Are you at SXSW? Here are the eight bands I wouldn't miss if I were you. In the comments, feel free to recommend other bands.

All dates listed below are for Austin, Texas............

DOWNLOAD: The Mae Shi - "Power Politics"
DOWNLOAD: Bearsuit - "Steven Fucking Speilberg"
DOWNLOAD: Laura Marling - "Ghosts"
DOWNLOAD: Noah & The Whale - "Rocks & Daggers"
DOWNLOAD: Alina Simone - "Half of my Kingdom"
DOWNLOAD: Sissy Wish - "Float"
DOWNLOAD: Lightspeed Champion "Dry Lips"
DOWNLOAD: Los Campesinos! - "You! Me! Dancing!"

BEARSUIT
Mar 13 12:00P Brush Sq BBQ w/Scouting For Girls & The Rascalls
Mar 13 8:00P SXSW Chain Drive w/VEG CLUB, No Age, Mika Miko
Mar 13 11:00P SXSW West’s Art Gallery
Mar 14 5:30P SXSW Piaptk records & HHBTM records party
Mar 14 10:00P SXSW Thirsty Nickel w/Scissors For Lefty
Mar 15 12:30P SXSW KVRX Radio Stage
Mar 15 3:00P SXSW - Waterloo Cycles
Mar 16 6:30P Art Outside @ The ENCHANTED FOREST

NOAH & THE WHALE
Mar 13 8:00P SXSW - Famingo Cantina@Team Claremont & Under the Radar Party
Mar 13 8:30P SXSW- Clash Magazine Party@Friends
Mar 14 5:00P SXSW- SX San Jose Event@San Jose Hotel
Mar 15 12:45A SXSW- Press Here Party

LAURA MARLING
Mar 14 9:00P SXSW - Ninety Proof Lounge Austin, Texas
Mar 15 1:30P SXSW - Press Here Party Austin, Texas
Mar 15 3:30P SXSW - Bootleg BBQ Austin, Texas

ALINA SIMONE
Mar 12 10:00P SXSW 2008 Official Showcase: Hilton 18th floor Austin, Texas
Mar 14 4:00P Topple Records Party @ Vortex Theater Austin, Texas

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION
Mar 12 12:00P SXSW: Antone’s (DOMINO RECORDS SHOWCASE)
Mar 12 3:30P SXSW: Good Magazine Party, Hotel San Jose Austin, Texas
Mar 13 2:00P SXSW: Urban Outfitters Instore
Mar 14 11:45A SXSW: Paste Party at Volume Night Club
Mar 14 3:45P SXSW: Filter Party @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Mar 15 2:15P SXSW: Press Here Publicity Party
Mar 15 3:45P SXSW: Q Magazine Party at The Driscoll

LOS CAMPESINOS!
Mar 13 4:00P Canvas Party (Emo Jr) SXSW
Mar 14 1:30P Filter Party (Cedar St Courtyard) SXSW
Mar 15 11:00P Arts&Crafts Showcase (Parish) SXSW

SISSY WISH
Mar 13 3:00P SXSW, Chain Drive
Mar 13 5:00P SXSW, The Wave (Downstairs)
Mar 15 TBAP SXSW, TBA

THE MAE SHI
Mar 11 7:00P whitis house
Mar 12 1:15P the fader/levis fort
Mar 12 3:30P EMOs [Terrorbird Party]
Mar 12 5:30P The Parlor
Mar 12 9:00P solar stage
Mar 12 11:00P the mohawk (cakeshop showcase)
Mar 13 11:30A emo’s lounge (brooklynveganparty)
Mar 13 2:15P lucky lounge (LA independant media/spaceland)
Mar 13 8:00P ms. bea’s (todd p patio party)
Mar 13 10:00P The Whiskey
Mar 13 11:45P Children’s Museum (kvrx after PARTY)
Mar 14 1:00P the opera house (smell party)
Mar 14 4:30P Victory Grill (Vice Party)
Mar 14 7:00P spiderhouse
Mar 14 11:45P Flamingo Cantina (Panache Showcase)
Mar 15 2:00P Wests Wine Art Music (Higher PR showcase)
Mar 15 5:00P Tfssinbhe Penales Lohus in the cou@$&ard
Mar 16 8:00P beerland (panache party)