Eight local bands to take the stage at SXSW

The South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin Texas will begin this week. At the festival, over 2,000 bands will have the opportunity to play, including eight bands from Omaha. More importantly, bands going without a record label may return home with one. Saddle Creek Records has frequently used this festival to find up-and-coming groups. Broken Bells, She& Him, Free Energy, Miike Snow, and the Codeine Velvet Club are among other notables.