ATLANTIC RECORDS SXSW 2015 ARTIST SHOWCASES
ATLANTIC RECORDS ARTIST SHOWCASES:
MONDAY, MARCH 16TH
KALEO 5:45PM Aether/Superfly
Icenhauer
MILO GREENE 6:30PM Infatuation/Paige Denim/Sonos
Foreign & Domestic
PORTUGAL. THE MAN 11:00PM Superfly
Icenhauer
TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH
ANDERSON EAST 7:15PM BMI’s 15th Annual Howdy Texas Party
Stubbs BBQ
SONGHOY BLUES
5:00PM Buffalo Billiards Buffalo Billiards
MILO GREENE 11:00PM Hype Hotel/Conflict of Interest
Hype Hotel
MAX FROST 12:00AM SXSW Kick Off Event
The Parish
PORTUGAL. THE MAN
12:00AM Stubhub Showcase Old School Bar & Grill
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH
KALEO 1:40PM Lambert’s Day Party
Lambert’s
KALEO 3:45PM Secret Sounds Party
Holy Mountain
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927 5:20PM Live Nation Party
Lambert’s
THE KNOCKS 7:00PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some
Noise” 78 Rainey
JESS GLYNNE 8:15PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
ACTION BRONSON
9:00PM SXSW “Mr. Wonderful Night” Scoot Inn
SPENZO 9:00PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented
by Yahoo Brazos Hall
KAP G 9:20PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented by
Yahoo Brazos Hall
FAT TREL
9:40PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented by Yahoo Brazos Hall
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927 10:00PM Bryan Ling’s No Name Pop Up House
TBD
O.T. GENASIS
10:15PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented by Yahoo Brazos Hall
KALEO 10:30PM Lambert’s Official SXSW
Lamberts
CURREN$Y 10:35PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented
by Yahoo Brazos Hall
TY DOLLA $IGN 10:50PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented
by Yahoo Brazos Hall
WIZ KHALIFA
11:05PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented by Yahoo Brazos Hall
KEVIN GATES
11:45PM Atlantic Records Showcase presented by Yahoo Brazos Hall
MAX FROST TBD Secret Sounds
Holy Mountain
THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH
ANDERSON EAST 12:20PM ACL Bloody Mary Morning
GSD&M
MAX FROST 12:55PM ACL Bloody Mary Morning
GSD&M
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927 1:00PM Wild Honey Pie Party
Scoot Inn
MAX FROST
4:30PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise” 78 Rainey
SONGHOY BLUES
5:00PM South by San Jose Hotel San Jose
ANDERSON EAST 5:05PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
KALEO 5:40PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927 6:15PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
CLEAN BANDIT 6:50PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some
Noise” 78 Rainey
JESS GLYNNE 6:50PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
ANDERSON EAST 7:30PM Garden & Gun
St. David’s Historic Sanctuary
JUSTINE SKYE
8:00PM MBK Entertainment Showcase Majestic Music Hall
TY DOLLA $IGN
8:00PM Official SXSW House Party Showcase V Nightclub
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 9:00PM YouTube At Coppertank
Coppertank
MAX FROST 9:00PM Must See SXSW Showcase
Stubb’s BBQ
MILO GREENE 9:00PM Grammy Homegrown
Scoot Inn
SONGHOY BLUES
10:00PM Levitation Presents – Austin Psych Fest Hotel Vegas
KEVIN GATES
11:30PM SXSW House Party V Nightclub
KEVIN GATES 1:20AM
SXSW World Star Hip Hop Club Vongos
FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH
MELANIE MARTINEZ 10:30AM BMI Brunch Lawn
at the Four Seasons
MELANIE MARTINEZ 12:00PM KAMX “West of the Fest” Performance
Key Bar
WALE 2:45PM Spotify House
Spotify House
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927 3:30PM Baeble
Empire Auto Garage
KEVIN GATES
5:20PM
SXSW Vibes Showcase V Nightclub
MELANIE MARTINEZ 5:40PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
MILO GREENE 6:15PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927 6:15PM Nylon
W Hotel
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 6:40PM Neiman Marcus “Make Some Noise”
78 Rainey
TY DOLLA $IGN
7:00PM WorldStarHipHop SXSW Take Over Showcase Clearport
KEVIN GATES
8:20PM Mass Appeal BBQ Scoot Inn
CLEAN BANDIT 10:30PM Paradigm Showcase
Stubb’s BBQ
JESS GLYNNE 10:30PM Paradigm Showcase
Stubb’s BBQ
MILO GREENE 11:00PM High Road The
Parish
TY DOLLA $IGN
11:00PM SXSW Taylor Gang Showcase Domingo
WIZ KHALIFA
11:00PM SXSW Taylor Gang Showcase
Domingo
LAURIANA MAE
11:10PM Official SXSW Showcase Highland Lounge
SONGHOY BLUES
11:30PM High Road Touring Showcase
The Parish
KEVIN GATES
11:50PM Performance With Chance The Rapper Austin Music Hall
MAX FROST 1:00AM Victorian Room
The Driskill
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 1:00AM Paradigm Showcase
Stubb’s BBQ
KALEO TBD South by San Jose
Hotel San Jose
JUSTINE SKYE
TBD ICM SXSW Showcase Highland Lounge
SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST
CLEAN BANDIT 12:00PM Waterloo Records Day Party
Waterloo Records
JESS GLYNNE 12:00PM Waterloo Records Day Party Waterloo
Records
ACTION BRONSON
3:15PM CraveOnline Event Performance Vulcan Gas Company
SONGHOY BLUES
3:15PM DBT Party TBD
MELANIE MARTINEZ 5:00PM Waterloo Records
Waterloo Records
MILO GREENE 5:00PM Hotel San Jose
Hotel San Jose
KEVIN GATES
6:00PM Fader Fort Show The Fader Fort
MELANIE MARTINEZ
7:00PM Perez Hilton Austin Music Hall
KALEO 8:00PM Pandora
Gatsby
THE KNOCKS 10:30PM FyreBash Fifty Four by Livefyre
Speakeasy
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 11:00PM Neon Gold Party at Empire Auto
Empire Auto Garage
MELANIE MARTINEZ
11:30AM KPEZ/KHFI “Red Carpet Rollout” Maggie Mae’s
THE KNOCKS
11:45PM KetelOne SXSW Night Party Fiair Market
KEVIN GATES
12:20AM SXSW Beer & Taco Show Vulcan Gas COmpany
THE KNOCKS 1:00AM Neon Gold Party at Empire
Auto Empire Auto Garage
ARTIST INFO:
ACTION BRONSON:
The Queens New York-bred,
Albanian and Jewish culinary chef with his own cooking show entered the
rap ring 4 years ago. Look out for his debut LP slated to release on
March 23rd.
ANDERSON EAST:
Anderson East is a new American artist. Known for his songwriting and unique vocal ability, he quickly caught the attention of renowned producer Dave
Cobb. The Alabama native is currently finishing up his first long play due out July 2015.
CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS:
Christine and the Queens, named Best Female Artist at the French Grammy-equivalent
Victoires de La Musique last month in Paris, will make her
American live debut at SXSW this year. She will showcase her highly
anticipated debut US EP, Saint Claude,
featuring runaway French hits “Saint Claude” and “Christine,” the
latter reimagined in English on brand new cut “Tilted.” Christine’s
chart-topping debut album Chaleur Humaine - a collection of songs in French and English - is certified triple platinum
in France.
CLEAN BANDIT:
Clean Bandit – comprised of
brothers Jack (bass, keyboards) and Luke Patterson (drums), alongside
Grace Chatto (cello) and Neil Amin-Smith (violin) - united in 2008 by a
shared passion for fusing diverse forms of
music. “Rather Be (ft. Jess Glynne)” now a Grammy award winning
international phenomenon, debuted atop the UK Singles Chart upon its
initial 2014 release, going on to spend four consecutive weeks at #1.
CURREN$Y:
Having graced
the 2009 cover of XXL Top 10 Freshmen, Curren$y hasn’t looked back ever
since. After several mixtapes, The Jet Life general is looking to
release the 3rd installment of “Pilot Talk” later
this Spring.
FAT TREL:
From open mics to the
big stage, Fat Trel’s honesty remains the most striking aspect of his
music to this day with songs like “She Fell In Love” and “In My Bag.”
The MMG signee & DC-native can also be found as
a guest on Chris Brown and Tyga’s “Fan of a Fan: The Album.” Trel is
hard at work on his MMG debut album, due later this year.
JESS GLYNNE:
You’ve already
heard Jess Glynne’s richly evocative voice featured on the GRAMMY award
winning No.1 classical-dance smash ‘Rather
Be’ with Clean Bandit. Fresh off a second smash collaboration with
Clean Bandit, “Real Love,” it’s time for Jess to introduce her own
sound, a distinguished mix of “Hip Hop with a soul voice and a
sprinkling of pop.”
JUSTINE SKYE:
The 19 year-old Brooklyn born leader of the new cool
packs the talent of a seasoned veteran at least twice her age.
The purple-haired R&B songstress has been praised by
Billboard, V Magazine, In Style, Nylon, Complex & VIBE to name a
few. With her current single “Collide” ft. Tyga taking the airwaves by
storm and her new EP “Emotionally Unavailable” on the way,
things are looking up for the young superstar.
KALEO:
A phenomenon in their homeland of Iceland, four-piece band Kaleo is making a name for themselves Stateside with their single “All
The Pretty Girls,” which has
begun getting airplay on Sirius XM and has surpassed 2 million streams
on Spotify. Recently relocated to Austin, TX, Kaleo is working on new
material with producer Mike Crossey (Arctic
Monkeys, Jake Bugg) for an EP due out later this year.
KAP G:
Kap G’s latest mixtape, “Like a Mexican,” is a testament to the label’s
support and his overall talent, pulling
in original beats from Pharrell, Drumma Boy and Bangladesh. Now at the
age of 20, his upcoming project aims to be an audio account of an artist
continuing to be the fresh, new voice in Hip Hop, specifically for the
Mexican youth.
KEVIN GATES: he doesn’t get tired. “I Don’t Get Tired (#IDGT)” feat. August Alsina
https://youtu.be/_gB2iWln0ls.
THE KNOCKS:
The Knocks are the Lower East Side’s finest dance music export, having
built an impressive
resume of legendary remixes and original material that references the
golden years of vocal house and credible pop music. Their debut EP on
Big Beat/Neon Gold is slated for a 2015, preceded by their recent single
“Classic” (ft. Powers).
LAURIANA MAE:
Melding soulful jazz vocals
with big band instrumentation, and contemporary pop, R&B, and hip
hop music, Lauriana Mae is making a name for herself as a powerhouse
vocalist. The rising artist has been featured on tracks
by CeeLo Green, B.o.B and most recently collaborated with Grammy winning
producer – Jack Splash. Following the release of her “Love Mae” EP, on
which she collaborated with producer Kwame (Christina Aguilera, Mary J
Blige), Lauriana Mae just released her brand
new EP, City of Diamonds, streaming now via https://soundcloud.com/monthofmae/sets/cityofdiamonds.
MAX FROST: The Austin-native has been named one of Rolling Stone & NPR’s “10 Artists You Need To Know.”
His upcoming full length debut will feature both “White Lies” and “Let Me Down Easy”
which hit #1 and #2 respectively on
Hype Machine’s “Most Popular Tracks on Blogs” chart. Max will be
releasing his full length album, later this year. He co-produced and
co-wrote all the tracks on the album with the help of producers Benny
Blanco (Maroon 5/Wiz Khalifa), Francois Tetaz (Gotye),
Ant Whiting (John Newman) and Kid Harpoon (Jesse Ware, Florence and The
Machine, Skrillex).
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS:
Marina And The Diamonds’ third studio album, FROOT will be released
worldwide on Monday, March 16th. The release follows Marina And The
Diamonds’ unique rollout of the album where she released one track each
month leading up to the full release, known as the “Froot of the
Month.” The most recent “Froot of the Month,” “Forget”
hit #1 on the iTunes Songs Chart, joining “I’m A Ruin” and “Happy”
hitting Top 5 on iTunes upon release. Marina And The Diamonds is now set
to perform on ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Late Night With Seth
Meyers next Wednesday, March 25th. Upcoming
performances also include SXSW (performance schedule below), Coachella
and Governor’s Ball in addition to select headline dates.
MELANIE MARTINEZ: Melanie’s new single“Dollhouse” is currently charting at Pop and Hot AC radio.
The companion video already has over 15 million views - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcVv9R1ZR84
Her full length
debut “Cry Baby” will be out late summer. Melanie’s song “Carousel” was
also featured in promos for American Horror Story which led the single
to Top 10 on the iTunes Alternative Chart. Having
spent the majority of 2014 on a headline tour, she is now embarking on
the biggest national tour to date.
MILO GREENE: Milo Greene released their sophomore album Control earlier this year via Elektra
Records. Control follows the Los Angeles band’s eponymous 2012 debut. Since its release in January, Control
has received over 1.9 million streams to date. Milo Greene is currently
on their North American headline tour with a number of confirmed
music festivals including SXSW, Sasquatch and Firefly.
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927:
Night Terrors of 1927 is the collaborative project of Blake Sennett
(formerly of Rilo Kiley and The Elected) and Jarrod Gorbel (former
frontman of The Honorary Title). Night Terrors of 1927 released their
debut album,
Everything’s Coming Up Roses,
last month that features the single “When You Were Mine
(featuring Tegan and Sara).” Night Terrors of 1927 will tour with
Bleachers
starting in March through
Coachella, where they will perform. They’ve previously toured with
Capital Cities, Fitz & The Tantrums, The Colourist and Magic Man.
O.T. GENASIS:
Raised in Long Beach, California, O.T. Genasis
(real name, Odis Flores) is a member of Busta Rhymes’ Conglomerate Ent
and is most commonly known for the viral sensation “CoCo,” which has
accumulated over 100 million views on YouTube
and was one of the most Shazamed songs in 2014!
PORTUGAL. THE MAN: Portland, OR-via-Wasilla, AK-based band Portugal. The Man is currently in the
studio working on the follow-up to the Danger Mouse-produced album, Evil Friends.
With a reputation as one of the most exciting and sought-after live
bands on the festival circuit today, the band has headlined extensively
in the U.S. and internationally and held main stage slots at every major
festival including Bonnaroo, Coachella,
Lollapalooza, and many more worldwide. Recently, the band won a CLIO
Award and a London International Advertising (LIA) Award for their
campaign with the Smithsonian Institute to raise awareness of the
Sumatran Tiger, an endangered species, by distributing
a previously unreleased song titled “Sumatran Tiger” to 400 influencers
on 400 custom polycarbonate records which degraded after a certain
amount of plays. With no other copies in existence, the 400 participants
were tasked with digitizing and “breeding” the
song through their social channels with the hashtag #EndangeredSong.
Portugal. The Man also recently completed a film score for a film that
will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. www.portugaltheman.com.
SONGHOY BLUES:
When finding refuge in the
southern town of Bamako, Songhoy Blues (Oumar Touré, Aliou Touré, Garba
Touré, Nathanial “Nat” Dembele) decided to turn crisis into opportunity
by forming a band. The ambitious young band’s
fierce pride in their history, beliefs and traditional music provided
them with an opportunity to celebrate their displaced people and
culture. Though their music bears elements of contemporary rock and hip
hop, at its hearts is Songhoy Blue’s deep attachment
to the homegrown songs and dances of the Songhoy people.
SPENZO:
This young Chicago entrepreneur has been
making his mark in the industry since the young age of 16,garnering
major press including MTV, Nah Right and Rap Radar. After releasing his
latest mixtape ‘In Spenzo We Trust’ he has confidently
created an unstoppable movement and continues to make great strides in
turning nothing into something.”
TY DOLLA $IGN:
Grammy-nominated
singer/songwriter/producer Ty Dolla $ign made a splash last year after
releasing the Gold-certified singles, “Paranoid (feat. B.o.B)” and “Or
Nah (feat. Wiz Khalifa & The Weeknd).” He recently released
his new single, “Drop That Kitty (feat. Charli XCX & Tinashe),”
which is already becoming a club favorite. Ty’s highly-anticipated debut
album is slated for release later this Spring.
WALE:
Narrated by Jerry Seinfeld,
Grammy-nominated rapper Wale will round out his Seinfeld-inspired “About
Nothing” series with the release of “The Album About Nothing” on March
31st. The album sees the legendary comedian contributing
skits & segments, which fuel the rapper’s best raps to date. The
album also features guest appearances from Usher and J.Cole, to name a
few.
WIZ KHALIFA:
Multi-platinum selling
recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst on the scene with mainstream success
after the release of his first major label debut, Rolling Papers, in
March 2011. Today he can be found on the Furious 7:
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack or rehearsing for the “Boys of
Zummer” tour with Fall Out Boy this summer.