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Australian chanteuse Sia Furler brought her music alive at Warehouse Live's Studio on Wednesday, March 12. Full review after the jump

Click the BOTheads below to listen to this week's highlighted tracks:

Pancakes: Ralph Stanley & Patty Loveless - Pretty Polly
Eggs: Yo La Tengo - Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind
Cereal: Sia - The Girl You Lost To Cocaine
Toast: Yeasayer - Waves

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I've been anticipating Sia's Wednesday, March 12 show in Houston since I got her new album. This is one of my favorite tracks from her latest effort.

--Cereal

We have to admit, we're a little jealous of the lucky folks who are attending Langerado this weekend, but we're consoled by the fact that this is going to be a bombass week musically in Houston. Plus, Toast will be flying down from Lincoln to join the festivities.

Upcoming shows in the Houston area:

Thu Mar 6
They Might Be Giants at the Meridian
Show starts at 9; tickets are $20.

Beach House and Papercuts at Walter's On Washington
Show starts at 9; tickets are $8 in advance/$10 day of show.

Fri Mar 7
Wilco with John Doe at Verizon Wireless Theater
Show starts at 8; tickets are sold out, biatch.

Spoonfed Tribe at Last Concert Cafe
Show starts at 11; tickets are $12.

Sideshow Tramps and Shotgun Whiskey at Dan Electro's
Show starts at 9:30; tickets are $8.

Sat Mar 8
Risky Bizness party at the Thunderdome Warehouse
Featuring The Fluokids, The Factory Party, Spain Colored Orange, and several DJs to keep you movin'.
The event will go from 9pm - 5am; tickets are $10. The Thunderdome Warehouse is located at 3020 Garrow Street; check out Houston Press's event description for more information.

The Black Math Experiment at The Mink/Backroom
Show starts at 9; tickets are $6 21+/$8 under 21.

Ian Moore at Continental Club
Show starts at 11; tickets are probably $10.

Full listing after the jump

Today the SxSW Music Conference announced their full list of showcasing artists. There are hundreds and hundreds of acts that are going to be making their way to Austin next month for the world renowned multi-media conference. I included the full list after the break for any of you music nerds who need to read every band (like me). For those of you who just want to see some highlights, check out the tags for this post. Also, for all of you Houston readers, I went ahead and bolded all of the bands that are coming from the Bayou City (congrats guys!).

2008 Showcasing Artists for the SxSW Music Conference:

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"Blame It On the Radio" is included as bonus material on some people have REAL problems.

Aussie pop singer Sia released her new album, some people have REAL problems, on January 8th.

Get Cereal's take on the album after the jump

Follow the BOThead links to check out this week's selections:

Eggs: Xavier Rudd - The 12th of September
Toast: Trampled By Turtles - I'm a Target Too
Doughnut: LCD Soundsystem - New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
Coffee: Mylo - Drop the Pressure
Cereal: Sia - Breathe Me (Four Tet Remix)

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The original version of 'Breathe Me' was included on Sia's 2004 album Colour the Small One. Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet tricked it out with drums and took the song in a completely new direction, but also managed to make Sia's vocals and lyrics seem even more convincingly honest and vulnerable at the same time. This remix is included on Four Tet's aptly-titled 2006 two-disc compilation Remixes.