Tag: <span>SXSW</span>

SXSW 2017: Round 1 Artists Announcement

The first 50 artists were announced September 6th as a teaser of the many more to come.  Today’s Round 1 announcement includes over 150 artists. Remember, the deadline for artists to apply for the SXSW 2017 Music festival is October 21st.   The Definitive SXSW 2017 Playlist by @SXSWMF has been created and is up-to-date …

SXSW 2017: First Artists Announcement

It’s here, a sneak peek of the first 50 artists announced for SXSW 2017 (Unofficial Guide).  Artists from all over the world submit to play Official SXSW Showcases for the thousands of music industry professionals, press and fans.  The deadline to submit for SXSW 2017 is Friday October 21. The best are …

SXSW 2017 Playlists

Definitive SXSW 2017 Spotify Top 2 tracks from every artist on Spotify Best of SXSW 2017 The best of the Definite Playlist The Best of SXSW 2017 YouTube  Updated often with the best artists’ videos SXSW 2017 Top 20 Spotify (Best of the Best) – These will be the lesser known phenomenal artists that SXSW is …

SXSW 2016 3/11/2016-3/20/2016, Austin, Photos – Write-up

SXSW has ended. The most wonderful time of year has passed.  Thousands of artists and tens of thousands of SXSW attendees have returned home.  Some have fallen in love with Austin and plan to move here as soon as possible and a few have extended their vacation for a little longer …

Andy Clockwise – SXSW 2016 Top 20

Andy Clockwise has a dark husky voice backed with guitar riffs, each song seems to showcase a different sound, from orchestral strings to new wave synths to disco drum beats. From Wikipedia: Andy Clockwise (Born Andy Kelly) is an Australian-born musician, performer, writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Andy currently resides in Los Angeles. …

Declan Mckenna – SXSW 2016 Top 20

Declan McKenna does indie rock right, polished sounds with emotive vocals and lyrics! From Wikipedia: Declan McKenna (born 24 December 1998) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician best known for winning the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2015. His first single, the self-released “Brazil”, reached number one on …

Magic Giant – SXSW 2016 Top 20

Magic Giant knocks out huge indie folk bangers! From bio: NPR proclaimed, “This L.A. indie-folk band has a festival anthem on its hands,” and since then MAGIC GIANT has moved bodies and souls in over thirty cities across North America this year. They have sold out legendary venues ranging from the Troubadour …

Diet Cig – SXSW 2016 Top 20

Dig Cig’s pop rock sits right on the edge of angst and elation. From bio: Diet Cig is a pop rock band from New Paltz, NY, fronted by Alex Luciano with Noah Bowman of Earl Boykins (Forged Artifacts) on drums. The five charming songs on the debut Over Easy EP, written by …

BANNERS – SXSW 2016 Top 20

BANNERS sings beautiful pop ballads with alluring and haunting vocals! From Wikipedia: Michael Joseph Nelson, known under the stage name Banners (styled as BANNERS), is an English musician from Liverpool. He released his debut EP Banners in January 2016 through Island Records, following three singles released in 2015: “Ghosts”, “Shine a Light” …