South by Southwest showcase acts scheduled
Austin American Statesman; Austin, Tex.; Feb 10, 1989

What follows is a tentative list of showcase acts for this year's South By Southwest Music Festival. Performers are from Austin, unless otherwise noted:

Aarora, About 9 Times (Dallas), Al Dressen, Al Escovedo, Alex Chilton, Alex Shea, Alison Rogers, Alvin Crow, Andy Van Dyke, Angela Strehli, Angkor Wat (Tarzana, Calif.), Ann De Jarnett (Orange, Calif.), Armageddon (Arkadelphia, Ark.), Austin Lounge Lizards, Austin's Crossfire, Backstreet Girls, Bad Mutha Goose, Baltek (Washington D.C.), Band From Hell, Bandit (Westwood, Calif.), Barb Donovan, Barnburners, BCR (Kansas City), Beans Barton & the Bi-Peds (Houston), Becky Thompson (St. Paul, Minn.), Betty Elders, Big Shoulders (Chicago), Bill Carter and the Blame, Bitsy Rice, Blue Runners (Lafayette, La.), Bohiems (Albuquerque, N.M.), Bow Brannon Band, Brave Combo (Denton), Bucket No. Six (Oak Park, Ill.), Butch Hancock.

Carlene Jones, Champ Hood & Walter Hyatt, Chicksaw Mudpuppies (Athens, Ga.), Child Bearing Hips, Chill Factor, Chris O'Connell & Mary Ann Price, Chris Thomas, Chris Wall, Clay Blaker, Cliff Barns & Fear of Winning, Coldwater Army (Tallahassee, Fla.), Dan Del Santo, Danny Gatton (Newburg, Va.), Darden Smith, David Ball, David Halley, DDT, (Dallas), Def Squad (Houston), Defcon (Addison, Ill.), Dick Price, Dickie Lee Erwin, Doug Sahm, Downsiders (Chino, Calif. ), Dub Factor (Oklahoma City), Dumptruck (Boston), Ed Hall, EMG, Emily Kaitz, Erza Charles & the Works (Houston), Evan Johns, Evangaline (Gretna, La.), Extreme Heat, Fernest Arceneau & the Thunders (Lafayette, La.), File (Lafayette, La.), Fleshtones, Flexxx, Flophouse (San Rafael), Footnotes (Nashville, Tenn.), Fortunetellers (Oklahoma City), Freddie Steady's Wild Country, Frontier Theory (Washington D.C.).

Gary P. Nunn, , Giant Sand (Arizona), Gin Blossoms (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Glass Eye, Go Dog Go, Grains of Faith, Greg Schilling, Groove Thang (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), Guardez Lou, Hal Michael Ketchum (New Braunfels), Hand of Glory, Harmonious Wail (Mount Horeb, Wisc.), Helstar (Tarzana, Calif.), Herb Steiner, High Lonesome Sound (Washington D.C.), High Noon, His Boy Elroy, Hudson and Franke, Human Radio (Memphis, Tenn.), In Fear of Roses (Cleveland, Ohio), Indigos (Chicago), I-Tex, Jackie King (Bulverde), Jake Wiseman Affair, James Cotton (Chicago), Javelin Boot, Jay Eric (San Antonio), Jerry Sires, Jesse Taylor, Jim Heald, Jim Lauderdale, Jim Montgomery, Jimmy Carl Black, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jimmy LaFave, Jimmy Walsh, Joe King Carrasco, John Thomas Griffith (New Orleans), Johnny Mears (Dale), Johnny Reno & the Sax Maniacs (Fort Worth), Junior Medlow & the Bad Boys, Julie Burrell, Justice Hahn.

Kathryn Murry (Dallas), Kelly Willis & Radio Ranch, Kenny Cordray (Houston), Kent & Jenni Finlay Show (Martindale), Killbilly (Fort Worth), Last Laugh (Denver), Last Rites (Denison), Last Straw, LeRoi Brothers, Lillian Standfield, Linden Sherwin, Lions and Ghosts (Los Angeles), Little Bit of Texas (Fulshear), Lou Ann Barton, Low Max (Tucson, Ariz.), Lucinda Williams (West Hollywood, Calif.), Lucky 7 (New York), Mamou, Mannish Boys, Marcia Ball, Mark Luke Daniels, Marva Wright (New Orleans), Marvin Denton & Scott Newberg, Mauschovonian Love Beat (Stillwater, Okla.), McPhd/E-Man/Gary G, Mel Brown, Melissa Javors (San Antonio), Michael E. Johnson & Killer Bees, Michelle Malone (Atlanta), Mike Landschoot, Miles Zuniga, Moments Notice, Mr. Tracy Santa (New Orleans).

Nelsons (Lubbock), Neptunes, New Marines (Weehawken, N.J.), Not For Sale, Olin Murrell, Onyxx, Original Sins (Bethlehem, Pa.), Pariah (San Antonio), Parlor Frogs (Lawrence, Kan.), Pato Banton (Los Angeles), Paul Metsa (Minneapolis), Phantom Limbs (Tucson, Ariz.), Picket Line Coyotes (Garland), Pierre & the Zydeco Dots (Houston), Poi Dog Pondering, Ponty Bone, Prezence (San Antonio), Princess Tex, Project X (Houston), Pulsations, Quizumba, Raging Saint, Ray Wylie Hubbard (Fort Worth), Ree Van Vleck (Topanga, Calif.), Rhett Miller (Dallas), Rhythm Rats, Richard Johnson (Little Rock, Ark.), Ringer, Ringos of Soul (Excelsior, Minn.), River Roses (Tucson, Ariz.), Robert Earl Keen, Rocky Swanson, Roman Candles, Ronnie Lane, Rousers (Madison, Wis.), Sahara, Sara Hickman (Dallas), Scrawl (Rockville Center, N.Y.), Scurvy Dog (El Paso), Sean Holt (Shreveport, La.), Sedition (Irving), Seven Simons (Burlington, N.C.), Shark Taboo (Houston), Shell Shock (New Orleans), Shoulders, Siddhartha Suns, Sidewinders (Tucson, Ariz.), Slammin' Watusis (New York, N.Y.), Slash Cowboy, So Wat (Houston), Souled American (Chicago), Sound & the Fury (Denver), Spanic Boys (Milwaukee), Spy vs. Spy, Stephen Doster, Steve Kolander (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), Stick People, Susan Marshall (Nashville, Tenn.), Suzy Elkins, Swamp Zombies (Orange, Calif.).

13 Engines (Toronto, Ontario), 3 On A Hill (Dallas), 3rd Person, Tabula Rasa (New Orleans), Tanz Waffen, Teddy & the Talltops, Teisco Del Rey, Ten Hands (Dallas), Terry Clarke (England), Tex Thomas & Danglin' Wranglers, Texana Dames, Texas Instruments, The Allisons (Burbank, Calif.), The Awful Truth (Katy), The Beatoes (Lanham, Md.), The Bizness, The Clan (Hoboken, N.J.), The Collapse, The Dusters (Nashville, Tenn.), The Furry Crocodiles (Little Rock, Ark.), The Gunbunnies (Memphis, Tenn.), The Highwaymen, The Host (Tucson, Ariz.), The Kick (Houston), The Muttz (Albuquerque, N.M.), The Neighbors (Arlington), The New Orleans Swingaphonic, The Pack (Houston), The Potatoes (Dallas), The Reign (Houston), The Solid Senders, The Ultraviolet (Addison, Ill.), the Van Goghs (Houston), The Wickers (Oklahoma City), The Wolves (Washington D.C.), The Zydeco Brothers (Sulpher, La.), Those Hombres, Tiny Lights (Weehawken, N.J.), Tish Hinojosa, Tommy Elskes, Tommy Hancock, Tommy Pierce & the Personals, Tony Perez, Too Solid Flesh, Tremors, Trik Trax, Trinidad Pan Masters, Twice Wilted (Denver), Two Headed Dog (New Orleans), Two Hoots & A Holler, Two Nice Girls, Ty Gavin, Tyrant Swing.

Van Wilks, W.C. Clark, Wagoneers, Wannabes, Water The Dog, WayOuts, Wednesday Week (Studio City, Calif.), Wigglies, Wild Blue Yonder (New York), Wild Seeds, Will T. Massey, Woodbee Souldiers (San Antonio), Zydeco Ranch.