The wait for SXSW Music is almost over but the information overload will persist for another few days! Our writers combed through stacks of emails, tons of event listings, and pages and pages of our beloved "Party Flyers" slideshow to come up with a list of recommended happenings. On Wednesday, our own day party along with quality shows at Emo's and The Peacock are the prime attractions while The Onion's A.V. Club, NPR, and Under The Radar magazine provide ample entertainment on Thursday. Friday is arguably one of the best days to be in Austin -- The Paste Magazine/Stereogum and HotFreaks day shows and Pitchforkmedia/Windish Agency and Soundcheck Magazine shindigs offer a multitude of talent and boundless good times. Saturday, Waterloo Park and the French Legation Museum host events featuring some astounding line-ups, all for free.

Besides last week's insightful previews by our writers, here are the best of the rest of our picks to help you map your plan of attack when the festival officially kicks off on the 12th. Be sure to check our SXSWist page for a massive list of goings-ons, official and unofficial. More official events can be found on the SXSW Music page while Showlist Austin and donewaiting.com's SXSW blog are additional resources we recommend!

Wednesday the 12th

Red River St.


• The Octopus Project, White Denim, Brothers and Sisters + more @ Red Eyed Fly (Free, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• The Lemonheads, Grand Ole Party, The Von Bondies, The Dazzling King Solomon Band + more @ Emo's Annex (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

Warehouse District


• Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Headlights + more @ Beso Cantina (RSVP, Noon - 2 a.m.)


• Fused Magazine Showcase @ The Tap Room at Six Lounge (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Simian Mobile Disco, The Kills, White Williams + more @ Antone's (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

Etc.


• Golden Bear, Brazos, The Boxing Lesson, Pink Nasty + more @ Scoot Inn (Free, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• Say Hi + more @ PureVolume Ranch (RSVP, 8 p.m. - 4 a.m.)

Thursday the 13th

Red River St.


• The Raveonettes, The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers + more @ Red Eyed Fly (Free, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• Motörhead, Napalm Death, High On Fire + more @ Stubb's
(RSVP, Noon - 4 p.m.)

• DeVotchKa, The Raveonettes, Sons & Daughters + more @ Free Yr Radio Broadcast Corner (Free, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• Jens Lekman, Yeasayer, The Octopus Project, High On Fire, Genghis Tron + more @ Emo's (4 Stages) (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• White Hinterland, Parts & Labor, Citay, Bon Iver, Jens Lekman, Evangelicals, Bodies of Water, Black Mountain + more @ The Mohawk (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

6th St.


• Peter Morén, Delta Spirit, Colour Revolt, Nada Surf (acoustic) + more @ Volume Night Club (RSVP, Noon - 6 p.m.)


• Longwave, Elf Power + more @ Maggie Mae's (RSVP, Noon - 6 p.m.)


• The Wombats, Ungdomskulen + more @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• The Black, The Hourly Radio + more @ Dirty Dog Bar (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Fucked Up, Jay Reatard, The Raveonettes + more @ Vice (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• YACHT, Holy Fuck + more @ Wave Rooftop (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

Warehouse District


• O'Death, Deer Tick, No Age + more @ JellyNYC Texas Garage (RSVP, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.)


• Billy Bragg, DeVotchKa, Man Man + more @ Cedar St. Courtyard (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

Etc.


• Dizzee Rascal, Zookeeper, Moth!Fight! + more @ Birds Barbershop (Free, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.)


• Okkervil River, The Cool Kids, Peter Morén + more @ Yard Dog Gallery (Free, Noon - 7 p.m.)


• J. Mascis, Jay Reatard + more @ French Legation Museum (Free, Noon - 7 p.m.)


• British Music at SXSW @ Brush Square Park (Invite only, Noon - 3 p.m.)


• Ringo Deathstarr, La Snacks + more @ The Parlor (Free, 2 p.m.)


• Cry Blood Apache, Peel, Manejo Beto, David Garza, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Cavedweller + more @ Hole in the Wall (Free, 2 p.m. - 2 a.m.)


• Spoon, Grupo Fantasma, Del The Funky Homosapien @ Auditorium Shores (Free, 6 p.m.)


• Zizek @ Ninety Proof Lounge (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Justice, MGMT, Moby (DJ set) + more @ The 301 (Invite only, 11 p.m.)

Friday the 14th

Red River St.

• Billy Bragg, Dizzee Rascal, She & Him, White Williams + more @ Free Yr Radio Broadcast Corner (Free, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• The Stills, Rogue Wave, The Helio Sequence, Autolux, Ed Harcourt + more @ Red Eyed Fly (Free, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• The Von Bondies, Genghis Tron + more @ Emo's Lounge (Free, Noon - 6 p.m.)


• X, Vampire Weekend, Diplo, The Raveonettes + more @ Stubb's (Invite / Badges, Noon - 6 p.m.)


• N.E.R.D., The Cribs, MGMT + more @ Stubb's (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• J Mascis, Thurston Moore + more @ The Mohawk (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

6th St.


• She & Him, Destroyer, Shout Out Louds + more @ The Parish (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Sybris, Pidgeon, Little Teeth, 60 Watt Kid + more @ Maggie Mae's Gibson Room (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Pissed Jeans, The Helio Sequence, Handsome Furs, No Age + more @ Bourbon Rocks Patio (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

Warehouse District


• The Mercers, The Soldier Thread + more @ Antone's (RSVP, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)


• ...Trail of Dead, The Black Keys, The Cribs, Soundtrack of Our Lives + more @ La Zona Rosa (Free, Noon - 6 p.m.)


• Shout Out Louds, The Pigeon Detectives, Los Campesinos!, The Wombats + more @ Cedar St. Courtyard (Invite / Badges, Noon - 6 p.m.)

Etc.


• Fucked Up, Jay Reatard, The Raveonettes, The Cops, Matt & Kim, The Strange Boys, Fuck Buttons + more @ Vice Outdoor Stage, Longbranch Inn, Victory Grill (RSVP, Noon - 9 p.m.)


• Shearwater, Yo La Tengo + more @ French Legation Museum (Free, Noon - 7 p.m.)


• Young Heart Attack, Lions, Peelander-Z, Supagroup, Witch + more @ Trophy's (Free, 1 p.m.)


• The Weird Weeds, Phosphorescent + more @ Okay Mountain Gallery (Free, 2 p.m.)


• Har Mar Superstar, The Boxing Lesson, {{{ SUNSET }}}, Zykos + more @ Guero's Oak Garden (RSVP, 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.)


• Rogue Wave, Nada Surf, Tapes 'N Tapes + more @ Cedar Door (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Helmet, We Barbarians + more @ The Orchid (RSVP required, 8 p.m.)

Saturday the 15th

Red River St.


• Peelander-Z, Film School, Islands, White Hinterland, David Bazan, White Rabbits, Lykke Li + more @ The Mohawk / Club de Ville (RSVP, Noon - 6 p.m.)

6th St.


• Kevin Barnes (DJ set), No Age, Fuck Buttons, Blitzen Trapper + more @ Volume Night Club (RSVP, Noon - 6 p.m.)


• David Bazan, Nada Surf, British Sea Power + more @ Maggie Mae's Upstairs (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• The Stills, Los Campesinos!, The Most Serene Republic + more @ The Parish (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)

Etc.


• Zookeeper, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Zykos, Peel + more @ Salvage Vanguard Theater (Free, Noon)


• Radar Bros., The Service Industry, The Slits, The Stems + more @ Dog and Duck Pub (Free, 11 a.m.)


• Man Man, The Viet Minh, Low Line Caller, The Von Bondies, Portugal. The Man + more @ Do512 Compound (RSVP, 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.)


• Talib Kweli, Ice Cube, Rachel Trachtenburg Morning Show + more @ Auditorium Shores (Free, 1 p.m.)


• Low Line Caller, The Lemurs, Brazos, White Denim + more @ Habane Calle 6 Patio (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• RX Bandits, Best Fwends, Hanne Hukkelberg, X, The Donnas, The Raveonettes, Dr. Dog, The Spinto Band + more @ Emos (4 Stages) (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• The Lowelies, Big Mess, The Eggmen + more @ Ego's (4 p.m.)


• Tokyo Police Club, Two Gallants, Georgie James + more @ Dirty Dog Bar (Badge, Wristband or Cover Charge, 8 p.m.)


• Liverpool SoundCity @ British Music Embassy (Invite only, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)


• Chromeo, Digitalism, Black Moth Super Rainbow + more @ Stubb's
(RSVP, Noon - 4 p.m.)

• DeVotchKa, Longwave, Sea Wolf + more @ Cedar St. Courtyard (Invite / Badges, Noon - 6 p.m.)

Sunday the 16th

Red River St.

• Foot Patrol, Hit by a Car, Opposite Day + more @ Room 710 (Free, Noon - 10 p.m.)


• Genghis Tron, This Will Destroy You, Look Mexico + more @ Red 7 (Free, Noon - 2 a.m.)