Billboard's SXSW Showcases Upclose: Friday

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by Jill Menze | March 11, 2011 5:45 EST

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A Place to Bury Strangers

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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

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The Joy Formidable

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Screaming Females

We're set to invade Austin, Texas for this year's SXSW Music Festival, with four nights' (Mar. 16-19) worth of showcases at the Billboard Bungalow, housed at Buffalo Billiards (201 East 6th Street). We open our doors to SXSW badge-holders every night at 7 pm. Get the scoop on Friday's (Mar. 18) performers below.

A Place To Bury Strangers

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Billboard Set Time: 1 AM
The accusation: Brooklyn's A Place to Bury Strangers is the loudest band in New York. It just may be true. The experimental-noise rock-meets-shoegaze outfit puts on one of the most consuming live performances by any band touring today -- no small feat for a group with only three members.