We’re celebrating Dutch innovation at SXSW during Spotlight on Holland – an event that will showcase some of the best entrepreneurs, startups and artists from the Netherlands. Held at Bar 96 at The Dutch Base on Monday,…

Starring: the original red, white and blue EDM, splashed with a dash of orange Music: Sounds of America meet the Dutch touch. Come and dance to a spiced up blend of hip hop, dance, trance and progressive house. Featuring…

Presented by: Dutch Fellows/Dutch Impact

Mozes and the Firstborn – English bio short As a child, lead singer Melle Dielesen (23) spent countless hours in front of the television watching and rewinding the animated movie Prince of Egypt. It tells the ancient …

Presented by: Dutch Fellows/Dutch Impact

It's almost impossible to write about Mister and Mississippi and not start with a cliché. Yet, you cannot avoid it when you are writing about the four band members, because sometimes the best things really do happen in t…

Presented by: Dutch Fellows/Dutch Impact

MONOKINO (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) weaves ear-piercing synthesizers, angry guitar-riffs and pounding drums with a highly-exceptional voice to produce futuristic sounding, awe-inspiring wave and pop. Monokino is signed…

Presented by: Dutch Fellows/Dutch Impact

The Dutch producer trio Kraak & Smaak have made a global impact with their full live band and dj sets over the years. Having toured extensively in the USA, Australia and all across Europe they are a natural fit for almos…

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Check the best new acts from the Netherlands at Bar 96, meet the Eurosonic Noorderslag team and have a drink and a some food on us! 1:00 Monokino 1:50 traumahelikopter 2:40 Birth of Joy 3:30 Palmbomen 4:20 Kraak & Smaak …

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Bitter-sweet alternative rock with roots in both post-punk and 90‘s British guitar pop. Born in Los Angeles, Dear Boy wrote their debut EP in Vauxhall, London. Tracked by Chad Bamford (Spiritualized), Mixed by Michae…

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Sometimes, success comes easy. Other times, you have to grab life by the collar and make it happen. For San Antonio’s Wild Party, both could not be more true. The indie power-pop quartet will release their first offic…

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Presented by: BMI

The Lonely Biscuits, formerly known as Gravy and the Biscuits have been together since September of 2011. Founding members Grady Wenrich and Sam Gidley were random roommates at Belmont University, in Nashville, where the…

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For rock and roll trio Highly Suspect, making and performing music isn’t a hobby, or even a profession. It’s a way of life. Founded by twins Rich and Ryan Meyer, and their best friend Johnny Stevens in 2009, this literal…

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Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber take their fun very, very seriously. The pair behind the ambitious and emphatic Nashville duo Cherub craft hooky electro-pop that lyrically captures the risque, pleasure-seeking impulses of …

What do you stand for?  How about another year of in your face music brought to you by Dr. Martens?  With bands from as far away as the UK and New York City, the Dr. Martens showcase is not to be missed.  Get there early…

Presented by: Dr. Martens

Ideas for songs come to Adio Marchant all the time: when he wakes up, as he’s falling to sleep, in the middle of conversations (which can lead to misuderstandings, when he suddenly zones out). And when he’s washing up. N…

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New York City quartet SKATERS' music, ethos, and attitude are remarkably entrenched in the late nights, eclectic characters, and punk roots of their hometown. That's why it's almost criminal that the group's birth can be…

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Presented by: Dr. Martens

To commence the follow-up to their sophomore breakout, Days, founding members Martin Courtney (guitar/vocals), Matt Mondanile (guitar), and Alex Bleeker (bass/vocals) were joined by new full-time members Jackson Pollis (…

What do you stand for?  How about another year of in your face music brought to you by Dr. Martens?  With bands from as far away as the UK and New York City, the Dr. Martens showcase is not to be missed.  Get there early…

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Presented by: Dr. Martens

Since forming in 2009, Leeds-based Eagulls have become synonymous with a discontented, disillusioned kind of anger, molded into bullets of post punk that’s rife with urgency and aggression. Brought together by drummer H…

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TEMPLES SEPTEMBER 2013 " Doing something different with a pop song, breaking the convention of verses and choruses– it's something we always keep in mind when we're recording,” says bassist Tom Warmsley, who founded …

Presented by: Doc Martens

The music recorded by Ernest Greene as Washed Out has been nothing if not dreamy, but for his second full-length, he’s taken the idea of letting your mind wander to another state a huge leap further. On Paracosm, due out…

Long considered to be China's first punk rock band, Underbaby was formed by Gao Xing and his brother Gao Yang in 1991. Their earlier band names didn’t express the thoughts of young underground musicians standing up and q…

Look for The Shine Brothers debut album Hello Griefbirds! released on Cardinal Fuzz UK Jan '14 If The Everly Brothers were invited to The Birthday Party, The Shine Brothers - a liberal dose of melodic mayhem - would be …

“MIX BLACK KEYS AND WHITE STRIPES AND WHAT YOU DON’T GET IS GREY SLUDGE. YOU GET KIDS WHO SOUND ALIVE WITH FERAL PUNK ENERGY” – THE GUARDIAN BROTHERS AND BAND-MATES MIKAIAH LEI (LEAD VOCAL, GUITAR, BASS), 20, AND ANAI…

Brazilian metal outfit Eminence’s new album, The Stalker, marks its first album since 2008’s highly regarded The God Of All Mistakes. The Stalker finds Eminence’s extreme approach to melodic metal pushed even further tha…

DZ DEATHRAYS are an Australian indie/thrash/punk 2-piece that create a blend of driving monster beats firing over an avalanche of guitar similar to the sound of a squadron of attacking Panzer tanks. They’ve toured the g…

Many think former Mayor, Rudy Giuliani killed crime in New York City but he didn’t – he just moved it. If you read the fine print there’s still a murder a day in the Big Apple, but they’re in East New York where all the …