BrooklynVegan & M for Montréal’s Official SXSW Daytime Party [Galaxy Room / March 20th]

Each year during SXSW, there are a handful of acts that you can’t get away from. They perform at every day show or after-party you attend, and their mugs are on every free piece of promotion handed to you. As always, there will be plenty of artists contending for that title of “omnipresent band” this year. But never mind the bands, it’s New York blog BrooklynVegan that seems to be leading the race to anoint itself as THE ubiquitous entity in Austin come mid-March.

BV’s list of events is quite impressive. This throwdown at Emo’s on the 17th and this metal/pizza bash at Hoeks on the 18th will surely satisfy yearning ears and hungry stomachs alike. The cream of the crop, however, may well be BV and M for Montréal’s official day party at Galaxy Room on the 20th. The two stages at the former Radio Room are set to feature some of Montréal’s finest such as Plants and Animals, DuChESS SayS, Think About Life, Beast, and The Besnard Lakes, along with fellow Canadians Holy Fuck and Jason Collett from Toronto, and Jonquière metal legends Voivod. Local Natives, Andrew WK, Suckers, Wye Oak, and the Austin dream team that is Roky Erickson with Okkervil River ensure that some U.S. talent is on offer as well. Seattle’s KEXP 90.3 FM plans to document all the revelry at this free show and Nudie Jeans will be on hand to give away goodies to lucky fans. And as if the line-up wasn’t mouthwatering enough, the lure of free treats from local favorite Daily Juice and the ever-popular wagon that is the Ice Cream Man should make this shindig a destination of choice come Saturday morning.

We’re eagerly awaiting the release of Roky Erickson’s True Love Cast Out All Evil, recorded with Okkervil River and produced by OR spearhead Will Sheff. The album is due next month but this SX provides numerous chances to witness the magic, live in concert, before the record hits the streets. We hope to see you at the Galaxy Room Main Stage at 4:50pm next Saturday; in the interim, enjoy this clip of Roky and the lads performing “You’re Gonna Miss Me” at Threadgill’s World HQ last March.

Main Stage: 4:55pm: Roky Erickson with Okkervil River; 4:15pm: Andrew WK; 3:15pm: Voivod; 2:30pm: Holy Fuck; 1:45pm: Think About Life; 1pm: The Besnard Lakes; 12pm: Wye Oak
Side Stage: 4:30pm: Local Natives; 3:45pm: Plants and Animals; 3pm: Suckers; 2:15pm: DuChESS SayS; 1:30pm: Beast; 12:30pm: Jason Collett