://www.myspace.com/valientthorr
http://www.volcoment.com

The Glasspack Offers a Free SXSW Show

FREE SXSW SHOW
03-19-2009 21:00
Creekside Lounge (606 E 7th St., Austin, Texas 78701)
THE MOIST BOYS (Ipecac/members from WEEN, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, HONKY, QOTSA)
THE KNIVES (Los Angeles/Nick Oliveri)
TOTAL FAGGOTS (Austin)
THE GLASSPACK (Louisville/Small Stone Records)

THE GLASSPACK has finished a KINGHORSE (early 90`s Louisville band/Caroline Records/produced by DANZIG) cover track for a Louisville KINGHORSE tribute compilation. They are currently celebrating ten years of existence by recording a new song for a 7 inch release with Louisville label Noise Pollution and Louisville band TROPHY WIVES (ex-COLISEUM/ex-YOUNG WIDOWS). Also in celebration of ten years, they are having Jack Endino re-master their first LP release, American Exhaust, which will be available in a special digital package with lots of extras from Los Angeles label Poison Tree Records. THE GLASSPACK`s first demo, recorded for Man`s Ruin Records in 1999 and never released, will come with the package. Look for release around late spring, early summer.