South By Southwest 2011

AOL/Spinner just announced [lastfm]Bright Eyes[/lastfm], [lastfm]The Vaccines[/lastfm], and [lastfm]The Dodos[/lastfm] will perform during the Pop-Up Show Series, which will see the bands play free gigs at “undisclosed and unexpected locations” across Austin.

Each performance location is announced 12-24 hours prior to the gig, and so far only [lastfm]The Vaccines[/lastfm]‘ location has been released – find out where to see them

Last year’s Pop-Up Series saw [lastfm]Rogue Wave[/lastfm], [lastfm]Broken Bells[/lastfm], Rival Schools, and [lastfm]VV Brown[/lastfm] rocking Lance Armstrong’s bike shop, a parking garage, the Gas Pipe Emporium and a Mexican restaurant, respectively. Each gig is free and first come first serve, so make sure you keep checking AOL Music’s SXSW hub for up-to-date information.

[lastfm]The Vaccines[/lastfm] recently stopped by the Last.fm Discover studio for an exclusive interview, check out the first of four parts here:

Watch the rest of the interview here:

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Read more about SXSW at Spinner

For more exclusive live performances and interviews, keep checking Last.fm Discover