Texas Music Matters

The List

March 12, 2009 10:11 am by: Peter Babb

SXSW Music 09

On this edition of Texas Music Matters, it’s ‘The List’: our annual preview of the best new music coming to South-By-Southwest. We’ll be featuring picks from some of public radio’s savviest music experts including Jim Derogatis and Greg Kot of Sound Opinions, Bob Boilen of NPR’s All Songs Considered, and music hosts from some of America’s most influential music stations. Plus, Colin Meloy, frontman of the Decemberists, joins us for an exclusive interview about the SXSW debut of their daring new concept album, ‘The Hazards of Love’. Hear all about it on our special SXSW preview edition of Texas Music Matters. It’s ‘The List’– on KUT 90.5.

Our Critics Picks

Jim Derogatis & Greg Kot, Hosts of Sound Opinions

1. K’NaaN

2. Bigelf

3. Red Red Meat

4. Blitzen Trapper

5. Wavves

Cheryl Waters, Host, KEXP Seattle

1. First Communion After Party

2. Elliott Brood

3. BLK JKS

4. School of Seven Belles

5. Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Bruce Warren, Program Director, WXPN Philadelphia

1. BLK JKS

2. Grizzly Bear

3. Harlem Shakes

4. The Phenomenal Handclap Band

5. The Rural Alberta Advantage

Bob Boilen, Host, NPR’s All Songs Considered

1. Ponytail

2. Mikachu

3. Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned

4. Weird Weeds

5. The Decemberists

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