By Luke Baker Journalist Sudan Archives performed on South Congress, at South By San Jose during South By South West. Her music is a mix of EDM, R&B, and Gospel. Her tracks used a lot of tribal drum beats and on stage, she danced around with very flowy motions and an ethereal vibe. Her face would light up when she played a certain melody on her electric violin and the […]
By Brooke Adams Multimedia Director I had the pleasure of covering so many amazing women artists at SXSW this year, and in honor of Women’s History Month we’d love to highlight some of the best, most surprising, and underrated female artists. Billie Eilish at The Palm Door on Sixth: Billie Eilish’s name has been buzzing around social media and music review websites for quite a few months, but it wasn’t […]
By Nicole Wolf Photojournalist On March 15, 2018, multiple bands performed at Southwest Invasion, an unofficial SXSW party held at Whole Foods Market Rooftop Plaza. The artists that performed were Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, Lawrence, Dizzy, Dear Rouge, KOLARS, and many more. The one band that I was determined to see was DOROTHY, my current obsession. I attended DOROTHY’s concert just one week prior to Southwest Invasion and fell […]
By Nicole Wolf Photojournalist March 17, 2018. The café/bar was filled with tattooed, leather-wearing punk rock fans eating free BBQ and drinking free beer. Bands such as Despero, Steadfast, Heels, Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5, and Fat by the Gallon played their hearts out to the crowd. Every band’s set consisted of killer guitar riffs and non-conformist lyrics. If you wanted to take a break from the music, they […]
By Nicole Wolf Photojournalist The American Beer Garden Brewing Company (The ABGB) hosted an unofficial SXSW party on March 14, 2018, hosting bands such as Croy and the Boys, Caroline Rose and The Mammoths. The party was free for all ages as long as you made sure to RSVP beforehand. The ABGB was filled with the music-loving people of Austin who danced along to almost every band, but especially during […]
By Jacob Carter and Troy Vita Assistant Music Director, Music Director :) ***DATES LISTED ARE FOR OFFICIAL SHOWCASES, MANY OF THESE ARTISTS ARE ALSO PLAYING UNOFFICIAL SHOWS DURING SXSW*** Guantanamo Baywatch March 17 @ Hotel Vegas - 12:30 a.m. Portland natives Guantanamo Baywatch have been dishing out mischievous surf rock since 2009, and are touring hot off their album Desert Center from summer of last year. Baywatch’s sound is sound […]
By Claire Hansen Blog Content Contributor No matter who you are or where you’re from, South by Southwest (more commonly seen as SXSW) is probably an event you know of in one way or another. Even I had a general idea of what it was before ever moving to Texas. For the most part, it’s one of those things we always see from the outside looking in, mainly because of its […]
By Savannah Olson Music Journalist Another spring break, another South by Southwest to attend. This year, I decided to hit up Urban Outfitter’s DIY space, Space Twenty-Four Twenty, where they set up a stage and held free concerts for the masses at SXSW. The first day consisted of a slew of hip hop/pop artists, with rising stars like the El Paso native Khalid and “Broccoli” writer, D.R.A.M. Two artists stood out […]
By Joseph Bonney Music Journalist On a Tuesday afternoon at SXSW, I approached the venue where New York pop rock band Charly Bliss was performing. As I walked into the venue, I could hear Eva Hendricks singing the song "Love Me". The rest of the band, Spencer Fox (guitarist), Dan Shure (bassist) and Sam Hendricks (drummer) were playing strongly to amplify her voice. After the performance, I approached their manager who pointed me […]
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