Well, I’m on day 4 of my self-imposed “Listening to SXSW” project. If you missed my other posts, you can catch up with them here:"Starting out":http://mog.com/Lady_Miss_Ian/blog_post/149128"Day 1":http://mog.com/Lady_Miss_Ian/blog_post/149363"Day 2":http://mog.com/Lady_Miss_Ian/blog_post/149592I decided to be a bit kinder to myself and only listen to 75 songs this session. Since I completed listening to all the bands that played on Wednesday, March 12, I’ve moved onto those playing on Thursday, March 13. I’m already seeing an uptick in the quality of the music. Wednesday must be the warm up lap, where many a sacrificial newbie band, surging with the excitement to play ANY WHERE and ANY TIME at the festival, comes charging out of the blocks. Thursdays bands are full of grace. No, wait! That’s Thursday’s child, isn’t it? Thursday’s bands are of a little better quality, maybe a little more experience, etc. I was doling out stars right and left. There were many stand outs across many genre’s, but I’ve chosen some of the more rockin’ tunes feature. Here they are: "Wussy – Rigor Mortis":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/4359.htmlIt’s only rock n’ roll but I like it. I think if I was seeing these guys live, I’d be jumping around with a beer in my hand. Oh yeah."Thieves Like Us – Drugs in My Body":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/72771.htmlI can’t really tell you why I like this. It’s simplistic and repetitive, but it’s got the feel of a buzzy urban night when you’re in your 20s. And hey! They’re French."Hong Kong Blood Opera – Killing Joke":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/70395.htmlIf you like metal and electro, these guys are really interesting. I don’t even have a genre category for this. Go ahead. Make one up. For all you hard rock Moggers out there.For those of you like DJ / Remix kind of stuff, check out these two: "Nosaj Thing – 1685":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/72885.html"Free the Robots – Jazzhole":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/70418.htmlClunker of the Day: "Army of Freshmen – Juliet":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/70823.htmlThis was even worse than I thought it was going to be. Can I assign negative stars? This would be a minus -4 stars. Honorable Mention / Band Name of the Day"Li’l Cap’n Travis":http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/65135.htmlOn to the next batch. Maybe I’ll finish Thursday’s bands by Saturday.(Here’s the listening list for today. No number, means no stars assigned)Band/Artist - Song - # of StarsJames McMurtry - Cheney's Toy - 4The Dollyrots - Because I'm Awesome - 4The Whigs - Right Hand On My Heart - 4The Whip - 'Trash' - 4Wussy - Rigor Mortis - 4Free The Robots - Jazzhole - 3Hong Kong Blood Opera - Killing Joke - 3Horse + Donkey - dot dot - 3Luke Temple - Saturday People - 3Mike Farris - I'm Gonna Get There - 3Nosaj Thing - 1685 - 3Scott H. Biram - Been Down Too Long - 3The People's Revolutionary Choir - Do You Feel Like I Do? - 3The XYZ Affair - LittleFool - 3Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body - 3Alex Cuba - Tu Boca Lo Quita - 2Big Red Rooster - How U Like That - 2Chris Vestre Group - Brunette Ambition - 2Darker My Love - Summer Is Here - 2Fastball - The Modern World - 2Grupo Fantasma - Mentiras - 2Li'l Cap'n Travis - Cherry Chapstick - 2MothFight - Hopscotch - 2My Education - Sluts and Maniacs - 2Sonya Kitchell - Let Me Go - 2The Blood Lines - Modern Science - 2The Cliks - Eyes In The Back Of My Head - 2The Iguanas - Mexican Candy - 2The Mother Truckers - No Mercy - 2The Sadies - Anna Leigh - 2Woodpigeon - A Sad Country Ballad For A Tired Superhero - 2Activator - shackle - 1Black Before Red - Underneath Gold - 1Jesse Harris - Feel - 1Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me - 1Marcia Ball - Louella - 1Megasoid - Megasoid "My Love" Remix - 1MixHell - The Kids Are Alright - 1Mona De Bo - Zarins - 1Old Man River - Sunshine - 1Pierre Aderne - Mina do condominio - 1Raya Yarbrough - Lord Knows I Would - 1Susan Cowsill - I Know You Know - 1The Right Ons - Do Your Thing, Babe - 1The Weakerthans - Sun In An Empty Room - 1Tim Fite - Big Mistake - 1Ze Dos Frangos - Nono - 1Army Of Freshmen - Juliet - Born in the Flood - Anthem - Brendan James - Green - Curumin - Esperanca - DJ Jester the Filipino Fist - LiveKingRemix - DJ Rekha - Basement Bhangra Anthem - Dokkebi Q - Hardcore Cherry BonBon - Eli 'Paperboy' Reed - The Satisfier - Geronimo - Just Like Water - Guns 'N' Bombs/Aaron Lacrate - Yr Mangled Heart - Hot Little Rocket - Like Killers - Iglu & Hartly - In This City - Jacob Golden - Out Come The Wolves - Katchie Cartwright/Richard Oppenheim Nonet - Peacocks Walked - Mala Suerte - Non Serviam - Money Mark - Pick Up The Pieces - Patricia Vonne - Missing Women - Patty Hurst Shifter - Life Is Mostly Waiting - Pigeon John - Weight of the World - Pyeng Threadgill - It's Late - San Saba County - 5th Time Around - The Heavy Pets - 07 Sleep 2 21 08 - The Hourly Radio - Crime Does Pay - The Old Ceremony - Stubborn Man - The Steps - Belle - Ultimate Power Duo - Do Electric Sheep Dream of Ultimate Power DuoUnderground Orchestra - Dahab - Zac Brown Band - Toes -