"The SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE features a legendary festival showcasing more than 1,800 musical acts of all genres from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin."

In it's 23rd year, the SXSW (that's south-by-southwest) festival has grown from a small music festival into a full-blown conference that sets trends in not only music, but film and interactive as well.

There are way too many shows and bands performing to be able to list here, but be sure to check out the sxsw schedule to see all the events happening in the music festival.

a few of the noted artists we here at MIMM are excited about are Grouch & Eligh, Zion I, M Ward, Boys Noize, The Egg, Pete Tong, Deadmau5,  Booka Shade, Miniature Tigers, Efterklang, Eyedea, Camp Lo, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kwali & Hi-Tek), Kraak & Smaak, DJ Chicken George, J-Boogie, Brownout, M.A.N.D.Y., Lee Burridge, Grupo Fantasma, Dieselboy, Kaskade, The Crystal Method, Pendulum, MSTRKRFT, Sage Francis,  and more.

 friday, march 6th, 2009 at stubb's bbq in austin, texas - SOLD OUT!

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BLOC is back for 2009! The solar system’s leading indoor underground music event has been re-configured for the future and will feature a more powerful lineup than ever considered possible at a brand new and wildly exciting venue… 

FULL LINEUP TO DATE:

Aphex Twin + Hecker / The Future Sound of London / Jamie Lidell / Carl Craig / Green Velvet / Afrika Bambaataa / DJ Qbert / Skream / Benga / Metro Area / Altern8 / 4Hero

Busy P/ Egyptian Lover / Daniel Bell / Heartbreak / I-F

Dublime feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry / Scientist / Digital Mystikz – Coki / Tipper / Kode 9 / Rusko – Debut Live show / Ed Rush and Optical / Mad Professor / Zion Train / Plastician / Pole

Overkill feat. Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei / Otto Von Schirach / Beardyman / Clark / Richard Devine / Tim Exile

Subloaded curated by DJ Pinch, feat. DJ Pinch / 2562 / Jamie Vex’d / Appleblim / Peverelist / Joker b2b Blazey / MC SGT Pokes

Split and Tilted Disco feat. Robert Hood / Frequency 7 feat Ben Sims and Surgeon / Redshape / James Ruskin / Colin Dale / Steve Strawberry / Alex Downey

Numbers feat. Martyn / Rustie / Hudson Mohawke / Jackmaster

Dynamix II / Dj Godfather and MC Omega / Ulrich Schnauss / Ed Chamberlain / Global Goon / Rob Hall / Transparent Sound / Ceephax Acid Crew / Cosmic Force / BassClef / Ital Tek / Lief Ryan / Alexander Robotnick / Bizzy B / 2 Bad Mice / Dylan b2b Robyn Chaos

Greco-Roman feat. Rob Da Bank / Drums of Death / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Greco-Roman Soundsystem: Raf Daddy, The Great Mentsh & Full Nelson 

Cocadisco feat. Russell Haswell / DJ Benetti / Louis Enchante and friends / Andy Blake / Rodaidh and Piers

Caravan Recordings feat. October / Emptyset

Wifey feat. D'explicit - LIVE PA / China feat. Black the Ripper / DJ Undecided / Wifey DJs

Cliché feat. French Kriss / Michel Dupont / French Connection Trio + Special Guests

Pathic / ADJ / Junq / P45 / Ebola / Lusinda / AGT Rave Cru / Amental / McMash Clan

Residents from: WANG - Electro Elvis and Lula / Braindrop / Dub Pressure / Drums of the South / Square Roots / Sequence / Plex / Dissident

BLOC Residents: Billy Nasty / Radioactive Man / Ed DMX / Jerome Hill / Luke's Anger / James Tec / Rebel Intelligence / Joe Hart / Oliver Way / George 'The Skull' Hull



TICKETS AVAILABLE @ WWW.BLOCWEEKEND.COM

 - info taken from their websites