March 12-16Just be in AustinCuz It's Goin' Down

Man seriously, if you're not in Austin in these next couple of weeks, you're missing out. We got more hip hop music, more hip hop press, more hip hop industry, more hip hop presence than ever this year. It's growing and growing and growing and growing and such... And I'm stoked. March 12th, we ready.

Anyway what follows is the schedule for hip hop and things that I may have had a hand in. I didn't book all the hip hop, some came in via agents and sponsors and my dudes up to the job reeled all that in, but this year, it's exponentially goin' down.

Wednesday March 12th

SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center - 500 E Cesar Chavez St.
5:30 p.m. - Saul Williams (Los Angeles, CA)
2:30 p.m. - Mala Rodriguez (Cadiz, Spain)
12:00 noon - Bisc 1 (Queens, NY)

Fuze – 505 Neches St.
1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Bun B (Port Arthur, TX)
1:00 a.m. – 1:15 a.m. - MDDL FNGZ (Houston, TX)
Cory Mo (Houston, TX)
12:45 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Vicious (Lake Charles, LA)
12:30 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Hezeleo & Big Bubb (Port Arthur, TX)
12:10 a.m. – 12:25 a.m. XVII (Pass Christian, MS)
11:50 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. - B Do & T.O.E. (Port Arthur, TX)
11:30 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. - Bankroll Jones (Houston, TX)
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11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. - Chalie Boy (Hearne/Calvert, TX)
10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. - Gerald G (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. - Public Offenders (Austin, TX)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Slykat (San Antonio, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Circle G’z (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – DJ Rapid Ric (Austin, TX)

Habana Backyard – 708 E. 6th St. - Stones Throw/Duck Down
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Buckshot (Brooklyn, NY)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Sean Price (Brooklyn, NY)
11:40 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. - Guilty Simpson (Detroit, MI)
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. - Percee P (Bronx, NY)
10:15 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. - Kidz In The Hall (Chicago, IL)
9:45 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. - DJ Rhettmatic (Long Beach, CA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. - DJ Chicken George (Austin, TX)

Molotov – 719 W. 6th St. – SXSW SOUL Presented by The Bloom Effect/Smooth
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – HEAVy (Queens, NY)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Karina Nistal (Houston, TX)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - IB3 (Houston, TX)
10:25 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. - The Bamaz (Montgomery, AL)
10:05 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. - Lady Lux (Houston, TX)
9:20 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Jennifer Johns (Oakland, CA)
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Choklate (Seattle, WA)

Thursday March 13th

SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center - 500 E Cesar Chavez St.
4:40 p.m. - Cool Kids (Chicago, IL)
3:30 p.m. - Murs (Los Angeles, CA)
3:00 p.m. - Billy Bragg (London, UK)
2:30 p.m. - Cadence Weapon (Edmonton, AB)

Auditorium Shores Stage at Lady Bird Lake
7:00 p.m. - Del the Funky Homosapien (Oakland, CA)
6:00 p.m. - Grupo Fantasma (Austin, TX)

18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn - 500 N IH 35
8:00 p.m. - Rufus Cappadocia (New York, NY - Fonkiest cello player ever)

Barcelona - 209 E 6th St.
11:10 p.m. - Diplo (Philadelphia, PA)
8:00 p.m. - Shepherd Fairey (Los Angeles, CA

Beauty Bar - 617 E 7th St.
9:00 p.m. - Juiceboxxx/Roxy Cottontail (Detroit/NY)

Buffalo Billiards - 201 E 6th St.
12:30 a.m. - Tommy Guerrero (San Francisco, CA)
11:45 p.m. - Curumin (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
10:45 p.m. - Money Mark (Los Angeles, CA)
10:00 p.m. - Pigeon John (Los Angeles, CA)
9:25 p.m. - Taylor McFerrin (Brooklyn, NY)
8:45 p.m. - Dokkebi Q (Ainu Tribe, Japan)
8:00 p.m. - DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (San Antonio, TX)

Elysium - 705 Red River St.
12:30 a.m. - Ghislain Poirer (Montreal, QC)
9:30 p.m. - Yppah (Houston, TX)

Flamingo Cantina - 515 E 6th St.
1:00 a.m. - Mala Rodriguez (Cadiz, Spain)

Fuze – 505 Neches St.
1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – M1 of Dead Prez (Brooklyn, NY)
12:40 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Ryno and Slim Gutta (Austin, TX)
12:15 a.m. – 12:35 a.m. – Drojo (Corpus Christi, TX)
11:45 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. - SouthBound (Austin, TX)
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International Hip Hop
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Akala (London, UK)
10:20 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Killa Kela (London, UK)
9:50 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. – Lars Vaular (Bergen, Norway)
9:20 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – A-Laget (Bergen, Norway)
8:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. – Dok Holiday (Austin, TX)
8:15 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – PLA (Austin, TX)

Karma – 119 W. 8th St. – DJ’s Who Kill It
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Skratch Bastid (Montreal, QC)
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Smalltown DJ’s (Calgary, AB)
11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. – Witnes (Houston, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Four Color Zack & Pretty Titty (Seattle, WA)
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. - Squincy Jones (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – NaNaChill (Houston, TX)

Momo's - 618 W 6th St. - All Music Is World Music
1:00 a.m. - Marcelo D2 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Prague – 422 B Congress Ave.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - J-Davey (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Aloe Blacc (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - Yahzarah – Purple St. James (New York, NY)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Neckbone (Austin, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Kam (Houston, TX)

Scoot Inn – 1308 E. 4th St. – Def Jux
1:15 - 2:00 - Dizzee Rascal (London, UK)
1:00 - 1:10 - Newham Generals (London, UK)
12:45- 12:55 – Jammer (London, UK)
11:45 - 12:30 - El-P (New York, NY)
10:45 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Del the Funkee Homosapien (Oakland, CA)
9:50 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Devin the Dude & The Coughee Brothaz (Houston, TX)
9:00 - 9:40 – Bisc1 (New York, NY)
8:15- 8:40 – Perseph1 (Houston, TX)

Tap Room – 117 W. 4th St. – Houston Press Presents
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Million Year Dance (Houston, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Peekaboo Theory (Houston, TX)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - Studemont Project (Houston, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. - The Tontons (Houston, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. The Dimes (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. - Linus Pauling Quartet (Houston, TX)

Volume – 614 E. 6th St. – Kork Hip Hop
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Living Legends (Los Angeles, CA)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Zion I (Oakland, CA)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. – Luckyiam (Los Angeles, CA)
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10:45 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. - C-Rayz Wallz & Kosha Dillz (Edison, NJ)
10:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Sleep (Portland, OR)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Zeale 32 (Austin, TX)
9:05 p.m. – 9:25 p.m. – Phranchyze (Austin, TX)
8:40 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Nosaprise (Houston, TX)

Friday March 14th

SXSW Live at The Bat Bar - Austin Convention Center - 500 E Cesar Chavez St.
4:00 p.m. - Dizzee Rascal (London, UK)

Emo's Main Room - 603 Red River St.
1:00 a.m. - Clipse (Virginia Beach, VA)
12:00 a.m. - Kid Sister (Chicago, IL)
11:00 p.m. - Cool Kids (Chicago, IL)
10:00 p.m. - A-Trak (Montreal, QC)

Fuze – 505 Neches St.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Chingo Bling (Houston, TX)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Mr. Capone-E (Los Angeles, CA)
11:40 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. - Lil J da Mex Connect (Houston, TX)
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Lucky (Houston, TX)
10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. - J. Kapone (Austin, TX)
10:10 p.m. – 10:25 p.m. – Jezufavio (Houston, TX)
9:40 – 10:00 p.m. – Coast (Houston, TX)
9:10 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Stunta (Houston, TX)
8:40 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Da C.O.D. (Austin, TX)
8:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Da Wetbacks (Houston, TX)

Karma - 119 W. 8th St. – AmsterDAMN! Night
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Adept (Groningen, Netherlands)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - Aux Raus (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Postman (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - C-Mon & Kypski (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Molotov - 719 W. 6th St.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Sway (London, UK)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - The Knux (New Orleans, LA)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. - Doujah Raze (Brooklyn, NY)
11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Scavone (New York, NY)
10:20 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. - A-Alikes (New York, NY)
9:45 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. - Super Chron Flight Brothers (Brooklyn, NY)
9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Doomtree (Minneapolis, MN)
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - Thurogood Wordsmith (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Superstar DJ’s (& between acts) (Austin, TX)

Volume - 614 E. 6th St. – Strange Music
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Tech N9ne (Kansas City, KS)
12:45 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Krizz Kalico & Kutt Calhoun (Kansas City, KS)
12:30 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. – Prozak (Kansas City, KS)
12:15 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. - Skatterman & Snug Brim (Kansas City, KS)
11:15 p.m. – 11:55 p.m. Dirty Wormz (Austin, TX)
10:45 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. - KB da Kidnappa (Houston, TX)
10:05 p.m. – 10:35 p.m. - Mac Lethal (Kansas City, KS)
9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Grayskul (Seattle, WA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Intrinzik (Phoenix, AZ)
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – The Kriminalz (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Dollaz N’ Since – DJ Grip, DJ Young Spinna, DJ Since (& between acts) (Austin, TX)

Wave - 408 E 6th St.
11:00 p.m. - PPT (Dallas, TX)

Saturday March 15th – Day Time

SXSW at the Carver Museum - 1165 Angelina St
512-974-4926
www.cityofaustin.org/carver

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

11:00 a.m. – Film Screening – I Love Hip Hop In Morocco
1:00 p.m. – Film Screening – Sling Shot Hip Hop (Palestine)



3:00 p.m. – Performance – World Trade (Bavu Blakes & Element 7D) (Austin, TX)

3:45 p.m. – Panel Discussion

Hip-Hop, Politics & The Politics of the Music Business

Chuck D once called Hip-Hop “Black people’s CNN.” Is it still today? Do today’s rap artists feel as though their hands are tied when it comes to speaking on social issues? Is it only about the party in 2008? Does the music business actively try to stifle the potential message? Are politics relevant in music? Do you care?

Speakers:

David Banner – (Jackson, MS)
Salih Williams – (Austin, TX)
Chingo Bling – (Houston, TX)
Jean Grae – (Brooklyn, NY)
Tech N9ne – (Kansas City, KC)
M-1 of dead prez – (New York, NY)
Davey D – (Oakland, CA)
Soren Baker – Editor of Source Magazine – Moderator (Los Angeles, CA)

5:30 p.m. – Performance – Mookie Jones – son of Oran “Juice” Jones (Houston, TX)

Auditorium Shores Stage at Lady Bird Lake – Riverside Dr. & S. 1st
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.mish - Ice Cube (Los Angeles, CA)
7:00 pm. – 7:40 p.m. - Talib Kweli (Brooklyn, NY)
6:00 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. - Jean Grae (Brooklyn, NY)
5:30 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. – Strong Arm Steady (Los Angeles, CA)
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. - Lyrics Born (Oakland, CA)

Saturday March 15th – Night Time

Austin Music Hall - 208 Nueces St.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - David Banner (Jackson, MS)
12:30 a.m. – 12:50 a.m. - Rob G. (Houston, TX)
11:50 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. - Wale (Washington, DC)
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. - M1 of dead prez (Brooklyn, NY)
10:40 p.m. – 11:10 p.m. – Murs (Oakland, CA)
9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. - Wiz Khalifa (Pittsburgh, PA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Question (San Antonio, TX)
8:15 p.m. – 8:55 p.m. - Paper Route Records (Birmingham, Alabama)

Club DeVille
9:45 p.m. Ohmega Watts

Flamingo Cantina – 515 E. 6th St.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Rootz Underground (Jamaica)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Grimy Styles (Austin, TX)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - Dokkebi Q (London, Korea, Japan)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. - Cherine Anderson (Jamiaca)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Katchafire (New Zealand)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Mau Mau Chaplains (Austin, TX)
DJ QUEEN MAJESTY ALL NIGHT

Friends – 208 E. 6th St. – Flamin’ Hotz Night
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Scottie B (Baltimore, MD)
12:00 a.m. – 12:50 a.m. – Low B (Philadelphia, PA)
11:00 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. - White T’s White Belts (Philadelphia, PA)
10:10 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. - Curtis Vodka (Ankorage, AK)
9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Todosantos (New York, NY)
8:40 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - Cobra Krames (New York, NY)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Bird Petersen (Austin, TX)

Fuze – 505 Neches St.
1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Mr. Pookie & Mr. Lucci (Dallas, TX)
12:50 a.m. – 1:10 a.m. - Kottonmouf Jesse (Dallas, TX)
12:20 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - MC Fatal (Austin, TX)
11:50 p.m. – 12:10 a.m. – Grit Boys (Houston, TX)
11:20 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - Mr. Mike of South Circle (Corpus Christi, TX)
10:45 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. - K-Rino & South Park Coalition (Houston, TX)
10:30 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. - Klondike Kat (Houston, TX)
10:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. - Point Blank (Houston, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. -144 Elite (Houston, TX)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - Papa Chuk (Austin, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Basswood Lane (Austin, TX)
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - Lumba (Dallas, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – DJ Wrecka (Waco, TX)

Light Bar – 408 Congress Ave.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Lower Life Form (Houston, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Black Mike & Chemistry (Austin, TX)
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. – Spear of the Nation (Oakland, CA)
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Megaphone (Boston, MA)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - D.O.S. (Austin, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Fat Tony & Dee Rail (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Flynn D (Austin, TX)

Ninety Proof – 333 E. 2nd St.
12:45 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. - Roxy Cottontail (New York, NY)
11:45 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. – V.I.P. (Philadelphia, PA)
10:45 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Lord T. & Eloise (Memphis, TN)
10:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Team Facelift (New York, NY)
9:15 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. – Shina Rae (Houston, TX)
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Terp 2 It (Austin, TX)
DJ’s?

Prague – 422 B Congress Ave.
1:10 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Cunninlinguists (Lexington, KY)
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Grand Analog (Winnipeg, MB)
11:45 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. - Blue Scholars (Seattle, WA)
11:05 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Now On (Detroit, MI)
10:35 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Buff 1 (Detroit, MI)
10:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Scarub (Los Angeles, CA)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - H.I.S.D. (Houston, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Cap D. (Chicago, IL)
8:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. - Tee Double (Austin, TX)

Spiro's
8:00 p.m. - Astronautalis - DJing all night between sets (Jacksonville, FL)

Victorian Room at the Driskill – 604 Brazos St.
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Russell Taylor (New York, NY)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Melissa Young (Atlanta, GA)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. - Miz Metro (New York, NY)
10:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. - Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs (Austin, TX)
9:40 p.m. – 10:10 p.m. – Maya Azucena (Brooklyn, NY)
8:50 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Renee Sebastian (San Francisco, CA)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Rachel Brown (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

Vice
12:00 a.m. - Z-Trip

Volume - 614 E 6th St.
Fool's Gold/Matrix
1:00 a.m. - Chromeo (New York, NY)
12:00 a.m. - A-Trak (Montreal, QC)
11:20 p.m. - Kid Sister (Chicago, IL)
10:30 p.m. - Flosstradamus (Chicago, IL)
9:40 p.m. - Kid Cudi (Brooklyn, NY)
8:50 p.m. - Jokers of the Scene (Ottawa, ON)
8:00 p.m. - Nick Catchdubs (Brooklyn, NY)

Sunday March 16th

Emo’s Jr. – 603 Red River St.
DJ Jester (San Antonio, TX)
Team Facelift
Looptroop (Sweden)
Timbuktu (Sweden)
Chords (Sweden)