12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

Parisian songstress specializes in openly romantic and discotheque-ready pop

"...when their alluring demos hooked the interest of Sony/ATV Music Publishing back home in France. The resulting EP (see..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

“The banjo is such an interesting instrument because it’s like a musical id and ego”

"...something wholly unique. It's not unlike the arresting, atmospheric music she and Johnston craft as Little Mazarn...."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Live: Durand Jones & the Indications, Jamila Woods

Old souls, new faces

"...in Louisiana before moving to Bloomington, Ind., to study music. He earned a graduate degree in classical saxophone and..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music: Must-See Singer-Songwriters

Ryan Adams, Robyn Hitchcock, Neko Case, and the next generation of solo strummers

"...9pm; Thu. 16, St. David's Bethell Hall, 11pm American Music Club president, Bay Arean Mark Eitzel released his newest..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Music: Iggy Pop

More “Funtime” from the king of punks

"...Michigan’s most famous Osterberg made his SXSW debut 20 years ago with a free show at..."

March 17, 2016 Music Post by Greg Beets

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

Singer-wongwriter Michael Winningham on the story behind his genre-fusion debut, Ryou Cannon

"...Beyond SXSW commitments, Palo Duro will continue with Winningham shooting videos..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music: Luck Reunion

Anything can happen in Willie World!

"...The Luck Reunion attracts such an impressive gathering at SXSW that it’s grown into an Americana brand. Now hosting..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Interview: Ayelle

Nomadic musician tracks where she's been through her songs

"...in London, the 24-year-old songwriter melts together R&B, electronic music, and Swedish pop on 2018 EP Slow Clap, dedicated..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Music Interview: Fontaines D.C.

How frontman Grian Chatten worked his childhood in Dublin into debut album Dogrel

"...Grian Chatten studied songwriting in college, but doesn't much..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Interview: Pink Sweat$

How a color inspires R&B artist David Bowden’s work

"..."As a new artist in this climate of music, there are a lot things you're competing with," says..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music Interview: Body Type

Sydney-based band turns heartbreak to community in recent EP

"...Given the dire state of Sydney's music scene, Sophie McComish can't wait to get to Austin..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

SXSW Music Review: Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational

A new generation of jazz stars is born

"...Last year, the SXSW Jazz Re:Freshed showcase for UK jazz acts filled Emo’s..."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

ATX siblings make refreshingly breezy R&B

"...group's individually styled, electro-pop meets hip-hop unity. The bloodline music-making began when Chris molded a middle-school-aged Troy into his..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

This fuzzy rock fourpiece is the first to admit – they’re better live

"..."All of us just really like playing music," bottom-lines Thompson...."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

Pivotal Punk at SXSW Music

Don't miss this gang of 10

"...the Pop Group. A sustained burst of verbal and musical bile characterizes Idles' debut LP Brutalism, the angriest British..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Interview: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

Blue-eyed soul wunderkind keeps screwing his life up and writing about it

"...Two weeks after that, they will be showcasing at SXSW. And just the night before, the group debuted at..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Tuesday SXSW Music Picks & Sleepers

"...up studio (and stage) time in Los Angeles, with SXSW as the official coming-out party. – Kahron Spearman..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Music Fest Creative Director Brent Grulke Dies

Onetime 'Chronicle' music editor succumbs to a heart attack

"...South by Southwest Music Festival Creative Director Brent Grulke, 51, died of a..."

Aug. 13, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Review: Shao

Dark, ominous, electronic “sound design”

"...passport today,” he explained as London’s Jaguar spun house music to a happily churning, full dance floor...."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music Interview: Daniel Brandt

Suit-and-tie techno artist talks about his musical influences

"...album, 2018's Channels, is similar to the handmade dance music he created in Berlin-born trio Brandt Brauer Frick, while..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

18 International Frontwomen at SXSW Music

"...that could only come out of a trained jazz musician...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Music Interview: Dawg Yawp

Where sitar meets American folk song

"...met at a high school choral concert. The two musically minded friends ultimately wound up at Boston’s Berklee College..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Music Panel: Jessica Hopper

Facing the industry’s “baseline condition” of sexism head-on

"...Pitchfork, Rookie, and is now the editorial director of music at MTV, can count herself as one of the..."

March 18, 2016 Music Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW Music Review: Kokoko!/Bixiga 70/Jojo Abot

Afro tsunami lays waste to Sixth Street world music hub

"...of the hundreds of international artists that travel to SXSW each year for a rare U.S. date. Flamingo Cantina’s..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music Review: Rico Nasty/Tierra Whack/Dreezy

Three of the many women in hip-hop clawing new self-expression

"...Brooklyn rapper, born Maria Kelly, perform to a modest SXSW crowd unsure of what to make of the nü..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Music Interview: Lonnie Holley

Alabama-born artist and musician explains his process

"..."We can be on the playground of foolishness for..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

SXSW Music Review: A Tribute to Blaze Foley

Ethan Hawke’s film spotlights ATX Eighties grit

"...SXSW Film outpaced the conference’s corresponding Music and Interactive festivals..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Review: Garden & Gun Showcase

Are you ready for the country (revolution)?

"...Southern living magazine Garden & Gun to put together SXSW’s most packed showcase of emergent, wide-ranging Americana...."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Review: Pussy Riot

Russians protest employing political techno

"...chaos, a mental mugging. The first of two official SXSW showcases from Muscovites Pussy Riot, Tuesday evening at the..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

Late Sixties pop with a surprising bite

"...The product of a musical family in the coal-mining town of Maitland, Monaro moved..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

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