PRESS MUSIC AWARDS SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

ATTN 9PM SUNDAY NIGHT - YOU ARE A BIG PAIN IN TEH BUTT. 14 of our local favorites, it turns out, are playing at the Press' Awards Showcase on Sunday. And as if the forecast rain wasn't enough to make trogging from venue to venue bad enough, it turns out that, suprise, many of them are playing at the same time. 9PM, to be specific; thats when Arthur Yoria, Sharks and Sailors, Spain Colored Orange, The Dimes, and Bring Back the Guns all take to the stage. 8PM is a pickle too, forcing you to choose between The Scattered Pages, Tody Castillo, O Pioneers!!! and Satin Hooks. Don't worry, though, there's still plenty of recommended rocking early in the day, so you won't miss more than you'll see (ok, actually, you will miss more bands than you'll be able to catch, but we didn't want to sour the mood anymore than it already was). Here's what we suggest:

4PM
Dizzy Pilot @ Bar Bollywood

5PM
The Jonx @ Hard Rock Cafe
Peekaboo Theory @ Bar Bollywood

6PM: Eat Dinner

7PM
Insect Warfare @ Slainte

8PM
The Scattered Pages @ Venue
Tody Castillo @ Bar Bollywood
O Pioneers!!! @ Grasshopper
Satin Hooks @ Live

9PM
Spain Colored Orange @ Venue
Arthur Yoria @ Silante
Sharks & Sailors @ St. Pete's Dancing Marlin
The Dimes @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Bring Back the Guns @ Grasshopper

If you're like us, you have no idea where any of these bars are. The print version of this week's press has a map (the clubs are all pretty much along Main, as in the past) that you should grab if you see one lying around. If the weather holds, it could be a good day, in spite of having to decide from among some of our favorites.

PS - Take a look back at the ragin', with our Flickr file of photos from all the VIP action at the 2005 showcase (the year with all the tite rap acts in Verizon). We don't like to look at these, actually, as most of these folks have left the city now. FTTHD.