SXSW 2k9 Preview: My Picks for Wednesday Night

For our friends at SXSW, my pick for Wednesday night is the Chess Club showcase at Friends. Think tons of great bands, capped off by the seriously amazing Mumford & Sons (who put on my favorite live show of 2008).

Chess Club Showcase:

8:00pm: The Week That Was (Myspace // "Learn to Learn" [mp3])
9:00pm: Come On Gang! (Myspace // "Wheels" [mp3])
10:00pm: Wave Machines (Myspace // "I Go I Go I Go" [mp3])
11:00pm: Jay Jay Pistolet (Myspace // "Happy Birthday You" [mp3])
12:00am: Post War Years (Myspace // "Black Morning" [mp3])
1:00am: Mumford & Sons (Myspace)

Other good bets for Wednesday evening:

7:30pm: Lets Wrestle! at Ms. Bea's (Myspace // "I Won't Lie To You")
8:00pm: Rademacher at The Independent (Myspace // "Believer")
8:45pm: Cut Off Your Hands at Vice (Myspace // "Turn Cold" [mp3])
10:30pm: Late of the Pier at La Zona Rosa (Myspace)
11:00pm: Laura Marling at Latitude 30 (Myspace)
11:30pm: Dananananaykroyd at Dirty Dog (Myspace // "Pink Sabbath")
11:45pm: Glasvegas at Vice (Myspace)
12:00am: Annuals at Radio Room Patio (Myspace)
12:00am: Sky Larkin at Red 7 Patio (Myspace // "Fossil, I" [mp3])