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The schedule for the 2006 South By Southwest Music Festival (March 15-18) has been posted. Notable shows include:

- Talib Kweli, The Secret Machines, Built to Spill (Wednesday, La Zona Rosa)

- The New Pornographers, Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai (Wednesday, Stubb's)

- The Zutons, Morrissey (Thursday, Austin Music Hall)

- Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello (Thursday, Emo's Main Room)

- Nic Armstrong & the Thieves, Kris Kristofferson, Drive By Truckers (Thursday, La Zona Rosa)

- The Fiery Furnaces, The Dresden Dolls, Nickel Creek (?!) (Thursday, Stubb's)

- Blackalicious, Spoon, Echo & the Bunnymen (Thursday, Auditorium Shores, FREE SHOWS)

- Marah, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Neko Case (Friday, Antone's)

- What Made Milwaukee Famous, Rhett Miller, Lyle Lovett, The Pretenders (Saturday, Stubb's)

- BeauSoleil, Buckwheat Zydeco, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville, Allen Toussaint (Saturday, Auditorium Shores, FREE SHOWS)

Also, tons of free day shows (usually with free beer) are listed by date here.