The Airplane Boys bring a unique energy and excitement back to the stage. This Toronto-based duo is on the verge of something big. Their band is a fresh sound on the scene, a trail-blazing cutting-edge movement for the...
BJ THE CHICAGO KID!
REAL MUSICIAN FIRST
Born, raised, and nurtured on the South Side
of Chicago in the early 80's, BJ's childhood was a fusion of elements from both the streets
and the church. With parents who served...
Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Brendon Walsh established himself in comedy in Austin, TX. In 2004 he won the “Funniest Person In Austin” contest and that same year also appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” ...
There is no comparison. What happens when soul meets swag? You get Dee-1, “The One Man Army.”
His style is literally so diverse that he creates his own lane in hip hop. Born & raised in the heart of New Orleans,...
“Music is my canvas …
What I feel, I paint.”
Some things are just meant to happen. If not, then we wouldn’t be graced right now by one of the most original and promising singer/songwriters to emerge on the ...
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...
If you haven’t heard the buzz yet, let it be known that Chicago native Rockie Fresh is quickly becoming your next favorite rapper. Only 20-years-old and starting his music career just a few years ago, this young up-an...
The Stepkids are futuristic electro soul recorded on a reel-to-reel; soaring harmonies sung by three singer/songwriters; Kandinsky-esque visuals that make for enigmatic live performances.
"A lot of what excites us abo...
Trae grew up in Houston, Texas. Born and raised a product of it’s south side streets. Among other notable distinctions, he’s a member of the Screwed Up Click and the ABN Gang. Since his first appearance on wax, on hi...
Travis Porter is a triple threat for hip hop.
Comprised of three unique 20-year-old MCs—“Strap” (Harold Duncan), “Quez” (Donquez Woods), and “Ali” (Lakeem Mattox)—the Atlanta rap trio is packing club-rea...
AT&T is back and faster than ever with 4G LTE speeds. Stop by to charge your devices and test-drive the Samsung Galaxy Note, an all-in-one experience that simplifies your connectivity needs at SXSW.
Austin Conventio...
Canon is proud to be a part of the 2012 SXSW Film Festival by hosting a nine-day lounge at the Driskill Hotel for all to enjoy. The lounge is designed to celebrate Project Imagin8ion, the first photo contest to inspire a...
Phone batteries fade. Laptop batteries wane. Your internal batteries need recharging, too. Come plug in at the NW corner of the Convention Center. Meet up with friends, record an interview, or just hang.
Austin Conventi...
Dell delivers innovative technology and services that give you the power to do more this SXSW. Stop by to unwind, discover the latest from Dell and tell them how they can help you do more.
Austin Convention Center: 1st ...
The music meeting is a time-honored tradition at radio stations in which new music is played and judged. The SXSW version will feature an esteemed panel of music and radio pros listening to previously unheard songs from ...
Intermediate
Presenters
Greg Kot, Jim DeRogatis, Norm Winer, Scott Arbough, Sky Daniels, Sean Coakley
Complimentary rides around town! Yeah, we thought that'd get your attention. See a Chevy. Catch A Chevy. At the Convention Center or anywhere downtown 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Take a break, and let us do the driving.
Sli...
Complimentary rides around town! Yeah, we thought that'd get your attention. See a Chevy. Catch A Chevy. At the Convention Center or anywhere downtown 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Take a break, and let us do the driving.
Sli...
Co-presented by the American Poster Institute (API) and SXSW, Flatstock 33 will display the works of more than 100 artists from across North America and the globe. The exhibition is free and open-to-the-public running Ma...
Everyone knows the great exposure you can get from having your music licensed in a commercial, but how else can you get your music heard with the help of a brand? Hear how to maximize usage beyond the conventional sync. ...
Advanced
Presenters
Carianne Marshall, Joel Beckerman, Marni Wandner, Taylor Hanson, Mike Boris
The tradition of buying recordings to own them is evolving into new music commerce models. The panel will address this metamorphosis by observing trends and making predictions.......
Music makers can now record, distribute and self-promote without the overhead of expensive equipment or time in a studio. Hardware and software for recording and promotion are easier to use, more powerful, and much cheap...
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Murdock, Anthony Gordon, Joe Chiccarelli, Mike Green, Barry Rudolph
As the music market continues to transform, it's imperative that songwriters and artists map a blueprint for success. Learn interesting and effective ways to collect more digital dimes and physical dollars from revenue s...
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Felsen, Isaac Bess, Jason Pascal, Larry Mills, Scott Sellwood
In a digital world, any transaction can be tracked, and many argue that intermediaries are not necessary to collect money on behalf of composers, publishers and record producers. Have music collecting societies adapted t...
Advanced
Presenters
Andy Harrower, James Duffett-Smith, Jez Bell, Matt DeFilippis, Peter Bradbury
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
11:00AM -12:00PM
What do athletes and musicians have in common? Pain from performance. In fact, the number of musicians temporarily sidelined by injury is quite high. In this session, a pain management specialist with extensive training ...
After 10 years at Cedar Street, Filter Magazine’s party is one of the must-see staples of SXSW. Doors open at 11:00 am each day, March 15-17, so come to enjoy the free BBQ and top indie acts. Please arrive early for en...
Publishing, co-publishing, sub-publishing, administration, participation, development, joint venture... these are but some of the types of songwriter and composer deals being made today. But in a world of very selective ...
Presenters
Greg Sowders, Ralph Murphy, Todd Brabec, Jeffrey Brabec
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
11:00AM -12:00PM
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sign-up begins half an hour before the mentor session. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. You can onl...
Presenters
David Rath, Jay Yuenger, Justin Gressley, Keith Hagan, Paul Adams, Susan Funderburk, Tim Kolleth
Music playlists have the potential to do for your music what being on the New York Times Bestseller List does for books. Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, iTunes Genius, and Google Instant Mix make it clear that playlisting is th...
Intermediate
Presenters
David Porter, Jordan Walker, Kieran Roy, Marisol Segal, Adam Rabinovitz
Everyone's aware the music biz is undergoing a paradigm shift at the hands of advancing technology, but how has this specifically changed music PR? What is the impact of music blogs and online media? How many blog posts ...
Presenters
Daniel Gill, Heathcliff Berru, Lucy Robinson, Matt Hanks, Dev Sherlock
Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression, Australian sex worker Rachel Wotton has become highly specialized in working with clients with disability. Rachel’s philosophy, that human touch and sexual intimacy can b...
Director(s): Catherine Scott
Documentary Feature
70 min
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. Shut Up And Play The Hits documents this once in a life time performance and paints an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates ...
Director(s): Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern
Documentary Feature
110 min
Thirty-five years in the life of Max (Keith Poulson), his best friend Sal (Nick Offerman) and a woman they both adore, Lyla (Jess Weixler).The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfilling entanglements, at w...
Director(s): Bob Byington
Narrative Feature
76 min
Partially blinded by an unknown illness at the age of 4 and sent out to work on the tough streets of Kano in Nigeria at the age of 9, Aisha Sani Abdullahi's life chances were not great. However, a chance encounter sent A...
Director(s): Orlando von Einsiedel
Documentary Short
10 min
A towering figure in the art world, standing at 6'7", John Baldessari's epic career crammed into 5 and a half frenzied minutes...narrated by Tom Waits.......
Director(s): Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Documentary Short
5 min
Brooklyn Castle is a documentary about I.S. 318 – an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level – that also happens to have the best, most win...
Director(s): Katie Dellamaggiore
Documentary Feature
101 min
In 1967, Brute Force had just released his first album on Columbia Records and was on the brink of becoming a star. The Beatles championed his next single, "King of Fuh," to be released on Apple Records. But dr...
Director(s): Ben Steinbauer
Documentary Short
12 min
Zach, a wealthy, alcoholic divorcee and father, is torn between his past love and present infatuation. His obsession for Rebecca, who he affectionately calls Crazy Eyes, seems to be driving him to the brink of madness an...
Director(s): Adam Sherman
Narrative Feature
95 min
Aisha's Song
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Musically lush and stunningly shot, Aisha's Song is a touching and uplifting story of female
empowerment from a part of the world where women are all too often overlooked.
A ...
Using personal home video footage, this documentary follows how a young boy's attempts to avoid a poor mark on a school assignment in 1990's Sarajevo, may have contributed to a civil war.......
Director(s): Igor Drljaca
Documentary Short
09 min
Shot cinematically, IT AIN'T OVER is a visually stunning documentary that follows Dr. Edward Dobson, a man accustomed to counseling people through suffering, as he comes to grips with the unusual disease eating away his ...
The Stanford MRI Lab hosts the world's first ever love competition, in which seven contestants have five minutes to neurochemically love someone as hard as they can.......
This documentary is a portrait of the band TV on the Radio as they transition from indie darlings to a major label success. We watch as they struggle to come to terms with the business side of music while trying to maint...
Director(s): Chioke Nassor
Documentary Short
29 min
"Amor Cronico" follows the flamboyant Grammy nominated Cuban-born and New York based singer CuCu Diamantes on her tour around Cuba. The film interweaves footage of live musical performances with a fictional lov...
Director(s): Jorge Perugorria
Narrative Feature
80 min
Hard Rock Hotels’ "The Sound of Your Stay" Music Lounge will be one of the hottest venues featuring performances by some of SXSW’s top acts. “The Sound of Your Stay” program is designed to provide hote...
Dell delivers innovative technology and services that give you the power to do more this SXSW. Come by to check out the latest products from Dell, create your own t-shirt and enter for the chance to win a Fixie bike.......
Returning for its third year as the exhibition for musicians and enthusiasts, The Music Gear Expo is a cornucopia of guitars, keyboards, amps, effects pedals, drums, mics, DJ equipment, mixing software, music education a...
Following a daring debut in 2011, Style X returns to the family of SXSW events for its second year. Featuring talented up-and-coming designers, this pop up retail event showcases the latest trends at the intersection of ...
A place for music enthusiasts, film makers and young professionals to engage in activities that showcase the latest 4G LTE devices and applications in a clever, yet meaningful way.
Located on San Jacinto at 6th Street.....
Explore the future of media, music, and technology with RootMusic, Gobbler, Heard, SUPERGOODMUSIC, and Devolver Digital. Charge your phone, swag up at the Artist Pit Stop (free BandPage upgrade, Gobbler subscription, and...
KORG Class: Music production and sound design with Korg's new flagship product KRONOS. With Jae Deal, who represents a sub culture of musicians that back the A List artists in the music industry, and have roots are in Hi...
The Music Gear Expo Lounge presented by Klipsch is a great place to unwind away from the Gear Expo main floor. Comfortable furnishings provide a spot to relax and wi-fi makes sure you are still connected. Meet other gear...
Meet The Stanfields, a maelstrom of rock ‘n’ roll, Celtic and bluegrass. Hailing from the gritty post-industrial towns of Nova Scotia, Canada, The Stanfields play every show like it’s their collective last night on...
For their second year in a row, SXSW will host the Green Zone, a sustainable oasis located right amongst the bustle of downtown Austin at 7th and Red River St. Sponsored by Whole Foods Market for 2012, the transformed pa...
March 14th through the 18th Thrasher magazine and Converse present the annual Texas Death Match at the SXSW music fest. Serious mayhem awaits as the only bands that matter soundclash with some mini-ramp rippin’ at the ...
With their new album, Court the Storm, Portland OR's Y La Bamba return with a haunting second full-length of delicately crafted art folk. "The voice is most effective when it's indistinguishable from the emotion of the ...
2011 has been a large one for Futurebirds. In its third year as a band, the Athens-based outfit has released two well-received EPs, Futurebirds EP and Via Flamina; road-dogged the nation with acts such as Drive-By Trucke...
It’s been suggested—by fans, detractors, even by the band’s founder—that Shearwater and whatever we call underground/indie/whatever-rock in this part of the century are not an obvious fit. And that’s true. So m...
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Artists: Got a great music video that deserves attention? Want feedback from successful artists and industry pros? Join us in the Artist Central room for an hour-long session, where our panel co-hosted by Andrew WK will ...
'Aid to Africa' has been a dominant theme in the media and political arenas for many years. Yet, despite the billions of dollars in development-related aid, many argue that it has done little to reduce poverty or stimula...
Intermediate
Presenters
Elizabeth Smith, Matthew Dawes, Ngozi Odita, Obi Asika
Explore the creative and production process of ways in which music, bands and artists are being utilized in advertising projects that are beyond just traditional licensing deals. Hear real-world examples including advert...
Advanced
Presenters
Brigitte Green, Bryan Turcotte, Jessica Dierauer, Lauren Ross, Eric Johnson (DJ Bunny Ears)
Detroit in the '60s, Manhattan in the '70s, Athens, GA in the '80s, Seattle in the '90s, Omaha in the '00s, but where today? Regional music scenes have been an integral part of the cultural and musical landscape for deca...
Presenters
Boima Tucker, Joe Gross, Kate Jackson, Maggie Vail, Peter Pisano, Will Hermes
Identifying, following, and actually collecting essential money from a myriad of digital sources is a growing challenge. With the help of sophisticated music accountants, this panel will show what is at stake, and where ...
Presenters
Gary Haber, Kurt Vitolo, Steven Ambers, John Simson
Demo Listening Sessions offer a unique opportunity for selected musicians to get direct feedback from music professionals, those who listen to demos as part of their job.......
Terrestrial radio is still a vital avenue for popularizing music. As the radio market has atomized into multiple formats and sub-formats, it has become a challenge for musicians to define themselves for the gatekeepers o...
Presenters
Bruce Warren, Garrett Capone, Jeff Pollack, Jim McGuinn, Matt Pinfield, Mike Jacobs
Many companies exist to bridge the gap between a label and digital stores or between an artist and fans, but when should they be used? While it's feasible for the content owner to create systems, deal with contracts, and...
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Markowitz, Jeff Price, Syd Butler, Tom DeSavia, Brad Navin
Discover music you'll love at the Pandora Discovery Den (Wed-Fri). Featured artists will cross genres from Rock to Hip Hop. Afternoon shows followed by DJ-hosted Casino Happy Hour from 5-7 with daily drink specials and p...
No matter what happens to, for and against music, it will 'remain in light' as the vehicle whereby ecstasy is produced. After all that has happened with music, from analog to digital, from material to immaterial, from M...
Presenters
Don Mclean, George Massenburg, Sandy Pearlman, Casey Rae-Hunter
As an artist, you've got to build social media outlets, create a mailing list, play at venues, and distribute music to build traction. While those methods are essential, they're only the first level of the equation. Toda...
Advanced
Presenters
Evan Lowenstein, Laura Wilson, Lou Plaia, Lynda McLaughlin, Valerie Gurka
From the early days of the record business, the single has been a key tool for artists looking to be heard. From the classic 45, with its own distinctive label and artwork, to 12-inch vinyl mixes, MP3s and today's strea...
Intermediate
Presenters
Ivan Barias, Jeff McClusky, Terry Stewart, Thomas Dolby, Tony Fagenson, Judy Tint
With five solo albums to his credit and multi-platinum sales of over 15 million albums, Juanes is the world’s leading all-Spanish language rock artist. Named Latin Music’s “Star of The Decade” by Billboard, Juane...
Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Sate...
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
A conversation about the ongoing changes to the fashion industry from e-commerce to global competition to brand democratization.
Participants: Joah Spearman- Style X (and moderator), Hilary Peterson- Lyst, Jennifer Marg...
The FADER Fort happens yearly in Austin, showcasing celebrated innovators and emerging talents. The FADER has a 12-year history of predicting what’s next in music in culture, and over four days in March that prescience...
Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide is a four-day international festival welcoming artists from 24 countries and counting, bringing their unique perspectives on music and culture to Los Angeles for a musical melting pot ...
The Hype Machine is the world's music blog hub. Hype Hotel, presented by Feed The Beat, brings Hype Machine to life in Austin, making it the spot to hear the new music everyone is talking about. Featuring lineups curated...
S.O.Terik is a collective of like-minded individuals who came together to uplift and inspire the world through art, music, fashion and entertainment. Living by the motto, Peace is a Verb, S.O.Terik in conjunction with Fi...
Punch Brothers:
Punch Brothers are the New York City-based quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. Their new album Who’s ...
Ancestros music group was created in 2002 in Cali, Colombia. It was founded by its own director Esteban Copete. Who inspired by the music airs from the Colombian Pacific Coast, invited eight more musicians with the same ...
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
When Robert's girlfriend dies in a car accident, he turns his grief against his younger sister Jo. Jo dives into a new hobby - ice hockey - where she gathers the strength to bring her brother back to the land of the livi...
Annie is a rebellious ten-year-old girl. She lives on the outskirts of town with her father Marvin, who, when not herding goats, mostly sleeps the day away. Virtually devoid of parental guidance, Annie is left to fend fo...
Director(s): David Zellner
Narrative Feature
83 min
Heimkommen (Coming Home)
Director: Micah Magee
When Robert's girlfriend dies, he turns his grief against his younger sister Jo. Jo plays ice hockey with the boys, hoping to gather strength to bring her brother back to th...
Bill finds himself in a hospital struggling with memory problems, in this third and final chapter to Don Hertzfeldt's "Everything will be OK" trilogy.......
Rocky and Lulu live in opposite sides of the planet: they bump into each other in ChatRoulette and decide to stay in touch. They get closer, but we find out more about them that they will never tell each other. It's a lo...
Director(s): Alexis Dos Santos
Narrative Short
24 min
It's always a good day for a funeral at St. Mark's Middle School. Andy and Charlie, two altar servers, don't just get to miss class anytime a parishioner kicks the bucket, they cut out early and play hooky as soon as the...
Director(s): Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Narrative Feature
85 min
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
2:00PM - 3:00PM
David Franz will discuss Pro Tools concepts, production techniques, and the new features of Pro Tools 10, using a song he co-wrote and produced that is the theme song for USA Network’s “Fairly Legal” TV show. Some ...
Mr. Lee, an adopted stray cat, routinely disappeared from his North Carolina home for days on end. Intrigued by Mr. Lee’s whereabouts, his owner Juergen, a German engineer, created a camera designed to fit around the f...
It's a brand new world where celebrity can find value and earn revenues globally. Lawyers from around the planet will discuss the nuances of brand building in various international music economies.......
Presenters
Anne-Marie Pecoraro, Dina LaPolt, Jagdish Sagar, Jeff Liebenson
“I’m trusted with a pair of scissors and I’m in here for murder”. Prison life in the build up to the annual Scottish Prison Service hairdressing competition. Winning the coveted prize is the ultimate goal, but Fr...
Director(s): Finlay Pretsell, Adrian McDowall
Documentary Short
29 min
Demo Listening Sessions offer a unique opportunity for selected musicians to get direct feedback from music professionals, those who listen to demos as part of their job.......
Dickies and Filter Magazine have teamed up again to bring you a stellar line-up of indie talent at Lustre Pearl on Rainey St. Performances will take place March 15th through the 17th. SXSW Badges welcome. Please arrive e...
More and more, American artists are being drawn to the culture, fashion and music of Asia. Will.i.am is producing tracks on 2NE1's next album, Kanye West is working with JYJ, and Wonder Girls recently opened for the Jona...
Beginner
Presenters
David Zedeck, Flowsion Shekar, Jeff Yang, Ted Kim, Sang Cho
CatCam
Director: Seth Keal
When a German engineer creates a tiny camera for his newly adopted stray cat to wear, the
photographs reveal more than ever expected.
Cutting Loose
Directors: Finlay Pretsell, Adrian McDowall
...
Whether they stream it or steal it, the day has come where fans can listen to your music without paying you directly for it. Give your fans a reason to spend their money on you. Learn how to create a compelling story wit...
Intermediate
Presenters
Benji Rogers, Emily White, Julia Nunes, Nicole St Jean, Brendan Moore
Horns Up: The metal community continues to thrive in a world beset by piracy and falling revenues as the loyal fans of the scene continue to support the artists and label brands that support their artists. How does the m...
Intermediate
Presenters
Ash Avildsen, Danny Worsnop, Eric Rushing, Robert Kampf, Scott Givens, Eric German
A number of US, Canadian and European acts have discovered festival touring opportunities in Latin America and most, if not at all, are doubling or tripling their fan base. Programmers for those festivals are continuousl...
Presenters
Carlos Verastegui, Edoardo Chavarin, Gerry Rosado, Paulo Andre Moraes, Fabrizio Onetto
Through images of kudzu-covered forms, photographed in black and white, hand processed 35mm CinemaScope and radiating with the luminance of early cinema, this ode to the climbing, trailing, and coiling species Pueraria l...
Hoarder, Filmmaker, Genius.
The benevolent Mike Sullivan has been shooting a stop-motion robot sex film in his apartment for the last 10 years. Obsessed with constructing the miniature robot porn stars, his apartment no...
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sign-up begins half an hour before the mentor session. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. You can onl...
Presenters
Darren Hill, Jessica Linker, Jody Stephens, Jonathan Cohen, Marc Lipkin, Martin Atkins, Michael Goldstone, Zarah Zohlman
Among the myriad of challenges in creating a successful television pilot, selecting the right music is frequently the most overlooked. From the score, to songs, to the perfect main title theme, there are many different e...
Intermediate
Presenters
Alexandra Patsavas, Chris Jackson, Daryl Berg, Phil Sgriccia, Amanda Krieg
Determined to honor his father’s scouting legacy and mount one last comeback for his dwindling troop, Assistant Scoutmaster Randy Stevens (Patton Oswalt) pays a visit to his business-minded brother Kirk (Johnny Knoxv...
Hear candid discussions from veteran dealmakers on how to make it rain in a drying climate: where the money is, how to find it, and what kinds of contracts are being struck. Learn how social media has impacted the dealma...
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Swanson, Gillian Bar, Laurel Stearns, Phil Sarna, Sara Qazi
At long last, music subscription services are gaining listeners and revenue. Where does the money come from and where does it go? How can artists keep track of this income? What impact do label deals have on this issue?....
Presenters
Bertis Downs, David Macias, Edward Pierson, Nick Stern, John Strohm
The PureVolume House returns with the most eclectic after-hours lineup in Austin (again). In a brand-new, custom-built event space, the House will play host to performances from the top independent voices online: Stereog...
Re:Generation Music Project is a documentary film about original music collaborations that examine and re-imagine the history of different musical genres through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic produc...
Director(s): Amir Bar Lev
Documentary Feature
82 min
Chamber music in nightclubs, composers collaborating with pop stars, pop stars as composers, performance ensembles with genre-breaking repertoire, and a groundswell of young audiences: this is the music formerly known as...
Intermediate
Presenters
Alex Ross, Carl Stone, Janet Cowperthwaite, Justin Kantor, Ed Ward
Written in Ink is a documentary about hope. The compelling story of a man trying to regain contact with his sister after 14 years of silence. But can one change what has already been written in ink?
Beautifully shot on...
A conversation about why musicians start clothing brands, why models marry musicians and more.
Participants: Ellen Carpenter- NYLON (and moderator), Ken Zambrana- Letting Up Despite Great Faults (band), Troupe Gammage- ...
"Charles Bradley: Soul of America" captures the extraordinary late in life rise of 62 year old aspiring soul singer Charles Bradley, whose debut album, "No Time For Dreaming," took him from a hard lif...
Director(s): Poull Brien
Documentary Feature
74 min
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
In 2009, Ben Kweller moved back to Texas after 10 years in New York City. To welcome himself home, he made a country record that released a voice he’d been hearing in his head since his earliest days growing up in Gree...
Where can you find the wildest, warmest and most colorful members of humanity? In your own backyard of course! Shot in a 'mockumentary' format, HAPPY PEOPLE is a delightful snapshot of the threads that weave Austin’s E...
Alex Ross, Classical music writer for ‘The New Yorker’, signs his books ‘The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century’ and ‘Listen To This’ at the SXSW bookstore.......
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Berkleemusic.com’s Loudon Stearns will demonstrate the skills necessary for performing with Ableton Live. This session will cover the essential techniques that all laptop performers need to know: the Live Session View,...
Rock musicians have been denounced for the apparently "magickal" impact they have on audience, often reciting lyrics replete with mystical references and officiating over public rites that can appear downright ...
Beginner
Presenters
Alison Fensterstock, Andrew W.K., Erik Davis, Joshua Sharp, Howard Wuelfing
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
Last year's Coachella was cited as a watershed moment in live festival webcasting. It delivered millions of channel views, and exceptionally long engagement times, with three simultaneous channels, eighty hours of progra...
Intermediate
Presenters
Courtney Trucksess, Dana Vetter, Michael Tatelman, Mike Martinovich, Hank Neuberger
A Spanish-language band can gain instant access to the growing Hispanic audience and sponsors targeting that demographic by marketing themselves as "Latin". But how limiting is being marketed as a "Latin&q...
Presenters
Alejandro Franco, Andres Levin, Bill Bragin, Chase Ortega, Tomas Cookman, Judy Cantor-Navas
One of the biggest myths in the music business is that one big break or power player makes an artist's career. In reality, breaking an artist is a team effort with a whole lot of moving parts. We'll unpack and dissect th...
Presenters
Jenna Lomonaco, Jonathan Daniel, Sarah Baer, Dez Dickerson
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's new Library and Archives is the world's most comprehensive repository of written and audiovisual materials relating to the history of rock and roll. Find out what it means to h...
Intermediate
Presenters
Andy Leach, Donovan , Holly George-Warren, Lenny Kaye, Seymour Stein, Jim Henke
Most emerging artists go for gigs in sanctioned venues in recognized hubs around the country, yet there is a huge untapped audience in towns and communities that are off the grid. Increasingly, credible promoters are cro...
Advanced
Presenters
Benjamin Cartel, Laura Thomas, Rebecca Loebe, Tim Drake, Stephen Clair
For one hour each week, Brooklyn based twin brothers, Darin and Greg Bresnitz (aka Finger On The Pulse) host Heritage Radio Network’s premiere food and music show, Snacky Tunes. The brothers invite the country’s most...
Intermediate
Presenters
Amrit Singh, Gregory Bresnitz, Richard Blais, Darin Bresnitz
A conversation about where menswear has been and where it’s headed.
Participants: Jace Lipstein- Grungy Gentleman (and moderator), Sean Hotchkiss- journalist, Justin Bridges- fashion blogger & photographer, Leith ...
Queens rapper Nas, widely considered to be one of the most accomplished and talented artists to ever hit the mic, established his place amongst the hip-hop elite with the 1994 release of his debut album, Illmatic. The im...
Take a look at every aspect of international touring, from bringing international artists into the US to touring domestic artists internationally. What are the obstacles and problems with visas, immigration and tax laws?...
Advanced
Presenters
Andy Somers, Boche Billions, Matthew Covey, Ron Zeelens, Christian Bernhardt
The Registrants Lounge presented by MOFILM, located on the corner of 4th and Neches right in front of the Austin Convention Center, is the meeting place for SXSW registrants to network and grab a drink.......
The Registrants Lounge presented by MOFILM, located on the corner of 4th and Neches right in front of the Austin Convention Center, is the meeting place for SXSW registrants to network and grab a drink.......
Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ging...
Director(s): Jay Bulger
Documentary Feature
92 min
American Goldwing is Sub Pop’s third full-length release with Portland’s Blitzen Trapper and the band’s sixth full-length overall. Over the course of their career they’ve earned rave reviews (from Rolling Stone, ...
Photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In "Chasing Ice", Balog deploys revolutionary time-...
Director(s): Jeff Orlowski
Documentary Feature
76 min
San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura (playing himself) is at the height of his career. With a national tour on the horizon and one of his songs being featured in a widely-seen TV commercial, Goh has the life he always wan...
"WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the Hacktivists" takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores e...
Director(s): Brian Knappenberger
Documentary Feature
89 min
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
The Chair is the story of a mysterious outbreak of poisonous mold in a small town and one boy's attempt to understand his mother's death, his grandmother's obsession with their discarded recliner, and the roots of this s...
Director(s): Grainger David
Narrative Short
12 min
Nicola is in hospital after giving birth. When her school friend Tess comes to visit, Nicola is forced by her mother to introduce 'Joy', her new born daughter, who lived for seven hours.......
After 14 year-old Tara's boyfriend comes out to her and ends their relationship, she can't help feeling confused and angry with him. But when Tara's older sister and her friend become convinced that Brian was lying about...
Director(s): Adam Garnet Jones
Narrative Short
7 min
Another Bullet Dodged
Director: Landon Zakheim
In the fading echoes of a relationship, character is revealed.
The Chair
Director: Grainger David
The story of one boy's reaction to a mysterious outbreak of poisonous mold...
Warren has just been laid off from his job at a slaughterhouse in small town Alberta, Canada. With his father dying in the hospital, his romantic relationship on the rocks, and his struggle with substance abuse getting t...
New York electronic music duo, The Golden Filter, have collaborated with Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli to create a darkly beautiful short film entitled SYNDROMES. The film focuses on a young girl's bizarre and une...
Director(s): The Golden Filter, Kristoffer Borgli
Narrative Short
11 min
A family is shaken to the core when they discover their son has been molested. As they struggle to deal with the betrayal, their son heads towards a total mental collapse because of his love for his abuser, while his abu...
"WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines" traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, W...
Director(s): Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Documentary Feature
65 min
Holly George-Warren signs her books ‘The Cowgirl Way: Hats Off to America's Women of the West’ and ‘Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry’ at the SXSW bookstore......
A conversation about whether or not bloggers and technology have revolutionized the fashion media industry.
Participants: Joah Spearman- Style X (and moderator), Keith Pollock- ELLE.com, Leandra Medine- The Man Repeller...
Before joining The Smiths, Andy Rourke had played guitar and bass in various rock bands, as well as in the short lived funk band Freak Party, often with his school friend John Maher (the future Johnny Marr).
When Marr...
Austin Convention Center Artist Central in Ballroom E
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Witness a fast paced, hands-on demonstration of the steps involved in designing and printing a gig poster. Check out how to manipulate an image digitally and how to work a screen press. Gig posters are still a fundamenta...
Lawyer Rules of Professional Conduct apply to all practitioners. The Rules pose unique and cautionary considerations for entertainment lawyers …and clients.......
On the precipice of adulthood, fourteen-year-old Lisellen Uhlmann is without a man in her life; her father is distant and boys in school ignore her. When Duncan Baits invites her to hang out with his friends, everything ...
A very short comedy set in a retirement home with senior citizens. On the morning of his birthday, Emmett asks his fellow residents to guess his age and is surprised by their answers.......
Brimming with confidence and creativity, Arrow sees Heartless Bastards pushing their distinctive sound forward with their most eclectic, energetic collection thus far. The album – the Austin, Texas-based band’s firs...
All hell breaks loose when seven-year-old Petey is left with his hell-raising brothers. But things go from bad to really, really bad when Dad gets home.......
The IFC Crossroads House is back in Austin with a new location at Vice Bar (302 E. 6th Street). Join us for music, comedy, free food and drinks, giveaways and more! Check out ifc.com/sxsw for more details.......
As the transformation of the music market continues, the good news is now everyone has access to promote and monetize their music over the internet. The bad news is that because everyone has access to promote and monetiz...
Intermediate
Presenters
Chuck Wilson, Garry West, Josh Rosenfeld, Portia Sabin, Richard Bengloff
In rural Texas the story chronicles an unnamed man with a broken spirit returning to his family. Where he's been is unknown. In spite of their warm welcome he can't shake a rising anger. So he must leave them again. This...
Director(s): James M. Johnston
Narrative Short
12 min
Guitarist and author Lenny Kaye signs his books ‘You Call It Madness: The Sensuous Song of the Croon’ and ‘Waylon: An Autobiography’ (which he co-authored with Waylon Jennings) at the SXSW bookstore.......
Labels and management fit differently into the music landscape in 2012. Artists have more opportunity for DIY career paths than ever before. Where can artist representatives add value? Are labels and managers still neces...
Intermediate
Presenters
Isaac Camargo, Jules Ferree, Matthew Conn, Nani Stoick, Mike Wald
Artists can now reach their audience without ever having to leave the house. But there is no greater connection than those you make by attending a show, event or conference and personally meeting the players in the indus...
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrea Von Foerster, Jake Gold, Jason Feinberg, Madalyn Sklar, Allison Shaw
An exploration and celebration of the film, songs and soundtrack of the seventies cult classic ‘The Wicker Man’, often cited as the greatest British horror film ever made. Composed by Paul Giovanni, the soundtrack is...
Intermediate
Presenters
Alynda Lee Segarra, Crispin Parry, Matt Sullivan, Nigel Adams, Will Hodgkinson
While a boy waits out his father's tryst he is unexpectedly forced to deal with the lady-friend's daughter. Set on a ranch in Bastrop, Texas, Spark uses the environment to explore the internal space of children. Shot on ...
Director(s): Annie Silverstein
Narrative Short
8 min
In this age of home-recording, is it counterintuitive to start a studio business? New studios keep popping up, offering talented producers and engineers a chance to realize their specific sonic visions. What is involved ...
Intermediate
Presenters
Dan Nakamura, Dave Way, John Fields, Ken Jordan, Howie Weinberg
foolproof
Directors: Zach Anner, Marshall Rimmer
Zach Anner, the freeloading roommate, and Marshall Rimmer, the responsible businessman, eat their
morning cereal together.
The Gathering Squall
Director: Hannah Fidell
A ...
Once considered taboo for many groups and artists, creating branding and marketing initiatives between labels/bands and outside companies is now an established and widely implemented strategy of the music industry. What ...
Intermediate
Presenters
Jazmine Valencia, Jeff Tammes, Jennifer Czeisler, Josh Berman, Ann Powers
What It's Like is a true story. John - a magazine writer - visits Mastow, a complete stranger living in a retirement home. John has only a room number and a name, both written on the back of a Chinese food menu beside a ...
This panel will discuss the importance China currently plays and will play in the near future in the global music industry. Practitioners from very different areas of the music business will explain their involvement wit...
Intermediate
Presenters
Josh Feola, Li Si Si, Tony Ward, Xi Chen, Charles Saliba
Comedian Chris Gethard signs his book ‘A Bad Idea I'm About to Do: True Tales of Seriously Poor Judgment and Stunningly Awkward Adventure’ at the SXSW bookstore......
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
The Austin based Warrior Gospel Band is fueled by the fervor of the spirit and devotion to a wide ranging gospel sound. It's a potent combo of gospel quartet including rootsy guitar and vocals with soul and R&B inflected...
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...
SXSW Showcasing musicians featured as runway models wearing the clothing and accessories of GAP, Dickies, and dozens of emerging brands from around the world.......
Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. ...
Director(s): Bobcat Goldthwait
Narrative Feature
100 min
Join YouTube Presents and Google Music for "Live from the Lot" -- two days of live concerts atop a parking garage in downtown Austin. If you're a showcasing artist, stop by the Google Music artist lounge next t...
It’s 1971 and communes and new religions are on the rise. The Source Family are an "Aquarian tribe," a secretive but outlandish group of 140 beautiful young people who stroll Los Angeles in colorful robes, de...
Director(s): Jodi Wille, Maria Demopoulos
Documentary Feature
105 min
ANR is a music-making duo based out of Miami, Florida. The duo consists of Brian Robertson (Keyboards, Vocals) and Michael-John Hancock (Vocals, Drums). The sonic influence of childhood heroes Brian Wilson, Prince, and K...
You might have to be a little crazy to do it, but anyone can watch. Check out some of the world’s boldest athletes on the big screen as Vimeo presents a program dedicated to the wild world of action sports.
Be prepare...
Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Sate...
While not a heavy metal band, Dwellers' music could be categorized as "dark". Therefore the band has shared the stage with blues, rock, folk, and black metal bands alike. Dwellers has a love for raw, visceral emotion. Vi...
"The Last Skeptik's beats are expertly crafted" Q Magazine
"We Like" MTV.co.uk
"Awesome" Huw Stephens, BBC Radio One
"A rising star" The London Lite
"His beats are really really good" VV Brown
"I could listen to Sk...
A Korean, a Sri Lankan, a Mexican, and a Jew from Cleveland. 4 musicians from 4 corners of the world aiming to shotgun blast through the insipid airwaves of current music using acoustic harmonies fused with modern techno...
The Nouns
Great rock is elemental. A pair of chords, something resembling a rhythm, a handful of words about girls/women/my baby and lots of energy are all you really need to get a crowd moving and forget about lif...
The members of "The Rubies" came from various backgrounds... Kazuya and Osuke were known as members of the band "The Emeralds" having played at the SXSW for 6 consecutive years. Daisuke; known as the drummer who can "sin...
Birthed as a dusty trading route at the turn of last century, Sunset Strip became the world's center of gravity for music, glamour, fashion, sex, and decadence. This curvy, mile-and-a-half strip of road falls just outsid...
Director(s): Hans Fjellestad
Documentary Feature
94 min
Unity is a very unique and versatile group of youngsters who are enjoying the prime of their lives traveling and singing about their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mixing a traditional quartet sound with a neo-soul, jazz...
.Boston-based indie-pop lovers You Can Be A Wesley are pleased to announce their much-anticipated Nightosphere EP which will be available November 1, 2011. To celebrate the release, Cambridge, MA can catch You Can Be A ...
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Director: Isamu Hirabayashi
I am a 66-year cicada. There was a big earthquake. There was a big tsunami. There also was a big
accident.
Belly
Director: Julia Pott
I can feel you in my belly.
Caldera
Director: Eva...
Oscar is coming of age, against his better judgment. In doing so he must experience the necessary evil of leaving something behind, but he can still feel it in the pit of his stomach.......
Caldera is an animated short film about a young girl struggling with mental illness. The story follows her as she goes off her medication and leaves a bleak metropolis to immerse herself in a vibrant oceanic cove.......
Chocolate Milk is the #1 goal. At least, that is what the Rehab informs the teenage Izzy as she enters for drug treatment. If she follows all their rules, then she can have chocolate milk. But why would she want some lam...
Combustion plunges the viewer, from each image and note to the next, closer and closer to its materials as they catch fire and culminate in an explosion of colours and sounds! Carried along by a scorching musical score, ...
A boy goes missing in the snow covered wilderness, feared taken by wolves. A hunter undertakes a journey to find the boy; dead or alive. As the hunter tracks the boy into the mountains, he discovers that his instincts ca...
Maria Volonte
Argentine Latin Grammy nominee Maria Volonte is a singer, guitarist and composer celebrated for the intense passion and beauty of her songs as well as for her charisma and sensuality on stage. After conq...
Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise is an animated horror film constructed from the candid photos and handwritten messages of discarded high school yearbooks. As an unknown force seeps into the walls of the school...
Swirling cosmos of paint give way to a storm of color and drips. An experimental animation that is a mix of paint on glass and stop motion, Paint Showers is the anticipation, fury, and release of a colorful storm.......
Using a found object as a catalyst Reddish Brown and Blueish Green explores a family’s destructive journey through childhood. Much of the imagery in the film comes from a baby book found on a curb in Philadelphia, Penn...
Small Apartments' Franklin Franklin is a fully realized and sympathetic protagonist in the vein of Ignatius Reilly (A Confederacy of Dunces), a simple man who yearns for “a land of pastoral serenity” devoid of the ir...
Director(s): Jonas Åkerlund
Narrative Feature
94 min
Influenced by American old-time music and classic songwriters of the 60s and 70s, Leah Abramson (formerly of Dyad, The Crooked Jades, Octoberman) writes haunting folk-noir originals about truck drivers, lost love and old...
Dirty Karma gets together in early 2006 to form a band where they could express all of their ideas and to focus on songwriting on a full scale
In 2008 they release their first 5 songs homonymus EP, produced by grammy ...
Having played only a handful of shows in their headquarters of Los Angeles, Electric Guest has already generated sufficient word of mouth and buzz in recent months to propel them to #13 on KCRW's Top 50.
The band, con...
Furguson hail from Gurb (Barcelona) and, despite being young, they are a pretty experienced band. They released their first demo, "La mort del bon minyó", a couple of years ago and it won them a bunch of good reviews a...
Biography
Go Back to the Zoo are from Amsterdam. At a tender age brothers Teun (Guitar) and Cas (Vocals) were given a Guns ‘n’ Roses record by their grandmother and they have been making music ever since. Meeting Dr...
Gypsyblood formed in 2009 when longtime friends and former bandmates Adam James and vocalist/drummer/bassist Kyle Victor healed the somewhat fresh wounds of their previous band’s breakup (initiated by Victor storming o...
Nik Fackler, Derek Pressnall and Sarah Bohling create electronic intense loud rock music to dance to. They live together in Omaha, NE in an upstairs apartment over an underground club.......
Lost and Sound is a moving creative documentary, made by a partially deaf filmmaker. It weaves its way through a startling world of sound and silence, via the ears and brains of three extraordinary people as they try to ...
Director(s): Lindsey Dryden
Documentary Feature
76 min
M. Ward: A Wasteland Companion
“I can trace all my songs to a specific moment,” M. Ward told a New York Times writer in February of 2009, as he was about to release, Hold Time, his acclaimed third release for Merg...
Magic Wands are a two-piece from either Los Angeles, CA or Nashville, TN. They’re not really sure. Currently, however, they do know that they are drifting across the country bringing a “wall of white guitars” and ...
Matt Corby has certainly carved a unique path for someone that started his career aged 16 on a reality TV talent show in 2007. In 2009, he independently released his debut EP 'Song For...' before relocating to London and...
What happens when four friends working together in the software industry realize that some bands with marginal talent are getting free beers on a Tuesday night? They decide to do it themselves- They form a band, they nam...
"...YEAH, WELL, NOW THEY SOUND LIKE BOB DYLAN, THE STONES, STOOGES, NEIL YOUNG, WAYLON JENNINGS... WELL, EVEN WILLIE. I GUESS THEY’VE BEEN AT IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW. BACK IN SUMMER OF 09, BACK WHEN I MET EM, WEZ AND...
Roger Alan Wade has penned songs recorded by country music royalty including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams, Jr.. Wade's "Country State of Mind"recorded by Hank Williams, Jr....
Los Angeles based indie pop/folk/soul band, SO & SO, is anything but ordinary.
When singer/songwriter, Amie Miriello, acoustic guitarist, Jay Dmuchowski, and Canadian producer, Rob Wells meant to put a songwriting tea...
This BK, NY based beat maker is reachin' back to those golden days of hip-hop and house music. The days where you might sit in a record shop for hours searching for that diamond in the rough. His sound is a little cut n'...
Nightmare Air is a new sonic experience from members of Film School (Beggars Banquet Records) and Chicago shoegazers Airiel.
Guitarist / vocalist Dave Dupuis (Film School) and drummer Mikey Lovechilde (Airiel) teamed ...
Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs reside at the blurred edges of American music: overexposing studio limitations, piling tape upon tape to maximum density, and then — with each song — they pull off the scaffolding to...
Willy Mason was just 19 when his first album was released, a record that propelled him to critical acclaim and showed a young man with a tremendous, broad-oaked voice, a great songwriting talent, and a peculiar wisdom be...
The heartbeat that sparks the third song on 1, 2, 3’s debut LP isn’t just a flutter effect meant to set a melancholic mood. It literally symbolizes the start of a new life. Or in the case of Nicolas Snyder and Joshua...
In early summer of 2005, Miki Uchizono(b. 19 Aug 1988, Tokyo, JAPAN; bass) started gathering own band's members. Miki first found the girl in her high school class, who has excellent reflexes , and are thought to be very...
Formed by 5 musicians without that much in common, Antoine Reverb is a band that plays what can be called psychedelic pop. We've been together for little more than three years. We have put out an LP and a digital EP. We ...
Raised in the "live music capital of the world," nineteen-year-old Ariel Abshire has always been surrounded by great music and the people who make it. She started singing classic hardcore country at honky tonks and danc...
After touring the country relentlessly for 5 years, the singer of a Pennsylvania hardcore band decided to stop everything, lock himself in his basement and turn a new page. Armed with a 4 track and a life long obsession ...
It’s a birds and the bees sort of question… Or maybe a chicken or the egg sort of question… What came first the rosined violin strings, major falls, classical theory or the smashed guitars, split finger tips and sw...
Chali 2na = MC. Musician. Actor. Painter. Renaissance Man.
Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side, to his subsequent explosion onto LA’s burgeoning ...
Cobraconda is a group.
Spencer and Graham are the two guys in the group.
They like partying, playing shows and beats.
Cobraconda makes rap songs. They DJ too.
Cobraconda lives in Denver, Colorado. They have toured ...
Stepping out from the rich San Francisco bass music scene into a spotlight of his own, Comma aka Ryan Gilbert is invigorating the beat community of the Bay Area and beyond with a strong shove of electronic innovation and...
Computer Magic is the solo project of 21-year-old blogger/DJ Danielle Johnson (she goes by Danz). She moved from Rock Hill in upstate New York (population: 1,056) to New York City in 2008 to attend Hunter College. Danz s...
Playing since 2003, the independent band Constantina has a solid history in creating instrumental post-rock music minimalist and delicate aesthetics, composed of intelligent guitars with subtle electronic interference. R...
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the...
When I was nine years old, I innocently begged my parents for a guitar. As I grew older and realized that I loved to write music and sing, my dream quickly became apparent. I took every record I could find around my hous...
Almost out of nowhere, Los Angeles' Dillon Francis has broken from the throng of young electronic music dj/producers. With a stream of world-class remixes and releases, Dillon has caught the attention of some of the top ...
DJ SUN is a renowned DJ, producer and radio show host keenly focused on the aesthetics of soul, hip hop and jazz. His musical approach represents the energy and tranquility of his upbringing in Suriname and Holland. The ...
Born in the gutter of Baltimore County, raised in the sludge of the Copy Cat. Dope Body was born ad mist the post-hype of Baltimore underground. They are a collage of musical styles (funk, dub, punk, hip hop, nu metal) e...
Ed Sheeran is blessed – he seems to know exactly where he is going, and exactly how to get there. Where countless others fail to make an impression amid today’s information overload, Ed’s music and talent cut strai...
An energetic four piece rock band from Austin Texas, Edison Chair honors the style of timeless rock such as The Who and The Beatles, while making innovative strides in the wake of popular modern bands such as The Fratell...
Los Angeles based beat maker Flinch, is no stranger to the EDM world. A veteran producer who has progressed effortlessly from his beginnings in drum & bass and then electro, to current endeavors into more melodic synth-b...
GRACE WOODROOFE
Album: Always Want, January 24, Modular
With her uniquely warm, husky, and sometimes mournful voice, Grace Woodroofe is about to make a special mark on the music scene. At just twenty-two years of...
The Great Wilderness is a dream rock band from San José, Costa Rica influenced by British post punk, alternative rock and inspired by bands such as B.R.M.C., The Big Pink, M83, Joy Division and Sonic Youth. The group is...
"Guti-Angel", presents himself as an urban hip-hop artist that bets in the multicultural concept that feeds the (and his) world.
Also known as Espanhol, "Guti-Angel" rhymes both in portuguese and in spanish, presentin...
Hailing from the San Fernando Valley, the band Haim consists of, "Three sisters" that have been playing music in the city of Los Angeles for the past two years. The sisters pride themselves on being able to switch from i...
All the listening and songwriting resulted in a unique alt.-Texas country/Texas pop sound laden with rock, soul and roots. At the heart of Moore’s songs are a groove and a melody. “Rather than being a singer-songwrit...
“George Orwell said that writing should be transparent – like a clear window pane,” says Husky Gawenda, frontman of four-piece band Husky from Melbourne, Australia. Gawenda feels the same way about music. “You sh...
Jake Newton was raised in the Mountains outside of Yosemite National Park. He grew up playing music with his family, and lived the childhood of a dreamer, surrounded by nature; head in the clouds. There was one stop ligh...
Janka Nabay is the undisputed king of bubu music, a frantically-paced electronic dance music with ancient, magical origins in Sierra Leone (known as Salone by locals). Before Janka, Sierra Leoneans thought of bubu music ...
Austin-based jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Jeff Lofton
opened TEDX Austin 2012 with Graham Reynolds
jazz trumpeter - Best Jazz Band '10-'11 Austin Music Awards / Austin Chronicle Music Poll- was recently fe...
Jon B.
"I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style. You can't put me in a box that I can't break myself out of. By just making the style of track that I'm vibing to and writing a great song to it...
The Jjones Family Singers are a 3 generation family that's played major festivals such as the ACL, SXSW, Houston Ifest, Smithsonian Institute, House of Blues, Hoosier Dome and other venues across America. The group is th...
Since 2005, Maine’s Last Chance to Reason has been an ever-evolving musical force with one goal: to make challenging progressive music that moves people. After 2 releases and countless DIY tours, Last Chance to Reason ...
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Some things are eternal. Love songs. California sunsets. The ukulele.
Leftover Cuties embody all of that goodness on their debut album Places To Go. Produced by Tony Berg (Bob Dylan, Michael Penn, Jesca Hoop), the el...
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, with what MTV describes as "really cool melodic folk-rock... and a live show you've got to check out for yourself." Inspired by a theme from Moby Dick, the ba...
Fast approaching 18 years on the Texas music scene, Los Skarnales was started in 1994. The band rose out of the ashes of local punk rock band Desorden with help from original members Felipe Galvan and Jose Rodriguez. Alw...
A Lot Like Birds is a post-hardcore band from Sacramento, CA, known for their tendency to flawlessly blend a wide array of genres; from ambient soundscapes to aggressive punk-fueled anthems to unpredictable prog-rock fre...
French-born, Tucson-based chanteuse Marianne Dissard was born within sight of the Pyrénées mountains in the South of France but has been living in the American West since the age of 16. Singer, writer of lyrics and poe...
Home to irreplaceable artists like Duke Ellington, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye and more recently Ginuwine and Wale, Washington D.C. has bred another musical gift found in Marky – an eclectic artist bringing a refreshing...
Monsieur Periné, more than a musical group, it’s a creative project that was born out of the artistic and rhythmic exploration undertaken by Catalina Garcia, Santiago Prieto, Nicolas Junca and Camilo Parra in 2007. To...
Dude, OK honestly, it’s just another band. They’re great though: truly catchy, stripped down, but pummeling. Loud Fast Rules, tons o’ fun. Inter-twingling female/male lead vocals, Television-style licks that don’...
MTHDS combines the fury of punk, the street-wise soul of hip-hop and funk with an over-the-top bombastic roots-reggae party groove. Formed in April of 2007, MTHDS has released 2 EPs and 1 LP. "Music That Heightens Diff...
N-Dex is a Ghanaian Artist/Producer born In Dallas,TX, raised In Oklahoma City,.graduated from OSU 2010.
N-Dex has put out 3 Projects with the Latest being the successful "FoDaSumma" which can be found on Itunes..
N-De...
It can be said that the role of an artist is to absorb the beauty, destruction and love of what surrounds them, and to portray it as best they feel to an audience. And it is well understood that the life of an artist can...
Starting out as Dallas/Ft. Worth’s top DJs in the late 90’s, Play-N-Skillz have rocked crowds for over 2 decades in the nightlife industry. Playing cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Miami, Austin, Houston, ...
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,...
Led by dynamic, energetic front woman and multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, The Ragbirds utilize an arsenal of instruments from around the world. The Ragbirds are a fusion of folk rock and pop hooks over danceable world...
Rayland Baxter is a gentleman, a singer of song, a teller of tale, a picker of strings, a thinker of things. Born in the untamed hills of Bon Aqua, Tennessee, he tells a story unlike any other, a story that is true and f...
The Record Summer (TRS) mixes the lush arrangements and vocal style of Sufjan Stevens with Shoegaze atmospherics, equally inspired by Midlake and The Cure.
Singer and songwriter Bret Rodysill moved to New York at 19. ...
BIO:
Brainfeeder's latest artist RYAT (pronounced "riot") is the brainchild of Christina Ryat, a producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and sound manipulator who uses live electronics, instruments, pedals,...
This “experimental” hip hop group brings forth a fresh wave of music for your ears. Dallas, Texas made, Sore Losers are a breath of fresh air to the music and entertainment industry. Composed of 6 members, Vince “...
"Never short on hooks or ambition, The Sour Notes play brittle pop for star-crossed post-grads. Frontman Jared Boulanger knows a good deal about transitional periods, having led several versions of the band. On rising ti...
Composer/performer Steven Snowden creates music for a diverse array of settings including theater, dance, film, multimedia installations, and the concert stage. He has focused much of his recent work on interdisciplinary...
In 2003, Tim Showalter's house burned down, his fiancée left him, and he resorted to writing songs on an acoustic guitar while living on park benches in suburban Philadelphia. Those events informed the entirety of his a...
Tashaki Miyaki was born out of a late night jam in early 2011. Shorty after, the Los Angeles based duo began writing and recording songs for their self titled EP released on UK vinyl label, The Sounds of Sweet Nothing. C...
Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-rai...
Based in Montreal, Tops make melodic soft rock. With their intricate guitar figures, gauzy synth pads and deceptively complex arrangements, Tops recall bygone decades of pop (Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Romeo Void, Dire Strait...
Touchy Mob is the plenty-limbed, vulnerable love affair of a hauntingly warm guitar song and the body language of beats, that are meant for a floor. It's a long-term marriage to the lyrical intensity and comforting darkn...
"Under African Skies" travels with Paul Simon back to South Africa on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his historic Graceland album. Paul reunites with the original band to give a reunion concert and to ...
Director(s): Joe Berlinger
Documentary Feature
108 min
An evening of psychedelic funkyness, mexicans turning electronic sounds into digital soul, and vice versa, as you dance. This is White Ninja.
We will provide the grooving beats, the quirky arrangements and the smooth ...
Following a year of performances across Canada, UK, USA and Europe, with an appearance on David Letterman topping it all off, Nova Scotia rock scrappers Wintersleep met up with producers Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian) &...
A not so quiet riot of high-powered punk, Yellow Monsters is a three-headed supergroup (fueled by members of Delispice, GumX, and My Aunt Mary) who riff and tear the roof off of Korea's AltROK scene.
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Presented by: BrooklynVegan/Power of the Riff/Trasher
Formed in the early months of 2009 by four individuals in search of an opening to flee their discontent with the mundane routine of normal life and their past musical endeavors. Young and in the Way found that escape in ...
In the winter of 2010, a spontaneous trip to Athens, GA became the birth of New Jersey/Philadelphia indie-rock outfit Young Statues.
The record first began to take shape at Chase Park Transduction Studios, where a ser...
Zambri is the ethereal duo of Cristi Jo and Jessica, sisters whom have been making music together since they shared a bedroom as kids. Spending endless hours creating stories and building universes with their voices and ...
Purling Hiss’ Mike Polizze has put in much time in the fried Philly blooze overdrive of the group Birds of Maya, but in his own vehicle he’s expanded his grotty guitar wailing into the further cosmos, still shredding...
After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, Glastonbury (UK), Sasquatch, Monolith and tours with The Walkmen, Spoon, Richard Swift, The Cribs, White Denim and Tokyo...
Until the arrival of the RasItes, UK reggae hadn't witnessed the emergence of a young band of musicians intent upon writing and playing thier own material,
The RasItes are comprised with Four main members,
Jahmel (Ta...
The Electric Hearts draw on the soul of Stax and the blues of the delta to create an original sound that breaks the mold of the city they reside and perform in. Their music weaves together new sounds with classic throwba...
FELIX CARTAL / BIO:
2012 marks an important year for Felix Cartal, as the first single off his sophomore album has demonstrated, his sound has matured into simply put: memorable music. This single, titled, "Don't Turn...
MOD SUN’s mission statement is very clear, choose to be happy. He refers to his genre of music as “Hippy Hop” and describes his sound as an audible smile. “Movement on dreams stand under none, even my name stands...
Bigott is a band from Zaragoza, Spain. Singing in English, Borja Laudo has been compared to the likes of Bonnie Prince BIlly, Iron and Wine, Lou Reed, and Tom Waits. Laudo has worked with bands such as Tachenko, Big Ci...
Bonfire Nights' make swirling moody psych-pop: a clash of surf and synth, shoe-gaze with purple haze, Virginia Plain meets Jesus & Mary Chain.
With mantra like drones, shaking bones and sweet candy overtones, Bonf...
Indie rock sensations, THE BRUTE CHORUS, are finally making their way to the United States!
On the verge of announcing several official SXSW showcases, the group is ready to take to the stage for their first American ...
Brooklyn-based artist Doe Paoro describes her music as “Ghost Soul," characterized by a dolorous, ethereal sound that evokes the resurrection of "a choir of ghosts who haven’t completely detached from the human exper...
Marriages is a new band featuring Greg Burns (Red Sparowes), Emma Ruth Rundle (Red Sparowes / Nocturnes) and Dave Clifford (Red Sparowes / Nocturnes / Pleasure Forever / The VSS).......
The wildly popular live show turned Comedy Central favorite returns to SXSW. The hugely entertaining concept is simple: Benson brings his favorite comedians onstage to perform then interrupts them with stream-of-consciou...
Beware of Darkness is a bold, new power-trio of old souls, pissed at life in a modern age. They are ready to frighten your children, sleep with your daughters, and make you shake, scream, and contort like it’s a Depres...
DJ Crunch, at such a young age, has become the most sought after DJ/Producer in Canada’s mecca for nightlife and entertainment. Crunch is a force in the entertainment world where his vast knowledge and love of music se...
Haroula Rose (full name Haroula Rose Spyropoulos) grew up in Lincolnwood, Illinois to Greek parents, and with music constantly playing through the house. She sang in school choirs and her own bands, as well as a capella...
Justin Ringle has turned out to be a songwriter strongly influenced by the seasons. His Portland, Oregon-based band’s last record, the critically acclaimed House With No Home, was a winter album par excellence, from i...
The angular, intricate, and intelligent compositions of Hospitality signal a sophisticated new pop voice. Singer Amber Papini's idiosyncratic songwriting and incisive lyrics coupled with the band's rich arrangements on t...
Kooley High is comprised of six former N.C. State University students, who met on the campus bricks by way of hip hop. What started out as a student-run hip hop organization, known as H2O, soon turned into a fresh factor...
A native of St. Louis, Mike MacRae began performing at the legendary (read: “closed”) Houston Laff Stop in 1999 and soon developed his trademark style of blending obscure impressions into straight stand-up. Mike’s...
Molly Rankin is the girl next door. But she’s smoking in the basement, writing gruff pop songs with irresistible hooks.
At 22, the youngest member of one of Canada’s most famous musical families, a songwriter with...
P. Kellach Waddle enjoys a widely lauded career as a solo bassist, composer, chamber musician, orchestra musician, conductor, and concert director. His music has been performed over 700 times in nearly 40 states and in 1...
The Staves are English sisters Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, whose unique vocal harmonies and haunting melodies have already seen them tipped for success by The Guardian, iTunes, Time Out, and The Independe...
Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating ro...
In the world of Hip‐Hop, the word “wax” has multiple meanings – all of which pertain to the true roots of
the culture. “Wax” as a verb means to speak enthusiastically, as ma...
Big Harp is the by-product of a three-year whirlwind for husband-and-wife duo Chris Senseney (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney (bass, backing vocals). In those three years a boy from the western N...
Jerrod Carmichael is an LA based standup and performer originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has been crafting his standup for over three years and this year was featured in Variety as being one of the top te...
Please meet the beguiling Ms. Lanie Lane. Adding sass to the smoky, sultry sounds of a bygone era, Lanie Lane (pronounced “Lannie”) is an undeniable talent who draws on the past and plants it very firmly in the here ...
REGGIE WATTS
Reggie Watts, internationally renowned vocalist/ beatboxer/ musician/ comedian/ improvisor, wows audiences with his unpredictable performances which are created on-the-spot using only his formidable voic...
It’s 12:40 a.m. on a Saturday night, drinks are being poured and your living room is starting to look like Studio 54. Better hope you’ve got Zak Waters’ on the stereo.
Oozing with confidence, sex appeal, and a J...
You won’t come across a band like Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! everyday. C!N,CC! formed in September 2007 with one goal in mind: TO MAKE FRIENDS ALL OVER THE WORLD. This 5 piece band out of Paris France not only crosses m...
COUSINS is bare-bones garage-rock power group. Formed in 2009 by Aaron Mangle, the shape shifting group features Leigh Dotey and Pat Ryan who help manifest Mangle’s quirky vision of sweet n’ heavy raucous pop music i...
AZ-based Fresh85′ has quickly become one of the West Coast most in-demand DJ talents. Whether in the Club/Radio or on Tour, Fresh has expanded his DJ brand to include appearances on Satellite Radio (Shade45), Concerts ...
Jacques Greene hails from Montreal, Canada. His focus is glistening house music with the perfect balance of reverence and idiosyncrasy, and an unashamed devotion to R'n'B. Releases on LuckyMe and NightSlugs have announce...
JIM-E-O, born Enyinna Kalu Ogbaa on July 26, 1984 in Imo State, Nigeria,is the son of Kalu Ogbaa, and Clara Ogbaa. The name Enyinna means, ” father’s friend” in Igbo (a Nigerian language). JIM-E-O embraced his fath...
Born with a microphone attached to his hand, New Zealand born, Samoan artist King Kapisi arrived on this planet to kick sucka emcees into outer orbit.
A complete Hip-Hop head, Kapisi participates in the artform as a b...
The Magnetic Fields' classic songwriter Stephin Merritt enjoys working with themes: escape, country roads, vampires, miniatures. There is no official theme for The Magnetic Fields’ tenth full-length release, Love at th...
Muchachito Bombo Infierno después de grandes giras sólo o con su númerosa banda en España y actuar en los principales festivales europeos, se presenta por primera vez en NY y en SXSW
Muchachito, compositor e int...
Producer, musician, DJ and composer Quantic and singer/songwriter Alice Russell are two of the UK’s best loved independent artists. Through their respective solo projects and various acclaimed collaborations over the l...
The Vandelles are the surf-darlings of the surging psych-pop scene, intertwining their signature psych-noir sound with 60’s pulp-rock stylings and slinky hula surf riffs and harmonic dissonance the band lays out a soun...
The 22-year-old Cities Aviv — aka Gavin Mays — might be the most original and is certainly one of the most significant musicians to emerge on the Memphis music scene in the past year.
The Memphis native and Overto...
Known to those in the know as “The Full Charge,” Matt Fulchiron hardly lives up to his nickname. Worn down by relationships, adult responsibilities, and limited resources, Fulchiron coasts through his life and his ac...
Introspective post-modern rock striped with moody guitars and smokey vocals, 3rd Line Butterfly is a Seoul-stationed quartet that sublimely soars with velvety sounds from the Korean underground.
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ASTRO
Renown Chilean band that stands out for its artistic quality and by creating a bold, energetic and highly interpretative live show.
Astro, formed by: Octavio Cavieres, Nicolás Arancibia, Daniel Varas and Andrés...
Carlos Hernandez is the son of a ’70s New York soul DJ. After a detour playing in punk and noise projects, he returned to his soul roots and formed Ava Luna, a band of three girls and three guys, to explore a sound tha...
Rami El-Farrah (soprano saxophone), Sunil Gadgil (alto saxophone), Spencer Nielsen (tenor saxophone), and Michael Hertel (baritone saxophone) met as graduate saxophone students at the University of Texas at Austin Butler...
Over the years Billy Harvey has been playing his own brand of Post Modern Pop, working not only as an artist but also as a producer (Charlie Mars, Bob Schneider, Slaid Cleaves, and Steve Poltz are among his credits).
A ...
He's the guy up at night by himself, stitching songs together in his New York City apartment all winter. There's a special art to making an album in the spare seconds that the rest of a regular life can't quite reach. Re...
Chad Valley are the personal outpourings of one Hugo Manuel, the balearic inclined vocalist of Oxford's Jonquil and founder member of the Blessing Force collective.
Taking a more electronic approach to sunset vibes, H...
This BK, NY based beat maker is reachin' back to those golden days of hip-hop and house music. The days where you might sit in a record shop for hours searching for that diamond in the rough. His sound is a little cut n'...
This is the opposite of an overnight success. In keeping with a modern world there is no story of a massive radio hit. No magic record contract signed to a major label to bring the music to the masses, no shout outs from...
THE dB’s REUNITE TO RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 30 YEARS
Falling Off the Sky is the first new dB’s album in a quarter-century. It’s also the first in three decades to feature the band’s original lineup of singe...
Debo Band is a 11-member group led by Ethiopian-American saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by charismatic vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. Since their inception in 2006, the band have toured Ethiopia twice, having appeared a...
Sometimes, listening to Exitmusic, it's hard to tell exactly whether the goosebumps you're getting are from the parts that are chillingly beautiful and melodic or the ones that are aching and guttural. Or further, the on...
Fanny Bloom grew up in the country, where she studied music and met two boys with whom she would go on to form the band "La Patère Rose" in 2008. In no time, the trio won the Grand Prize at the 12th Edition of the Franc...
A wise man said: Pick your tenants wisely. Fort Lean, the New York rock band you apparently like so much that you sought out the official literature, are a tenant of mine. This is not poetry. I am their landlord. The fir...
Good music emancipates the listener. Boring jobs, troubled relationships, rush hour traffic… such mundane prisons are no match for the liberating power of a fantastic pop song. Think of Stuck On Nothing as one giant st...
Gozu first appeared on the scene in 2008 with the the release of their seven track EP. Consisting of members of bands such as Wargasm and Triphammer, Gozu laid down the rock but also brought the groove on songs such as t...
As their name alludes, Hellbound Glory is well on their way to proving they are a force to be reckoned with in the country music. Fusing superior song writing and hard living characters with a hard-edged country honky to...
I am Oak; ; calm indiefolk from the Netherlands, for fans of Bon Iver, Iron and Wine or The Tallest Man On Earth.
In 2010, the band formed around Thijs Kuijken, released debutalbum 'On Claws'. Their melancholic folk g...
The psychedelic explorations and folk troubadour inclinations of young Californian J Irvin Dally are informed equally by his nomadic trajectory and his introspective clarity. Dally lived in a variety of climates througho...
Raised in Detroit, MI and now a resident of Los Angeles. JMSN wrote, produced and mixed his debut album †Priscilla† which has been released to rave reviews. A journey through the repercussions of a failed relationshi...
Kao=S is the trio group performs with the acoustic guitar, Tsugaru Shamisen and twin vocals, and also adopts musically and visually the element of the Japanese taste, such as Japanese sword (KATANA) dance.
Each of the...
ABOUT LARKIN POE
(“The Band For All Seasons” by: Rebecca & Megan Lovell)
We are sisters. We are music lovers. We are storytellers.
Every since we were little girls, we’ve been awed by the power of a story well t...
The world at large got its first glimpse of Lissy Trullie by virtue of an arresting image taken by Ryan McGinley for his groundbreaking 2002 Whitney Museum exhibit, The Kids Are Alright. A young Lissy, balancing brashnes...
As a weather pattern forms its shape and sound out of the unknown and invisible into something tangible and rare, so does the dirty blues force “little hurricane”. This storm began when CC hung up her chef knives for...
Little Roy has announced details of the release of his album, Battle For Seattle, through Ark Recordings on Monday 5th September 2011. A collection of 10 songs recorded by Nirvana in a reggae style, the album is the brai...
Individually and collectively, M.A.K.U SoundSystem (M.A.K.U) has been searching for a musical voice, experimenting in jazz, rock, hip-hop, and folklore. After a year of trying to build M.A.K.U and delving into individual...
At just 19 years old, Mariah McManus has been charting her fate for years, honing her musical skills at the age of 13, when she and her older brother, Aaron were gifted a set of musical instruments from their father that...
It all pretty much started in Austin, TX, where Minister Blakes got a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Texas, hosted a radio show on KAZI 88.7 FM and a TV show called “Smooth”, served as Urban Music...
Lif began the usual path for an independent rap artist: long nights spent honing his craft in the studio as well as testing his skill at open-mic sessions. He self-produced his first few independent records ("Elektro", "...
Palenke Soultribe is a live electronic music trio fusing electronic sounds with Afro-Colombian rhythms and melodies. Originally formed in Colombia, but now based in Los Angeles, Palenke Soultribe (a.k.a. PST) have claime...
On their new and second full release, Yearling (Arena Rock Recording Company), The Parson Red Heads deliver on the great promise that has been steadily building during their eight years as a band. Yearling was recorded ...
Plastic Plates is the Dj/disco producer alias of Felix Bloxsom. Originally hailing from Sydney Australia, Felix is now based in Los Angeles.
Plastic Plates’ distinct sound has attracted both indie, dance and mainstr...
"Primitive Weapons, a N.Y. quintet featuring Long Island hardcore scene vets who like plowing Deadguy and AmRep into dark sludge and doom, follow a self-titled 2011 7" with a frantic, but spacious debut LP, The Shadow Ga...
Promise is the definition Hip-Hop Soul. He blends conceptual songwriting and potent lyrical content with a focus on life, love & the consciousness of mankind.
Labeled as a hip-hop sensation, Promise has a proven abil...
Every once in a while, a band comes along that stands apart from the
rest. There’s something immediately familiar but undeniably new,
absolutely their own, and exciting in every way. That band is The
Rassle.
With...
The original title for Coyote and Mule, according to Richard Colado (a.k.a. Rickolus) was "Penelopeia," a reference to the wife of Odysseus in Homer's classic epic poem The Odyssey.
It's a fitting allusion as the framew...
From lonesome ballads invoking the Old West to modern rock and country, this band produces the perfect mix of heartbreakers and dance tunes. Rosie and the Ramblers will have you crying in your beer one minute and whirlin...
SAHARA SMITH – MYTH OF THE HEART
Sahara Smith is a natural. Or as the Austin Chronicle observes, “She's the real deal all
right.”
Don’t take our word for it. Listen to her debut album on Playing in Tr...
When we talk about up-and-coming bands that hold true promise for 2012, we talk about Seward. Atypical and spectacular, Seward is a visionary musical concept woven from traditional folk instruments; samples and effects; ...
Born in the mountain enclave of Missoula, MT, Denver based Signal Path bends musical genres and deep melodic ideas around a core of unrelenting rhythm and massive low-end. They create a depth and intricacy of sound that ...
Skinny Lister are not your average, modern day, gentrified English folk group. Fronted by Dan Heptinstall and Lorna Thomas; a vocalist with a lusty cackle and flirtatious presence, the London based five-piece hail from ...
BIO:
With their sophomore release, Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind, Sounds Under Radio continues to build upon the foundational musical truths that they established through their first full length rele...
Since they formed in 2009, Westfield, New Jersey’s the Static Jacks (lead vocalist Ian Devaney, guitarists Henry Kaye and Michael Sue-Poi, and drummer Nick Brennan) have earnestly burned their own path through indie ro...
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Sydney Wayser is a French-American, New York-based singer-songwriter who plays guitar, piano and children's toys. Wayser grew up in Los Angeles, California, while spending her summers in Paris. The Louvre and the Oranger...
Thomas Dolby was an indelible part of the electronic music landscape on both sides of the Atlantic in the ’80s. The Zelig of synthpop, he was seemingly there or thereabouts at all points of that crucial decade. He enjo...
