From Monday the 10th till Saturday the 15th SXSW Music Festival will be taking place in Austin, Texas.
The SXSW Music Festival brings together artists, industry professionals, creatives, and music lovers from around the world to make connections, elevate their careers, and celebrate the magic of live music – from legendary performers to the most exciting new talent.
WHO IS PERFORMING?
JUDY BLANKS (Americana / Indie Rock)
Preacher
Mon 10 MAR | 6:30pm
Speakeasy
Tue 11 MAR | 3:00pm
Continental Club
Wed 12 MAR | 12:00am — 12:40am
Deep Eddy Cabaret
Wed 12 MAR | 2:45pm
Saxon Pub
Fri 14 MAR | 10:00pm — 10:40pm
Armadillo Den
Sat 15 MAR | 6:30pm
Purple Bee Studios
Sun 16 MAR | 4:45pm
Feeling lost in the cosmos? Welcome to the vortex - a world created by eclectic European indie sensation Judy Blank. Impossible to pin down yet effortlessly turning life’s chaos into melodies that stick, the blue-eyed songstress invites you into Lil Mood, her latest EP. Painted in pastel hues, checkered floors, and dinosaurs, it’s a place where nostalgia collides with the unexpected, and every song feels like a scene from a film you wish you were living in.
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Blank fell in love with classic American cinema. The flickering haze of desert sunsets, endless open roads, and misfits searching for meaning. She first made waves in Europe, touring club circuits, playing major festivals, and charming crowds with her offbeat storytelling and sharp wit. But her obsession with the American dream never faded, pulling her to Nashville, where she recorded her ‘70s-inspired coming-of-age debut album, Morning Sun. The record gained international recognition, earned praise from Elton John, and won her an RIAA Gold Award for her jagged-edged folk ballad Tangled Up in You.
PERSONAL TRAINER (Rock / Indie Rock)
Speakeasy Kabaret
Wed 12 MAR | 1:20am — 1:55am
Lazarus Brewing Co.
Wed 12 MAR | 5:pm
Valhalla
Fri 14 MAR | 12:00am — 12:40am
The Side Bar
Fri 14 MAR | 6:00pm
Shangri-La
Fri 14 MAR | 9:00pm — 9:40pm
If you like pop music to keep you on your toes, Amsterdam’s Personal Trainer provide that service fulsomely. Essentially the project of Willem Smit on record and a band live, Personal Trainer showed a facility for DIY indie-pop exuberance and experiment in sync with 2022’s debut, Big Love Blanket. Now signed to Bella Union, Willem returned in 2024 with Still Willing, a multi-faceted album of shining contrasts and spry melodies, bursting arrangements and subliminal sounds, playful lyrics and self-reflection: in short, a pop album executed with dynamism, vim and charm.
Willem is the epicentre of the band, which originated from impromptu and exhilarating live shows featuring ever-shifting members of different local bands sharing a bustling stage. The live line-up has solidified but Willem still welcomes the contrast with his recorded work: “When I make the record, it’s me calling the shots. But I can’t tell everyone exactly what to do every second when we’re on stage. There’s, like, shakers flying around or instruments being thrown all over the place, so I don’t have the capacity to control that. And that’s really exciting to me.”
BEST REGARDS,
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