Festivals SXSW

It’s All Gone Brits Up! Introducing our SXSW newspaper

A whole heap of your faves are heading Stateside next week.

8th March 2017

The Japanese House, Sad13, PARTYBABY, and loads more to play SXSW 2017

A whopping 500 new acts have joined the bill for the Austin festival.

10th January 2017

SXSW adds another 210 names to 2017 bill

Dream Wife, Pixx and Sløtface are among the acts appearing.

16th November 2016

A ton of new bands have been announced for SXSW 2017

Mothers, SWEAT, Chastity Belt, VANT, Girlpool, and loads more are headed to Austin.

13th October 2016

Chain Of Flowers, Diet Cig, Creepoid and more lead the first announcement for SXSW 2017

The Texan new music fest has revealed its first names for next year.

7th September 2016

Julia Jacklin: the talk of SXSW comes to Brighton

Blue Mountains songwriter pens heart-wrenching songs, chock full of ​“Australian geographical references.”

20th May 2016

The Big Moon, Vant, Nao to play SXSW 2016

215 new acts have been added to the March festival.

18th November 2015

Demob Happy, Hinds, Alex G, Haelos to play SXSW 2016

Initial bill picks out UK acts Autobahn, Frank Carter and Fear of Men.

20th October 2015

From Sheer Mag to sheer force, DIY’s SXSW 2015 discoveries

Loren DiBlasi recovers from a legitimate taco overdose to report back on her Austin, Texas finds.

25th March 2015

“Our first time in Austin has been insane” - Spring King on playing SXSW

Post-festival, the band tell us about their first time playing Austin’s annual new music bonanza.

24th March 2015

“It’s a musical dreamland” - Gengahr on their first time playing SXSW

With Austin’s annual new music gathering over for another year, Gengahr tell us about their first time playing the festival.

24th March 2015

Tobias Jesso Jr. turned piano tutor at SXSW Festival

The Canadian songwriter taught fans how to play his songs on piano.

23rd March 2015