Since it's officially 2008, it's time to start planning for my favorite music festival of the year: South By Southwest in Austin, Texas! Kicking off March 7th this year, it's sure to be another fantastic year of fun, Texas style!

I am so excited that The Breeders will be there that if I could I would hibernate right up until then to avoid the painful art of anticipation.

Carolyn Mark is always all over the festival and I am sure this year will be no different! She is the hardest working girl with one of my favorite albums of 2007, "Nothing Is Free." If you can't make it to the festival, check her out next time she is in town, you won't be disappointed!

Here's the rest of the list so far:

AA Bondy
Alamo Race Track
Alina SImone
A Place To Bury Strangers
Awkward Stage Band
Bella
Birthday Suits
Black and White Years
Black Joe Lewis
The Black Keys
Blitzen Trapper
Bon Iver
The Bottecellis
The Breeders
Carlis Star
Carolyn Mark
Car Stereo (Wars)
The Choir Practice
The Cribs
Daniel Lanois
Darker My Love
Daryl Hall
Dead Confederate
Die! Die! Die!
The DoDo's
Dokkebi Q
Doug Walker
The Feral Children
Firewater
Frightened Rabbit
Gallows
Goes Cube
The Gusto
Headlights
Health
Holy Fuck
Jens Lekman
The Kills
Longhorn Slim
Mika Miko
Miz Metro
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
Necropolis
No Kids
Ouija Board
Panther
Pato Banton
Pinstripe
Plants & Animals
The Ravonettes
R.E.M.
Sia
$olal
Sons & Daughters
Tech N9ne
The Kills
Vampire Weekend
Vancouger
The Voom Blooms
We Are Standard
White Williams
Why?
Wussy
Yacht

These are all before the parties and label showcases have been announced, so expect many, many, many more to be added right up until the start!