Don Toliver
Don Toliver closes out Rolling Loud and RapTV’s massive SXSW showcase at Stubb’s.
Don Toliver closes out Rolling Loud and RapTV’s massive SXSW showcase at Stubb’s.
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast performed a blissed out afternoon set at the Urban Outfitter’s stage after her keynote speech that morning.
Austin’s own Big Bill danced along with the audience inside Volstead.
LA’s Niis performed an aggressive set that spawned a dusty raucous mosh pit, but everyone was still left smiling at the end.
Jasiah was flying high at Stubb’s.
Surfbort’s Dani Miller mused about practically living at Hotel Vegas this week, but she and the band left every ounce of energy they had left on stage as they closed out a packed week of shows.
Local act Ghost Wolves showed solidarity to Ukraine with shirts that read, “Make Rock N Roll, Not War” when they opened up for Ukrainian act, Kazka at Speakeasy.
The Spits have been around since the 90’s but proved that they still have no intention of slowing down as they raced through their set at Hotel Vegas.
Fake Fruit played their eighth and final show of SXSW inside Hotel Vegas… each one being better than the last.
Houston’s Trae the Truth at Stubb’s
White Denim rocked a blistering afternoon set during Brooklyn Bowl’s Family Reunion at Empire Garage.
UK punk act, Big Joanie delivered a set of riot grrrl punk songs and expressed their support for trans kids and LGBTQ rights in Texas.
DJ Scheme at Rolling Loud x RapTV’s showcase at Stubb’s.
Austin’s own Pussy Gillette on the patio at Hotel Vegas.
Kam Franklin of the Suffer’s performed a gorgeous rendition of the Grateful Dead’s “Morning Dew” during the Susto Es Muerto set at Brooklyn Bowl’s family reunion. That main band featured members of Susto and Lureto.
Los Bitchos made sure the crowd was having as much fun as they were as they laid down some instrumental grooves after midnight at Augustine.
Sheck Wes headlined the first day of Rolling Loud’s huge weekend showcase at Stubb’s
Emanyeo “Jagari” Chanda and Patrick Mwondela of the legendary Zamrock band W.I.T.C.H. were all over SXSW soaking in the adoration during their second tour of the States in their decades long career.
Wet Leg were a must-see band this week at SXSW and they did not disappoint during their fun-filled set at the Mohawk.
Featuring members of New Jersey indie band the Wrens, Aeon Station brought high energy to an early afternoon set at Cheer Up Charlie’s.
Fake Fruit’s sets have become more and more aggressive as the week has gone on, which the band attributed to wanting to keep things exciting when playing multiple sets per day.
It was all energy after midnight at Stubb’s as Sheck Wes took that stage to close it down.
The fans clearly loved Silver Synthetic’s bayou-soaked garage rock.
Jagari Chanda of W.I.T.C.H. looks out over the huge crowd during the band’s late night show at Lucille on Rainey Street.
Gift, the psychedelic 5-piece from Brooklyn opened a portal into another dimension inside of Hotel Vegas.
Art D’Ecco came all the way down from Canada to play at the Hotel Vegas patio stage.
Gunna brought the drip to SXSW during his performance with Young Thug.
The Pink Stones showed off their cosmic country tones at the Athens in Austin showcase at Antone’s.
It was a party in the crowd at Young Thug and Gunna’s performance at the Stage at SXSW presented by Billboard.
The two MC’s on the bill shared the stage and ran through some of their collaborations.
Local DJs Well Capture and Ashmar during fellow DJ ThereHeIs’s set at the No Days Off day party.
Young Thug at The Stage at SXSW.
Fireboy DML brought the house down at the New Africa Showcase. He recently has done collaborations with Madonna and Ed Sheeran.
One of many highlights at the Saddest Factory Records showcase was bosslady Phoebe Bridgers joining each artist for a song. She and Haley Dahl of Sloppy Jane added some acrobat antics into their rendition of “Where’s My Wife.”
Tayla Parx’s rare performance was full of energy on the Dr. Marten’s stage at Container Bar.
Gustaf brought their own brand of tongue-in-cheek but no less energetic performance style to the Pershing Outdoor stage.
June Freedom at the New Africa Showcase.
BNXN was all smiles at the New Africa Showcase at Stubb’s.
Kurdish group Tufan Derince mesmerized with dancing, chanting, and the baglama playing of the band’s namesake at the SXSW International Day Stage in Brush Park.
DJ Poizon Ivy kept the crowd moving and grooving in between sets at the New Africa Showcase at Stubb’s.
Muna headlined Saddest Factory’s showcase at Mohawk with a high-octane energy that compelled the crowd to sing along.
Texas’s own Midlake performed an easy-like-Wednesday-afternoon set at Geraldine’s at the Kimpton Van Zandt.
Yard Act interspersed witty banter with aggressive tunes in their set at Paste Magazine’s showcase.
Young Brooklynites Geese crowded into the photo booth after their set at the Pershing.
Poco Lee stayed high at the New Africa showcase.
Superboy Cheque at the New Africa showcase at Stubb’s
SUSTO kicked off day 2 of Paste Magazine’s showcase with some fuzzy grooves at the Pershing in East Austin.
The whole crowd was feeling the family vibes at Tufan Derince’s set in Brush Park.
Wande Coal got up close and personal with the audience at Stubb’s.
Claud’s set was unfortunately plagued by some sound issues, but that didn’t stop them from taking a moment to bask in the crowd’s adoration after making it through.
L.A.X. performed at the New Africa showcase at Stubb’s.
Hailing from New Orleans, Dawn Richard brought that second line energy to Container Bar to close out Dr. Marten’s showcase.
The “anti-corporate post-punk band from Leeds on a major record label” was a few dollars richer after their set.
Sasami growled and howled during her Rolling Stone x Twitch performance at 3TEN.
T-Pain, the man who made Auto-Tune famous, rocked the Rolling Stone X SHE Media showcase.
Julia Cumming of Sunflower Bean took a run through the crowd during their headlining set at Paste Magazine’s Women That Rock Showcase at the Pershing in Austin, TX on March 15th, 2022.
Brie Deux of Glove came out from behind her drumset to handle lead-singer duties for a few songs.
Atlanta rapper Deante’ Hitchcock brought his rhymes to the Empire Control Room, the site of the official SXSW music welcome party.
Sasami posed for our camera after her wild set at the Rolling Stone x Twitch showcase.
South African musician Moonchild Sanelly held court at the Empire Control Room.
Enumclaw from Tacoma, Washington, performed at the HFA Party at Side Bar.
SG Goodman brought guitar muscle and tales of Kentucky to Paste Magazine’s Women That Rock Showcase at the Pershing.
Walt Disco came all the way from Glasgow, Scotland, to dazzle a crowd at Cheer Up Charlie’s with their mix of theatrics and glam-rock.
Katie Toupin was radiant in the sunshine at Paste’s Women That Rock Showcase.
Madeline Edwards, who made her national TV debut at last year’s CMA Awards with Mickey Guyton, performed at the Shell House Showcase at Antone’s.
Sasami and her band blew the doors off the Rolling Stone x Twitch showcase. According to her, the band wore ghillie suits because “we’re hunting humans.”
Night Moves delivered immersive psychedelia to High Road Touring’s showcase at Cheer Up Charlie’s.
T-Pain at the Rolling Stone X SHE Media showcase.
Glove’s set at Cheer Up Charlie’s mesmerized the outdoor crowd.