Austin Music Office Expands Musician Payment for Certain City-Sponsored SXSW Events

$200/hour rate newly applied to DAWA and EQ Austin showcases

"...The city first sponsored a SXSW showcase held by Spaceflight Records last year at Auditorium..."

March 17, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

SXSW Film Review: TransMilitary

Doc provides a compelling platform for transgender service members

"...The ban was lifted in 2016, but the film’s ending adopts extra urgency when it..."

March 11, 2018 SXSW Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Music: Must-See Metal

11 headbangers

"...lighten their blackened groove-thrash hybrid with caustic wit on 2016 EP Let's Start a Cult. "No Time for Numb..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Bryan Rolli

SXSW Music: Must-See R&B

Rhythm and blues and everything in between

"...Valhalla, 11pm London singer-songwriter Lookman Adekunle Salami's debut LP, 2016's Dancing With Bad Grammar, connects the dots from Bob..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music: Frankie Cosmos/Porches

Back-to-back paramour indie

"...In spite of that, the unfussy, sincere songwriting and..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Libby Webster

Wednesday SXSW Showcases

"...A Korean chart fixture since 2014 debut, their back-to-back 2016 singles "I Miss You" and "Taller Than You (1cm)"..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Saturday SXSW Showcases

"...and unremitting energy. Among the favorite performers at Carnival 2016, stylish vocalist Isasha brings a positive and political message..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Film Review: Fantastic Lies

ESPN documentary revisits Duke lacrosse case

"...by the system was the one to tell in 2016...."

March 14, 2016 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Final SXSW List: No. 10

Nas, Vince Staples, Lucius, and 198 more

"...Badu was announced earlier this week as an official SXSW showcaser, headlining Mohawk on Wednesday, March 16...."

March 4, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

As Trump Consolidates Power, SXSW Focuses on Fate of Democracy

Kings, courts, and creative dissent

"...formed in the wake of Trump’s first election in 2016, sued the administration alongside a coalition of nonprofit organizations..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The SXSW Keynote by Elon Musk Is James Adomian's Future Shtick

A satirical look at what lies ahead for humanity, as the SpaceX founder might envision it

"...Elon Musk was tossing out during his appearance at SXSW 2018, yes?..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar Top SXSW Candidate Cavalcade

“Conversations About America’s Future” collab with Texas Tribune

"...Leading the presidential pack at SXSW will be senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, along..."

Feb. 25, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Garth Brooks to Keynote SXSW

DMC, Warren G, and T.I. also added as conference speakers

"...Music Unlimited. Remember that much of what happens at SXSW is determined by commercial roll-outs such as Neil Young..."

March 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...showcases to start off right the first night of SXSW Music. The rest of our SXSW Music preview will..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature

SXSW List No. 7

Music fest drafts Dion, Børns, Sun Kil Moon, Faust and 143 more

"...Of the dueling factions of Faust (b.1971), SXSW welcomes the version led by founders Jean-Hervé Péron and..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Keynote 2: James Prince

Hip-hop mogul sets the record straight?

"...Together, the pair constitute the second SXSW Music Conference keynote announcement after David Bowie producer Tony..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music: First Band List of 2016

Initial names for (154) and days remaining until (146) March madness

"...SXSW’s first culls generally arrive low frills, here Tuareg guitarist..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Keith Urban Announces SXSW Show

Superstar follows up 2017’s Garth Brooks appearance

"...2016’s Ripchord achieved platinum status. His 10th studio LP, Graffiti..."

March 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...Chairlift 9pm, YouTube@CoppertankAmong the last-minute additions to this year's SXSW, this Brooklyn (by way of Boulder) synth-pop duo boasts..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

SXSW List No. 6

Ghostland struts, Suzanne Vega strums, Pat Benatar speaks

"...To last week’s name download, add:..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Omni Loop

Woman stuck in time reckons with life choices

"...Omni Loop, written and directed by Bernardo Britto (2016’s Jacqueline Argentine), begins as a straightforward science fiction, another..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

SXSW Music Spotlight: Ural Thomas & the Pain

Portland soul singer gets his second act

"...for a series of comeback shows. Two LPs follow, 2016’s Ural Thomas & the Pain and 2018’s The Right..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Austin Powell

SXSW Film Review: Offseason

Mickey Keating goes to the coast for cosmic horror

"...for playing with classic tropes. Much as his 2015 SXSW Midnighter Pod keyed in to an alien X-Files episode..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

13 Jazz Acts to Help You Keep Cool at SXSW

"...star Nubya Garcia, who killed it at the label's SXSW showcase last year. There's more to the London septet..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left

AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits

"...society to value and even “idolize” cynicism during Saturday’s SXSW interview with The Intercept’s Senior Politics Editor Briahna Gray...."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Bedroom Zhu goes global

"...ago. The name sourced from a friend's typo in 2016 long stood as the recent UT master's grad's only..."

March 8, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Neil Lord, putting the bam in ambient

"..."Those were recorded during the 2016 election and simultaneously with a breakup, so I was..."

March 8, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Panel: Film + Storytelling in a Politically-Charged Era

The mission hasn't changed, but the urgency has

"...discussions. With over 60 million viewers, Before the Flood (2016) was one of the most viewed documentaries in history...."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Tinu Thomas

SXSW Music Jazz Sampler

Psychedelic, post-bop, Latin-inflected, and more: 11 jazz artists

"...London drummer Moses Boyd wowed improvisational music fans during SXSW's UK jazz showcase last year behind a spectacular set..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Weako

"...confirmed panelists, who are known in their field, to SXSW Eco ["Future Perfect," News, Oct. 7] and solicited support..."

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