It’s that time of year again (actually, it’s a little early this year): South-by-Southwest! A million-and-one musical acts (and more) head to Austin, from the tiny newbees hoping for their big break to the massive headliners looking for indie-cred (and totally overshadowing all of those tiny newbees). It’s the time of badges and wristbands, free drinks and free schwag, numerable can’t-miss showcases and can’t-miss acts (which all overlap), of trying to stay upright and alive for the whole thing. So head to the Live Music Capital of the World, Tuesday-to-Saturday, March 11th-to-15th.
And QRO has again created our own massive schedule of everything & everything – official & unofficial showcases, free & badges-only, RSVP & private, with set times, sponsors, locations, and much, much more:
QRO Recommendation
Avenue on Congress, 408 Congress Ave. (official/RSVP)
Oklahoma Music
Summit
Chelsey Cope
IndianGiver
Sherree Chamberlain
Mark Gibson
Skating Polly
Prettyboy
ADDverse Effects
Rachel La Vonne
Kyle Reid
BD Riley’s, 204 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Sounds Australia
5:20 PM – Kirin J Callinan
Capital Cruises, 208 Barton Springs Rd. (unofficial)
Panache Booking/Bruise Cruise
3:30 PM – Mark McGuire
Cheer Up Charlie’s, 900 Red River St. (free)
No Play Music
12:30 PM – Banditos
1:30 PM – Emily Wolfe
2:30 PM – Calliope Musicals
3:30 PM – Dana Falconberry
4:30 PM – Zorch
5:30 PM – The Sheiks
6:30 PM – Ephrata
Cheer Up Charlie’s Inside, 900 Red River St. (free)
No Play Music
12:00 PM – Animal Eyes
1:00 PM – Warm Soda
2:00 PM – Disco Doom
3:00 PM – The Dialtones
4:00 PM – La Migra
5:00 PM – Spirit Vine
5:00 PM – Otis, the Destroyer
Club 1808, 1808 East 12th St. (unofficial)
ESCAPES
1:30 PM – Leverage Models
2:00 PM – The Shut Ups
2:30 PM – Killer BOB
2:30 PM – Hunter Jones
3:00 PM – J Fernandez
3:30 PM – AkUa
4:00 PM – Reignbeau
4:30 PM – Jay Arner
4:30 PM – Mozes and the Firstborn
5:00 PM – Dead Stars
5:30 PM – Buckley’s Angel
5:30 PM – Clouder
6:00 PM – tba
Dirty Dog Bar, 505 East 6th St. (unofficial)
1:30 PM – Marco Argiro
Empire Control Room, 604 East 7th St. (unofficial)
Good Danny’s
2:15 PM – Brass Bed
Flamingo Cantina, 515 East 6th St. (RSVP)
ATX Wildfire
Sol Tribe
Shrub
Johnny Love and the Dankadelics
Micah Shalom & The Babylonians
Guero’s Taco Bar, 1412 South Congress Ave. (unofficial)
3:30 PM – Black Books
Hotel Vegas, 1500 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Eastside Collider
12:30 PM – Joseph King
12:30 PM – Hour Band
12:30 PM – Plastic Visions
12:30 PM – Sex Party
12:30 PM – Boyfriend
Hotel Vegas @ Volstead Lounge, 1500 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Eastside Collider
12:30 PM – Venus Illuminato
12:30 PM – Stewart Gersmann & Bottlecap Mountain
12:30 PM – John & Jacob
12:30 PM – Mike Love
12:30 PM – Kayce Laine
Hype Hotel, 301 Brazos St. (RSVP)
Hype Machine
tba
Hype Machine throws great day & night shows all SXSW long at the Hype Hotel.
Javelina, 69 Rainey St. (free)
Stereofly
Cusses
Carnaval
Shallow Palace
Ned & The Dirt
Zonaea
Death On Two Wheels
Iron Whip
The Rocketboys
Say Brother
Cancellieri
Dear Blanca
Megan Jean & The Kfb
The Restoration
Rachel Kate
Mason Jar Menagerie
Banditos
Stagbriar
Yautja
Dethrone
Reveal Renew
Abacus
Gnarwhal
Sein Zum Tode
Primitive Man
Fatrat Da Czar
Grand Royal
We Roll Like Madmen
Signs Of Iris
Ran Bruce
Cole Connor
Chadd Downing
Lanai Rooftop Lounge, 422 Congress Ave. (free)
AUMFest
Big Rich
Chris Nelson
DNO
DLeon
J.A.M.O.N.
JDubz
J Francis
Jeff Scroggin
John Reyes & DJ Data
Kadabra
Lauren LaRose
Mark Denim
M. Douglas
Nathan Stewart
Steel Grooves
Thomas Sahs
Toddy B
Mohawk Indoor, 912 Red River St. (official/free)
Vans Mexico
12:00 PM – Paus
12:00 PM – Perrosky
12:00 PM – Little Jesus
12:00 PM – Rebel Cats
12:00 PM – Federico Aubelle
Mohawk Outdoor, 912 Red River St. (official/free)
Vans Mexico
12:00 PM – Rey Pila
12:00 PM – Division Minuscula
12:00 PM – Milkman
12:00 PM – Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
12:00 PM – Porter
12:00 PM – Ely Guerrra
Get a flavor from the south of the border and south of your knees thanks to Vans Mexico at Mohawk.
The Parish, 214 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Audiofemme
Empires
Peckerheads, 402 East 6th St. (free)
Wreckless
12:00 PM – M.O.D.
12:00 PM – Von Shorter
12:00 PM – Juicebox Massacre
12:00 PM – Silvano Thomas
12:00 PM – Tre Yanih
12:00 PM – Common Ave.
12:00 PM – Space Rhino
12:00 PM – Billy B
12:00 PM – Krumwell
12:00 PM – 40 Thousand
12:00 PM – Lajit
12:00 PM – High Class Mafia
12:00 PM – Time and Distance
12:00 PM – Wild Fire
12:00 PM – U.N.L.V.
Side Bar, 602 East 7th St. (unofficial)
Harry Fox Agency
4:15 PM – Cheers Elephant
Spiderhouse Ballroom, 10 West 29th St. (free)
Texas Is Funny Records/Better Days Will Haunt You
3:00 PM – My Golden Calf
3:00 PM – Diving
3:00 PM – Honey & Salt
3:00 PM – Living Room
3:00 PM – Haunter
3:00 PM – All People
3:00 PM – Hoofprints
3:00 PM – Palehound
3:00 PM – boytoy
3:00 PM – Sweet Cobra
3:00 PM – Papermoons
3:00 PM – Football Etc.
3:00 PM – mans
3:00 PM – Vetter Kids
3:00 PM – Phantom Lakes
3:00 PM – Deer Vibes
3:00 PM – Cloakroom
Spotify House, 901 East 6th St. (official/RSVP)
12:00 PM – Future Islands
12:00 PM – Becky G
12:00 PM – 3BallMTY
12:00 PM – Svper
12:00 PM – MachineDrum
12:00 PM – Jungle
12:00 PM – Tove Lo
12:00 PM – Wet
Spotify carries its Spotify House from SXSW Interactive into SXSW Music.
Swing House, 405 East 7th St. (unofficial)
D’Addario
1:00 PM – Mark McGuire
Symphony Square, 1101 Red River St. (RSVP)
Proper Entertainment
11:45 AM – Mike Love
1:10 PM – Sour Bridges
2:00 PM – Sons of Fathers
3:00 PM – Ruby Jane
4:00 PM – The Digital Wild
5:00 PM – Sony Knift & The Lakers
6:00 PM – Roxy Roca
Trophy Club, 310 East 6th St. (RSVP)
Honky Tonk Hootenanny
3:00 PM – Raina Rose
4:00 PM – Devon Sproule
5:00 PM – Blue Bear
6:00 PM – John Evans Band
7:00 PM – Brandon Steadman
8:00 PM – Friendly Savages
9:00 PM – Hankenstein
10:00 PM – Landon Bullard
11:00 PM – Cody Kouba
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn, 12400 N-IH 35
8:00 PM – D. A. Calf (The Book of Ships)
9:00 PM – People of Letters feat. Mike Love, Steve Roggenbuck, Thor Harris, Emily Kinney, Marian Mereba and Pony Boy
11:00 PM – Emily Kinney
The 311 Club, 311 East 6th St. (free)
Lynnwood King
4:00 PM – Bad Obsession
4:45 PM – Logan Garza
5:30 PM – DCL (conflict)
6:15 PM – The Black Market Club
7:00 PM – Sleep Walker
7:45 PM – Octahedron
8:30 PM – The Uprising
9:15 PM – POC
9:45 PM – Nancy Silva Project
10:30 PM – Memory Of A Melody
11:15 PM – Slick Dickens
12:00 PM – All Sides Equal
1:00 PM – Thunderosa
512, 408 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – Cleanup
9:00 PM – Gentlemen Hall
10:00 PM – Boyfrndz
11:00 PM – J. Greene & The Steady
12:00 AM – SoMo
1:00 AM – Tangerine
512 Rooftop, 408 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – Peterson Brothers Band
9:00 PM – Bobby Patterson
10:00 PM – Kool and Together
11:00 PM – Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys
12:00 AM – Otis the Destroyer
1:00 AM – The Rocketboys
ACL Live at the Moody Theater, 310 West Willie Nelson Blvd.
iTunes Festival
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
London Grammar
Because they already dominate the business of selling music, iTunes now comes to dominate SXSW, bringing its iTunes Festival from London over to Austin, for mega artists at a revamped ACL Live at The Moody Theater. Because you come to South-by to catch little-known acts like Coldplay (QRO album review)…
Amped – Downstairs, 300 E. 6th St. (free)
8:00 PM – Inch of Dark
9:00 PM – Gentlemen Rogues
10:00 PM – Lauren Silva
11:00 PM – Clay Campania
12:00 AM – The Dirty Heat
Amped – Upstairs, 300 E. 6th St. (free)
Jellifi
8:00 PM – Curtis Lee
9:00 PM – Saul Paul
10:00 PM – tba
11:00 PM – SupraNatural
12:00 AM – Harrison
1:00 AM – Rock Samson
Avenue on Congress Rooftop, 408 Congress Ave.
Oklahoma Showcase
8:00 PM – John Moreland
9:00 PM – DEERPEOPLE
10:00 PM – Matt Stansberry & The Romance
11:00 PM – Parker Millsap
12:00 AM – Taddy Porter
1:00 AM – John Fullbright
Bar 96, 96 Rainey St.
Dutch Fellows/Dutch Impact
8:00 PM – Mozes And The Firstborn
9:00 PM – Mister and Mississippi
10:00 PM – Monokino
11:00 PM – Kraak & Smaak
12:00 AM – Mightyfools
Barcelona, 209 East 6th St.
Body High Showcase
8:00 PM – Joaquin Bartra
8:45 PM – Cedaa
9:30 PM – Sage Caswell
10:15 PM – Myrryrs
11:00 PM – Jim-E Stack
11:45 PM – Jerome LOL
12:45 AM – Samo Sound Boy
BD Riley’s, 204 East 6th St.
7:00 PM – The Cush
8:00 PM – Son of Stan
9:00 PM – Little Wesley
10:00 PM – Oil Boom
11:00 PM – Caddywhompus
12:00 AM – Growl
1:00 AM – The Cold and Lovely
Beerland, 711 Red River St. (unofficial)
American Icon
7:30 PM – The Wolf
8:15 PM – tba
9:00 PM – Mighty Mountain
9:45 PM – Habits
10:30 PM – Vaadat Charigim
11:15 PM – Wild Moccasins
12:00 AM – The Sheiks
1:00 AM – AI Love
Blackheart, 86 Rainey St. (official/free)
10:00 PM – Cool Piss
1:00 AM – Lochness Mobsters
The Blind Pig, 317 E. 6th St. (free)
8:00 PM – Bat City Rhythm
9:00 PM – Mobley
10:00 PM – Homestead
11:00 PM – J.Greene & The Steady
12:00 AM – In The Pink
1:00 AM – Hydra Melody
Bourbon Girl (Alex and Ani Stage), 212 E. 6th St. (free)
8:00 PM – tba
9:00 PM – Yellow Red Sparks
10:00 PM – Deluka
11:00 PM – Enemy Planes
12:00 AM – 5 Years and Counting
1:00 AM – Under The Sun
Brazos Hall, 204 East 4th St.
Hey Marseilles
Brazos Lofts, 201 East 5th St.
8:30 PM – Comedy Living Room
Buffalo Billiards, 201 East 6th St.
SAG/AFTRA
8:00 PM – Greylag
9:00 PM – Hudson
10:00 PM – Wardell
11:00 PM – Caught A Ghost
12:00 AM – Madi Diaz
1:00 AM – Avi Buffalo
Carousel Lounge, 1110 East 52nd St. (unofficial)
7:00 PM – Double Bogie
9:00 PM – Autumn Electric
10:00 PM – Genius Mistake
11:00 PM – The Baffles
Cedar Street Courtyard, 208 West 4th St. (free)
Dyn/Delivers/DynMMT
Deer Tick
J. Roddy Walston And The Business
The Felice Brothers
The Parlotones
STRNGRS
Baskery
The Tan Vampires
Dyn Delivers a strong Americana-rock line-up on Tuesday, including the only SXSW appearance by Deer Tick (QRO live review). Now let’s all go to the bar…
Central Presbyterian Church, 200 East 8th St.
7:30 PM – RÁJ
8:30 PM – Horse Thief
9:30 PM – Arc Iris
10:30 PM – Agnes Obel
11:30 PM – Pins
12:30 AM – Ballet School
Cheer Up Charlie’s, 900 Red River St. official/free)
No Play Music
8:30 PM – Royal Teeth
9:30 PM – Ume
10:30 PM – The Sour Notes
11:30 PM – Night Drive
12:30 AM – Grape St.
Cheer Up Charlie’s Inside, 900 Red River St. (official/free)
No Play Music
8:00 PM – La Snacks
9:00 PM – G A L P A L S
10:00 PM – Residual Kid
11:00 PM – Those Howlings
12:00 AM – Whiite Walls
1:00 AM – LaTasha Lee & The BlackTies
Chuggin’ Monkey, 219 E. 6th St. (free)
8:00 PM – tba
9:00 PM – Positive Disturbance
10:00 PM – Tish & The Mizzbehavin’ Band
11:00 AM – F O X H U N T
12:00 AM – tba
Club 1808, 1808 East 12th St. (unofficial)
ESCAPES
6:30 PM – Taiga
6:30 PM – Stickers
7:00 PM – Bent Shapes
7:30 PM – Gym Shorts
7:30 PM – David Longoria
8:00 PM – Basketball Shorts
8:30 PM – Vulture Shit
8:30 PM – Spazzkid
9:00 PM – Pataphysics
9:30 PM – Habits
9:30 PM – Slugbug
10:00 PM – Reverse X Rays
10:30 PM – Big Muff
10:30 PM – Yvette
11:00 PM – Polio Club
11:30 PM – Twin Steps
11:30 PM – Party Plants
12:00 PM – Happy Jawbone Family Band
12:30 AM – Jack Topht
12:30 AM – Mathematique
1:00 AM – Bataille Solaire
Contiental Club, 1315 South Congress Ave. (unofficial)
Swollen Circus
10:00 PM – Dog Trumpet
10:00 PM – The Fauntelroys
10:00 PM – Dusty Stray
10:00 PM – Amy Cook
10:00 PM – Jon Dee & William Graham
10:00 PM – Ephrata
10:00 PM – Silos
10:00 PM – Wild Seeds
Continental Club Gallery, 1315 South Congress Ave. (unofficial)
8:00 PM – Ephraim Owens Experience
Dirty Dog Bar, 505 East 6th St. (official/free)
8:00 PM – Black Books
9:00 PM – Driver Friendly
10:00 PM – Morning Parade
11:00 PM – Pack of Wolves
12:00 AM – Not In The Face
1:00 AM – Gripin
The Dizzy Rooster, 306 E. 6th St. (free)
Tammy Miranda Music Productions
5:00 PM – Mike Valliere Trio
6:00 PM – Auxilareez
7:00 PM – The Know How
8:00 PM – Sean Evan & The Very Handsome Band
9:00 PM – Hollie & The Hype
10:00 PM – Tucker Jameson
11:00 PM – Jonny Gray
12:00 AM – EBM (Execution by Music)
Elysium, 705 Red River St.
K-Pop Night Out
7:30 PM – Jambinai
8:30 PM – NELL
9:30 PM – Kiha & The Faces
10:30 PM – Crying Nut
11:30 PM – IDIOTAPE
12:30 AM – Jay Park
1:30 AM – HyunA
Embassy Suites, 300 South Congress Ave.
6:00 PM – Mighty Oaks
Empire Control Room, 606 East 7th St.
8:00 PM – Holland Greco
9:00 PM – Walker Lukens & The Side Arms
10:00 PM – JAMES SUPERCAVE
11:00 PM – Dam-Funk
12:30 AM – Keys N Krates
Empire Garage, 606 East 7th St.
7:30 PM – MARMALAKES
8:30 PM – Wheeler Brothers
10:30 PM – The Knocks
12:00 AM – MS MR
1:00 AM – Hard Proof
Esther’s Follies, 525 East 6th St.
6:00 PM – You Made It Weird (live podcast recording)
8:00 PM – The Laugh Button Live with Gotham Comedy Club
10:00 PM – The Laugh Button Live with Gotham Comedy Club
Flamingo Cantina, 515 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – Teenburger
8:25 PM – Adam WarRock
8:50 PM – Tribe One
9:15 PM – More Or Les
9:45 PM – Dr. Awkward
10:15 PM – MC Lars
10:55 PM – Jesse Dangerously
11:40 PM – MC Frontalot
12:25 AM – Schaffer the Darklord
1:15 AM – Random (Mega Ran)
Friends, 208 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – Tus Amigos Nuevos
9:00 PM – Nano Stern
10:00 PM – Wentru
11:00 PM – Humboldt
12:00 AM – Dënver
1:00 AM – Perrosky
GSD&M, 828 West 6th St. (unofficial)
Reggie Watts
Delta Spirit
HandleBar, 121 E. 5th St. (free)
Epic Proportions
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
10:00 PM – Decorator
11:00 PM – Zack Weber
12:00 AM – Gobi
Haven, 409 Colorado St.
Harvest Records
8:00 PM – Young & Sick
8:45 PM – Syd Arthur
9:30 PM – Glass Animals
10:15 PM – Arthur Beatrice
11:05 PM – The Preatures
12:00 AM – BANKS
1:00 AM – together PANGEA
Headhunters Patio, 720 Red River St.
7:00 PM – The Sideshow Tragedy
8:00 PM – Weeknight
9:00 PM – Seek Irony
10:00 PM – Via Audio
11:00 PM – Good Field
12:00 AM – Dinner And a Suit
1:00 AM – Low Cut Connie
The Hideout, 617 Congress Ave.
7:30 PM – SXSW Comedy Presents
9:30 PM – SoundCloud Presents The Imaginary Radio Program
11:30 PM – Midnight Run
Hilton Austin Downtown, 500 East 4th St.
6:00 PM – Gossling
7:00 PM – Roo & The Howl
Hotel Vegas (Patio 1), 1500 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Hotel Hot Burrito/Jameson Irish Whiskey
8:15 PM – Fleshlights
9:45 PM – Kelley Stoltz
11:15 PM – The Coachwhips (first Texas reunion show!!!)
Hotel Vegas (Patio 2), 1500 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Hotel Hot Burrito/Jameson Irish Whiskey
7:30 PM – Hectors Pets
9:00 PM – AJ Davilla (Davilla 666)
10:30 PM – tba
Hotel Vegas @ Volstead Lounge, 1500 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Hotel Hot Burrito/Jameson Irish Whiskey
5:45 PM – Banditos
6:30 PM – Pharaohs
7:15 PM – Breakout
8:00 PM – Nancy
8:45 PM – Citizen Blast Kane
9:30 PM – Big Tits
10:15 PM – Fletcher C Johnson
11:00 PM – Pete Bauer (The Walkmen)
11:45 PM – Outer Minds
12:30 AM – Bad Lovers
1:15 AM – A Giant Dog
Hyatt Place, 211 East 3rd St.
7:00 PM – Colin Gilmore
Hype Hotel, 301 Brazos St.
Hype Machine
8:00 PM – The Colourist
9:00 PM – Desperate Sound System
10:00 PM – Panama Wedding
11:00 PM – Magic Man
12:00 AM – RAC
1:00 AM – Tokyo Police Club
Be sure to catch QRO favorite Tokyo Police Club (QRO spotlight on) as they come to SXSW before the late March release of their new album, Forcefield.
The Iron Bear, 121 West 8th St.
9:00 PM – Polytype
10:00 PM – Duologue
11:00 PM – Snow Ghosts
12:00 AM – Cardiknox
1:00 AM – Unknown
Javelina, 69 Rainey St.
Riot Act Media
7:30 PM – Shelby Earl
8:25 PM – Jay Arner
9:20 PM – Brass Bed
10:15 PM – Tom Brosseau
11:10 PM – Dana Falconberry
12:05 AM – TORRES
1:00 AM – Split Single
Key Bar, 617 West 6th St. (unofficial)
Mixtape Marketing/Bearded Pony
6:30 PM – Run River North
7:45 PM – Vandella
9:00 PM – French Cassettes
10:15 PM – Natural Child
Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Blvd.
Huw Stephens/UK Trade & Investment
8:00 PM – Sweet Baboo
9:00 PM – Wolf Alice
10:00 PM – Prides
11:00 PM – Bipolar Sunshine
12:00 AM – Jungle
1:00 AM – Slaves
Lit Lounge, 216 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – J Fernandez
9:00 PM – Fauntella Crow
10:00 PM – Misun
11:00 PM – OK SWEETHEART
12:00 AM – GHXST
1:00 AM – My Education
Lit Lounge Upstairs, 216 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – Vision
9:00 PM – The Rich Hands
10:00 PM – Octagrape
11:00 PM – She Sir
12:00 AM – Rare Monk
1:00 AM – Hundred Visions
The Lost Well, 2421 Webberville Rd. (RSVP)
Slacker Magazine/Negra Modelo México/FanBridge/Austin Musicians Classifieds
7:30 PM – The Wolf
8:15 PM – tba
9:00 PM – Mighty Mountain
9:45 PM – HABITS
10:30 PM – Vaadat Charigim
11:15 PM – Wild Moccasins
12:00 AM – The Sheiks
1:00 AM – Al Lover
The Main, 610 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – East Cameron Folkcore
9:00 PM – Bruce Robison / Kelly Willis
10:00 PM – Nakia
11:00 PM – Carolyn Wonderland
12:00 AM – Grupo Fantasma
The Main II, 603 Red River St.
8:30 PM – girl pilot (Sahara Smith)
9:30 PM – Ramesh
10:30 PM – The Bright Light Social Hour
11:40 PM – Quiet Company
12:45 AM – Wild Child
Metal & Lace Lounge, 720 Red River St.
7:00 PM – Sons Of Huns
8:00 PM – Volcanos On Lo
9:00 PM – Palehound
10:00 PM – Omotai
11:00 PM – DSGNS
12:00 AM – Amplified Heat
1:00 AM – Thieves
Mohawk Indoor, 912 Red River St.
Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy
11:20 PM – Primitive Man
Mohawk Outdoor, 912 Red River St.
Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy
9:00 PM – Windhand
The North Door, 502 Brushy St.
8:00 PM – Hikes
9:00 PM – MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR
10:00 PM – Holiday Mountain
11:00 PM – Zorch
12:00 AM – SORNE
1:00 AM – The Octopus Project
Omni Downtown, 700 San Jacinto Blvd.
6:00 PM – Waylayers
The Parish Underground, 214 East 6th St. (unofficial)
Audiofemme
3:00 PM – Jess Williamson
Plush, 617 Red River St.
8:00 PM – Loki
8:30 PM – dLo
9:00 PM – PSYDiPHECTs
9:30 PM – Duhrdy
10:00 PM – Sinistarr
11:00 PM – Jaybee
11:45 PM – Dave Owen
12:30 AM – MACHETE + MC XYZ
Red 7, 611 East 7th St.
International Hip Hop
EMICIDA
8:00 PM – DJ Babychino
8:00 PM – Rashid
9:30 PM – Guanaco
10:00 PM – Awill
10:25 PM – Eptos Uno
11:50 PM – AFRIKAN BOY
12:15 AM – Milkman
12:50 AM – Alvaro Diaz
1:20 AM – C-Kan
Red 7 Patio, 611 East 7th St.
8:00 PM – ProbCause
8:00 PM – ShowYouSuck
8:35 PM – My Gold Mask
9:10 PM – Bonzie
10:00 PM – The Autumn Defense
11:00 PM – Archie Powell & The Exports
12:00 AM – The Hood Internet
1:00 AM – Chance the Rapper
A line-up with soft Americana experts The Autumn Defense (QRO spotlight on) and Chance the Rapper? That’s SXSW for ya…
Saxon Pub, 1320 South Lamar Blvd.
Hill Country Live
8:30 PM – Morgan O’Kane
9:30 PM – The Damn Quails
10:30 PM – Rusty Truck
11:30 PM – Whiskey Myers
12:30 AM – The Dirty River Boys
Shiners Saloon, 422 Congress Ave. (free)
Texas Rockfest
6:00 PM – Colten Cerny & the Trespassers
6:40 PM – Mike Love – rboy
7:20 PM – Fritz Montana
8:00 PM – Green and the Gold
8:40 PM – Dharma Kings featuring David Komie
9:20 PM – Piqued Jacks
10:00 PM – Kevin Daniel Smith
10:40 PM – fairbanks
11:20 PM – Joseph King
12:00 AM – Andy Macyntyre
12:40 AM – Scarlett Effect
1:20 AM – Aphelium
Soho Lounge, 217 East 6th St.
8:00 PM – The Clouds Are Ghosts
9:00 PM – KIONA
10:00 PM – Kiven
11:00 PM – The Blind Pets
12:00 AM – Outernational
1:00 AM – Leopold and His Fiction
Stephen F’s Bar, 701 Congress Ave.
8:00 PM – Mars Argo
9:00 PM – Marcus Brown
10:00 PM – Andrew Duhon
11:00 PM – Amy Cook
12:00 AM – The Falls
1:00 AM – The Carper Family
Symphony Square, 1101 Red River St. (RSVP)
Proper Entertainment
7:00 PM – KP & The Boom Boom
8:00 PM – Tubby Love
9:00 PM – tba
10:00 PM – The Night Owls
11:00 PM – Bus Stop Stallions
Suite 101, 101 West 5th St.
DailyFreshness
Hosted by Minister Blakes
8:00 PM – ONE4ALL
8:30 PM – OTCG
9:00 PM – StreetRev
9:30 PM – D Powers 2.0
10:00 PM – Mack Warbuckz
10:30 PM – Sydne Renee
11:00 PM – Eric White
11:30 PM – Leezy Soprano
12:00 AM – KJ Hines
1:30 AM – Tee Double
Thirsty Nickel, 325 E. 6th St. (free)
8:00 PM – Serafia Jane
9:00 PM – Loving Ugly
10:00 PM – Lesser Antilles
11:00 PM – Acoustic Minds
12:00 AM – Ben Baxter Band
Trinity Hall, 311 East 5th St. (RSVP)
France Rocks
8:00 PM – Heymoonshaker
9:00 PM – Lys
10:00 PM – Lo’Jo
11:00 PM – Le Femme
12:00 AM – Superpoze
Trinity Hall @ Old School, 401 East 6th St.
Hometapes & Team Clermont
8:00 PM – Star Rover
9:00 PM – Spaceship Aloha
10:00 PM – Landlady
11:00 PM – Leverage Models
12:00 AM – Pattern Is Movement
1:00 AM – Pontiak
Chris Powell of Man Man (QRO live review) comes to SXSW as Spaceship Aloha – and is followed by fellow Man Adam Schatz’s (QRO interview) Landlady (QRO mp3 review).
Valhalla, 710 Red River St.
Chicken Ranch Records
8:00 PM – Blue Eyed Blacks
8:40 PM – Moonlight Towers
9:30 PM – Starlings, TN
10:20 PM – Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
11:10 PM – Yuppie Pricks
12:00 AM – Peelander-Z
1:00 AM – The Woggles
Vulcan Gas Company, 418 East 6th St. (RSVP)
PlayStation
Pusha T
Here’s a big map of all the venues:
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Click here for QRO’s recap of South-by-Southwest 2013