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Friday, March 18 our Australian contingent. We're looking forward to doing it all over again, bigger and better in 2012. – Esti Zilber, Export Music Coordinator, Sounds Australia SOME ARE SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT JIMI HENDRIX OPENED FOR THE MONKEES. Others might assume this was a typical SXSW line-up, despite the chronological impossibility. I personally fi nd the vertigo-inducing running order of show- cases and the Ark-like quality of the animals each act draws, existing peacefully together for hours in hot clubs, to be a real rush. That whiplash was in full force when I realized that the glittery-eyed kids Lolita No. 18 plays Japan Night at Elysium. SXSW showcasing comedians (from left) Tig Notaro, Aziz Ansari, Doug Mellard, Doug Benson, and Brody Stevens. Liz Phair at "A Woman's Work: Changing the Music Industry" panel. milling around the fl oor of the ACL studios at 7pm on St. Paddy's day weren't there to see Bob Geldof, as I was. They were rest- less for the Widespread Panic show happening some 4 hours later. As soon as Sir Bob hit the stage just 3 feet from us, I craned my neck toward the polite young, hopeful kid exhaled in shock as he ask me an emphatic question..."IS THIS PINK FLOYD???" I considered some huffy correction, then pro- cessed the beauty of his misunderstanding, and gave him a great story to tell his dad by nodding solemnly: "Yep, kid, this is Pink Floyd." – Kris Kovach SXSW Interview: Yoko Ono. The Vaccines at Stubb's. "Indie Davids Take on Goliath Ticketmaster-Live Nation" (from left) John Read, Mitchell Frank, Andrew Dreskin, Boche Billions, Nathan Hubbard, and Andrew Kaplan. Ximena Sariñana at Prague. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffi ti at Kiss & Fly. Chico Trujillo at Prague. 34 The Joy Formidable at Buffalo Billiards. The National Parks Project - Live Score Presentation. SXSW ORLD / M AY 2010 RICK KERN RYAN POLLACK ALEX MORSE JENNIFER NOBLE STEPHEN PUN JENNIFER NOBLE HUTTON SUPANCIC AMANDA STRONZA CASSIE WRIGHT AMY PRICE EARL MCGEHEE