Los Angeles area well represented at South by Southwest 2008

Want proof that L.A.'s in the middle of an astoundingly fertile period of musical expansion? See the list below. We're going to have our hands full this year. Expect around the clock coverage from Austin.

Foreign Born

ATTENTION BANDS: If you're on this list and want to make sure that LA Weekly hits your gig and covers it and buys you a drink and bogarts your joint, CONTACT US! We're planning on keeping a very up-to-date listing of parties and events and performances, so shoot us an email with your whereabouts, etc. We'd love to shoot your band, give you press, bogart your joint. Also, if you haven't sent us your most recent release, swing it by the offices, drop it in the mail or send us a few MP3s (except for Ice Cube; we've already got all your stuff). (Oh, and: ICE CUBE'S PERFORMING???)

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Abe Vigoda

Below are the LA-based acts confirmed:

Abe Vigoda
Acid Girls
Afrobots
The Aggrolites
Priscilla Ahn
The Airborne Toxic Event
Aloe Blacc
Anavan
Ancestors
Army Of Freshmen
Astra Heights
Jessie Baylin
Bedroom Walls
Jim Bianco
Biirdie
Bitter:Sweet
Bodies of Water
Body of War
Michael Brook
Tom Brosseau
Buddy
Carlotta
Deana Carter
Castledoor
Franki Chan
Channel 3
Chester French
Holly Conlan
The Cowsills
The Deadly Syndrome
Delta Spirit
Rocco Deluca and the Burden
Division Day
DJ Pajaro
The Dollyrots
domingoSiete
Donita Sparks and The Stellar Moments
Earlimart
The Ettes
Film School
Foreign Born
Gliss
Jacob Golden
Goldspot
Gram Rabbit
The Happy Hollows
Har Mar Superstar

HEALTH

HEARTSREVOLUTION
Hecuba
Jesca Hoop
Horrorpops
Ice Cube
Jeremy Jay
J-Rocc
LA Riots
Let's Go Sailing
Lies In Disguise
Limbeck
Ferraby Lionheart
Lissie
The Little Ones
Living Legends
Low vs Diamond
Shelby Lynne
Madlib
Eleni Mandell
Mika Miko
Model/Actress
Monte Negro
Moonrats
Nekromanitix
Neon Neon
Nik Freitas

No Age
Oliver Future
Orgone
Pigeon John
Pop Levi
Radar Bros.
Joshua Radin
Jonah Ray
Johnathan Rice
RX Bandits
Sasquatch
Scarub
Sea Wolf
Ari Shine
16 Frames
Sam Sparro
The Submarines
Sun Trash
Taproot
Uh Huh Her
Underground Orchestra
Viva Hate
Voxhaul Broadcast
Was (Not Was)
The Watson Twins
Saul Williams
Willowz
Wisely
Raya Yarbrough
Yes King (Mark Rae)