Exitfare's Guide To SXSW: Thursday

Personally, I prefer the fajitas. And don't eat the pizza -- it's the worst shit ever.

Today is packed with great shows. If you're not exhausted by the end of the day, you're a better man than me.

1100 Peter Bjorn & John @ Buffalo Billiards [201 E. 6th St.]
1200-530 Planetary's Skewer BBQ with Robbers On High Street, The Wombats + more
There are a lot of great bands playing this party, plus there will be free booze and food. Full disclosure: this is the company I work for.
1255 Division Day @ Mother Egans [715 W. 6th St.]
100 Grand Ole Party @ Cedar St. Courtyard [208 W. 4th St.]
100 The Young Knives @ Buffalo Billiards [201 E. 6th St.]
120 The Gray Kid @ The Belmont [305 W. 6th St.]
130 The Pipettes @ Fader Fort [204 E. 4th St.]
200 120 Days @ Urban [2406 Gudalupe St.]
215 Foreign Islands @ Fader Fort [204 E. 4th St.]
230 Midnight Movies @ Cedar St. Courtyard [208 W. 4th St.]
300 Lily Allen @ Waterloo [600 N. Lamar]
300 Air Traffic @ Apple Street Bar [120 W. 5th St.]
Excellent piano-driven indie rock from the UK.
[mp3] "Charlotte"
300 The Black Lips @ Fader Fort [204 E. 4th St.]
This is one of the best fucking live bands out there. I saw them twice in the span of three hours at CMJ, and by the end of the second show, I was covered in beer and my voice was just about gone. Garage rock you can sing with and the nicest guys ever.
[mp3] "Dirty Hands"
315 Apples In Stereo @ Speakeasy [412 Congress]
315 Dana Falconberry @ The Peacock [515 Pedernales]
325 Scissors For Lefty @ The Belmont [305 W. 6th St.]
400 All Smiles @ Austin Convention Center [500 E. Cesar Chavez St.]
400 Les Savy Fav @ Speakeasy [412 Congress]
400 Ra Ra Riot @ Apple Street Bar 120 W. 5th St.]
420 Brother Ali @ Buffalo Billiards [201 E. 6th St.]
430 Bonde Do Role @ Fader Fort [204 E. 4th St.]
500 Oppenheimer @ End Of An Ear [2209 S. 1st St.]
500 Razorlight @ Austin Convention Center [500 E. Cesar Chavez St.]
515 The Fratellis @ Fader Fort [204 E. 4th St.]
530 Land Of Talk @ Austin Convention Center [500 E. Cesar Chavez St.]
The second coming of Pretty Girls Make Graves? Something tells me that this band has much, much more up their sleeves.
[mp3] "Speak To Me Bones"
600 Albert Hammond, Jr. @ Waterloo [600 N. Lamar]
600 Birdmonster @ Apple Street Bar 120 W. 5th St.]
645 Sloan @ Fader Fort [204 E. 4th St.]
800 American Princes @ Continental Club [1315 S. Congress Ave.]
Seriously, everyone overlooked this band last year and their latest album was filled with great songs. Great, hyperactive indie rock, and they're playing at one of my favorite Austin clubs. It's a hike, but it's worth it.
[mp3] "Never Grow Old"
800 Ra Ra Riot @ Emos Jr. [603 Red River St.]
800 The Cinematics @ Flamingo Cantina [515 E. 6th St.]
Another gem from Scotland offering up their take on Editors/Maximo Park.
[mp3] "Keep Forgetting"
800 The Gray Kid @ The Parish II [214 E. 6th St.]
800 Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly @ Stubb’s [801 Red River St.]
815 Protokoll @ Beauty Bar Patio [617 E. 7th St.]
830 The Wombats @ The Rio [301 San Jacinto Blvd.]
900 lo-Fi-Fnk @ Beauty Bar Patio [617 E. 7th St.]
900 Bob Mould @ Buffalo Billiards [201 E. 6th St.]
920 Foals @ The Rio [301 San Jacinto Blvd.]
930 Small Sins @ Antone’s [213 W. 5th St.]
945 Foreign Islands @ Beauty Bar Patio [617 E. 7th St.]
Hyperactive dance punk that goes down well remixed. Almost too well.
[mp3] "That's How This Goes Down" [Andy Pry and DWWG (Dances With White Girls) Remix]
1000 Midnight Movies @ Blender Bar [320 E. 6th St.]
1000 Cold War Kids @ La Zona Rosa [612 W. 4th St.]
One of the best bands of the past few years -- America should be proud. This is a live show that is not to be missed.
[mp3] "Heavy Boots"
1030 Hot Club de Paris @ The Rio [301 San Jacinto Blvd.]
1100 Office @ Blender Bar [320 E. 6th St.]
1130 Land Of Talk @ Maggie Mae’s [323 E. 6th St.]
1140 Air Traffic @ The Rio [301 San Jacinto Blvd.]
1200 Robbers On High Street @ Blender Bar [320 E. 6th St.]
1200 The Gossip @ Emos Main [603 Red River St.]
1200 The Black Lips @ Flamingo Cantina [515 E. 6th St.]
1200 Bloc Party @ Stubb’s [801 Red River St.]
1245 Against Me! @ Exodus [302 E. 6th St.]
100 Albert Hammond, Jr. @ Blender Bar [320 E. 6th St.]
100 The Fratellis @ Dirty Dog Bar [505 E. 6th St.]
100 Chromeo @ Flamingo Cantina [515 E. 6th St.]
100 The Young Knives @ Friends [208 E. 6th St.]
100 The Holloways @ Karma Lounge [119 W. 8th St.]
100 What Made Milwaukee Famous @ La Zona Rosa [612 W. 4th St.]
100 The Rumble Strips @ The Rio [301 San Jacinto Blvd.]