"Thanks for coming, man. Want some bum juice?"
"What the fuck is in this shit?"
"Tampico and Everclear. It's pretty gross."
When they started in 2009, seeing FIDLAR meant showing up to a house party and eventually h…
Sky Ferreira. Act like you don’t already follow her on Twitter – as if you haven’t Googled her, or checked her out on Wikipedia. Now check again. Before you can hit refresh, there might be another paragraph. She's co-wr…
Fresh on the scene and he’s already taken the fashion and hip hop worlds by storm! Pulling from a multimedia and performance art background, Zebra Katz brings a slo-mo dark delivery to his rhymes, which are set over a mi…
Named to the Chicago Tribune's "50 Most Significant Songwriters in the Last 50 Years," Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt has been rapidly ascending from underground cult hero to being widely recognized as …
Ruth Moody is a two-time Juno Award winning singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founding member of the internationally renowned, Billboard-charting trio The Wailin' Jennys, and former lead singer of the Canadian r…
Eliza Gilkyson is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter, who has become one of the most respected musicians in folk and Americana music circles. The Grammy-nominated artist has appeared on NPR, Austin…
Ray Bonneville is a Canadian born, Austin based singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player, who is known for his "loose, darkly funky vibe" (All Music Guide).
His Red House release Goin' By Feel was named on…
With her Red House Records debut release, Call It My Garden, Carrie Elkin has emerged as one of the defining new voices in the world of Texas singer-songwriters, being celebrated by Texas Music Magazine as one of their a…
Dale Watson is a honky tonk hero and country music maverick, a true outlaw carrying on where Waylon Jennings left off. A member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, he stands alongside Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Ge…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will headline this year’s festival, along with Brit-rocker Jake Bugg, Mercury Prize winners Alt-J, NYC MC Joey Bada$$ & more. Plan for an unforgettable musical lineup on 2 stages, free food, drink…
Dj Rapid Ric has been DJing for 16 years, in over 36 countries, and has been producing for artists like B.O.B. Ric resides in Austin, Texas but owns & engineers at his nearby Houston locale, DMG Studios. www.whutitdew.…
BLKHRTS are a force of nature. Their live show is like a hurricane slamming into a shoreline at a thousand miles an hour or an avalanche triggered by barbaric yawp. King Foe, one third of the Velociraptor-voiced Denver r…
Over the past few years , The Doppelgangaz have gone from obscurity (Orange County, New York) to taking their unique sound all over the world. They have managed to do so while still having time to write, produce, dumpste…
The Cowboys, the Grassy Knoll, J.R. Ewing, the Stanky Leg… Dallas, Texas, is known for lots of things. Progressive, forward-thinking hip-hop has, until now, not been one of them. That’s all starting to change, thanks to …
Hot Sugar makes thrilling, addictive electronic music out of sounds he generates from the world around him. That means there's some very weird, unusual and downright dangerous source material, but more on that later.……
Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, are an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. The collective was founded in the early-1990s by rapper Del tha Funkee Homosapie…
Recently relocated to Oakland, CA from his native Connecticut, DJ Halo has been a DJ/Turntablist for about 15+ years. But if asked Halo would consider it 4 years less as he had significant rehabilitation from a serious a…
Rickolus is a self-taught singer songwriter from Jacksonville Beach Florida. Born Richard Colado, Rickolus has spent over ten years fine tuning his ability to craft witty, artful tunes, which are an energetic and though…
Child Actor's dreamily powerful blend of electronics, R&B and indie rock emerged fully formed in early 2012. By the end of the year, they had signed to rising indie label Fake Four Inc., made half a dozen music videos, r…
louis logic splashed onto the indie rap scene "party foul" style in 1999 with the drinker's anthem "Factotum". He spawned a laundry list of collaborations with artists like Jedi Mind Tricks, MF DOOM, Malik B of the Roots…
Sadistik is not just another rapper, he is an artist in the most honest sense of the word. Hailing all the way from the scenic gloom of Seattle, Washington, Sadistik has quickly gained the hearts and ears of listeners by…
Usually, it’s that you’ve either never heard Myka 9 or you’re given to making fantastic claims about the man and about his virtuosity. Superlatives adhere to Myka, yet he is absurdly under-known for an artist of his stat…
Sonos Studio@SXSW explores the intersection of music, art and tech. Daily programming includes: KCRW Live from 11a-2p. Concerts from 3-8pm includingPoolside, Allah-las, Robert Delong, Sir Sly, Thomas Dybdahl, Chali 2Na, …
Having scalded listeners’ ears with sonic lava on Budos I and stung them with venomous frequencies on Budos II, The Budos Band delivered on their promise to spread the epidemic of “Budos Fever” far and wide with the rele…
If you’re looking for a story that best summarizes the last year in the life of Charles Bradley, you'd be hard pressed to find a better one than the night he and his band showed up in Utopia, Texas to play an outdoor sho…
In 2005, my friend Will, Matt, and I took a trip down south with the intention of filming a documentary about local musicians. A fortunate turn of events lead us to Como, Mississippi and eventually to the kitchen table …
“Vibe is a quintessential element in what I’m going for,” says Menahan Street Band co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and producer Thomas Brenneck. “Vibe, mood and emotion.”
Those three elements are all over The Crossi…
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have come a long way since their humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. On April 6th, 2010, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings marked history with the release of their fourth album, I Learned The …
Diana, a young, attractive teacher at a suburban Texas high school, is well-liked by her students and colleagues. Her life seems to be following the status quo, but in reality she’s having a secret affair with her studen…
A hybrid narrative film with doses of mockumentary, musical comedy and dance film, "Improvement Club" traces a rag-tag Seattle performance group’s attempt to expose the American Revolution’s fatal flaws. When the ensembl…
Jim and Dave are brothers. They haven't seen each other in years, but when their father unexpectedly dies, they're forced to travel down to Branson together to redeem their inheritance; the family's lake home. Upon arriv…
Four sexy college girls plan to fund their spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that’s only the beginning... During a night of partying, the girls hit a roadblock when they are arrested on drug cha…
The bar is three customers deep and the bartenders are in the weeds at the greatest cocktail party since before Prohibition. Two bartenders try to achieve their dreams through bartending. An injured Marine turns his goal…
Three college friends go to the biggest party of the year, each looking for something different: love, sex and a simple human connection. When a supernatural phenomenon disrupts the party, it lights a fuse on what will b…
With wry humor and affection, Simon Ennis’ "Lunarcy!" follows a disparate group of dreamers and schemers who share one thing in common: they’ve all devoted their lives to the Moon. From the former ventriloquist who’s mad…
Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sis…
Terri Hooley is a radical, rebel and music-lover in 1970s Belfast, who opens a record shop calling it "Good Vibrations". Through it he discovers a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s nascent underground punk sce…
Unique, uplifting and heartbreaking, "The Network" is the story of Afghanistan’s first independent television network – TOLO TV – and the family behind it. TOLO TV has grown to be Afghanistan’s largest and most successfu…
Throughout Richard Nixon’s presidency, three of his top White House aides obsessively documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later…
When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destro…
Bringing you 4 days of performances across 2 stages. Discover new music from the latest indie, rock, electronic, hip-hop, R&B, and americana artists. Check out pandora.com/SXSW to RSVP and see the current program line-…
Presented by: Americana Music Association/Pandora (Badges and Wristbands Only)
With his last two albums, 2006’s Grammy-nominated People Gonna Talk and 2008’s The Hard Way, James Hunter delivered a classic yet perpetually modern brand of rhythm and blues that captivated listeners across generations …
Presented by: Americana Music Association/Pandora (Badges and Wristbands Only)
Friendship is at the heart of one of the best albums of the year.
Brother-‐acts like the Louvins, the Everlys, the Delmores, and others have created some of our most memorable music, but every once in awhile that same …
Presented by: Americana Music Association/Pandora (Badges and Wristbands Only)
Richard Thompson’s latest album, Electric, produced by Buddy Miller, comes in what is arguably his most creatively productive period in a career that stretches back some 45 years, back to his emergence as a teen guitaris…
Presented by: Americana Music Association/Pandora (Badges and Wristbands Only)
The title song of Old Yellow Moon may be the concluding track on the first official album-length collaboration between Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, but it actually represents a starting point for this long-anticipa…
Presented by: Americana Music Association/Pandora (Badges and Wristbands Only)
The Mavericks are back. The country-steeped garage band with a Cuban American lead singer, emerged from Miami with their sultry debut that was equal parts innocence, intensity and vintage influences. But time has a way o…
The 2011 Bonnaroo performance by the polyglot Tuscan artist Jovanotti (nee Lorenzo Cherubini) won over American live music fans, critics and industry alike. Among those taken by Jovanotti’s artistry and charisma was the …
BAJOFONDO
Biography
Even though Bajofondo has been a pioneer in what has been known all over the world as “electronica tango”, the group doesn’t consider that this definition is appropriate for their music. It’s…
With rare objection, Café Tacuba is credited far and wide as the preeminent band to have arisen from the rock en español movement of the early '90s. The Mexican four-piece unfortunately isn't well characterized by the ro…
AUSTIN WELCOMES THE WORLD 2013 - The City of Austin proudly welcomes SXSW 2013 Showcasing artists from around the world to play Free and Open to the Public Showcases at their City Hall Plaza.……
AUSTIN WELCOMES THE WORLD 2013 - The City of Austin proudly welcomes SXSW 2013 Showcasing artists from around the world to play Free and Open to the Public Showcases at their City Hall Plaza.……
AUSTIN WELCOMES THE WORLD 2013 - The City of Austin proudly welcomes SXSW 2013 Showcasing artists from around the world to play Free and Open to the Public Showcases at their City Hall Plaza.……
AUSTIN WELCOMES THE WORLD 2013 - The City of Austin proudly welcomes SXSW 2013 Showcasing artists from around the world to play Free and Open to the Public Showcases at their City Hall Plaza.……
Dave Grohl's ascension to legendary status as one of the most beloved and respected figures on the international music scene goes back to his joining the DC-based punk rock band Scream at the age of 17. Three years and m…
The newest addition to the SXSW Music Gear Expo, the App Annex is a place to showcase the most current and innovative music creation apps. From virtual guitars and drums to apps that allow users to DJ, mix and master the…
Are you performing at SXSW, but broke your last pair of drumsticks the night before your showcase? Did you leave an essential cable at home, or need your guitar set-up after unintentionally falling into your drummer’s ki…
The 4th annual SXSW Music Gear Expo is a unique event where manufacturers can market, promote, and connect while having the opportunity to sell guitars, keyboards, amps, drums, effects pedals,
mics, DJ equipment, apps a…
The Fab Four’s global influence from the 1960s to the present is immeasurable and is felt today as much as it was in 1963. Gain—or regain—an appreciation for the Beatles as musicians, composers and iconic figures of our …
Presenters
Bill Flanagan, Robyn Hitchcock, Rodney Crowell, Ron Sexsmith, Bob Santelli
At a radio station, the programming staff meets regularly to decide which new songs they're going to add to their playlist. At these "music meetings," songs are presented that many of the participants are hearing for the…
Presenters
Bruce Warren, Jessica Besack, Jim McGuinn, Liz Mozzocco, Norm Winer, Rob Reinhart, Sean Coakley
The five goals of digital marketing are; Improving your social reach, increasing your fan engagement, identifying and engaging influencers, increasing lead generation, and applying analytics to know what works. Case stud…
EDM has exploded in the U.S.. After years of being a huge force in European music, what has made the music so popular here? Is it the fact that the industry has perfected tapping into the underground and bringing it to t…
Presenters
Ken Jordan, Lee Anderson, Michael Cohen, Richard Bishop, Tim Smith, Jeff Pollack
In the current climate of the music industry, international acts are finding it increasingly difficult to get signed by a label. Join us on a two day workshop where industry experts will give 30 minute lectures on the va…
"The close presence of the woman", Leonard Cohen, singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, unflinching sage and celebrated ladies man has said, was always "a very important element. The presence of the female voice allows my …
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
Presenters
Bret Disend, Eddie Gomez, Heather West, Jesse Lauter, Josh Rabinowitz, Lisa Nupoff, Robert Vickers, Shaun Barrett
"Man, I wish this band had been recorded live because it was really a bad motherfucker," said Miles Davis, legendary trumpeter and bandleader, who managed to shift the course of music several times throughout his career.…
Beginner
Presenters
Bootie Brown, Imani , Meghan Stabile, Nell Mulderry, Vincent Wilburn Jr, Ashley Kahn
There are two main schools of thought about Big Labels/Big Management. It's either the 'they're corrupt dinosaurs and we don't need them' or 'I need someone to back me and make me a star'. If you believe the latter, how …
As was predicted from the earliest days of the internet, curation is becoming a bigger factor in the music marketplace both on and off line. Explore the process in which specific associations and gatekeeper on the landsc…
Presenters
Daniel Seligman, Johanna Rees, Ryan Schreiber, Steve Blatter, Mark Kates
Music is probably the most social form of entertainment consumption. We all know how important music taste is in communicating own identity, forming social connections and ultimately telling others what we're about. In t…
Beyond Spotify and Pandora, a new group of digital music companies are emerging. These companies are bringing together artists, content carriers and labels to create new user experiences, business models and opportunitie…
Presenters
Michael Cerda, Paul Resnikoff, Phil Lang, Tyler Lenane, Mike McGuire
Design-led music technology startup ROLI introduces the Seaboard GRAND, the first application of its breakthrough SEA Interface sensor technology.
The Seaboard is a radically new musical instrument that re-imagines the …
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the rising American rapper/musician duo, will make an appearance at the Music Gear Expo Lounge - sponsored by Jam for iPhone.……
Mobile technologies have enabled music executives to understand as never before how people are consuming music. What people are listening to is just the tip of the iceberg – now, labels can see where they are and even wh…
Presenters
Alex White, Brett Alperowitz, David Lowery, Marie-Alicia Chang, Will Mills
When one takes a close look at the fields of economics and consumer psychology, it becomes clear that nerdy social scientists have plenty to say that is relevant to the music industry. It's entirely possible for musicia…
In an ever changing music business, how does an artist, label, songwriter or publisher stay afloat financially, or better yet, make a profit? What are the new digital tools and services that really make you money? How d…
Presenters
Brandon Martinez, Melissa Goodman, Sara Walker, Sean Glover, Jeff Price
The days of exclusive distribution channels are gone. Today there are countless places to sell tickets through multiple channels and at different prices. Can going wide enhance your marketing reach and allow you to compe…
Presenters
Jim McCarthy, Larry Martin, Mark Achler, Barry Kahn
It's 2013. The amount of options for bands is endless - do you use Pinterest or Google +? Bandcamp or Itunes? Should you try to be on every platform or focus on just a few? Although options are a great thing to have, the…
Presenters
Justin Cornwall, Matt Conn, Mike Wald, Nani Stoick, Zach Hinkle
Music in videogames is now more vibrant than ever. As mobile gaming grows and console games diversify, game developers’ musical needs continue to evolve in exciting ways. Hear from artists, music supervisors, and indie a…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bill Elm, Kristy Gibson, Matt Riley, Raphaella Lima, Kyle Hopkins
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
Presenters
Brett Williams, brian beck, Don DeBiase, Jo Lenardi, Jonathan Weiss, Leah Selvidge, Matt Hanks
What’s the secret behind the Muscle Shoals Sound, and what took place in the studios where world-famous artists such as Clarence Carter, The Rolling Stones, Cher and Paul Simon recorded hit records backed by the now lege…
Presenters
David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Spooner Oldham, Holly George-Warren
In the last twenty years, distribution channels have shifted to digital pipelines and consumer electronics devices have led to consumers wanting access to everything everywhere. Gone is the dedicated home stereo and list…
Presenters
David Chesky, Gunnar Larsen, Jason Rubenstein, Mike Jbara, Vickie Nauman
Music Licensing Pitch Sessions offer all registrants and artists direct feedback from licensing, sync, and music supervision experts. Get a glimpse at the viability of licensing your music for different genres of film, T…
Clive Davis, renowned record producer and music business executive, is currently Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment. Davis has won five Grammys, and worked with the biggest names imaginable in music from …
Take a load off from your poster perusing to hear acoustic second plays from your favorite artists during this set brought to you by SXSW.
Stop by for a set by Luke Sital-Singh at 2:30pm and stick around for He’s My Br…
The Crystal Method, one of America's best known electronic artists with a career spanning nearly 20 years, two Grammy nominations and a platinum selling album, Vegas, under their belts, will be signing autographs at Casi…
Recent years have seen a resurgence of rock poster design. This time around, the poster is both advertisement and artifact, acting as a unique artistic interpretation of a band's music and limited edition merchandise. To…
Presenters
Ahmed Bautista, Geoff Peveto, Luke Drozd, Shepard Fairey, Crispin Parry
Artists make difficult choices in deciding where they fall in the copyright debates. They must strike their own balance between seeing copyright as a way to make money and not wanting to alienate their fans. What measure…
Presenters
Andrew Bridges, Karen Thorland, Kristelia Garcia, Wendy Seltzer, Margot Kaminski
The image of a black woman singing metal rock lyrics or riffing on a lead guitar is rare. The American music world is still at a loss on how to promote these women in a society where the categorization of music is still …
Presenters
Kudisan Kai, Laina Dawes, MilitiA
, Stefaniah McGowan, Sheila Jackson H
You understand the basics of the music business, but are now faced with deciphering the legal wording of contracts. Go through the ins and outs of recording, publishing, management, and distribution agreements. Understan…
Independent record labels are a volatile proposition, relying on the taste and business prowess of their proprietors, and based on artists who can be fickle if not downright perverse. Add in the recent losses in sales of…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Swanson, Josh Rosenfeld, Matthew Kaplan , Pat Carr, Jason Reynolds
Hear about the trials, tribulations and aftermath of band warfare from defendants and plaintiffs willing to share behind-the-scenes details of their high profile legal battles with former band mates. Discover the ramific…
Beginner
Presenters
Anita Rivas Gisborne, Esq, East Bay Ray, Joe Escalante, Neville Johnson, Matthew Belloni
How do consumers receive and experience music? The EMI Million Interview Dataset is the richest and largest music appreciation dataset ever released publicly; a massive, unique, rich, high-quality dataset that contains i…
Kickstarter seems like the EASY button for funding your project. It isn't. Only 50% of Kickstarter projects are funded and there is no margin for error - or a learning curve - the remains of your failed projects will app…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Burdon is one of the most prolific and distinctive voices in rock and roll. Burdon has released nearly 50 records in 50 years, as front man of The Animals and WAR and as a solo act. In…
Hailing from Compton California, Kendrick Lamar has revitalized the West Coast rap scene and the hip-hop game. Making his start in 2003, K.Dot released a string of mixtapes and two acclaimed independent albums, 2010's Ov…
Facebook and Twitter aren’t going to sell out your tour. Fewer stages and higher prices make it hard to get on the road. Since there’s no single solution to your tour marketing strategy, what is the right recipe? With th…
Presenters
Dawn Gates, Jamie Loeb, Jon Romero, Ryan Bitzer, Ashley Capps
Clive Davis, renowned record producer and music business executive, will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of his instant New York Times Bestseller “The Soundtrack of My Life”.……
Panache Booking is a boutique talent agency with offices in Brooklyn and San Francisco that represents over 120 artists from all over the world including Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, The Bug, Mikal Cronin, William Tyler and …
Latin artists face cultural barriers in bringing their music to international audiences. How can we build better bridges between cultures? What impact do matters of language have? Which musical genres translate well, and…
Presenters
Claudia De Heredia, Gabriela Urquiza, Roger Macin, Valerie Miranda, Ahmed Bautista
Learn tips and tricks for synthesis and sampling techniques using Native Instruments Komplete. Course provided by NYC's electronic music production and DJ school Dubspot.……
In 1998 Shawn Fanning, a teenage hacker and programmer, created the code that would become the basis for all peer-to-peer file sharing. Shortly after, Fanning and his business partner, fellow teenage hacker Sean Parker, …
Presenters
Alex Winter, Bill Flanagan, Chuck D, Elizabeth Brooks, J Keyes, Marc Cimino, Paul D Miller (aka DJ Spooky)
The most exciting development in the concert business is the proliferation of music festivals in America. Popular in Europe for years, multi-day events are expanding notably in the US. Get into the nuts and bolts of runn…
Presenters
Bryan Duquette, Charlie Jennings, Jonathan Fordin, Meelo Solis, Todd Sims
New Orleans roots music is one of America’s most enduing regional styles. The city’s brass band, funk and traditional jazz sounds continue to be a wellspring of inspiration and grounding for musicians of many genres, and…
Presenters
Ben Jaffe, Jan Ramsey, Lefty Parker, Truth Universal, Wild Wayne, Scott Billington
What role does music play in a successful advertising campaign? What opportunities are there for artists beyond the licensing of their existing tracks? Industry insiders discuss how music in advertising impacts both the …
Songwriters, recording artists, publishers, record companies, musicians and performers share in the billions of dollars being generated from music being performed and sold worldwide. Royalty and deal making experts take …
The US remains one of the only countries in the world in which the owners of recordings are not compensated when those recordings are played on the radio. Broadcast radio maintains that they are providing free exposure f…
Presenters
Bruce Reese, Curtis LeGeyt, David Macias, Mike Huppe, Glenn Peoples
Stevie Nicks is in the middle of a whirlwind of activity this year. She is the subject of the documentary "In Your Dreams" telling the story of her latest album of the same title, including collaborations with Dave Stewa…
The last decade has seen small group video chat become commonplace. Now, new technologies allow people to create massive online video chat engagements. These new platforms allow you to create VIP backstage experiences at…
Beginner
Presenters
Dan Charnas, Evan Lowenstein, Matt Howe, Steve Gottlieb, Ted Cohen
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. SXSW is a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All are welcome to come to the Safe Ha…
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. SXSW is a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All are welcome to come to the Safe Ha…
If you could bottle the spirit of THE ENEMY and flog it Coventry, UK might just have an export to rival their proud motor industry heritage.
Frontman Tom Clarke, bassist Andy Hopkins and drummer Liam Watts are back wi…
The Sheepdogs built their name on hard work and determination. Having funded their first three albums and early years of touring on their own, this rock and roll band’s momentum began to build exponentially with the rel…
In just a year or so, soulsters Fitz & the Tantrums went from the living room to the main stage. The recipe for meteoric success? Six killer musicians, five dapper suits, irresistible songs, some serendipity and one vint…
Dallas Green, perhaps better known as the man who writes, records, and performs under the moniker of City and Colour, is undeniably one of the biggest groundswell stories in Canadian music.
With 3 JUNOs under his belt…
HEARTTHROB
By Tom Perrotta
It’s hard to have a long career in pop music. Just ask all the one-hit wonders and sophomore slumpers, all the sure things who turned out to be yesterday’s news. It’s hard to keep a band t…
Presented by: Space City Beat Battle: HOU DAT (SXSW FREE SHOW!!!)
Beanz and Kornbread sounds really good right about now. And much like a plate of the Southern favorite side dishes, theres pretty much never a moment when this duo of talented producers/musicians ever dont sound as good …
Presented by: Space City Beat Battle: HOU DAT (SXSW FREE SHOW!!!)
Birthed in Cleveland, Ohio, North America. In Houston, Texas, North America. Living Out Of Sight & Out Of Mind. Coming Down & SippinG Daily. Beating Down Yo Block Making Fridgeratiors Fall. Hit Me Lets Work.……
DJ Amen is not only one of the Bay Area's hottest DJs, he is also one of the most influential tastemakers in California. With a knack for discovering hot new records/talent, Amen is a driving force in West Coast music. H…
Southern Hospitality is a London-based, globally respected DJ collective, club promotions brand, record label and music website. Across the hip-hop, pop and electronic music worlds, Southern Hospitality has become renown…
Some compare them to OutKast, others may see a bit of UGK and some say they are resurrecting the sounds of Bone Thugs N Harmony! No matter how you hear it; Dallas/Fort Worth's Twins Kendrick and Cameron is on the rise...…
Emerging on to the underground Houston scene in 2007, Rai P has been making a name for himself and his promotional company ever since he enrolled at UH. Rai P can be best known for his collegiate parties and nightlife ev…
Pink Dollaz hails from Inglewood, California. Comprised of teen rappers Nilla, Cammy B, Cee Cee and Reese, they are on a mission to prove that female MC’s can make music just as good as males. The group is inspired by mu…
Emerging from the ether as mysterious as he is imposing, Berkeley, CA rapper 100s makes his debut with the project 'Ice Cold Perm'.
Merely a reckless young black man in the eyes of a broken society, 100s has taken it …
Yung Nation is a 18 year old hip-hop duo from Dallas, Texas formed
by Brandon Reed (B. Reed) and Kendall Johnson (Lil Faime). Yung
Nation’s energy, creative rhyme scheme, unpredictable flow, and
their indefinable voca…
An emerging music pioneer of the new D-town (Dallas) sound is producer/ artist Fat Pimp. Mr. Rack Daddy was born in Houston but later relocating to Duncanville, a suburb of Dallas. Fat Pimp, given his moniker by a high s…
ST 2 Lettaz born Stephen Harris has been around the music world for the past decade. One half of the hip hop duo G-Side he has emerged in 2013 on his path to his first debut album, The G...Growth and Development. The alb…
Justin "BeatKing"Riley (born November 24, 1984), is a producer, rapper, and songwriter. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, he enrolled in schools known for musical prestige, and was first exposed to music as a child, pla…
One of the first female MCs to bless the mic with lyrics that embodied both piercing sexuality and brutal storytelling, Memphis' Lola "Gangsta Boo" Mitchell exploded onto the music scene as one of the original members an…
Germany born, Compton, CA raised 26 year old artist Problem is on the fast track to stardom with a string of hits that has Complex Magazine naming him one of the 2012 "10 LA Rappers To Watch Out For.”
Not only is Pr…
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
The popularity of bass-heavy dance music is spreading like wildfire across the world, with many producers crafting their own styles of dubstep, grime and garage. In the city of San Francisco, CA DJ/producer Kastle has cu…
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
Hotly tipped Danish songstress MØ aka. Karen Marie Ørsted is stirring up a buzz throughout the global blogosphere these days. Tastemaker media such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, Fader, Hypetrak and NME wrote about her and …
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
Everything they see is upside down. How else do you explain Bonde do Rolê? They turn Brazilian folk songs into dance tracks, and they make rockabilly replays into haunting taunts. In 2007, when their debut album With Las…
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
Born and raised in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) was an unfocused pupil of classical piano. However, she has come to use this background to create vast textural soundscapes by utilizing liv…
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
Flosstradamus spent the last 8 years breaking new sounds around the globe and becoming club kings in the process. But how do they keep doing it? J2K and Autobot’s knack for flipping your favorite tracks in unexpected new…
Presented by: Check Yo Ponytail/Mad Decent/Fool's Gold: Super Party
Like the mythological 12th Planet (popularized by controversial author Zecharia Sitchin), our 12th Planet flies perpendicular to the system. His beats are off axis and his subsonic frequencies send you into your own orbi…
Sometimes the Brits are just on the cutting edge with everything from music to footwear! FILTER magazine is teaming up with legendary boot brand Dr. Martens to rock out at Bar 96 for two whole days! Share your style with…
Caveman—a five-man vibe collective from NYC—released their first album in 2011. As first
albums go, CoCo Beware was something akin to a moody statement of intent, a blueprint for
a band quickly learning how to create h…
Brooklyn's Hunters music is charged with wild energy -- led by
singers/guitarists Derek Watson and Isabel Almeida. Their guitar melodies and vocals, witch switch rapidly between singing and talking, have been said to …
Uploading bootleg edits of Jeremih and 2 Chainz, and doing an official remix for Lana Del Rey, Cashmere Cat quickly gained thousands of cat-loving listeners online and support from DJ´s like Diplo, A-Trak, Hudson Mohawke…
Chris Reed, also known as Plastician (formerly Plasticman), is a bass music DJ predominantly known for Dubstep and Grime from Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon, UK.
Plastician is unique in that he is res…
Brothers in Law is a three pieces band born from a real relationship connection. Funny enough their music is much more powerful than their (almost) blood connection. Nicola and Giacomo at the guitars and Andrea at the (s…
Glen and Ely played together in Trumans Water from '91-'93. Glen walked up to O at an Olivelawn show 20 years ago and asked if it was ok to tape his set. Jason (from Vytear) recorded Octa#grape in August '12 and joined…
“Everyone are you feeling bad today, ‘cause maybe you should be a little happier,” Asya (“Asy”) Saaverda raps in “Rad,” a song she wrote before hitting her teens, which Cat Power would go on to cover in her live sets. As…
Dikes of Holland is a 5-piece garage punk band from Austin, Tx. Our latest record "Braindead USA" was released in late 2012 on Screamers Records (Paris France). Now if you don't mind my cat Ignatius would like to say a…
Since their first jam together in a small, dirty rehearsal space somewhere in the suburbs of Manchester, the three talented musicians soon found a unique style, "…mixing driving riffs with electronic samples and pulsing …
Hailing from New Zealand’s iconic music city Dunedin, founding Die! Die! Die! members Andrew Wilson and Michael Prain originally cut their teeth in local scene noise bands.
In 2013, having spent the better part of a …
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When you think of Palm Beach, Florida, what comes to mind? Palm trees swaying gently in the balmy breeze? Scantily-clad bikini buxom babes rollerblading down an infinite slab of coral-colored concrete? How about anthemic…
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In November 2009, the members of Adelaide, Australia’s Atlas Genius set about building a studio where they could write and record music for their newly formed band. For two years, brothers Keith, Steven, and Michael Jeff…
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You are currently reading about Frightened Rabbit. They are a band who live in Glasgow and have done for some time. They record in bedrooms, cupboards and kitchens. Anyone can be in Frightened Rabbit. They have played so…
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‘Before we started work on this album, we'd found a new sense of clarity and confidence, not only as a band, but from a personal point of view. We've healed some of our demons, not all of them, but the outcome is that we…
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alt-J (∆)’s name takes a little explaining. Pronounced “alt-J”, the delta sign is created when you hold down the alt key on your computer keyboard and punch ‘J’ on a Mac computer. The symbol has a deeper meaning for the …
“There’s a certain kind of female that occupies a space in which she’s perpetually young and girlish but also wise and worldly. Goldie Hawn is one, and so is Jena Malone. When they’re young, they’re playful but seem ahea…
Gepe is the alias of Daniel Riveros, Chilean musician surprised the press and public after the successful release of their first album "Gepinto" (Quemasucabeza, 2005). The album featured a new reading of folklore through…
Kidnap Kid finds himself alongside the top names in the newly emerging UK “Future Bass” scene. Originally picked up by Sheffield imprint Squelch and Clap and recently signed to Black Butter, Kidnap Kid (aka Matt Relton),…
CAMPO is a musical project and band created by musician and producer Juan Campodonico.
The project mixes indie pop, electro, folk and rock with tango, cumbia and 50´s and 60’s latin music, blending them into an update…
Chris Baio, a passionate lover of dance music with eclectic taste and no allegiance to genre, plays bass in Vampire Weekend. Before that, he ran a radio station, threw basement shows and DJ'd parties at Columbia Universi…
With Little Mountain, Said The Whale has crafted its most adventurous effort yet; venturing into everything from soaring, horn-laden cabaret ("The Reason") to jaggedly syncopated rock ("We Are 1980") and effervescent gui…
Aaron Bergunder started playing electronic music years ago under the moniker KaraokeMF to make silly remixes of his more focused rock band, Colourbook. While it began as more of a joke, as time went on KaraokeMF grew int…
'Earning Keep' as an album and concept came to be over a three year span. Even as Christopher Smith was recording and touring in support of 2010's 'The Beckon Call', the catalyst of change, a greater departure and band b…
Evy Jane is the project of Vancouver-based musicians Evelyn Mason and Jeremiah Klein. Drawing from UK bass, R&B, and psychedelia, the partnership yields beat-smart, hyper-textural pop.
Both Mason and Klein have been i…
The Belle Game´s debut album, Ritual Tradition Habit, begins with bashful guitars, a soft wave of cymbals, and a pair of ambiguous phrases. `Ritual´, a sweetly haunting soundscape, lasts only a few moments before fleshin…
With dub techniques & hip-hop aesthetics as his foundation, Michael Campitelli navigates numerous modes of funk – hypnotic & cavernous one minute, then rhythmically venomous the next, the neck-snap quotient with Calamalk…
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Want to know why they call DJ Hella Yella the Yella Hulk? Just ask the Southern Entertainment Awards and the Austin Chronicle who both voted him as Club DJ of the Year! It’s no question that when DJ Hella Yella is behind…
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Joey Bada$$ is an 18-year old artist from Brooklyn, NY with a unique vision and perspective that seems to be going extinct in the modern musical landscape. A member of the burgeoning hip hop collective Pro Era, Joey and …
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One would be hard-pressed to find another independent rapper more courageously accomplished than Lecrae, lyricist and co-CEO of Reach Records. Truly self-made, the Houston, Texas native has done what the average music ar…
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Quincy Matthew Hanley better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q is an American hip hop recording artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and Interscope Records. Hanley is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alon…
With an early introduction to the world of house and music production at the age of 13, PrototypeRaptor (aka Jonathan Paulsen), now 22, has been a relatively unknown yet consistent force in the realm of electronic music.…
AbdeCaf is the alphabet inverting, recording and performing moniker of 21 year old, Ukrainian born, and Miami based producer Rostislav "Steve" Vaynshtok. Following in the footsteps of producers like Flying Lotus, Clams C…
The underground collective known as M|O|D stands apart from many other up-and-coming electro-producers today. M|O|D is made up Arnold, REWROTE, LiL TExAS, C.Z., and Yung Satan, each of whom has their own distinct sound w…
LOUDPVCK: a musical collaboration between Kenny Beats and Ryan Marks
Kenny Beats
Though he has studied music seriously since age 9, Kenneth Blume began producing his sophomore year in High School. He began to take hi…
Only one DJ in the world can claim to have a global following of millions, while never having left the United States. The story of DJ BL3ND is like none other. It began with his humble upbringing in Los Angeles, Californ…
4 French guys. 10 years. About 350 gigs throughout France, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Spain etc. 3 albums and 2 eps.
These are the current facts and figures of one of the most rocking and active independent rock band …
Manchester’s soulful chanteuse, Josephine, has created a self-reflective debut album which illustrates the many different sides of a fascinating character. Vocally, her prowess recalls ‘the Queen of gospel’, Mahalia Jack…
" I do think Titi Robin is one of the world’s great musicians and visionaries."
Charlie Gillet, BBC-London, 2009
"Titi Robin is probably one of the best known French composer musician in the crossover world music sty…
"Kel Tamasheq" est le quatrième disque de Terakaft. Il est d'abord un hommage au peuple touareg qui souffre depuis la décolonisation (Kel Tamasheq signifie “Les Touaregs”, ou, pour être tout à fait exact, “Ceux qui parle…
Half Greek, half Latin, the words pulled together loosely mean “the beginning of something new.” At least that’s how lead singer Casey McPherson describes the name of the group he fronts. It’s also an apt description of …
“Songs that balance sweet pop hooks with snarling heaviness, equal debts to punk, stoner, shoegaze and alt rock, insane guitar abuse/heroics and an audience awestruck and won over.” – Chromewaves.com
"This band is fu…
More than a decade at Cedar Street, FILTER Magazine’s showcase is a SXSW landmark with some of the best music around. Doors open at 11am, so be sure to arrive early to enjoy the free BBQ and top acts showcasing at SXSW. …
Brooklyn's Hunters music is charged with wild energy -- led by
singers/guitarists Derek Watson and Isabel Almeida. Their guitar melodies and vocals, witch switch rapidly between singing and talking, have been said to …
TOY is a Korg Delta led five-piece formed in 2010. It consists of Tom Dougall (Vox/Guitars), Dominic O’Dair (Guitars), Maxim Barron (Bass/Vox), Alejandra Diez (Synthesizers/Modulation) and Charlie Salvidge (Drums/Vox). T…
Allah Las met while working at the biggest of all the L.A. Record stores, but they became a band in an even more rare and special space—a California basement, dug out somewhere between the mountains and the beach. They …
HANNI EL KHATIB – HEAD IN THE DIRT (INNOVATIVE LEISURE)
When Hanni El Khatib started out, he was just a skater kid playing the world’s worst guitar and singing by himself. Inspired by a long line of determined do-it…
Arabia Mountain, the sixth studio album and fourth Vice Records release by the Black Lips, finds the hell-raising Atlanta quartet digging deep into the roots of their exposed-nerve sound and simultaneously exploring surp…
When you hold the kind of resume that Jessica Dobson does, you have options. You can continue to parlay your role as an established touring musician into enviable gigs that will earn you a paycheck, or you can choose to…
Coming to the attention of 4AD after a clutch of demo tracks went online early in 2012, Indians emerged in a fittingly understated manner, and with Somewhere Else, has made both an assured and majestic debut album.
I…
To hear Pickwick tell it, their popular Myths 7-inch series was merely a group of rough sketches they’d been developing over the previous two years put to wax. That a CD collection of those “demos” held their hometown Se…
Sea Wolf, September 2012
Alex Brown Church covers a lot of geography in his music. As Sea Wolf, his songs weave vivid imagery and lush orchestration into narratives illuminating the emotional diaspora of life, love, l…
Man... Bios kinda suck.
I've been doing these things for so long now, that I feel like just when I have written the mother of all things informative and maybe funny, I go and record a new record. Why does shit always…
Bringing together a killer audio system like DTS and an amazing personal radio app like Slacker together with FILTER magazine to create a SXSW showcase seemed like a match made in heaven! Reap the benefits of three compa…
Hailing from America's center, Omaha-based Icky Blossoms formed in the blizzard of 2011 through friendship, trials and a mutual desire to make art and new music. A brainchild born from the boredom of sitting still. Guita…
"There's a place for us scattered and uprooted peoples," says Sinkane mainman Ahmed Gallab, "a place we can all know as home, with elements of all our homes." That place, as it turns out, is Mars.
On one level, Mars …
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“I suppose it's never enough / you get what you want, then you want what was / but I’d rather worry about my existential crisis / laying on a beach where the sun sets the nicest” – “Get That”
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GSA awards "Midwest Club Dj Of the Year of 2012" and Shadyville Dj Sean Mac is a nationally known and one of the most notable DJs in Chicago.
"Mixtape Mercenary" Dj Sean Mac started spinning in his mother's basement a…
A native of the turbulent Southside of Chicago, Latonya Sampson “Runway Bella”, is a young lady who is determined to share her story through music. From her fresh image to her soulful sound, the 21 year old artist prese…
Bird Bankin Boi born and raised in the Chicago Englewood area started taking over the game at an early age. His unique style and sound gained him national attention appearing on the Apollo in Harlem, New York as a conte…
What do you get when you mix the wit of Sean Price, the comedic approach of DOOM, the unorthodox delivery of the late ODB, the lungs of B-Real, and the life experience of a group home resident hailing from the gritty Chi…
Sometimes you just know. Its not scientific, it’s not mathematics, it’s not even tangible. But sometimes you just know when the next hip-hop superstar arrives. In the five years since he decided to professionally pick u…
Early life
Leonard L. Harris was intrigued by hip-hop at an early age. It seemed to parallel street life & the OG's he witnessed being successful in his 87th Street, south side of Chicago neighborhood. To young Leonard,…
At only 19, Chance The Rapper has generated a buzz larger than many recording artist his senior. Since the Spring 2012 release of #10Day Chance has made several radio appearances including Chicago’s WGCI and POWER92, eac…
Lawless Inc. recording artist Katie Got Bandz dropped her first single "I Need A Hitta" in the summer of 2011, making her one of the premiere females in Chicago's "drill" rap scene. The debut of her mix-tape "Bandz and H…
King Louie Bio
At the end of the day, there is only one-way to create a real musical following: Make good music. Lawless INC. recording artist King Louie has built his buzz from the ground up in Chicago and is transit…
The New York Times described Cheyenne’s 2010 debut, Before Lately, as “sweet without being cloying, weary without hopelessness,” noting the vast space between notes, yet lack of air. Before Lately was a slow-burning, int…
Born in London in 1953, Robyn Hitchcock has written & recorded over 500 songs, including: 'Where Are The Prawns' 'I Wanna Destroy You' 'The Cheese Alarm' 'Sometimes A Blonde' 'No, I Don't Remember Guildford' 'To Be Human…
Aoife O’Donovan
When USA Today predicted that Aoife O’Donovan would soon become “the newest darling of the Americana set”, it had already been true for quite some time. Aoife is renowned for her ability to breathe mag…
Call it Gospel Funk! Or, Psychedelic-Gospel-R&B. In truth, the sound of The Relatives is so much more. Formed in 1970 by veteran Dallas Gospel singer Rev. Gean West and his brother Tommie, The Relatives’ sound bridges th…
With the 10th anniversary of one of his most beloved albums '1972', Josh finds himself in a reflective mood with his songwriting on his new opus, 'The Happiness Waltz'. Pairing up once again with producer Brad Jones (wh…
The Old Ceremony draws plays lush, literate rock. With eight years of touring the US, Canada, and Europe and five albums under their belt, the Durham/Chapel Hill, NC band occupies its own darkly lit corner of the musical…
“La Cuneta Son Machín” is a group of Nicaraguan musicians that decided to come together in the year 2009 and create a band that merges Nicaraguan and Latin American popular music (son de toros, son nica, cumbia, merengue…
• Liber Teran is one of the most relevant mexican musician at the mexican contemporary music.
• He was the lead singer of Los de abajo with them he performed around the World playing in Europe, Japan, Australia, USA …
2012 Latin Grammy nominated band, Bareto, was born in 2003 as an instrumental group. In 2005, an EP called Ombligo was released. The following year Bareto released its first LP, Boleto, with original songs that combined …
Nuyorbalkan: New York Gypsy All-Stars Jump the Turnstiles of Balkanalia, Turkish Roots, and Gypsy Soul with Funky Refinement
A Greek bassist ducked into a little bar in New York’s Alphabet City and heard the Eastern M…
The completely unique Brooklyn bhangra band Red Baraat are making a sound no one else in the world is. A fusion of North Indian bhangra with hard driving New Orleans' brass, go-go, jazz, and hip-hop, Red Baraat has been …
Little Lo is an independent folk-rock sextet hailing from Austin, Texas. Their songs can best be described as swells; ranging from hushed whispering and strumming to anthemic shouts and trills (and back again) in the cou…
Brooklyn-based quartet, Lake Street Dive enjoyed a whirlwind end to 2012 when their video for "I Want You Back" became an internet phenomenon landing half a million views. It all started with an admiring tweet from Kevin…
"New Frontier" on Compass Records, April 2013.
"Inside Out" on Compass Records released 2009
"…The New Hip features some deft singer-songwriter vocal change-ups, as well as
musically witty instrumentals that cross o…
Hailing from the bohemian college town of Athens, Georgia, Futurebirds play laid-back country-rock with an atmospheric, psychedelic twist. The group began turning heads with the release of a self-titled EP, whose backwoo…
Tim Easton is a singer/songwriter from Akron, Ohio who lives in Nashville, TN. In February 2013, he finished recording a new album produced by BRAD JONES/ROBIN EATON, who produced his debut, SPECIAL 20.
New West Reco…
“Gypsyhawk is four metal dudes playing rock and roll and bringing the party every time they get on stage,” states guitarist Andrew Packer, and there is perhaps no better way of surmising the spirit and sound of the Pasad…
Hailing from Providence RI and formed in 2006, Howl is a thick, sludgey doom metal band made up of Vincent Hausman, Josh Durocher-Jones, Robert Icaza, and Tim St. Amour. After graduating together from Rhode Island School…
Formed in 1999 by Royal Conservatory of Music trained musicians Jesse Matthewson, Shane Matthewson, CA, and long-time friend Darryl Laxdal (bass), the group released several demos from 1999 to 2003, leading to the relea…
Royal Thunder is an Atlanta based, four-piece, progressive rock/metal, alternative band founded by lead guitarist Josh Weaver in 2006. After going through some lineup changes, Mlny Parsonz (bass/vocals) joined the group …
With their fifth full length studio disc and first for Razor & Tie, Atlanta’s post-hardcore giants Norma Jean have delivered what many will come to regard as the heavy music album of 2010. Building on the sonic bedlam th…
Over the course of nearly 15 years and an incalculable amount of tour miles, New Orleans' own Goatwhore have inadvertently established themselves as one the most diligent and consistently ferocious bands of the 21st cent…
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The SPIN House will be a new addition to Austin’s spring music ritual, showcasing e…
It's seldom an artist can move between two mediums and still maintain an intense amount of intrigue and support from fans. Time and time again, we have seen one art form fail for the sake of another. When referring to Tu…
Chevy Who? Chevy Who?” might just sound like a lyric from Wiz Khalifa’s 2011 hit “Taylor Gang,” but there was a point when this was a very common question asked.
Pittsburgh, PA also known as “The Steel City,” is not y…
If you haven’t heard the buzz yet, let it be known that Chicago native Rockie Fresh isquickly becoming your next favorite rapper. Only 21-years-old and starting his music career just a few years ago, this young up-and-co…
"Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ss " is the debut rap release from New York based self described "Acid Punk Rapper" Mykki Blanco. "This mixtape is a reflection of the lifestyle that my peers and I are living right n…
For Sean Falyon, being everywhere means more than showing up at every show or party he hears about. Sure, the Philadelphia MC has made his name by remaining ubiquitous since his 2004 migration to Atlanta, but Falyon’s co…
Antwon is a new breed of rapper/musician that’s part of the new more eclectic style of Hip Hop embracing Internet culture and flourishing amongst the blogosphere and file-share sector. He hails from San Jose, CA, backed …
With an impressive international career, PEDRO MENENDEZ is an outstanding composer blending jazz, classical and South American rythms. Master himself of many instruments, the result is an innovative Latin fusion concept …
Roge represents the new generation of artists of the Brazilian Popular Music movement. His sound is the carioca face of Brazil. He plays a groovy kind of samba and moves effortlessly from bossa nova to samba to reggae wi…
The all-acoustic Gonzalo Bergara Quartet plays a modern variant of 1930s Django Reinhardt-inspired gypsy jazz. Composer and lead guitarist Gonzalo Bergara mixes a cascade of arpeggios with the sounds of Paris and his nat…
"Austin-based trumpeter, composer and band leader Jeff Lofton is a veritable jazz virtuoso,” writes NPR affiliate KUT 90.5 FM / KUTX 98.9 in Austin. “Comparisons are frequently made to Miles Davis - and rightfully so. Lo…
Over the span of his 25 year music career, native Texan and Austin resident Elias Haslanger has carved a unique and distinguished place in jazz history as a saxophonist, composer and band leader whose playing and writing…
Richard Henry is a dj with an ear for beats from all over the globe. He's been collecting tunes since an early age from Flea Markets to local record stores in search of a different sound adding to his large record collec…
Hot Sugar makes thrilling, addictive electronic music out of sounds he generates from the world around him. That means there's some very weird, unusual and downright dangerous source material, but more on that later.……
Evy Jane is the project of Vancouver-based musicians Evelyn Mason and Jeremiah Klein. Drawing from UK bass, R&B, and psychedelia, the partnership yields beat-smart, hyper-textural pop.
Both Mason and Klein have been i…
Jesse Boykins III is a singer / songwriter with a timeless sound. He is the creator of a new approach to music he calls “World Soul” in which he shares a point of view that crosses all genres, generations and cultures.
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King Midas Sound, Techno Animal/Ice/God (with Justin Broadrick of Godflesh/Jesu), Razor X Productions (with The Rootsman & various M.C’s), Pressure, Ladybug, the man behind Pathological Records, compiler of various compi…
DJ Kentaro returns in August 2012 with his new album 'Contrast', his first since 2007's 'Enter'. One of the world's top turntabalists (receiving top marks and winning at the DMC's no less), 'Contrast' sees Kentaro reinfo…
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Nipping at the ragged heels of their eagerly devoured Sod in the Seed EP, WHY? at last unleash their fifth long-player, a meticulous work of morbid fascination and offbeat romanticism dubbed Mumps, etc. Though there is a…
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One of the world’s most universally respected DJ duos, L.A. natives and childhood best friends Classixx have headlined everywhere from the famed Paris Social Club to New York’s Webster Hall, touring constantly since the …
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Oliver have found the beating heart inside the dance machine. Whether moving bodies at the world’s biggest electronic festivals, or hand-crafting digital gems in the studio, the producer / DJ duo of U-Tern and Oligee are…
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RiFF RaFF aka JODY HiGHROLLER, the 25 year old phenomenal Phenom born in Sweden, then raised in the USA in Texas, Arizona, and now Hollywood, is a lucrative luxury outlandish non-comparable Neon Icon. He has emerged fro…
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'Pacifica' - the new album
#1 Album of The Year - Daily Telegraph
#1 Album of The Year - Herald Sun
#1 Album of The Year - Courier Mail
#1 Album of The Year - Adelaide Advertiser
Electronic Album of The Year - Sydne…
Winsome, wicked and witty, Chic Gamine embody the ‘60s girl-group vibe all grown up and living in a new century. Wall-of-sound harmonies, hip-shaking beats – these women could be straight out of Motown, before you throw …
Robert DeLong is the perfect artist to bring electronic dance music to Glassnote, home of Mumford & Sons, Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix and more. A one-man futuristic dance party with beats as cerebral as Orbital and clu…
LOS ANGELES, CA Partnerships born out of a Craig’s List ad rarely end well, and being dubbed the “best band in Los Angeles” by Perez Hilton can be a dubious distinction—unless you’re talking about Capital Cities. Ryan Me…
Rising Los Angeles rock band Dead Sara have recently signed to Epic Records. As they gear up to release their second single “Lemon Scent,” which they will perform in an episode of CW’s The Vampire Diaries airing March 21…
Wallpaper represents the eccentric everyman, a blue collar pop band for the other 99%, a twerking class hero who might ACTUALLY show up at your house party - THAT is Wallpaper.……
The Protomen are more than just a band... They are messengers, riding atop an Iron Stallion on their way to deliver the most vicious rock 'n' roll fable that the world has ever known. With several planned albums, and a …
Like all great love stories, Hunter Valentine’s began in a dark, crowded bar when girl met girl and an unbreakable bond was forged over cheap beer and rail whiskey. Armed with a fake ID and a king’s ransom in talent, Kiy…
How does the story start and where will it end? Re-birth and re-discovery have been common themes to describe the inside psyche of Matt Drenik’s Battleme. 3 years ago Drenik was the lead singer of Austin, TX based psyc…
In The Valley Below is a new musical pairing delivering hushed swirls of male and female vocals forged with dark stories of brooding riddles and romance. Currently based in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles, Angela Gail …
Schooled in the bay, tested in New Orleans, G-Eazy isn’t a stranger to paying dues. His live shows have turned heads from the smallest of Midwest clubs all the way up to arenas on dates with Lil Wayne, Big Sean, A$AP Roc…
Loud Village is known for throwing some of LA’s best comedy and music parties, and this year, they’re doing both in Austin. Come join in on the fun as they proudly present their SXSW party with friends from both worlds.
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Loud Village is known for throwing some of LA’s best comedy and music parties, and this year, they’re doing both in Austin. Come join in on the fun as they proudly present their SXSW party with friends from both worlds.
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Quincy Jones Presents:
NIKKI YANOFSKY
She has collaborated with everyone from Herbie Hancock to Wyclef Jean, will.I.am, Marvin Hamlisch, Jon Hendricks, Jesse Harris, Ron Sexsmith, K'naan, Elton John, Jason Mraz, Phil…
LITE are a four-piece instrumental rock band formed in Japan in 2003. The band are known for their thrilling and emotional compositions, progressive, edgy riffs and complex rhythms. Their explosive live show and tireless…
Vintage with a Vengeance
Autosalvage returns…Vintage with a Vengeance! After forty-odd years, and from several lifetimes of musical experiences, the band is back ‘by popular demand’ (and acclaim on NPR’s Fresh Air). The…
Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose well-rounded arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. Over the last decade, Pokey has won the hearts…
Jennifer Sullivan is a must-hear singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist musician from Texas. She recently moved to NYC to produce her debut album with the help of a sponsorship with Converse. An enthralling and th…
Esprit De Corps is a new, Los Angeles-based music group focused on creating reggae/soul music with an 80’s-style influence. Taken literally, the term “Esprit De Corps” refers to the ability of a group to maintain pride, …
Location: Victoria, Seychelles ,Mahé Seychelles
Indian Ocean, East Coast of Africa
STAGE NAME: Raspyek
NAME: Tony
SURNAME: Joubert
DATE OF BIRTH: 03.01.1977
PLACE OF BIRTH: Beirut /Lebanon
NATIONALITY: Citizen…
Windy City Press Release
Artist Story ________________________________________
Formerly known as AsotoUnion, the Seoul-based band Windy City was formed by front man Kim Ban Jang in the summer of 2004. The band …
Ester Rada * The new soul of the Middle East
Ester Rada’s cross-cultural sound is a deep reflection of the Israeli born Ethiopian’s heritage. Growing up in a highly religious Jewish family- and growing up in more th…
Bernie Worrell: How many artists can say they were in on the ground floor of an honest-to-Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame supergroup, all while inventing a completely original and uncanny sound and, in the ensuing years, buildi…
WALK WITH ME presents that last recordings done by original drummer Lloyd Knibb who passed away shortly before this album saw release. The 11 tracks on this album are a tribute to all the members who have passed on over …
“(Sidney York’s) sound blends Metric’s indie guitar pop and the sexy playfulness of Hawksley Workman” – CHARTAttack
Part glitzy pop, part avant-pop, and part fun” (More Than a Feeling), Sidney York is the long-distanc…
‘With a name like the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Vancouver-based duo is some sort of concept group, based on a hypothetical love story between Captain Ahab and Lizzie Bor…
"Their music will completely set you on fire if you’re a fan of Arcade Fire, The Mekons, The Pixies and The Decemberists. With eclectic instrumentation, strong, anthemic guitar based melodies and harmonies that are sure …
Western Canadian band Imaginary Cities’ debut disc Temporary Resident is so fully realized that it’s surprising to learn that happenstance first brought primary songwriters Mari Sarbit and Rusty Matyas together in Winnip…
The Sheepdogs built their name on hard work and determination. Having funded their first three albums and early years of touring on their own, this rock and roll band’s momentum began to build exponentially with the rel…
Emotional. Hypnotic. Infectious.
These are some of the words used to describe the music of Kevin Lester. His emotionally driven songs are born from the personal complexities of life’s journey, distinctly influenced b…
Joey Bada$$ is an 18-year old artist from Brooklyn, NY with a unique vision and perspective that seems to be going extinct in the modern musical landscape. A member of the burgeoning hip hop collective Pro Era, Joey and …
N.E.P.H.E.W is not just a name; it’s a philosophy, an outlook, an approach, and a way of life. Born and raised on Chicago's South side (Wild 100's) neighborhood, the 26-year-old Chicago artist describes his music as hip-…
VOGUE, MTV UK and Seventeen Magazine have all recognized KimberlyNichole for her sense of style, stage presence and captivating voice. An “avant-rock n soul, tutu-clad”, song stylist and songwriter, Nichole hails from Se…
When it comes to Hannibal Leq, his presence is immediately felt when he walks into the room with strong energy of experience, respect, and influence. Leq has been an emcee for more than 13 years whose influences range fr…
The Morning After at Haus of Hipstamatic—Austin (#MorningAfter) is a brunch experience that brings together live music, food, friends, and photos so you can relive the disaster/awesomeness from the night before, and prep…
Ben Aqua is an artist and musician based in Austin, Texas. Born in Brooklyn, New York, his visual work has been exhibited internationally and published in Rolling Stone, NYLON, SPIN, NME, Flaunt, OUT, ARKITIP, XLR8R, Bea…
Anna Lunoe
Since blazing a trail from Sydney to LA in 2012, Anna Lunoe has found herself in the eye of an American dance music storm. In under a year on US soil she has performed raging shows across the country, domin…
“Amtrac, the solo project of Kentucky's Caleb Cornett,
has just the right mixture of pop and cutting-edge sonics to break through the void. On ‘Came Along,’ Amtrac guides a rapid, crunchy beat and electric piano figure…
As a kid, ENFERNO spliced together tracks from his favorite cassette tapes to create seamless mix tapes. Soon after getting his first DJ setup, ENFERNO (also a trained pianist) practiced for hours a day, and played local…
Fresh for 2013, TOMMIE SUNSHINE & DISCO FRIES hit the ground running with the follow up to their collab debut ‘Don’t Look Back’, this time enlisting the vocal talents of FOOLS GOLD artist KID SISTER in ‘Cool Without You’…
Heralded by the Village Voice as “one of the best live dance acts on Earth,” THE CRYSTAL METHOD—who is Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland—have been known for over a decade for their enduring dance floor anthems (“Now Is The T…
In a tucked away forgotten tank factory in Southern New Hampshire – amidst a flurry of flying electrical sparks, and ungoverned volume knobs – Supermachine started to coalesce and take shape. Constructed from pieces brou…
The formation of Luder harkens back to 2006, when Small Stone Records undertook the task of issuing the lost recordings of a band called Slot after the untimely passing of its founding member and guitarist, Billy Rivkin.…
Tearing through the speakers like a swamp monster summoned from some dark cosmic
morass, Texas riffmasters Wo Fat unapologetically blast out a southern fried, bluesinfused
version of Psychedelic Doom, conjuring up visi…
LORD FOWL is a hard rock quartet that has been tearing up rooms all over New England with their upbeat 70’s styled riff rock and feel good heavy psychedelic music. Starting in 2006, this close group of friends has playe…
SOUNDS UNDER RADIO's second full-length album Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind takes the bands creation of vast soundscapes to a new level with a dynamic confluence of pop anthems that push against progr…
“The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts” – Aristotle
The pedigree of Pushmens parts are impressive to begin with. This in turn makes the ‘whole’ a brutalizing result with years of experience, style and attitu…
Singer Steven Battelle "For me there is a huge difference between being in a band and BEING a band. The latter of which means your general well being, where your whole existence is in fact a tapestry woven with the thre…
“Nobody ever paid money to see Harry Houdini escape being buried alive” says My Jerusalem founder and singer Jeff Klein. “They wanted the small chance of seeing him killed by the weight of the earth on top of him.”
Be…
Scott Lucas is best known as the singer/guitarist for the two-man, Chicago rock band Local H. But recently, he has broadened his musical scope and greatly expanded his lineup, pulling together a collective of musicians -…
Great pop music can be many things, it can be escapist, euphoric, it can be about love and loss. It can also be about the everyday, the magic in the mundane, the soundtrack to real life - a modern urban folk music.
It…
Hexvessel is a psychedelic folk-rock band from Finland that was founded by Englishman Mat McNerney after he moved to Helsinki in 2009.
Fusing late 60s and early 70s English folk/psych with Finnish nature mysticism, the…
Born in a small Sichuanese city, Baishui is a composer and self-taught musician who plays guitar, piano and many traditional Chinese instruments. His earliest original compositions and performances were influenced by Eur…
Selected Press:
"BAIT AN ORCHARD" LP (2012, ROTTED TOOTH)
“Bait An Orchard” is proof positive that these dudes are fuckin’ shit up in the best way possible. At times, thunderous toms and commanding vocals lead the …
Spires That in the Sunset Rise have been unsettling and thrilling audiences for over a decade now with their brand of sonic alchemy. Combining traditional acoustic instruments like cello, spike fiddle and banjo with elec…
"PC Worship are a self-proclaimed "mutant soul band" that skirts in and out of musical generalization and re-focuses creative energy on human psychosis and regenerating pieces based on varied human emotions / interaction…
In June 2010, My Education found themselves in the midst of a West Coast tour with three days to kill in Salt Lake City. Luckily, guitarist Brian Purington had been in touch via email with Ryan Stanfield, the bassist of …
Heathered Pearls is the alias of Polish-born Jakub Alexander, music curator of the IS050 Blog, and founder of Moodgadget Records. Jakub has been DJing over a decade sharing residencies early on with globally recognized D…
Born Adrian Michna, DJ/producer Michna combines instrumental hip-hop, electro, and IDM. Starting out his musical career as a trombonist on the N.Y.C. circuit, playing ska music in the Lion's Den and CBGB before he was ol…
The best music is music that can make you think as well as feel, sounds that are as visceral as they are cerebral. And the best love songs are those that acknowledge that the power of human sexuality can be just as terri…
For mercurial L.A. music-maker Will Wiesenfeld, Baths has been a long time coming. The 21-year-old has spent the better part of his days living amidst "pleasant" and "unremarkable" in the suburbs of the San Fernando Vall…
Jeff McIlwain has been producing his visceral, melodic strain of abstract electronic music as Lusine for over 10 years now. Originally a Texas native, McIlwain met Shad Scott while living in LA and put out his self title…
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Scott Lucas is best known as the singer/guitarist for two-man, Chicago rock band Local H. For his solo records, he plays with a collective of musicians -- the Married Men -- which sometimes numbers as many as seven and i…
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Forming (ca. 2009) from mists of solid-state polished chrome out of cavity closets, Mood Rings fought against the constraints of modern/shit desk programs to create a new name for themselves in the basements and damp sec…
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The Ghost Wave sound finds itself somewhere between the Flying Nun bands of the 80s, the British explosion of the 1960s and the wayfaring dubs of Lee "Scratch" Perry. Sunny, loud, and laid back...…
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Originally from Chicago, Houses is Dexter Tortoriello and Megan Messina. They formed in 2010 after a 3 month stint in Papaikou Hawaii living off the land . With no modern conveniences the couple worked for meals during …
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Seams is a British electronic producer living in Berlin hailing from Hampshire. He began releasing his own music in 2010.
His music has been compared to the likes of Fourtet, Gold Panda, Nathan Fake and even Kraftwerk…
Nevermind the constant threat of a cease and desist letter, when Carrie Brownstein tells you that your band name is weak, you change it. But it isn’t as simple as a name change for Philadelphia’s minimal noise pop duo Re…
"Föllakzoid was born in Santiago, Chile product of a trance experience between friends. Sort of a soul abduction in wich we’ve been living since 2008. About where we come from, we believe that there is some sort of gravi…
With a sound that evokes the dreamlike natural wonders of their homeland, duo the Holydrug Couple are a part of the burgeoning psychedelic rock scene rising out of Chile. Based in Santiago, members Ives Sepúlveda and Man…
THE BLANK TAPES is the moniker of Los Angeles & San Francisco based musician & artist, Matt Adams, who has produced over 10 albums of 1960's psychedelic-surf-pop-folk-rock on an old 8 track cassette tape recorder in vari…
The Soft Moon was never intended for the public's ears, but you found it, were drawn in by its danger, and insisted that others hear. Oakland's Luis Vasquez began the project in order to better know his own self. He'd ho…
TOY is a Korg Delta led five-piece formed in 2010. It consists of Tom Dougall (Vox/Guitars), Dominic O’Dair (Guitars), Maxim Barron (Bass/Vox), Alejandra Diez (Synthesizers/Modulation) and Charlie Salvidge (Drums/Vox). T…
Louder than a garbage truck and not nearly as full of shit, this Philly duo hit's harder than most sextets. "Now we’ve got this bluesy lo-fi twang filling our ears, done up with the necessary thud and crunch to keep our…
From the damp and misty woods of New Hampshire emerges the second full length from psychedelic jam warriors MMOSS. The minute we heard the band's 2011 debut on Burger Records they immediately rocketed to the front of our…
Fungi Girls formed in Cleburne, Texas in 2008 when the members were just in their teens and are now based out of Fort Worth, Texas. Throughout the years, their sound has floated through different genres, including shoega…
Dubbed “Krautrock Guerilla”, the Berlin-based trio Camera has
played several times with Krautrock legends Michael Rother (NEU!, Harmonia, Kraftwerk) and Dieter Moebius and performed at the German Film Prize and Echo Awa…
Steve and Mark, lead vocal and guitar respectively, met in the school choir at the tender age of 7. Growing up minutes apart in the Dublin suburb Swords, they remained friends through their adolescence, both picking up g…
TRAILS AND WAYS are an Oakland four-piece, currently surfing a wave of breakout singles and readying their debut LP for a 2013 release. T&W makes brazilian shoegaze, drawn from the pull of bossanova, the crisp production…
Following the SXSW panel “Infamous Band Disputes and How to Avoid Them, presented by LegalZoom”, at the Austin Convention Center, head to the IFC Crossroads House for the LegalZoom Happy Hour. DJ Car Stereo Wars will be …
Hear ‘Musings of the Tide’ NOW: https://soundcloud.com/pageants/musings-of-the-tide/s-ID8c9
“Musings of the Tide,” reveals Pageants in all their fuzzy, melancholy finery… Coleman’s vivid lyrics give her trio’s songs …
There is a stillness between kissing lips that belies the beating hearts connected to them, a calm in the simple gesture that holds tumultuous emotions close, keeping their caprice from pulling you apart. For the past th…
"Music as exciting to watch being made as it is to hear...these Canadians own a sound that's at once incredibly intricate, and simply enjoyable" - Consequence of Sound (Best of CMJ 2012 feature)
"Royal Canoe have est…
Sometime in the spring of 2012 the musicians that would go on to form the Chicago & Minneapolis based trio ON AN ON found themselves at a tipping point. The three of them—Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci, and Ryne Estwing—had…
Highasakite Launches The In and Out of Weeks EP
Their First International Release on Propeller Records
Highasakite Makes Indie Pop With a Twist -
A Sparkling Cocktail Combining 60s American Rock,
Norwegian Folk Mus…
“There’s a certain kind of female that occupies a space in which she’s perpetually young and girlish but also wise and worldly. Goldie Hawn is one, and so is Jena Malone. When they’re young, they’re playful but seem ahea…
"Pumcayó" is Spanish for "thump! (it/he/she) fell". The music crafted by the quintet touches on contemporary folk acts like Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear, with occasional nods to progressive rock. The disparate musical st…
BERNHOFT “SOLIDARITY BREAKS"
Often described as one of the most talented voices in the country, Bernhoft has built his career step by step. From small roles as a child on stage in the Norwegian Opera, via success with…
Emicida grew up in the northern area of the city of Sao Paulo, listening , at home, mostly to hip hop music. His carreer as a MC started in 2006, when he sang his first rhymes in freestyle battles (improvised rhymes) und…
Dublin-based DELORENTOS are currently being hailed as one of Ireland’s finest and most imaginative bands.
Suffice it to say the band’s self-released third album (and third consecutive Top 10 album), Little Sparks has …
SHI 360 is anything but your typical hip hop artist. Hailing from the Middle East, this MC is spreading unity and awareness through his music and tours worldwide.
Growing up in a North-African home has influenced his mu…
Napszyklat - (Robert Piernikowski, Marek Karolczyk) - Band from Poznan, Poland. They create experimental music on the border of electronics, noise and acoustics. Napszyklat’s music has different sources like hip-hop, co…
Call it cliche but sometimes a musician’s inspiration can be broken down simply. Some are inspired by fame and money and some just want to tell their story to everyone. The latter is the best way to describe 25-year-old …
You should never take it too easy with this band. You should not fall for the temptation of lending more attention to Sizarr’s biographical buzz than to their now finished, phenomenal debut. Sure, when it all started wit…
FUCK ART, LET’S DANCE! are quite simply white boys providing the very best fidgety tunes. Romeo Sfendules (Guitar) and Tim Hansen (Drums) operate as a highly motviated and brilliant team behind the dynamic, inspired and …
Triana Park is one of the most interesting musical phenomenon from The Baltic States, that has done a lot of unusual shows in television, different types of live concerts and open-air festivals. Music reviewers have desc…
Though they’re from Omaha, Nebraska, Satchel Grande sounds like they’ve lived the majority of their lives on Mars, or The Mighty Boosh’s Old Gregg’s lair. Yes, Satchel Grande has an electronic sound that’s more Breakbot…
Vaudeville Smash began with 3 brothers, an intense love of the good music and a desire to the give the kids something they'd never seen or heard. The enigmatic, energetic and all-embracing Melbourne band built their repu…
Power diva Clairy Browne and her harmonising girl group The Bangin’ Rackettes formed in 2009 over a mutual love of nineties dance videos, early rhythm n’ blues records and big hair. They teamed up with a group of lovable…
BONAPARTE
"You could say we are from Germany, Switzerland, USA, France, Mexico, Persia, Israel, New Zealand or Canada – But we sound like something else!" After month on a road-trip across europe, BONAPARTE - swiss va…
T Bird and the Breaks are one of those gangs of people who could have easily banded together to steal hubcaps or hustle you out of your last dollar in a game of street craps. Lucky for all involved, they chose to make mu…
Daystar Peterson dubbed Tory Lanez was born on July 27, 1992 to the parents of Sonstar Peterson and Luella Peterson in Toronto, Canada, At the very young age of 11,Tory discovered that his mother was ill with a rare dise…
Another week, another accolade - that seems to be the motto 360 lives by these days.
The past 12 months have seen him notch up a Top 5 ARIA single and album, 10 ARIA nominations for 360/Falling & Flying, a 4 x platinu…
Schooled in the bay, tested in New Orleans, G-Eazy isn’t a stranger to paying dues. His live shows have turned heads from the smallest of Midwest clubs all the way up to arenas on dates with Lil Wayne, Big Sean, A$AP Roc…
Chevy Who? Chevy Who?” might just sound like a lyric from Wiz Khalifa’s 2011 hit “Taylor Gang,” but there was a point when this was a very common question asked.
Pittsburgh, PA also known as “The Steel City,” is not y…
Filligar is a touring rock quartet hailed as "one of the best young bands in America”. The lineup – three Mathias brothers and Casey Gibson – remains unchanged since the band’s early days recording and performing as teen…
CAVE PAINTING are moving into 2013 with a busy schedule of releases and select live shows.
They have prepared a special package for ‘Rio’ - their second UK single of the year. It follows the first, ‘Leaf’, which ga…
Seams is a British electronic producer living in Berlin hailing from Hampshire. He began releasing his own music in 2010.
His music has been compared to the likes of Fourtet, Gold Panda, Nathan Fake and even Kraftwerk…
YOUNG DREAMS
Having a vision, getting it done.
Like a wildflower of positive energy spreading its seed through song, Bergen collective Young Dreams are coming for the head and the heart. An album of stirring, symp…
NZCA-LINES is a suave, synth-pop sensation that combines pop melodies with R&B beats, lush arrangements and multi-layered harmonies.
Produced by Charlie Alex March and mixed by Ash Workman (Simian Mobile Disco Club,…
K-X-P are the trio: Timo Kaukolampi (electronics, vocals and the ‘K’), Tuomo Puranen (bass, keyboards and the ‘P’), and alternating drummers (the ‘X’ – for the mystery) Anssi Nykänen and Tomi Leppanen.
Born from the ash…
Nobody Beats The Drum are in the front line of Dutch electronic dance music. The three-piece electro outfit consists of Sjam Sjamsoedin, Jori Collignon, and Rogier van der Zwaag sharing the stage. While Sjam and Jori pro…
From his (recent) beginnings as a dorm-room producer at Georgia Tech, uploading tracks to Soundcloud as a hobby, to being the first signing to Wolfgang Gartner’s Kindergarten Records, Ralf Popescu never imagined that ele…
Los Angeles-born DJ/Producer Clockwork is no stranger to the world of electronic music. The young producer was one of the many 18 year olds circulating the dance music blogospehere with various bootleg remixes. But in 20…
“I have to make something that’s never been made before; have to make the best thing that I’ve ever done in my life - otherwise it gets stagnant or worse,” says producer/DJ Wolfgang Gartner. Whether or not his progressiv…
Bagheera is the brainchild of 20 year-old Aidan Kennedy, who resides in Houston, Tx. Blending the sounds of Chill Wave, House, and Disco, Kennedy has put his own signature sound on the map with his very first release on …
Somewhere between the rich, percussive instrumentation of Daphni, and the layered synths and ear for a hook of M83 resides Tropics, aka Southampton, UK artist Chris Ward. Producing, singing, and playing all instruments h…
Crafting dreamy synthpop since 2010, Brothertiger, AKA John Jagos, aims to capture the beauty and awe of life in his music. He released his first full-length, Golden Years, with great success on Mush Records in 2012, and…
An enigma of individuality, Danielle Johnson aka Danz aka Computer Magic is her own sound. Fueled by an obsession with music stemming back to growing up in the Catskills of New York, music has always been her mainstay.
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The Brooklyn based electro-dance quartet, Body Language will be kicking off the new year in true Body Language fashion. Fresh off the success of last year’s Social Studies LP—which earned the approval of everyone from N…
Hess Is More will perform at SXSW in TRIO format.
Hess Is More TRIO:
Lovely Liar - Vocals
Rasmus Bille Bahncke - SH101 & Laptop
Mikkel Hess - Dums, Bass & Vocal
Hess Is More
Let's make the fine arts more p…
There’s a violence to the countryside, encapsulated in the sumptuous prose of D.H Lawrence’s in which metaphors engorge and heighten into states of pure ecstasy. A fantastic and virulent strain of writing which, thanks t…
Writer-producer-vocalist WALL appeared on the scene at the end of last summer with her debut single 'Magazine', which proved a triumph for both artist and newly formed BCS Records. Finding themselves championed on blogs …
Lionel Williams (aka Vinyl Williams) is a Los Angeles based artist and musician. His collage art & psyche-pop music fuses vast landscapes, multi-religious symbolism, and the supernatural into a paradoxical whirlpool of "…
NO CEREMONY/// are an electronic three-piece from Manchester, UK.
Their idiosyncratic sound, typified by chiming pianos, distorted synths and pounding kick drums, deftly explores the musical space between euphoric wa…
‘Harley Streten has produced an LP that’s scarily close to perfect. Streten’s achieved something rare here: music with mass appeal, but with nothing derivative or by-numbers about it.’ 4.5 stars, Rolling Stone
“Flume’s…
Brooklyn by way of Chicago based DJ and producer, Brenmar, represents a strange musical paradox. Somehow defying the odds, he marries the artificial gloss of commercial R’n’B with the urban grittiness of underground styl…
Bursting out of London’s underground music scene with its thrilling world of pirate radio, crude DJ set ups, improvised studios, and bleeding edge beats come Rudimental (Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Amor and Leon Roll…
Dickies and FILTER Magazine have teamed up again to showcase a stellar line up of indie talent at Lustre Pearl on Austin’s historic Rainey St. Showcases will take place March 14th - 16th. SXSW Badges welcome. Please arri…
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It is rare to find an artist who has both age and wisdom on his side. At just 24 years-old, Big K.R.I.T. possesses the musical intuition of an old soul. Hailing from Meridian, Mississippi, K.R.I.T. (born Justin Scott) gr…
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BIG BLACK DELTA - BIOG 2012
Jonathan Bates isn’t one for straight lines. The conversation about his band—one-man outfit Big Black Delta—is filled with twists and turns, punctuated with talk of cats (he owns two), alie…
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The product of a move from South Carolina to Berkeley, CA and the subsequent extended separation from loved ones, Toro Y Moi’s third full-length, Anything in Return, puts Chaz Bundick right in the middle of the producer/…
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The formation of Divine Fits can be traced back to Britt Daniel attending a Handsome Furs show in 2007, seeing Dan Boeckner milling around and looking like like the type of guy that would talk to strangers. Britt acted o…
Conceived in the early months of 2012, Wishes is the brainchild of twin soul-stirrer Akwetey of New York band Dragons of Zynth. Akwetey explains Wishes as a 'lab' created to unearth a few more D.O.Z song ideas while twin…
Hashback Hashish is the stage name of Ashish Sachan, an incredibly creative and persistently innovative DJ/ Producer, based in Delhi, India. Beginning by experimenting with the fascinating music scene in Perth regularly,…
FRENCH DJ/PRODUCER.
It's been a while Arno is sharing his passion for electronic music with clubbers worldwide (France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Turkey, Spain, Canada...).
Producing and remixing o…
Purveyors of fine Cologne stomp since 2007, Coma knows how to incite a crowd. It's the sort of knowledge that you don't learn simply as you go along, it's something you already bring to the table, and in Coma's case, tha…
The world knows Luca Venezia as a globetrotting DJ/producer and the founder of Brooklyn, New York’s Trouble & Bass label. As Drop the Lime, he’s been fearlessly casting spells over clubs and festivals around the world fo…
Denver band Air Dubai is more than the sum of its parts. It’s not about the exciting combination of eclectic genres or even the explosive onstage energy. The group’s appeal lies in its member’s passion for the music they…
Nick Scalise and Gregory Shanahan are in Bestfriends. The young pair has big plans to push the post-disco envelope as far as humanly possible.
The Chicago-based duo composed all the music and played all the instrument…
In the wake of a relentless 4-year touring cycle with White Lies, and after a fortuitous meeting of minds between bassist/songwriter Charles Cave and Stockholm-born singer Rosanna Munter, K.I.D.S. enter the music scene a…
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment that songs are born, the day casual hummers become singers or scribblers become songwriters. Rayland Baxter certainly can’t, and he wouldn’t want to. Though he grew up in Nashville to the…
Jonny Fritz (formerly Corndawg) is a country singer, not a singer-songwriter. Born in Montana and raised in rural Virginia, Jonny dropped out of school in 2001 and toured solo for many years on his motorcycle, going on t…
International sensation HOTT MT (Hour Of The Time Majesty Twelve), is an experimental post-pop collective based in Los Angeles, CA. HOTT MT is the result of an ongoing curiosity project between Queen Ashi Dala and Spooky…
Hands can be so many things: welcoming, scolding, loving, clenched into a fist. With Hands as your name, you have to both capture emotion and prove that the music you create with your own is worthy of the moniker. Luckil…
Winnipeg indie pop outfit Boats makes impossibly hooky pop songs about death, being old, girls, glowing bears and escaping the spectral plane of existence and reappearing at a football game — all of which can be found on…
Kinski is a four-piece rock band from Seattle, WA. The band follows their instincts to explore pathways from visceral guitar rock, to sonic and heady avant-psych rock, and sparse, atmosphere-bending instrumentals. Curren…
There’s little doubt that Marnie Stern lives up to her reputation as “the lady who shreds,” but for Marnie, shredding is not enough. After putting out three critically-acclaimed albums, Marnie could have gotten away with…
With their soulful four-part harmonies, poetic lyrics and indelible melodies, it’s easy to see why the Atlanta Journal Constitution would hail von Grey as “nothing short of stunning.” They sound like they were born to pl…
Quiet Corral is a six-piece band from Lawrence, Kansas. The band incorporates folk and pop elements into their music to create a distinct sound. With four-part harmonies, electric guitars mixed with acoustic instruments,…
Born in Detroit to Argentine parents, Diego Garcia traces his diverse roots on his debut solo album, ‘Laura.’ Garcia was inspired by the loss of love and the classic troubadour movement. “Artists like Sandro, Roberto Car…
Though England is his place of birth, the songs found on Bobby Long’s forthcoming sophomore album, Wishbone, are redolent with pieces of Americana. They were composed in New York City, a place he feels more at home than …
Maximum Hedrum is the new project of producer, composer, director, and DJ Sam Spiegel. The group’s unique electronic-funk hybrid features Sam Spiegel, the vocals of Derrick Green from the seminal heavy metal band Sepultu…
New Beat Fund birthed when a piggy bank with the words “New Beat Fund” encrypted on it was catapulted into the facade of a corporate building. No joke. Somewhere in that transaction it became apparent a jar full of “fuck…
Forming in New York City, Semi Precious Weapons quickly developed a cult-like following with their songs, live performances, and visual style. SPW played sold out shows in the city, promoted warehouse parties, and became…
It's no easy thing to carve a true niche in the current musical climate. With attention spans shorter than ever, the demand for a constant “something new” is a pressure that makes many acts crumble before they fulfill th…
Yes, it’s true.
Yes, it’s true. The Polyphonic Spree began July 15, 2000 as one man’s desire to hear a sound he dreamt about; before most bands over the last decade, that are often compared in sound and vision to th…
BrooklynVegan presents a series of day shows @ SXSW Music again this year - now at the former location of Emo's on 2 stages. Bands include METZ, Savages, King Tuff, Thermals, Shout Out Louds, Akron/Family, Orwells, Austr…
Psychedelic Soul, sometimes called black Rock, is a sub-genre of Soul music, which mixes the characteristics of Soul with Psychedelic Rock. It came to prominence in the late 1960s and continued into the 1970s, playing a …
The Sam Willows is a celebration of life, a melting pot of sounds from dirty blues to gospel-funk, pop-rock to indie-folk, and random images of cats. Born out of a need to make unadulterated, unbound music, the quartet o…
Love Inks is a desert pop group from Austin, Texas. With a sound anchored via Sherry LeBlanc's simple yet poignant vocals, Love Inks is minimalism at its best; imbued with raw emotion, sexuality and splashes of electron…
Echo Park's NO began as a home recording project in July 2011. In a small house on Mohawk Street a group of friends began building something to represent their collective ethos of searching for the more authentic element…
Peggy Hsu (Chinese name “Xu Zhe-Pei”, born on February 2, 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, music composer and music producer. She is also the founder and lead vocalist/keyboardist of the band “Le Cirque”.
Pegg…
Though they’re from Omaha, Nebraska, Satchel Grande sounds like they’ve lived the majority of their lives on Mars, or The Mighty Boosh’s Old Gregg’s lair. Yes, Satchel Grande has an electronic sound that’s more Breakbot…
We've played with Red Fang, Skeletonwitch, Truckfighters, The Sword, Torche, Gypsyhawk, EYE, Totimoshi, blah blah blah. Imagine Black Sabbath in a steel cage match with Motorhead and Phil Lynott was the guest referee.……
Fungi Girls formed in Cleburne, Texas in 2008 when the members were just in their teens and are now based out of Fort Worth, Texas. Throughout the years, their sound has floated through different genres, including shoega…
Useless Eaters is a Nashville based project fronted by 22 year old Seth Sutton. Originally growing up in the Memphis garage rock scene, Seth conceived Useless Eaters at age 17 and has released 4 LP's and a dozen singles …
Known predominantly for his work as the frontman of Clone Defects and Human Eye, Timmy Vulgar has spent over a decade being the definition of punk rock. He is also a 2010 Kresge Artist Fellow who was awarded for a “creat…
A take-off on the original House of Vans in Brooklyn, HOV at the Mohawk brings the best emerging bands for four days at Austin’s most beloved venue – the Mohawk. Expect a range of acts on two stages thanks to Pitchfork,…
Naia Kete, is a neo-soulful reggae pop artist whose music is a personal, emotional and political soul-trip. A mix of musical styles that is grounded, articulate and emotive. Her unique sound and compelling songs would fi…
RDGLDGRN (pronounced red gold green) have already distinguished themselves in the DC music scene. Their highly stylized sound (that Go Go drum beat- a distinct DC rhythm) takes hip-hop infused punk and indie rock to crea…
"The Chicago duo of Jeremiah Chrome and Brandon Boom start with the music of their namesake producer The-Dream, filter it through a variety of electronic influences, and distill it into a swirling, sultry mass of dark im…
Mike Perry & Austin Keultjes -- are scholars of every genre they borrow from. Leaning heavily on the ideals and aesthetics of modern rap and its sub-genres, especially Footwork, they cast a wide net into the sub-bass he…
Singer/songwriter Colyn Cameron of Wake Owl has been immersed in the world of music for the past ten years. Now based in Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR, Colyn was originally born and raised in southern California. “In th…
There's nothing typical about Pacific Air. Even while growing up in Southern California, brothers Ryan and Taylor Lawhon didn't learn about music via the usual staples, but rather through their mother’s unconventional ta…
So the Portuguese have this saying: saudade, a single word that summarizes an entire state of being, a lingering sense of longing for lost love and sepia-toned snapshots of yesterday. The way Solid Gold sees it, saudade …
SKATERS formed in late 2011 after Singer Michael Cummings and Noah Rubin (The Dead Trees, Adam Green, Little Joy) spent a year trading demos back and forth from Los Angeles to London with Guitarist Joshua Hubbard (The Pa…
Since their modest beginnings as four guys who drove around southern California with their gear in their cars, practicing wherever they could steal a space, Cold War Kids have always exhibited two qualities in their musi…
Los Angeles’ Local Natives will release their sophomore album, entitled Hummingbird, on Frenchkiss Records/Infectious Music on January 29th, 2013 (out in Europe January 28th).
Much has happened between the band’s cri…
Presented by: Peter Rosenberg Presents: The New York Renaissance
I was born. I did some shit... mostly in Brooklyn. Drank some 40's fucked some ho's, oh and I rap. You might have heard of me, maybe you haven't... fuck you either way.……
Presented by: Peter Rosenberg Presents: The New York Renaissance
DyMe-A-DuZin is the epitome of a rising star. Since emerging onto the music scene, the 20-year-old rap phenom has garnered the attention of hip-hop aficionados and music execs alike. The Brooklyn emcee wrote his first so…
Presented by: Peter Rosenberg Presents: The New York Renaissance
One of the most unique elements about THE KID DAYTONA is his combination of New York City hip-hop style with his own distinct vernacular and lingo. Daytona combines all elements of pop musical genres from hip-hop, jazz, …
Presented by: Peter Rosenberg Presents: The New York Renaissance
Smoke DZA was born February 8, 1984 at Harlem Hospital in New York City and has lived in New York all his life. The son of two Guyanese immigrants, Smoke was exposed to music at home by his father and fell in love with h…
Presented by: Peter Rosenberg Presents: The New York Renaissance
A raunchy, cylinder-shaped ginger of Eastern European ancestry might not be the first dude you'd peg for rap stardom, but that's exactly the mantle Action Bronson is on the verge of possessing. Over the last two years, t…
Presented by: Peter Rosenberg Presents: The New York Renaissance
Joey Bada$$ is an 18-year old artist from Brooklyn, NY with a unique vision and perspective that seems to be going extinct in the modern musical landscape. A member of the burgeoning hip hop collective Pro Era, Joey and …
StubHub is bringing SXSW to fans around the country with the StubHub app for iPhone and iPad. Take home the music of SXSW, discover the artists, find local tour dates and tickets, and sample tracks. Join us at StubHub Li…
Erin McKeown is an internationally known musician, writer, and producer. With 8 full length albums, 3 live albums, 2 EPs, and numerous soundtracks to her credit, she has spent the last 12 years crafting a reputation as a…
Independent Brooklyn-based trio Pearl and the Beard is Jeremy Styles (guitar/vocals), Emily Hope Price (cello/vocals), and Jocelyn Mackenzie (percussion/vocals). All individual songwriters, they collaborate to create th…
“Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere was one of the finest albums of the year. Its melancholy poetics and lush, languid melodies stir me. He churns up his own musical atmosphere, ruled by the moon and th…
This eye-popping film, stunningly edited from 20 years of verité footage, follows champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce and exposes the fatal allure of extreme sports. An escalating rivalry between Kevin and his nemesis Shau…
Decadent rock star, ’70s survivor, gypsy songbird, white-winged dove—the inimitable Stevie Nicks has entranced millions of fans worldwide with her poetic lyrics, sultry singing and featherand-lace style. In 2010 Nicks em…
"Reincarnated" follows Snoop Dogg on a spiritual journey as he immerses himself in Rastafari, explores musical and religious histories deeply rooted in Jamaica, and reemerges from his experience as "Snoop Lion". Recordin…
Filmed over the course of six months, this film tells the incredible story of three young women: Nadia, Masha and Katia. As members of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, they performed a 40 second "punk prayer" insi…
I met William Tyler on the Exeter line out of London, and never such an autodidact had I met. He’ll tell you about James Kunstler, about Rudy Wurlitzer, about how Michael Cimino got a raw deal with Heaven’s Gate. We were…
Mikal Cronin's self-titled debut from 2011 was all about endings: the end of college, the end of a serious relationship, and the end of his time in Los Angeles, where he grew up. So it's no surprise that his sophomore re…
Fiercely contemporary yet rich with classic influences, Mount Moriah’s Miracle Temple sports bigger arrangements, louder guitars, bolder vocals, and more soulful rhythms than their acclaimed self-titled debut. Through th…
Telekinesis is the songwriting vehicle of Michael Benjamin Lerner, whose music splits the difference between summery indie rock and buoyant power pop. Based in Seattle, WA, Lerner handled most of the instrumental duties …
I Can Chase Dragons! is the solo project of Julio Gudiño, lead singer from Mexican band The Plastics Revolution, who is currently based in Boston.
With an expansive sonic palette, his music could be described as sampl…
In the year 2003 Movus was formed in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico by Esteban Testolini, Pablo Crespo, Russel Ruvalcaba, José Luis DOmínguez (Chelis) and Raul Andreu (Rulo), now they are an active band in the world´s under…
In 2008, Daniela Gesundheit of Snowblink moved from San Francisco to Toronto, irreversibly altering Snowblink from a whimsical warm-weather band touting four male backup singers (two of whom were Andrew and Ben of MGMT) …
GOLD & YOUTH is a band based in Vancouver and Toronto who write songs tinged with nostalgic desire. Their music evokes memories of neo-noir Los Angeles, cinematic haze and midnight solitudes.
Debut album BEYOND WILDE…
THE DARCYS are an art rock band from Toronto. Their self-titled Arts & Crafts debut was produced by Murray Lightburn of The Dears and released on October 25, 2011 as a free download and on limited edition vinyl. It is th…
Singer/songwriter Colyn Cameron of Wake Owl has been immersed in the world of music for the past ten years. Now based in Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR, Colyn was originally born and raised in southern California. “In th…
Cayucas: Pronounced "ky-yook-us", it's the (slightly misspelled) name of a sleepy little seaside town in San Luis Obispo County, California. That town, Cayucos, has hardly changed in the last 50 years, a far cry from the…
To say that Family of the Year has accomplished a lot in a short amount of time would be an understatement.
The list of artists that FOTY has played with over the years is notable - fun., Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe…
Lissie is Laurel Canyon prettiness stewed in campfire and bourbon with a big old voice to match. She caught everyone’s attention with her 2009 EP “Why You Runnin” and again with her 2010 album “Catching a Tiger.” Paste M…
Jack Wilson grew up in Austin. He took off to Seattle for five years and studied at the feet of Josh Tillman and co., The Moondoggies, The Maldives, and K Records artists, like Karl Blau, Kimya Dawson, LAKE. Toured with …
While The Cadillac Black might be a brand new band – a little over a year old as of this writing – native Nashvillians Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason and Kelby Ray have been friends and musical co-conspirators for as long as…
Founded in 2006 by Mangham Parker, the Low Lows are named after the final recording of NYC noise-pop trio Parker & Lily. They have released two full-length albums and one EP (Fire On The Bright Sky, 2006; Elizabeth Pier,…
The Kids From Nowhere is an international experiment in American music, based in Israel. Members include singer/songwriter Zach Wheat (Texas), drummer "Element" Yves Elisee Akowendo (Côte d'Ivoire), bassist Elad Avni (So…
“Austin's finally given birth to the who's next on its songwriter roots trail paved by kitchen-sink bands such as Shearwater, Okkervil River, and Li'l Cap'n Travis…” Jim Caligiuri, Austin Chronicle.
San Saba County st…
Rising Texas star Hudson Moore's career has already been a virtual whirlwind since it began in 2010. The 22-year-old Ft. Worth native has headlined the world's largest honky-tonk, Billy Bob's Texas, and has performed for…
"Adrienne Rich may be one of the more influential figures in contemporary American poetry, but until Martin Crane of the Austin band Brazos fell under the spell of her poem "The Observer," she's never been known as an in…
The creative voice of Night Beds, Winston Yellen, hails from Nashville by way of Colorado Springs. The 23 year-old songwriter boasts a new, great American voice with a specific brand of intimate thirst that few musicians…
Montreal's Suuns possess a rare trait in rock music: restraint. They use it like an instrument, which makes their debut full-length Zeroes QC as unsettling as it is wonderfully exasperating. It's immediately apparent in …
…"Now's the time for believing.." begins the chorus of "Born Again", the first single from DIANA. On a surface level, the song floats by on a cloud, the bass keeping you buoyed while the synths elevate you into an opiate…
There is a war now. The message has been sent through short wave in code. The Besnard Lakes twisting chronicle, or fever dream, of spies, double agents, novelists and aspiring rock gods has turned violent. Loyalty, disho…
It was a century ago when I first saw Akron/Family perform, in the tiny back room of a bar in Brooklyn that held perhaps 20 people. Akron sat in chairs on a small stage festooned with red velvet and small theater light b…
Cayucas: Pronounced "ky-yook-us", it's the (slightly misspelled) name of a sleepy little seaside town in San Luis Obispo County, California. That town, Cayucos, has hardly changed in the last 50 years, a far cry from the…
New Chain is the debut long-player from New York's Small Black. Richly coloured and thickly layered, it is an absorbing, eclectic and obsessive body of work. The Brooklyn group have succeeded in melting together locked a…
On the heels of three well-received singles comes Ride Your Heart, the bombastic debut album by LA band, Bleached, out April 2 via Dead Oceans. Sisters Jennifer and Jessie Clavin match their ability to blend a mix of fre…
In May 2011, Foxygen's Sam France and Jonathan Rado nervously handed off a CD-R of their homemade mini-opus Take the Kids Off Broadway to producer and visionary Richard Swift after his performance in a Lower East Side cl…
Nearly three years on from his breakthrough album Here’s To Taking It Easy, Phosphorescent returns to the fray with his most stunning record yet: Muchacho . During the last album’s ‘cycle’, one could almost hear jaws hit…
As Unknown Mortal Orchestra, New Zealand by-way-of Portland songwriter and guitarist Ruban Nielson marries psychedelia with sharp soul touchstones. Timeless pop hooks are produced with a soft buzzsaw edge so that the eff…
Stagnant Pools are Bryan and Douglass Enas, two brothers (21 and 22) from Bloomington, Indiana. With just one guitar and a drum kit, they make music which the Chicago Reader described as "Drone-heavy, slate-gray art-roc…
Dusted (Brian Borcherdt from Holy Fuck & Leon Taheny)
Debut LP 'Total Dust' Out July 10th On Polyvinyl/Hand Drawn Dracula
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After six years of constant Holy Fuck touring, Brian Borcherdt
emerged from the tangl…
Harouki Zombi, the brainchild of Nina Barnes (of Montreal) and Orenda Fink (Azure Ray), is a self-described "entertainment for the fallen empire."
The duo is set to release their first collaboration, Objet Petit A, on…
Shugo Tokumaru has wowed critics and fans the world over with a sound that draws as much from classic Beatles-esque melodies as his own unique spin on Japanese pop.
A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, To…
After forming Wampire, Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps steadily began to make a name for themselves in the same Portland, OR, scene that has produced labelmates STRFKR as well as Unknown Mortal Orchestra. It makes sense, th…
Generationals are a duo from New Orleans that write short tight pop and rock tunes generally intended for dancing. Their third full length record will come out in 2013.……
Kick start your SXSW day by grabbing free breakfast at the Java Monster Café. Stop by to catch your breath and re-energize with a Java Monster while listening to a DJ mixin’ the beats.……
Kick start your SXSW day by grabbing free breakfast at the Java Monster Café. Stop by to catch your breath and re-energize with a Java Monster while listening to a DJ mixin’ the beats.……
“We don’t look at ourselves like a DJ group,” declares Danny D’Brito of Brass Knuckles. “We look at this as a band.”
Truthfully, the Miami trio—D’Brito, Tony Livadas, and Anthony Pisano—is unlike any other outfit in ele…
Born and raised in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) was an unfocused pupil of classical piano. However, she has come to use this background to create vast textural soundscapes by utilizing liv…
Nobody Beats The Drum are in the front line of Dutch electronic dance music. The three-piece electro outfit consists of Sjam Sjamsoedin, Jori Collignon, and Rogier van der Zwaag sharing the stage. While Sjam and Jori pro…
"This is modern Dubstep/Bass music, whatever you want to call it, done aggressively and soulfully and it's done with real class, style and songwriting." - Skrillex
MONSTA have been described as having the melodic synt…
In this psychological thriller, nineteen-year old Charlotte enlists the help of alcoholic ex-Marine Wayne to find her estranged sister who has gone missing deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Their search leads them to th…
14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out—camera in hand—on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In the wake of a year-long battle with Dutch authorities that s…
Who doesn't love Halloween? All of Tony Phillips' (Tony Vespe) high school friends, apparently. It's senior year and they've now decided that they’re too cool for Halloween. When his older cousin (AJ Bowen) returns home …
Christmastime is looking swell for pretty, unassuming real-estate-agent Suzanne Barrington: she just sold a house to a nice swinger couple; her weatherman husband Jeff scored a sweet new job; and her favorite holiday is …
Patrice Pike burst on to the music scene as the electric front woman for the seminal Austin jam band Sister Seven. She co-founded the band almost immediately upon leaving the high school for the performing and visual art…
Presented by: Two Chord Touring - A Davis McLarty Company
Raised in a Pentecostal church in Purcell, Oklahoma, Parker Millsap is no stranger to the spiritual power of music. The 19 year‐old and his best friend since 8th grade (and upright bassist), Michael Rose perform with a v…
Presented by: Two Chord Touring - A Davis McLarty Company
Brandon Jenkins is what we call in the Business a Triple Threat. not only is he the most hailed writer of the Red Dirt movement writing more than just hit songs, but Red Dirt Anthems that captured the spirit of his gener…
Presented by: Two Chord Touring - A Davis McLarty Company
The Ballad of El Molino Continues
Joe "King" Carrasco is a Texas dreamer, which means the wild thoughts that gallop around his fevered brain are in greater relief and deeper Technicolor than the visions of other mortal…
Presented by: Two Chord Touring - A Davis McLarty Company
Claude Bernard, Jimmy Smith of the Gourds along with Mark Creaney (gourds sound tech.) and drummer Dave Pennington are The Hard Pans. Put together Dec. 2012. Showcasing songs from past projects(the Tiny's, Slo-Red, Olde …
VINNY CHA$E
CHEER$ CLUB
Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Vinny Cha$e first started in the music industry by directing music videos and shooting hip hop documentaries on household name artists. He personally shot …
Billy Woods is a rapper who defies easy categorization; he claims Washington D.C. as his hometown but has spent much of his life in New York City. He was born in the U.S. but spent much of his childhood in Africa and the…
Combining a daunting array of musical styles and influences to produce a signature sound that is not quite maestro, not quite emcee, this group of two classically trained violinists and their Band is redefining the music…
Before the world ever heard the name ELZHI, the young artist was sitting in the back of classrooms thinking of rhymes and spitting verses, while his friend Fes banged out beats on lunchroom tables and battled rival emcee…
Set apart from other up-and-coming West Coast bass music producers by his extensive world-touring history and performance experience, Russ Liquid brings a much needed injection of melody and emotion to the thriving dance…
Combining an array of meticulously tweaked polytemponic beats, explosive basslines, and soaring melodies, Sugarpill fluidly melds sounds into a crunked-out speaker shaking musical escapade. The Sugarpill sound and live …
Far far away in deep auditory space, Heyoka has been abducted, cosmically mind probed, upgraded and reconfigured in an extra terestrial lab on a planet known as Marklar. Fortunately he has returned almost entirely unharm…
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