Autobus Announces SXSW Showcase

Local label Autobus records, who grabbed our attention this year with quite a few impressive releases, have announced their official SXSW Showcase for Wednesday, March 18th at the Hideout on 6th and Congress. While usually a venue for improv comedy and that sort of thing, the Hideout is surprisingly adaptable to live music, as attendees of the 2006 Orange Twin showcase (or subsequent SXSW showcases) can attest.

On the roster are usual suspects Canopy, The Weird Weeds, Sunset and Brazos, with the addition of JC & Co. and Mark David Ashworth. Ashworth, whose first solo release Viceroy was released by Autobus back in 2007, has been quiet of late, though this appearance will precede a promised new album to be released this fall. JC & Co., a band consisting of Voxtrot/Belaire multi-instrumentalist Jason Chronis and musical associates, will also perform.

On Saturday, March 21st, the label is also planning a day show at Okay Mountain, with special guests and Sparrow House subbing in for Brazos.

Schedule for March 18th:

Canopy: 8pm
The Weird Weeds: 9pm
JC & Co.: 10pm
Sunset: 11pm
Mark David Ashworth: 12am
Brazos: 1am