Here's part of an e-mail release I got from BMI regarding an interesting SXSW line-up : >Friday, March 19 - Weekend kick-off >Austin Music Hall, 208 Nueces >8 p.m. - Jim Lauderdale (BNA Records) >9 p.m. - Continental Drifters (Blue Rose/Rough Trade) >10 p.m. - Patty Griffin (A&M Records) >11 p.m. - Robert Earl Keen (Arista) >Midnight - Lucinda Williams (Polygram) > >Plus, BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross (Ass't VP, Film/TV Relations) moderates the >Film Music panel at the SXSW Film Festival on Saturday, March 13 from 3:30 >to 5 p.m. and BMI's Roger Sovine (VP, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville) >will be moderating the always-interesting Songwriters Panel on Thursday, >March 18 from 1:30-2:45 p.m. > >>Friday night shows > >Jim Lauderdale - Part of the new generation of country singer/songwriters, >Jim Lauderdale's intoxicating blend of Bakersfield backbeat, mountain ache >and romantic edge is best evidenced on Whisper, his latest release. A record >that stays true to Lauderdale's country roots, Whisper matches arrangements >to songs to vocal performances with the purity and texture that country >music is known for. > >Continental Drifters - Named one of the USA's top unsigned bands by Rolling >Stone magazine, the Continental Drifters includes former members of the >Bangles, the Cowslips, dB's and the Dream Syndicate. Billboard magazine >coined it best by saying, "Listeners who may think they know what they are >getting when they check the personnel list should be pleasantly surprised." >With seven years of performing under its belt, Continental Drifters have >become not just a band, but a family merging rock, pop and roots influences. > > >Patty Griffin - Patty Griffin is one of the most recent female >singer/songwriters to arrive on the national scene. Her 1996 A&M Records >debut Living With Ghosts showcased her voice accompanied by a guitar, a >direct contrast to her most recent release, Flaming Red. An album full of >guitars, drums, keyboards, percussion surrounded by her evocative voice, >Flaming Red is a record that continues to showcase her ever growing >songwriting talents. > >Robert Earl Keen - Approaching legendary status in his native Texas, Robert >Earl Keen mines a line between wry literary delicacy and incendiary >roadhouse fervor. Signed to Arista Austin, his major label debut Picnic was >a #1 Americana radio record for three months. Walking Distance, his latest >record, has continue to carve Keen's dominance in American music. > >Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams is one of the most impressive and >important female singer/songwriters recording and releasing music today. Her >most recent release Car Wheels On A Gravel Road was called "Album of the >year" by Spin magazine and was given "4 ½ Stars" by Rolling Stone magazine. >Grammy-winning songwriter (and nominated for two Grammy Awards this year), >Williams is the Keynote Speaker at this year's SXSW Music Festival. >
