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Formed in Orlando, FL by Christian Church and Spooky Bubble in the summer of 2007, Alligator Indian have spent the intervening years shifting their sound from blissed-out noise pop to a ritualistic form of modern trance …
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Bent Denim builds beautifully fragmented narrative-driven songs by swapping tracks over email between their respective home bases of Nashville and New Orleans. Ben: Bent Denim was born out of questionable sampling and…
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Presented by: Sounds from Spain
With their last album ‘Boogalizer’ (BCore 2012) Betunizer played more than 200 concerts and four European tours around France, Germany, Italy and Spain, they were on most of the ‘Best of the Year’ lists (Rockdelux, Play…
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With a couple of albums of original work under her belt, released in Europe and her native Denmark, CALLmeKAT is now back with a brand new EP. The Scandinavian alt psych-pop songstress has won over ears and hearts al…
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Presented by: Frenchkiss & Grand Jury
So many pieces of Savannah, GA three-piece The Casket Girls seemed to happen by accident. From their beginning — when electronic sound-shaper Ryan Graveface (Graveface Records, Dreamend, Black Moth Super Rainbow) found s…
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Presented by: Graveface Records / Noisy Ghost PR
So many pieces of Savannah, GA three-piece The Casket Girls seemed to happen by accident. From their beginning — when electronic sound-shaper Ryan Graveface (Graveface Records, Dreamend, Black Moth Super Rainbow) found s…
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Cian Nugent is a guitar player and composer from Dublin, Ireland who combines personal passions, such as suburban/coastal blues, traditional musics, late 1960s & '70s singer-songwriters, jazz ambitions, 20th century comp…
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Presented by: Mexican Summer
Some musicians know where they’re from and where they’re going, and why. Others, such as Connan Mockasin, can only work from instinct, not only disinterested in the bigger picture as unable to see it. Take Mockasin’s fir…
Presented by: Ba Da Bing Records & Northern Spy Records
Between melody and discord, Cross Record’s first full-length LP Be Good forges a quiet path through a myriad of sounds. The record follows a string of self-released recordings by this enterprising 25-year-old. Strings, c…
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Presented by: SXSW FREE Spotlight Showcase!!!
An Artist's Bio, by Daniel Francis Doyle & The Dreams: Daniel Francis Doyle, Luis Martinez, Nemir Naayem. Genres: Clank Pop, Roots, Ballad, Anxious Beat. #dampenedDRUMS #soaringTHINkeyboardSOUNDS #DREAMINGofbei…
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Destruction Unit were named one of "The Best Live Bands" by Rolling Stone Magazine, and you should listen to what they say, because they definitely are. Destruction Unit are a band from Arizona. Destruction Unit make a l…
Dumb Waiter is a 4 piece Instrumental/Math/Avante-Garde/Pop/Noise band from Richmond, VA that includes members of Street Pizza, ex-Jefferson Plane Crash, Guise, and ex-The Jacob Spindel. Dumb Waiter started in late Ma…
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East Forest weaves ethereal soundscapes from his vintage keys, intimate vocals, and original field recordings. His sonic architecture reflects motifs of nature and the inner spiritual landscape juxtaposed with the reali…
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FiRES WERE SHOT is Clay Walton and John Wilkins, who formed the group in 1998. With influences ranging from Flying Saucer Attack to fellow Austinites Stars of the Lid, and armed with little more than their acoustic guita…
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The Bay Area music scene has always been home to unique, envelope-pushing acts like Deerhoof, Joanna Newsom and Primus. But lately, the East Bay town of Oakland, CA has become a breeding ground for a new kind of fever-- …
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Presented by: Pitchfork's Show No Mercy
Gnaw is a New York City noise band created by Alan Dubin after the dissolution of Khanate and consisting of guitarist Brian Beatrice, multi-instrumentalist Carter Thornton, drummer Eric Neuser and sound designer Jun Mizu…
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Called “the quintessential modern composer” by the London Independent, Austin-based composer/bandleader Graham Reynolds creates, performs and records music for film, theater, dance, rock clubs and concert halls with coll…
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Gretchen Phillips can be a control freak. But does that really serve the music? Does that really make for a good time? Not always. So this long-standing Austin musician who played at the very first SXSW ever, this pr…
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Gulp is Guto Pryce (Super Furry Animals) and Lindsey Leven, with Gid Goundrey providing guitar and Gwion Llewelyn (Race Horses) on drums. Fuzzed-up bass, dream-folk vocals, acoustic and electronic drums and synths…their …
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Presented by: New West Records
“The Coincidentalist is someone who can read the coincidences but who doesn’t try to figure out their meaning. For if one tries to figure out the meaning it will be lost. The coincidences aren’t there to figure out but t…
Presented by: Pitchfork
The quartet's members Nicole Miglis, Trayer Tryon, Paul Giese & Zach Tetreault played together in various formations as far back as middle school, but it took until adulthood and 2012 for them to become Hundred Waters. L…
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Presented by: Holy Underground Showcase
Sirens echo through tunnels, drawing you deeper into song-soaked clearings, drenched in time and city lights. The fury of synthesizers and haunted melodies string through waves of textured imagery, crafting exhilarating …
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Presented by: SXSW FREE Spotlight Showcase!!!
Sirens echo through tunnels, drawing you deeper into song-soaked clearings, drenched in time and city lights. The fury of synthesizers and haunted melodies string through waves of textured imagery, crafting exhilarating …
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There is strange dissonance resonating in the Chicago-based musician J Fernandez. You might also find it strangely familiar. While his tunes catch you with their impeccable hooks, hypnotic grooves, warm tones, and crafty…
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What do you get when you mix 2 parts classical virtuoso, 1 part musical chameleon, a whole heap of feisty and a dash of daring? You get Jade Simmons, one of the most exciting and versatile artists on the scene today. Ess…
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Presented by: High Road Touring
Kan Wakan arrive with a striking breadth of vision that immediately places them among modern pop's most beguiling and inventive new artists. The Los Angeles-based group's extraordinary self-titled debut EP introduces the…
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Presented by: Invisible Oranges
KAYO DOT is a veteran psychedelic, avant-goth, metal-in-opposition band from New York City. They released their debut in 2003 on Tzadik, the label headed by avant-garde composer, saxophonist, and legend John Zorn. Since …
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Kira Kira is Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, a composer and audio/visual prankster from Iceland. As a founding member of Kitchen Motors, a mischievous label and collective based on experiments in electronic music and arts…
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Presented by: Aerobic International + Friends
Kishi Bashi's debut full-length is a bright and soaring avant-pop record written primarily on violin - Kishi Bashi's main instrument which has brought him to record and tour with the likes of Regina Spector, Sondre Lerch…
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The Lumiphonic Creature Choir is a pioneering multimedia work in which a giant twelve-headed audio-visual creature is controlled and interacted with in real-time by on-stage performers. It is a multimedia band that co…
Lyenn is a remarkable vocal talent. He produces melodious sounds, ranging from angelic, soft whispers to piercing, tortured screams. His vocals penetrate deep layers of emotion and create an intense, chilling experience …
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Presented by: OPAK/Secret City Records
Maica Mia is an experimental rock duo from Montreal, consisting of Maica Armata and Jonny Paradise. Recently joined on bass by Mauro Pezzente (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), they blend together an arresting mix of terrest…
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Presented by: Totally Gross National Product
Marijuana Deathsquads is a gang first, and a band second. The gang has a somewhat unified philosophy on music and the devastating future Marijuana Wars, but no real dogma of any kind outside of those two areas. And nobod…
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Melt Yourself Down is the sound of Cairo ’57, Cologne ’72, New York ’78, London 2013. Sounds you can taste and smell: fierce post-punk, discordant funk and wild sonic voodoo. Centred around saxophonist Pete Wareham, …
Presented by: Fake Four, Inc.
Moodie Black has seemingly appeared out of thin air, rising from disintegrated dusting's of a newly popular genre- noise rap - with a recent featured article in international French publication New Noise, a Death Grips r…
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Presented by: Chicken Ranch Records
When fedora-wearing, experimentation-loving punk rockers get fed up with the status quo, anything can happen...” – Austin Chronicle Macabre + Cabaret = Macabaret. It's a word that had to be coined, because how does o…
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Presented by: Driftless/Shout It Out Loud/Dither Down Showcase
Ambient music is like a painting hanging on a kitchen wall; Barely noticed, often ignored. Brian Eno's first ambient music experience transpired from a hospital bed, where he listened to quiet music meld with the sonic w…
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Presented by: Ba Da Bing Records & Northern Spy Records
NYMPH is a Brooklyn-based seven-piece that has been active in the New York psych, noise and jazz scenes for seven years.……
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Presented by: People of Letters
A very rare and hugely successful offshoot of the smash-hit Australian literary salon Women of Letters, People of Letters returns to SXSW for the second year running. Co-curated by writers Marieke Hardy and Michaela M…
Presented by: Monofonus Press
Benedict Roger Wallers (a.k.a. The Rebel) is the frontman, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the band Country Teasers. His lyrics often deal with taboo subjects such as racism, sexism and xenophobia from first-pers…
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Roman Remains Feverishly crossing the line between Electro, Industrial and Dance, Liela Moss’s spiritual, earthy, and sometimes tongue-in-cheek, lyrics and inimitable vocal style give North London’s Roman Remains’ mu…
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Born 1983. Tallahassee, Florida. In the last few years, SORNE has written over 80 songs. The first 13 were released in 2011 in his debut album, House of Stone, and he’s preparing to release five volumes of new music ove…
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Presented by: Worthwhile Entertainment
If reinvention is the key to immortality, SPUD CROWLEY is going to live forever. Chameleonic both in name and style, the musical visionary has shed many skins, making him a mainstay in Austin. To veterans of the …
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California's independent record label Burger Records exclaimed, "INTRODUCING... VISION!!! REEEEEEALLY AMAZING BAND OUTTA LA!!! THEY WALKED UP, GAVE US THEIR DEMO AND SAID THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH RECOGNITION, IT WAS INTENSE…
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Presented by: Mexican Summer
Weyes Blood is the mysterious ghost folk project of Natalie Mering, (former member of Jackie-O Motherfucker, Axolotl). Weaving sound textures with delicate folk songs, Weyes Blood is truly bridge music, combining the son…
The Young Mothers – A Mothers Work is Never Done (CD/digital download) (Tektite Records # TR03CD) 1. The ‘Wood (Flaten/Tono) 2. Molé (Flaten/Tono) 3. Theme from Fanny & Alexander (Benjamin Britten) 4. Wells, T…
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