Faster Than Sound: Triangulating SXSW Music Online

Artist, industry, and local representatives break down the fest

"...The Artist: Connie ConstanceBritish Music Embassy Tue., March 16, 5-6pm CH 1..."

March 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Adds the Chats, Boyo, Babeheaven, and Bongeziwe Mabandla

Artists broadcasting from “unusual, as well as iconic, settings”

"...announcement begins bringing into focus South by Southwest’s virtual music festival. Showcases stream via TV apps, laptops, and phones,..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...SXSW Music's opening ceremony unfolds with classical artist Dasom Baek,..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites over 1,400 artists to play on more..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Demi Lovato Doc Opening SXSW Film 2021

Punk icons, serial killers, wrestlers, and comedy in movie list

"...Music, film, and a social conscience have always underpinned SXSW,..."

Jan. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Review: Yard Act, Do Nothing, Squid, and the Art of the British Post-Punk Soliloquy

SXSW Music’s bread-n-butter: cutting edge UK rebellion

"...To borrow a parlance from 2021 featured speakers Desus & Mero, “the brand is strong”..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Spotlight: Kareem Ali

House music producer is crafting sober dance parties and beats kids can brush their teeth to

"...Ali is kind of wholesome. He’s a Phoenix-based house music producer who believes in enjoying the music sober, and..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music Spotlight: Chief Cleopatra

The expressive soul-rock singer from Corsicana grows new roots in Austin

"...After a canceled SXSW 2020 and an online 2021 reinvention, the sentiment carries..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Morgan-Taylor Thomas

SXSW Music Spotlight: Jackie Venson

The native ATX guitar-slinger's supersonic boom

"...entertainers. Jackie Venson proved no exception. Only where most musicians postponed releases, the native ATX guitar slinger, multi-instrumentalist, and..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Review: Finland – The Happiest Country in the World – Presents the Showcase Must Go On

“South by Southwest, I said put your fucking hands up!”

"...Today, March 19, 2021 – 53 weeks to the day COVID closed Austin,..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Panel Recap: The Future of Women in Music 

“This is not a very glamorous and sexy job”

"...Women artists dominate pop music, but behind the scenes, progress comes more slowly. A&R..."

March 16, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Music Spotlight: Sloppy Jane

An avant-garde record that journeys from the center of the earth

"...For their last album, 2021’s Madison, Sloppy Jane dragged a piano and a string..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote

Shotgun Willie brings a few hundred friends to the virtual stage

"...weed entrepreneur, martial arts black belt, and now a SXSW Online 2021 keynote speaker? Willie Nelson, that's who (oh,..."

Jan. 13, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...10am: Opening Remarks: Befriending the Breath — Featured Session Start SXSW Online off on the right foot with Austin's Yoga..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

SXSW Reveals First Speakers for 2021 Fest

Climate, cannabis, and creativity featured in initial drop

"...We already know what the all-digital SXSW 2021 won’t look like; that is, SXSW Online won’t..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

Gaming Takes Center Stage at SXSW with Reggie Fils-Aimé, Ninja

New round of speakers includes Jordan Peele's favorite composer

"...With 2022 just around the corner, SXSW has expanded its speaker lineup for its return to..."

Dec. 7, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Co-Founder Roland Swenson Changes Roles

CEO becomes executive chairman in leadership shuffle

"...More movement at South by Southwest: Two weeks after..."

Oct. 24, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Jason Isbell, Michael Dell and More to Speaker List

Tech scene and politics get speaker slots, plus WTF is Web3?

"...only seven weeks before it makes its in-person return, SXSW's speaker list gets longer today with the announcement of..."

Jan. 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Films and Shows at SXSW by Austin Residents and Veterans

Fill your schedule with ATX @ SXSW

"...Dear Mr. Brody Keith Maitland's followup to SXSW 2016 critical and audience smash Tower pulls apart the..."

March 5, 2021 Screens Feature

Shawn Mendes, Gunna, Young Thug, and Kygo to Perform at Moody Amphitheater for SXSW

Three-day concert series takes over Waterloo Park March 17-19

"...In the most big-name South by Southwest-week music announcement to hit thus far in 2022, a concert..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Releases V-I-R-T-U-A-L 2021 Music Roster

Sorry, Didirri, Connie Constance highlight global drop

"...South by Southwest laid out an initial roster of music acts playing their first ever virtual festival, running March..."

Jan. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...many on our tireless (okay actually very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Day three of South by Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

With the Music Lineup Rolling Out, South by Southwest 2022 Finally Feels Real

Maxo Kream, Monaleo, W.I.T.C.H., and Vitreous Humor highlight drop

"...days until South by Southwest hits. With today’s initial music lineup – including street poet Maxo Kream, glam punks..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...11–20, South by Southwest adds 323 acts to the music lineup. The second artist list leads with Brazilian futurist..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...As ever, SXSW has been impelled to augment its predominantly indie hip-hop..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...mean we're done with some of the selections from 2021. Here's our guide to some of the best movies..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...I’m in the overlap. You’re in it, too, right? SXSW is definitely in it...."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Tom Petty, Folk Horror Lead SXSW Audience Awards

The Fallout is this year's big winner

"...The people have spoken. The SXSW 2021 Audience Awards have been announced, and it's a..."

March 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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