Pressed for Time: Stuck in NYC During SXSW

March 19, The Bell House, 149 7th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), Brooklyn, 718-643-6510; 8, $5.

Are you in Austin now for SXSW? I didn’t think so. So maybe you’re missing barbecue and a feeling of belonging to the musical zeitgeist. If so, head to The Bell House, where five young bands who, like you, are also not in Austin are performing.The line-up is varied: Devries is shoegazer pop; Lagoon is elemental operatic shrieks; Kordan is slightly less shoegazey pop (ankle gazey?); and Ghastly City Sleep not only describes my REMs last night but the emotive Radioheadian/Interpolian pop band from Greenpoint.

Bottom Line: Lesser known, not as warm but just as indie and only a 2.25 fare away.