SXSW Unveils Third Artist List

South by Southwest continues to stack emerging talent for its 2019 Music conference with this morning’s cull of 300 artists that’s thick with Austin buzz acts – Molly Burch, Abhi the Nomad, the Teeta – and international intrigues including Dublin song crafter Hillary Woods and progressive alt-Africa group Kokoko!

The 33rd annual convergence, March 11-17 throughout the Texas state capital, also sent invitations to Azniv Korkejian, aka song whisperer Bedouine; D.C. DIY specialists Priests; increasingly experimental Swedish rapper Yung Lean; and NYC garage-punk hook mongers Mystery Lights, stars of Daptone subsidiary Wick Records. Combined with a previous list that came out in November, this reveal brings SXSW’s running total to nearly 700 acts.

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, who released a new album called Rocket last year, also appear on today’s announcement, as do NYC post-punk cult act the Bush Tetras, Centro-matic and Marie/Lepanto song-stirrer Will Johnson, and Bella Union crew E.B. the Younger, featuring Eric Pulido of Midlake.

Taiwanese post-rockers No Party for Cao Dong book passage on a wave of sold-out shows, while Jvcki Wai rides high on new single “Finish Line” with fellow South Korean rapper Jay Park. Other global teases claiming a spot at SXSW 2019 include Dutch art-pop soloist Bea1991, who’s gotten a co-sign from Dev Hynes; Ireland’s smooth grungers Fangclub; Ghanaian rapper M3nsa; Berlin synth-pop krautrocker Sofia Portanet; and Melbourne electronic duo Two People.

Stateside names looking to turn ears in March include magic singer Erin Rae, emotionally compelling indie rockers Illuminati Hotties, Father/Daughter Records pop savant Sir Babygirl, and Americana captivator Esther Rose from New Orleans.

Meanwhile, SXSW’s third list represents the largest inventory of Austin artists, showcasing: AAerial, Being Dead, Buhu, the Bvtcher, Critical Assembly, Death of a Dream, DJ Confucius Jones, the Dojo, Fire from the Gods, Hikes, Invoke, Jeff Lofton, Jon Dee Graham, J Soulja, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Los Coast, the Lagoons, Lou Rebecca, Lug, Mama Duke, Moving Panoramas, Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, Rebecca Loebe, Superfónicos, Tarik Hassan, Tetractys, Thalea String Quartet, Ume, and Zack Varner.

Scan the complete new inventory of showcased artists at South By:

AAerial (Austin)

Abhi the Nomad (Austin)

Alex Francis (Hitchin, England)

Ali aka Mind (Bogotá, Colombia)

Alice Phoebe Lou (Berlin, Germany)

Ambe (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Anemone (Montreal, Canada)

Angie McMahon (Melbourne, Australia)

Another Michael (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Another Sky (London, England)

Anteros (London, England)

Aquarian Blood (Memphis, Tenn.)

Arranquemos del Invierno (Concepción, Chile)

Azultrabuco (Bogotá, Colombia)

Bad Moves (Washington, D.C.)

Bad Sounds (Bristol, England)

Bailen (New York, N.Y.)

Bambara (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Barrie (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Bea1991 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Bedouine (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Being Dead (Austin)

Beshken (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Big $wift (Downey, Calif.)

Big Bliss (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Big Joanie (London, England)

Billy Strings (Nashville, Tenn.)

The Blank Tapes (Los Angeles, Calif.)

The Blinders (Manchester, England)

Blinky Bill (Nairobi, Kenya)

Buhu (Austin)

Bush Tetras (New York, N.Y.)

The Bvtcher (Austin)

Carmouflage Rose (Brisbane, Australia)

Carrion Kids (Mexico City, Mexico)

Cassandra Jenkins (New York, N.Y.)

Cassia (Macclesfield, England)

Charlotte OC (Blackburn, England)

Chasing Nomads (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Chicarica (Santiago, Chile)

Chucky Trill (Houston)

Cimafunk (Havana, Cuba)

Clavvs (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Cnvs [Canvas] (Querétaro, Mexico)

Co34pt (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England)

Colores Santos (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Control Top (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Cosme (Guayama, Puerto Rico)

Critical Assembly (Austin)

Cure For Paranoia (Dallas)

Cutesylvania (Flint, Mich.)

Cypress Moreno (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Danger Grove (Loveland, Colo.)

Dan Marshall (Guadalajara, Mexico)

DannyBrasco (Nuevo León, Mexico)

Death of A Dream (Austin)

Deep Cuts (Houston)

The Desert (Bristol, England)

Desorden Público (Caracas, Venezuela)

Dhira Bongs (Bandung, Indonesia)

DJ Confucius Jones (Austin)

DJ Paypal (Charlotte, N.C.)

DJ PH (Johannesburg, South Africa)

The Dojo (Austin)

Donna Missal (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Doomsquad (Toronto, Canada)

Dopey’s Robe (Vancouver, Canada)

Drinker (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Dwellers (Salt Lake City, Utah)

E.B. the Younger (Denton)

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Austin)

Edna & the Musicians (Cuauhtémoc, Mexico)

Efya (Accra, Ghana)

Elisapie (Montreal, Canada)

Eliza Shaddad (London, England)

Eme Alfonso (Havana, Cuba)

Emilia Ali (Boston, Mass.)

Emma Elisabeth (Berlin, Germany)

Erin Rae (Nashville, Tenn.)

Esther Rose (New Orleans, La.)

Fangclub (Dublin, Ireland)

Faux Ferocious (Nashville, Tenn.)

Feefa (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Fernanda Takai (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)

Ferris & Sylvester (London, England)

Fire from the Gods (Austin)

Fruit & Flowers (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Furutori (Shimokitazawa, Japan)

Gabylonia (Caracas, Venezuela)

Georgia (London, England)

Geowulf (London, England)

Ghostly Kisses (Québec, Canada)

Ghxst (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Girl Skin (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Glass Caves (Leeds, England)

Go Cactus (Mallorca, Spain)

Golden Vessel (Brisbane, Australia)

Good Fuck (Chicago, lll.)

Grace Carter (London, England)

Grace Turner (Newcastle, Australia)

Greenwave Beth (Sydney, Australia)

Grubby Little Hands (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Grün Wasser (Chicago, Ill.)

Harmony Byrne (Melbourne, Australia)

Heartstreets (Montreal, Canada)

Henry Brun & the Latin Playerz (San Antonio)

Hijos (San José, Costa Rica)

Hikes (Austin)

Hilary Woods (Dublin, Ireland)

Honey Harper (Atlanta, Ga.)

Honyock (Sacramento, Calif.)

The Howl & the Hum (York, England)

Hunkpapa (Belfast, Ireland)

Illiterate Light (Harrisonburg, Va.)

Illuminati Hotties (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Indigo Sparke (Sydney, Australia)

Intertwine (Bergen, Norway)

Invoke (Austin)

Irata (Greensboro, N.C.)

It Was Romance (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

J.Patron (Bogotá, Colombia)

Jag (Los Angeles, Calif.)

James Vickery (London, England)

Jazzrausch Bigband (Munich, Germany)

Jeff Lofton (Austin)

Jess Williamson (Los Angeles, Calif.)

J Fernandez (Chicago, Ill.)

Jojo Abot (Volta Region, Ghana)

Jon Dee Graham (Austin)

Jony Beltran (Acuña, Mexico)

Josin (Freiburg, Germany)

J.S. Ondara (Nairobi, Kenya)

J Soulja (Austin)

Just Loud (Atlanta, Ga.)

Jvcki Wai (Seoul, South Korea)

Kalan.frfr (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Kalu & the Electric Joint (Austin)

Kamaal Williams (London, England)

Kate Teague (Oxford, Mass.)

K Camp (Atlanta, Ga.)

Kevin George (Stamford, Conn.)

Kokoko! (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Komfortrauschen (Berlin, Germany)

Kosha Dillz (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Kucci (Jilin, China)

Kwame (Sydney, Australia)

La Banda Acústica Rodante (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

La Chinga (Vancouver, Canada)

La Etnnia (Bogotá, Colombia)

Lafawndah (London, England)

The Lagoons (Austin)

La Matilda (Bogotá, Colombia)

La Real del Sonido (Bogotá, Colombia)

Larkins (Manchester, England)

La Sonidera (Bogotá, Colombia)

Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires (Birmingham, Ala.)

Lennon Stella (East York, Canada)

Leoniden (Kiel, Germany)

Light Vibes (Stockholm, Sweden)

Lily and Horn Horse (Hudson, N.Y.)

Lily & Madeleine (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Lina Tullgren (Queens, N.Y.)

Lisa Morales (San Antonio)

Liza Owen (London, England)

Lizbeth Roman y Los Duendes Invisibles (Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico)

Lolita de Sola (Caracas, Venezuela)

Los Coast (Austin)

Lou Rebecca (Paris, France)

Lowson (Xiamen, China)

Lug (Austin)

M3nsa (London, England)

Machìna (Tokyo, Japan)

Madam X (London, England)

Madeline Kenney (Oakland, Calif.)

Mahya Veray y Su Trauma (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

Major League Djz (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Malena Zavala (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Mama Duke (Austin)

Manniax (Bogotá, Colombia)

Mansionair (Sydney, Australia)

The Mariachi Ghost (Winnipeg, Canada)

Mayorkun (Lagos, Nigeria)

Melenas (Pamplona, Spain)

Memories in Broken Glass (San Antonio)

Merely (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Mexico City Blondes (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Minke (London, England)

Miss World (London, England)

Molly Burch (Austin)

Monophonicos (Bogotá, Colombia)

Monstruos del Mañana (Mexico City, Mexico)

Moonlover (Melbourne, Australia)

Morabeza Tobacco (Stockholm, Sweden)

Mourning [A] Blkstar (Cleveland, Ohio)

Moving Panoramas (Austin)

Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5 (Austin)

Mundaka (Lima, Peru)

My Brightest Diamond (Detroit, Mich.)

The Mystery Lights (New York, N.Y.)

N7 & Pwap (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Nach (Alicante, Spain)

Nadia Nakai (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Nadia Tehran (Stockholm, Sweden)

Nanook of the North (Gdansk, Poland)

Naomi Wild (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Neblinna (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Nicole Atkins (Nashville, Tenn.)

NineOne# (Xi’an, China)

No Party for Cao Dong (Taipei, Taiwan)

Novo Amor (Cardiff, Wales)

Nutopia (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Odonis Odonis (Toronto, Canada)

Oh, Rose (Olympia, Wash.)

Ohtis (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Omar Apollo (Hobar, Ind.)

Orchards (Brighton, England)

Pablo Dazán (Bogotá, Colombia)

Pablo Trujillo (Bogotá, Colombia)

Papachina (Armenia, Colombia)

Papercutz (Porto, Portugal)

Parker Gispert (Nashville, Tenn.)

Passeport (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Pecker (Nueno, Spain)

Penelope Isles (Brighton, England)

Perro (Murcia, Spain)

PHI (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Phobophobes (London, England)

Pink Sweat$ (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Pip Blom (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Pipo Romero (Cádiz, Spain)

Plastic Picnic (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Pottery (Montreal, Canada)

Priests (Washington, D.C.)

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (Perth, Australia)

Puppy (London, England)

Ratboys (Chicago, Ill.)

Rebecca Loebe (Austin)

Reece (Woodbridge, Va.)

Rick Maguire [from Pile] (Boston, Mass.)

Ric Wilson (Chicago, Ill.)

Ritt Momney (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Rizha (Madrid, Spain)

Robinson (Nelson, New Zealand)

Robot Koch x Delhia de France (Berlin, Germany)

Ross Golan’s the Wrong Man (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Rrucculla (Bilbao, Spain)

Rucci (Inglewood, Calif.)

Run Golden Boys (Mexico City, Mexico)

Saint Lo (Montreal, Canada)

Samini & Band (Accra, Ghana)

San Mei (Robina, Australia)

Seazoo (Wrexham, Wales)

Serko Fu (Monterrey, Mexico)

Sexy Bicycle (Barcelona, Spain)

Shepherds (Atlanta, Ga.)

Simi (Lagos, Nigeria)

Sir Babygirl (Hanover, N.H.)

Sofia Portanet (Berlin, Germany)

Soriah (Portland, Ore.)

Sorry Girls (Montreal, Canada)

Spike Vincent (Sydney, Australia)

Spinn (Liverpool, England)

Ssali Moses Bebe Cool (Ntinda Kampala, Uganda)

Steady Holiday (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Stefan Wesolowski (Gdansk, Poland)

The Stitches (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Stuck in the Sound (Paris, France)

Superfónicos (Austin)

Surfbort (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Tarantist (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Tarik Hassan (Austin)

Tatiana Hazel (Chicago, Ill.)

The Teeta (Austin)

Tempsst (London, England)

Tetractys (Austin)

Thaiboy Digital (Bangkok, Thailand)

Thalea String Quartet (Austin)

The Cold Stares (Evansville, Ind.)

Thumpasaurus (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Tika (Toronto, Canada)

Tim Atlas (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Tribade (Barcelona, Spain)

Tufan Derince (Diyarbakır, Turkey)

Twen (Boston, Mass.)

Two Medicine (Denton)

Two People (Melbourne, Australia)

Ume (Austin)

Ushbebe (Aladja, Nigeria)

Vector (Lagos, Nigeria)

Virgin Pool (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Vivii (Stockholm, Sweden)

We & the Machines (Quito, Ecuador)

Wild Moccasins (Houston)

William the Conqueror (Newquay, England)

Will Johnson (Austin, Ill.)

Wives (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Wohl (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Xenia França (São Paulo, Brazil)

Yung Lean (Stockholm, Sweden)

Yves Jarvis (Montreal, Canada)

Zack Varner (Austin)