* I think the SXSW is over but if you haven’t already gone and watched the bands, here’s the Six word reviews of 763 SXSW Bands by The Morning News just in case you wanna get the official torrent. Not that I agree with some of the reviews, but it’s a valuable effort. Another SXSW related thread on Metafilter.

* The Stone Calendar. March Programme for John Zorn’s The Stone in NYC. Melvin Gibbs, Net Rothenberg, Bobby Previte, Masada String Trio, Reuben Radding, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Steve Beresford & Okkyung Lee and a John Zorn Improv Night with Jim Pugliese, Lukas Ligeti, Anthony Coleman etc.. The best club? You decide..

* MICO NONET‘S TOP 10 EARLY AMBIENT PIONEERS on the March issue of Textura.Don’t forget to check the reviews!

* Lit/Art/Music magazine Yeti has a lovely compilation featuring live tracks from Akron/Family, Deerhoof, A Hawk and a Hacksaw and other material from Marika Papagika, Radio Sumatra, Blind Willie Johnson etc. at issue #5

* The Ultimate Band Lineup thread on Rate your Music.