This year's SXSW Music lineup seems to be taking shape a bit more quickly than last year, as bands have taken it upon themselves to announce showcases publicly before the official list release by SX organizers. This is a departure from prior years, but since festival officials aren't complaining, we assume they're happy to let the hype build as the acts trickle in. This week's top twelve additions:...

Tony from LAist, here again to give you some choice picks of some of the bands that LA is very proud of. Tonight is one of those nights where you really wish you could split yourself up into several you's to check out all the bands that are rocking your fine town. The pick of the day has got to be Dengue Fever which is a multicultural group starring Cambodian pop star Ch’hom Nimol.......

In the early 80s, as punk was splintering into countless subgenres, bands like The Cramps, X and Social Distortion were making their mark by mixing hard-driving rock with American roots music and country. And though LA’s Gun Club may not have achieved the notoriety or success of the aforementioned bands, they were arguably just as big an influence on modern American blues-punk. Fronted by the wild, unpredictable Jeffrey Lee Pierce – by all accounts the......