If you're not one of the lucky people heading to Austin, TX, for the South By Southwest music conference, you can still listen to music by almost all of the Montreal artists heading south for the event. Instead of our usual overview of weekend shows in Montreal, we've put together two podcasts packed with music by Montreal bands. It's safe to say they capture the diversity and talent of the Montreal scene. And that they rock.

Podcast | Get the podcast here.
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Search | Search the audio on Podzinger.

Song names and band links after the jump.

MP Podcast SXSW Edition, Part One:

The High Dials - The Holy Ground
Malajube - Pate Filo
The Besnard Lakes - Devastation
Priestess - Talk to Her
Krista Muir - Drugging the Drain
Call Me Poupée - Rumba Maniak
Young Galaxy - The Sun's Coming Up and My Plane's Going Down
Pawa Up First - Big Freeze
Creature - It's Over
Land of Talk - Speak to Me Bones

Besnard Lakes photo by Flickr user pppam.