SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...Waters will make a keynote speaker appearance at the 2020 conference, South by Southwest rolls out another 210 performers,..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Taps Baby Rose, Heart Bones & Laundry Day

108 more acts added to music fest

"...Southwest focuses back on the slow pour of their music talent pool. Highlighting today’s list: buzzing R&B voice Baby..."

Feb. 13, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds Glass Animals, Girlpool & Black Lips

Artist roster expands by 162 acts

"...Three weeks out and South by Southwest’s Music festival is coming into focus. Schedules emerged, day party..."

Feb. 27, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW

118 new acts added to Music roster

"...One month from now, South by Southwest unleashes Music week. As of this morning, that now includes indie..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...Roger Waters has signed on as South by Southwest Music’s first keynote speaker of 2020. The singer, bassist, and..."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Schedules Supernatural Retrospective, Stephen Colbert, and More

2020 fest adds Samantha Bee, Diplo, Jack Dorsey, Disney Imagineers

"...Impala, 'cos the Winchester boys are coming to town. SXSW has just announced that Misha Collins, and Austin's own..."

Jan. 13, 2020 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW, Tribune, CNN Present the Rest of the 2020 Presidential Pack

Six candidates in search of the voters, plus a Trump surrogate

"...the valley of the margin of error, came the 2020 zero-to-1%-ers on Sunday. At the “Conversations on America’s Future”..."

March 11, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bob Odenkirk, M. Night Shyamalan to Speak at SXSW

Plus Jim Belushi on weed and T Bone Burnett on surveillance capitalism

"...Wolfe Herd will return to South by Southwest in 2020, this time as a keynote speaker. The CEO and..."

Dec. 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Iconic Rocker Kim Gordon, Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Lead SXSW 2020 Lineup

Fixer Upper power couple Chip & Joanna Gaines also join fest

"...Cross-creative industry conference South by Southwest, which holds its..."

Sept. 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stacey Abrams, Beastie Boys to Speak at SXSW

Nile Rodgers, Gwyneth Paltrow and more join the roster

"...Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate (and putative 2020 presidential hopeful) Stacey Abrams and The L Word creator..."

Feb. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Laura Jane Grace Finishes Media Therapy to Concentrate on Music Again

Catching up with the singer, activist, and Against Me! and Devouring Mothers bandleader

"...Calling the Chronicle on Valentine's Day, Chicago-based music icon Laura Jane Grace recently emerged from a reflective..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Stephen Colbert, Diplo, and the NSA’s Director of Cybersecurity, SXSW diversifies its music lineup with the largest artist list..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Moonlight Director Returns to SXSW

Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins part of first speaker list for 2018

"...Jenkins premiered his first film, Medicine for Melancholy, at SXSW. A decade later, and with an Oscar for Moonlight..."

July 24, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Keynotes, First Speakers

Geneticist, Transparent creator head up first round

"...So SXSW has just made its major announcement about huge changes..."

July 25, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Time for a blur of information. SXSW unleashed their phenomenal list of Midnighters and Midnight Shorts..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Video: Local Music Ambassadors Project ATX6 Prep for Reeperbahn

Or is Hamburg’s red-light district fest prepping for the ATX6?

"...Project ATX6 is an annual music and documentary project exporting six Austin acts to international..."

Jan. 8, 2020 Music Post by Chris Brecht

SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...Five months before South by Southwest kicks off Music week, Mar. 16-22, organizers have dropped a list of..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...SXSW, meanwhile, signed on to premiere his A&E doc Biography:..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...hence. Now that we've all arrived, somewhat limpingly, at 2020, it's the right time to reassess...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...PicksAll showcase times subject to change. Please check official SXSW schedule...."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Austin Bands for Bernie

Bands turn out for Bernie Sanders, plus a dive into the SXSW rumor mill and an expanded lineup for the Austin Music Awards

"...on Sunday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders first thanked the musicians...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out

Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day

"...open daily 4pm-2am. Garrett hopes to begin hosting live music in February...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Demons & Delights – The Art of Billie Buck

Local illustrator makes “Hot Soup” at the relocated Austin Museum of Popular Culture

"...Popular Culture. The show kicks off Sunday, 2-6pm, with music by Antone's Record Shop co-owner Eve Monsees, and continues..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...How Will We Listen to Music in 2020?Austin Convention Center, Wednesday, March 17..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Information Wants to Be Worthless

Money was never the most interesting thing about the Internet. Which is a good thing, since now it's gone.

"...in particular demands a major image rethink. How about "SXSW Cyberspace Terrorist Paranoia"? "SXSW Axis of Evil Global InfoWar"?..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Bruce Sterling

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...to a sweeping view of our city's last concentrated music corridor. It's a panorama of Red River, with a..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound – Sex Bomb to Sister Ray: Recapping Levitation’s Second Downtown Go-Round

Scenes from Austin’s marquee independent music fest

"...first and coldest night of Levitation, carefully arranged myriad music scenes like puzzle pieces on the Downtown map. Berets..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: Being a Good Host

SXSW in full bloom

"...have Mayor Steve Adler onstage for both the Austin Music Industry Awards last Monday, and tonight's Austin Music Awards..."

March 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...to Austin – would provide additional support for local music and the arts. It would also indirectly create a..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

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