SXSW Suggestions

Alright. First things first. SXSW is just around the corner, and though, once again, I am completely incapable of attending, I've been slathering over the schedule for days now. Here's the things I would be sure to check out:

Music
This is just a small selection, I don't know most of the bands playing - but I'd imagine a bunch of them are awesome, but these are the ones i know are awesome:
M Ward
Camera Obscura
Decemberists
Andrew Bird
MC Frontalot
And you shall know us by the Trail of Dead
Cory Branan
Sage Francis

Film
Strongman - Wonderful docu about Stanless Steel, a professional strongman getting older. Don't Miss.
Music Video Block (Mister Novocaine, Jerk It) - I've seen about half of these videos, and those two are my favs, but this block is probably a don't miss.
Reel Shorts 1 (That’s My Majesty) - Very Good short, playing with several others I haven't seen and a few I have. Should be a nice selection of short film.
Midnight Shorts (I Live In The Woods) - This short is hilarious. Rest of the block looks intriguing, but I don't know most of it...
Adventureland - Mottola's new flick. Should be funny.
Little Dizzle - Missed it at Sundance, heard great things.
Slammin Salmon - New Broken Lizard film. Very Funny.
Make-out with Violence - Intriguing title and description. Filmmakers have done good work in past, but otherwise I know nothing about it....
It Came From Kuchar - Solid docu about B Movie makers. Great characters, fun subject.
Dungeon Masters - Docu about Pen and Paper gamers.

Interactive
Being Indie and Successful in the Games Industry - Awesome indie developers.
Marketing Meets New Media: Building Your Audience Online - some interesting folks talking about marketing. I hate marketing, but as such, should go to more of these things. Also Burnie Burns and Kos on the same panel? Weird.
Funologists Live and In Person: Guerilla Game Research - Tracy Fullerton is AWESOME.
What we can learn from Games - Henry Jenkins is clever.
The BBC, Six to Start and ARGs : Bringing TV to the Web - I'm fascinated by mixed-media storytelling, and the BBC did a bunch of clever things over the past year.
New Interfaces for Performance - Ummm. I like virtual performance.
Bruce Sterling Session - Actually, I wouldn't go to this, but if you've never seen him talk, well, you should go.

Times and such are all on the schedule. And descriptions.