The music portion of this year’s SXSW runs today through Sunday with the bulk of the action in the next three days. As SXSW has gotten bigger and bigger each year, there’s been more webcasts and streams live from the fest on youtube, NPR, and elsewhere. Which means even if are nowhere near Austin this week, you’ll still be able to catch a dose of the action.
This week’s most anticipated parties, showcases and streams have been outlined below:
Tuesday, March 17
Jimmy Kimmel Live is taping at SXSW all week. Having kicked off with Brad Paisley on Monday night, Spoon will be tonight’s musical guest.
12:00 PM The Octopus Project and Friends! feat. Preelander-Z, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, more @ Spider House Cafe
12:00 PM Hot Burrito St. Patrick’s Day Kick Off Party feat. Thee Oh Sees, Iceage, more @ Hotel Vegas
1:00 PM HE^RD X Paypal 5TH Annual Music Tech Mashup SHowcase feat. Gary Clark Jr., Shakey Graves, more @ Empire Control Room
2:00 PM Culture Collide Presents Stubhub Showcase feat. Portugal. The Man, Future Islands, more @ Clive Bar
2:00 PM 101X Live Broadcast feat. Courtney Barnett, Twin Peaks, more @ Buffalo Billiards
8:00 PM Fee the Beat Presents The Syndicate + Hype Machine feat. Spoon, Milo Greene, San Fermin, more @ Hype Hotel
8:30 PM Media Temple Presents TV on the Radio, Ludacris, more @ Stubb’s
Wednesday, March 18
NPR Music will film their Stubb’s BBQ showcase with Courtney Barnett, TV On The Radio, Shamir, Boogie and Stromae and post audio and video on NPR Music’s website in the days following the concert. Barnett will preview her new album by playing the entire record live one week prior its release.
SiriusXMU is broadcasting live from The Fader Fort at SXSW 1-7 pm est daily staring Wednesday and running through Sunday. Twin Shadow, The Cribs, Future Islands and Speed Ortiz will appear on Wednesday.
11:30 AM The Pitchfork Parties feat. Courtney Barnett, Speedy Ortiz, Viet Cong, Rae Sremmurd, Torres, more (Free) @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
11:30 AM The 5th Annual Austin Shindig feat. Laura Marling, Natalie Prass, Broncho, Olivia Jean & More @ Weather Up (1808 East Caesar Chavez)
12:00 PM CouchTrippin feat. Charles Bradley, King Tuff, Delta Spirit, Heartless Bastards (Free) @ Container Bar (90 Rainey Street)
12:00 PM Waterloo Records Day Party feat. AWOLNATION, Will Butler, Twin Peaks & More (Free) @ Waterloo Records (600 N. Lamar)
12:00 PM Heartless Bastards, Moon Duo, Holy Wave, Alex Maas & More @ French Legation Museum (802 San Marcos)
1:00 PM 101X Live Broadcast – Day Two feat. Yelawolf, Passion Pit, Milky Chance, Palma Violets & More (Free) @ Buffalo Billiards (201 E. Sixth)
2:00 PM StubHub Showcase feat. The Vaccines, MS MR, The Cribs & More @ Clive Bar (609 Davis St.)
2:00 PM Tequila Mockingbird Back Alley Bash feat. Thee Oh Sees, Ball Park Music, The Cold Irons & More @ Tequila Mockingbird Studios
5:00 PM YouTube Day One feat. The War on Drugs, Future Islands, Leon Bridges, Ryn Weaver & More @ Coppertank (504 Trinity Street)
6:00 PM NPR Music’s Showcase feat. TV On the Radio, Stromae, Courtney Barnett, Shamir, Boogie @ Stubb’s (801 Red River)
6:00 PM Bruise Cruise feat. Jacco Gardner, Delicate Steve, Juan Wauters & Walter TV ($12) @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
7:00 PM Dine Alone Records 10 Year Anniversary Showcase feat. BRONCHO, Vanishing Life, Lieutenant, The Dodos, more Bungalow (92 Rainey St )
7:00 PM TUMBLR IRL feat. Twin Shadow, Courtney Barnett, ODESZA, Tobias Jesso Jr., Travi$ Scott, Houndmouth @ Ironwood Hall (505 E. 7TH STREET)
7:35 PM The 33rd annual Austin Music Awards feat. Gary Clark Jr, Billy Joe Shaver, Patty Griffin, Shakey Graves & More @ Austin Convention Center (500 East Cesar Chavez Street)
8:00 PM Thee Oh Sees, Girlpool, Future Islands, more @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
8:00 PM Twin Shadow @ Ironwood Hall (505 E. 7TH STREET)
8:00 PM All Things Go + Blah Blah Blah Science x Hype Machine feat. Wolf Alice, Best Coast, Ryn Weaver, more@ Hype Hotel presented by Feed the Beat (1100 E 5th St.)
9:00 PM Future Islands @ YouTube at Coppertank (Doors @ 1pm)
9:50 PM Courtney Barnett @ Stubb’s (801 Red River)
10:00 PM The Dodos @ Bungalow (92 Rainey St )
11:00 PM Best Coast @ Hype Hotel
12:00 AM Waxahatchee) @ Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River)
12:00 AM Surfer Blood @ Lambert’s (401 West 2nd St. )
1:00 AM Broncho @ Bungalow (92 Rainey St )
1:00 AM Future Islands @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
Thursday, March 19
SXSW On is the festival’s new network on Roku’s television streaming player. All this week – literally 24 hours per day, daily – SXSW On will broadcast concerts, presentations and panel discussions live from SXSW, as well as performances from previous years. Among Thursday’s highlights:
3:00 PM: RZA Keynote
8:00 PM: Spoon live from Auditorium Shores
9:30 PM: Live from Emo’s featuring: Ringo Deathstarr, WAVVES, and more.
These can also be streamed online at live.sxsw.com.
Austin’s 93.3 KGSR will present multiple live performances during their morning shows this Wednesday through Saturday. Highlights include Frank Turner on March 19 at 9:30.
James Bay is on Kimmel.
SiriusXMU at The Fader Fort daily broadcasts continues with Shamir, TORRES, Cloud Nothings and Bad Bad Not Good this afternoon and evening.
7:00 AM KUTX Live at the Four Seasons feat. The Dodos, Dan Mangan, Quiet Company, Matthew E White ($10) @ Four Seasons Hotel Austin (98 San Jacinto Blvd.)
10:00 AM The Third Annual Rock Show for Kids feat. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Zombies (acoustic), Best Coast, more ($20) @ The Fader Fort (1101 E. 5th Street)
10:00 AM The 4TH Annual Bloody Mary Morning feat. Kate Tempest, Max Frost, more @ GSD&M
11:00 AM Hard Rock Showcase – Day One feat. The Cribs, Twin Peaks, Palma Violets, Kopecky & More (Free) @ The Container Bar
11:00 AM DOxPBR ft. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon, of Montreal, Iceage, Elliphant & More @ Historic Scoot Inn (1308 E. Fourth)
11:30 AM The Pitchfork Parties feat. Migos, Vince Staples, Waxahatchee, Title Fight, Will Butler, Alvvays & More (Free) @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
12:00 PM Under The Radar Day Party ft. of Montreal, MEW, East India Youth, Jacco Gardner &, more (Free) @ Flamingo Cantina (515 E. 6th St)
12:00 PM Hype Hotel X Consequence of Sound’s Cosigns IV – Day Three feat. Twin Shadow, The Districts, Natalie Prass & More (Free ) @ Hype Hotel presented by Feed the Beat (1100 E 5th St.)
12:00 PM BrooklynVegan Day Party – Day One feat. The Octopus Project, Speedy Ortiz, Broncho, more @ Red 7 (611 E. Seventh)
12:00 PM Heartbreaker Banquet feat. Willie Nelson & Family, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Nikki Lane, Leon Bridges & More ($50) @ Willie Nelson’s Ranch (30.39458200, -98.05502800)
12:00 PM March Into Softness 2015 feat. San Fermin, Deerhoof, The Velvet Teen & More (Free) @ Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River)
12:00 PM Thee Oh Sees, Deerhoof, Jacco Gardner, La Luz, Ex-Cult, Meatbodies & more @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
1:00 PM TUMBLR IRL feat. Courtney Barnett with art by Traceloops, Wolf Mask and Ana Tortos @ Ironwood Hall (505 E. 7TH STREET)
1:00 PM 101X Live Broadcast – Day Three feat. Wolf Alice, The Wind and the Wave, Scott Weiland, Bleachers & More (Free) @ Buffalo Billiards (201 E. Sixth)
2:00 PM StubHub Showcase feat. The War On Drugs, Mew, BØRNS, San Fermin, more @ Clive Bar (609 Davis St.)
3:00 PM Dr. Martens Showcase – Day Showcase feat. Gang of Four, Only Real, Prince Rama, Tweens (Free) @ Bar 96 (96 Rainey St)
3:00 PM Turbo Fruits @ Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (500 East Cesar Chavez Street)
5:00 PM Spoon, Charles Bradley, more @ Auditorium Shores
5:00 PM YouTube Day Two feat. DJ Windows 98, The Weeknd, Marina and the Diamonds, ILOVEMAKONNEN, more) @ Coppertank (504 Trinity Street)
6:00 PM Floodfest – Night Two feat. Courtney Barnett, King Tuff, Metz, Viet Cong, The Vaccines @ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 West 4th Street)
6:00 PM Bar None Records Showcase feat. Happyness, Breakfast In Fur, Parlour Tricks, heyrocco & more (Free) @ Valhalla (710 Red River)
6:30 PM 101X Showcase feat. AWOLNATION, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Big Data, Family of the Year & Lieutenant @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater (310 W. 2nd Street)
7:00 PM The Pop Group, Gang of Four, Moon Duo, Kadavar, Merchandise, The Octopus Project, more @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
7:00 PM Wavves, Twilight Sad, Ringo Deathstarr, Oracles (Free) @ Emo’s (2015 E. Riverside Dr.)
7:00 PM Infinity Cat Showcase feat. Jeff the Brotherhood, Diarrhea Planet, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, PUJOL & more @ Swan Dive (615 Red River)
7:00 PM Paradigm feat. Palma Violets, The Districts, The Vaccines, San Cisco @ Parish / Parish Underground (214 E 6th St)
7:30 PM Polyvinyl Showcase ft. of Montreal, Deerhoof, The Dodos, Alvvays, more @ Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River)
8:00 PM Rubblebucket @ IFC Fairgrounds
8:00 PM The New Community showcase feat. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Wild Ones, Alberta Cross, more @ Central Presbyterian Church (200 E. 8th St.)
8:00 PM Holy Wave @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
8:00 PM Domino Recording Co. feat. Girl Band, The Mynabirds, Son Lux, Boxed In, Laura Marling, Hamilton Leithauser, more @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
8:00 PM Laura Welsh @ Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto)
9:15 PM Moon Duo @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
10:00 PM The Weeknd @ YouTube at Coppertank (Doors @ 1pm)
10:05 PM Pujol @ Swan Dive (615 Red River)
11:00 PM The Dodos @ Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River)
11:00 PM King Tuff @ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 West 4th Street)
11:30 PM Gang Of Four @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
12:00 AM Courtney Barnett @ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 West 4th Street)
12:00 AM Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros @ Central Presbyterian Church (200 E. 8th St.)
12:15 AM Prince Rama @ Volstead Lounge at Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street )
12:30 AM Gringo Star @ Parish / Parish Underground (214 E 6th St)
12:30 AM The Mynabirds @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
12:40 AM Boris @ Lucille Patio Lounge (77 Rainey Street)
12:45 AM Doomtree @ Karma Lounge (105 E. 5th St. )
1:00 AM Happyness @ Valhalla (710 Red River)
1:00 AM Ava Luna @ The Hideout Theatre (617 Congress Ave.)
1:00 AM of Montreal @ Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River)
1:05 AM Surfer Blood @ 405 Club
Friday, March 20
WXPN Philadelphia has teamed with KUTX Austin, KXT Dallas, The Current in Minneapolis and New York’s WFUV to present the Public Radio Rocks showcase at the Austin Convention Center on Friday, March 20th. Twin Shadow will open the show at noon, followed by Gang of Four, Ryan Bingham, Best Coast and Madison Ward and the Mama Bear. It will conclude at 5pm with Courtney Barnett’s headlining set. The entire concert will stream at XPN:org and be aired on the affiliate radio stations.
Austin’s 93.3 KGSR daily broadcasts live from SXSW continue on March 20 with The Ting Tings at 9 AM.
SXSW On will broadcast “A Conversation with Henry Rollins”
SiriusXMU daily broadcasts continues with San Fermin, Spoon and Viet Cong today.
The Woodies – a semi-annual award show honoring “the music voted best by college students” – will broadcast live Friday, March 20 at 9pm est on mtvU.
Jimmy Kimmel Live’s SXSW week is set to close with Kanye West and Willie Nelson.
6:00 AM KGSR Live Broadcast feat. The Ting Tings, Kopecky, Bright Light Social Hour & More @ W Austin (200 Lavaca Street)
7:00 AM KUTX Live at the Four Seasons feat. Delta Spirit, Wolf Alice, more @ Four Seasons Hotel Austin
11:00 AM SPIN Day Party feat. Run the Jewels, Twin Shadow, Earl Sweatshirt, Courtney Barnett, Will Butler & More (Free) @ Stubb’s (801 Red River)
11:00 AM Party in My Pants Showcase – Day One feat. Water & Rust, Diarrhea Planet, Spirit Animal & More @ Little Woodrow’s West 6th (520 West 6th St)
11:00 AM Austin Invasion 2015 feat. Jeff the Brotherhood, Tweens, Rozwell Kid, Meatbodies, Speedy Ortiz, more (Free) @ Hole in the Wall (2538 Guadalupe St.)
11:30 AM Noisetrade Day Party – Day Two feat. Royal Teeth, Doomtree, Surfer Blood & More (Free) @ Swan Dive (615 Red River)
12:00 PM Twin Shadow @ Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (500 East Cesar Chavez Street)
12:00 PM South X San Jose feat. Gang of Four, The Zombies, Broncho, Merchandise, Houndmouth, more (Free) @ Hotel San Jose (1316 South Congress)
12:00 PM BrooklynVegan Day Party – Day Two feat. Swervedriver, Power Trip, Single Mothers, Pity Sex & More @ Red 7 (611 E. Seventh)
12:00 PM Breakthru Radio Day Show feat. Deerhoof, Doomtree, Icky Blossoms, more (Free) @ The Liberty (1618 1/2 E. 6th St.)
12:00 PM BTR Day Party feat. Deerhoof, Doomtree, Icky Blossoms, Theesatisfaction, more (Free) @ The Liberty (1618 1/2 E. 6th St.)
12:00 PM “Music By the Slice” 10th Annual Charity Day Party feat. Thee Oh Sees, Tall Tall Trees & More (Free) @ Home Slice (1415 South Congress)
12:00 PM Third Man Rolling Record Store feat. Thee Oh Sees, Growwing Pains, Video, Chastity Belt (Free) @ Home Slice (1415 South Congress)
12:00 PM DeliRadio Party feat. The Zombies, K.Flay, Beat Connection & more (Free) @ The Jackalope (404 E. 6th St)
12:00 PM Grand Theft Zamboni Launch Party feat. Deerhoof, Black Milk, Ava Luna, B L A C K I E & more (Free) @ WONDERLAND AUSTIN (1104 E. 6TH STREET )
1:00 PM Gang Of Four @ Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (500 East Cesar Chavez Street)
1:15 PM Hard Rock Showcase Day Two feat. The Vaccines, Mew, more @ The Container Bar
3:00 PM The Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social @ Midway Field House
3:00 PM Best Coast @ Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (500 East Cesar Chavez Street)
4:00 PM Make Some Noise Showcase – Day Three feat. Meg Mac, Milo Greene, Marina and The Diamonds & more (Free) @ 78 Rainey Street
5:00 PM Courtney Barnett @ Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (500 East Cesar Chavez Street)
7:00 PM Panache Booking Night feat. Thee Oh Sees, Jaco Gardner, more @ Hotel Vegas
8:00 PM The 2015 mtvU Woodies feat. Big Sean, Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, Tove Lo & more @ TBA SXSW
8:00 PM High Road Tour Showcase feat. The cribs, Songhoy blues & more @ Parish / Parish Underground (214 E 6th St)
8:00 PM Sound Exchange Sessions feat. Marina & The Diamonds, Bleachers, Clean Bandit, The Ting Tings, The Districts & More @ Stubb’s (801 Red River)
9:00 PM Turbo Fruits @ Lucky Lounge (209-A W. Fifth)
9:10 PM Twerps @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
9:10 PM Laura Welsh @ Stubb’s (801 Red River)
9:30 PM Broncho @ Bar 96 (96 Rainey St)
10:45 PM Milo Greene @ Parish / Parish Underground (214 E 6th St)
11:45 PM James Bay @ St David’s Historic Sanctuary
12:10 AM Thee Oh Sees @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
1:00 AM Rubblebucket @ The Blackheart (86 Rainey Street)
Saturday, March 21
Austin’s 93.3 KGSR final live from SXSW 2015 morning show features Steve Earle, Heartless Bastards and Best Coast at 10:30, 11 and 11:30 respectively.
Roku’s SXSW and live.sxsw.com will broadcast:
10:00 PM: Swervedriver live from Emo’s
11:20 PM: The Church live from Emo’s
Twerps, Hinds and Heems will appear on SiriusXMU‘s final day of broadcasts from The Fader Fort.
7:00 AM KUTX Live at the Four Seasons feat. Chuck Prophet, Twerps, Ibeyi, Cilantro Boombox ($10) @ Four Seasons Hotel Austin (98 San Jacinto Blvd.)
8:00 AM KGSR Live biradcast feat. Heartless Bastards, Steve Earle, more
10:00 AM Quantum Collective Southwest Invasion 2015 – Day Two feat. The Zombies, Zeale, Bad Veins & more (Free) @ Whole Foods Culinary Center (525 North Lamar Boulevard)
10:00 AM Rachael Ray’s Feedback 2015 ft. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Raekwon & more (Free) @ Stubb’s (801 Red River)
11:00 AM Brooklyn Country Cantina feat. Chuck Prophet, The Whiskey Shivers, JP Harris & The Tough Choices, Daniel Romano & More (Free) @ Licha’s Cantina (1306 E 6th St)
11:30 AM The Big One feat. Gang of Four, Diarrhea Planet, Palma Violets, Delicate Steve, Songhoy Blues, Tweens, more @ Empire Control Room & Garage (606 East 7th St.)
11:30 AM Panache Spider House Rager feat. Thee Oh Sees, Meatbodies, more @ Spider House Cafe
12:00 PM South X San Jose feat. The Church, The Ting Tings, David Garza & Friends, Milo Greene, Surfer Blood, more (Free) @ Hotel San Jose (1316 South Congress)
12:00 PM Fun Fun Fun Fest Day Party feat. Ghostface Killah with BadBadNotGood, Swervedriver, The Oh Sees, Code Orange & More (Free) @ Mohawk Austin (912 Red River)
12:00 PM Third Man Rolling Record Store feat. Blind Shake, Lucern Raze, PUJOL, NOTS (Free) @ Home Slice (1415 South Congress)
1:30 PM FADER FORT Presented by Converse feat. Girlpool, Alex G, more
6:00 PM The Church, Swervedriver, Gateway Drugs, GABI (Free) @ Emo’s (2015 E. Riverside Dr.)
7:00 PM BURGERMANIA IV Night Party feat. Gap Dream, King Tuff, The Sloths, White Fang & more @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
7:00 PM APW 2015 – Neon Golden Records Showcase feat. The Knocks, MS MR, ASTR & More @ Empire Control Room & Garage (606 East 7th St.)
7:00 PM Community Records & Inflated Records Showcase feat. Ava Luna, Caddywhompus, Native America, Leapling & More (Free) @ The Liberty (1618 1/2 E. 6th St.)
7:00 PM Surfer Blood, Julianna Barwick, Turbo Fruits, Prince Rama, Cairo Knife Fight, more @ Parish / Parish Underground (214 E 6th St)
10:00 PM The Mynabirds @ Red Eyed Fly Inside
11:00 PM Orenda Fink @ Red Eyed Fly Inside
11:00 PM Surfer Blood @ Parish / Parish Underground (214 E 6th St)
11:00 PM Happyness @ Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto)
11:30 PM Best Coast @ UpRoxx House (311 E. 5th Street)
12:00 AM King Tuff @ Hotel Vegas (1500 E. 6th Street)
12:00 AM Pujol @ Red Eyed Fly Inside
1:00 AM Girl Band @ Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto)
3:53 AM Twerps @ Swan Dive (615 Red River)
Sunday, March 22
SiriusXMU will wrap up their SXSW coverage on Sunday afternoon with a full recap of their past four days of live SXSW broadcasts.
11:30 AM Annual Panache Hangover Party feat. Holy Wave, Happyness, Jacco Gardner, The Gooch Palms & More @ Beerland (711 1/2 Red River)
12:00 PM Third Man Rolling Record Store feat. Juan Wauters, Ultimate Painting, more (Free) @ Frank (407 Colorado St.)
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