SXSW 2011 is Coming!

January 30. 2011 | By Kiri

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SXSW 2011 in Austin, TX is less than two months away, with the music portion of the festival taking place from March 16-20. Between now and then, we’ll hook you up with plenty of details about the new faces to check out. In the meantime, here are some of the confirmed artists we’re already excited about:

The Antlers, Ava Luna, Bad Veins, Beach Fossils, Braids, Class Actress, Cloud Nothings, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Dodos, Dog Day, Fake Problems, Fang Island, Great Lake Swimmers, J Mascis, Jukebox the Ghost, Keepaway, Kisses, La Sera, The Lonely Forest, Lower Dens, Netherfriends, North Highlands, Oberhofer, Okkervil River, The One AM Radio, Owen Pallett, Reading Rainbow, Royal Bangs, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sharon Van Etten, Social Studies, Surfer Blood, The Suzan, Toro y Moi, Uh Huh Her, Veronica Falls, Wakey!Wakey!

Check out SXSW Radio on Shoutcast to hear tracks from this year’s artists.

Are any Owl Mag readers heading down to Austin this year? Who are you psyched to see?

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