SXSW 2012

1:30 p.m.MILES GROOVES (f/Vince Wilburn, Jr., nephew of Miles) milesdavis.com
*Rock royalty. Enough said.  Be there.  

2:00 p.m.Jhene Aiko jheneaiko.com
*Sade meets Drake.  Kanye West, Drake and Kendrick Lamar guest on new album.  

3:00 p.m.Ferocious Few the-ferocious-few.com
*Two man-band with soulful, organic sound in vein of Black Keys meets the White Stripes with a hustler's edge.  

4:00 p.m.Alexandra Starlight alexandraband.com
*Electrified soulful chanteuse channels Janis, Chaka, Aretha in Rock/Soul/R&B roll-out. 

5:00 p.m.Trixie Whitley trixiewhitley.com
*Whiskey-throated singer in Daniel Lanois' Black Dub; Huge multi-talent and daughter of the late, great Chris Whitley. Rock Royalty.   

6 p.m.Leftover Cuties leftovercuties.com
*Vintage Alt/Indie/Americana-jazz throwbacks evoke a new-era soul and endearing retro vibe. No wonder all the writers love them.  

7 p.m.Body Partsbodypartsband.com*Critically-acclaimed, elaborate Pop experimentation in Talking Heads vein and with Dirty Projectors comparison.  

8 p.m.Vanaprasta vanaprasta.com
*Critically-acclaimed five-piece experimental indie rock band, heavily noted on short list of bands "to watch."  Big, explosive & loud with memorable melodies & sincere meaning. 

9 p.m.
Harriet Harrietmusic.com
*Aggressive Americana/indie sound with a subtle undertone of electronic music and samples, fronted by Alex Casnoff (formerly of Dawes and PAPA). KEXP/WXPN support. 

10 p.m.Semi-Precious Weapons w/Milla semipreciousweapons.com
*A high octane Molotov cocktail featuring charismatic frontman Justin Tranter rolling out glam, garage, punk & new wave funk; Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour openers.  

11 p.m.Maya Azucena mayaazucena.com
*Brooklyn based multi-genre goddess endorsed by the Revivalist at ?uest Love's okayplayer site; Eclectic, multiple-award winning vocalist channels Aretha with Lauryn Hill fire  & Stevie Wonder songwriting.   

12 midnight - 2 a.m.MILES GROOVES kicks off the official MILES DAVIS HOUSE jam session inviting the music community on stage to perform, in the spirit of Miles & SXSW. 

RSVP to: mcloak@rogersandcowan.com and llousararian@rogersandcowan.com