Best Thursday Parties

According to Do512.com ….

Do512 is here to help you get your SXSW-on, wristband or not. Need help deciding which parties to attend? Below are the TOP 10 FREE SHOWCASES for THURSDAY according to our users. Do512 will be sending out the TOP 10 FREE SHOWCASES email each day this week thru Saturday, so stay tuned!

NOTE: These are all FREE events that don’t require a wristband, but some do require RSVP.

Today! Noon-7pm
Above The Radar: A FREE blogger-curated Party Featuring 12 National Acts
@ Trophy’s
RSVP required. Do512 is proud to support its local blogger friends from Covert Curiosity, Sonic Itch Music, and Cubix Music. Dead Confederate, The Shackeltons, Ghislain Poirier, 1/2 Alive, and more!

Today! 11am-7pm
Little Radio/Noise Pop Party – Day 2
@ Red Eyed Fly
No RSVP required. Free PBR tallboys and Bloody Marys! Black Angels, Sprindrift, A Place to Bury Strangers, and more!

Today! 1-6pm
NPR Music Show and Live Broadcast
@ The Parish
No RSVP required. Vampire Weekend, Jens Lekman, Bon Iver, Yeasayer, and more!

Noon-7pm
The A.V. Club/Canvas Media/Saddle Creek/The Onion/Arts & Crafts Club Showcase
@ Emo’s
No RSVP required. Tapes N Tapes, Tokyo Police Club, Georgie James, Los Campesinos, and more.

Today! 11pm-4am
91.7 FM KVRX-PLOSION
@ Austin Children’s Museum
RSVP required. Free drinks. Mika Miko, The Mae Shi, Indian Jewelry, and more!

Today! Noon-6pm
The Bay Area Takeover
@ Beauty Bar
RSVP required. Free beer and food! Two Gallants, Film School, Scissors for Lefty, and more!

Today! Noon-?
Schuba’s 12th Annual SXSW Annual Round-Up
@ Yard Dog
No RSVP reqired. Okkervil River, The Cool Kids, Peter Moren, and more.

Today 6-9pm
Spoon/Grupo Fantasma/Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
@ Auditorium Shores
No RSVP required. All ages welcome. Gates open at 5 pm. Spoon, Grupo Fantasma, and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien!

Today! Noon-6pm
Paste and Stereogum Present the Dell Lounge
@ Volume
RSVP required. Free drinks all day! Free loot to boot. Nada Surf, Peter Moren (of Peter Bjorn and John), My Brightest Diamond, and more. Volume is a new club next to Emo’s.

Today! Noon-8pm
Birds Big Top Blowout
@ Birds Barbershop, S. Lamar
No RSVP required. Free bozo haircuts, free carneval-themed photo booth, grown up/kiddie drinks provided! Music from Austin to Glasgow including Dizzee Rascal, Sons & Daughters, Mothfight and more!

By julio

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