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Audrey Nuna played SXSW for the first time in March, after previously scrapping plans to perform at the Austin festival because of the pandemic. The singer-rapper, ...
THICK performing at SXSW 2023, photo by Shannon Johnston
It's that time of year again!
SXSW on Wednesday announced the first round of artists scheduled to perform as part of its 2024 music festival. ...
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As SXSW 2023 quickly approaches, the lineup continues to expand.
On Friday, Billboard announced the return of its The Stage shows which will take place at Moody ...
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As SXSW 2023 quickly approaches, the Austin fest on Tuesday announced a massive new round of keynote and featured speakers.
Today's newly announced keynote speakers ...
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Right on time, SXSW has announced a third round of artists added to its 2023 music lineup as the Austin fest continues to shape up to be a big one.
Today, SXSW, set for ...
Seratones at SXSW 2022, photo by Shannon Johnston
The second round of artists added to the SXSW 2023 lineup was revealed on Wednesday!
Following the initial first round back in late October, a new ...
Seratones at SXSW 2022, photo by Shannon Johnston
It must be that time of year again! SXSW just unveiled the first round of nearly 200 artists for its 2023 music lineup.
Set for March 13-18, the ...
Wet Leg performing at SXSW 2022, photo by Derrick Weber
As we previously mentioned, SXSW came roaring back this year after three long, agonizing years without an in-person event.
The Austin-based ...
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The buildup for SXSW's 2022 edition continued Thursday as the Austin festival and conference announced another round of artists joining its music lineup.
In addition to the ...
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As of today, SXSW has added just under 100 more artists to the 2022 music lineup.
On Thursday, the Austin festival and conference confirmed dozens of additions to the already hefty lineup, ...
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As SXSW quickly approaches, the Austin festival and conference has announced a third round of artists for its music festival lineup.
This latest round of acts includes ...
SXSW 2019, photo by Adam Kissick
There's been a lot of "getting back to normal" as 2021 progresses, but in the latest sign of some semblance of real, true normalcy, is SXSW's official announcement of ...
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SXSW has been canceled, for the first time in its 34-year history.
Austin city leaders announced Friday the decision to halt the mammoth festival and conference, which had been marred ...
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With just two months until the 2020 edition of SXSW, the Austin music fest has announced a third round of acts scheduled to perform.
Following an initial 250 artists confirmed back in ...
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It's that time of year again! SXSW is just months away, and as the Austin festival tends to do every October, it has revealed the first round of music acts confirmed for its ...
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Sir Sly made a quick stop in Austin during SXSW, but they made time to chat with Variance before their show for StubHub's showcase.
The popular alternative trio sat down and talked ...
Judah and the Lion at SXSW 2019, by Derrick Weber
In its 33rd year, Austin's SXSW still managed to shine with a week of incredible performances, unexpected discoveries and plenty of familiar faces. ...
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Longtime Variance favorites X Ambassadors stopped in for a chat with us during a very quick stint at SXSW, literally performing just one show at the Auditorium Shores.
Ahead of their ...
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Another week, another round of SXSW music additions!
Coming just days before the official start of the annual festivities, the Austin fest ...
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The SXSW music lineup continues to grow, with a massive addition of more than 150 acts added today.
Coming just weeks before the start of the annual festivities, ...
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With the start of SXSW quickly approaching, the fest continues to make weekly additions to its music lineup.
On Thursday, organizers confirmed another burst of additions performing ...
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As March quickly approaches, SXSW continues to make weekly additions to its music lineup.
On Thursday, the Austin fest confirmed another burst of acts making the trip for ...
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Right on cue, SXSW has added a third round of music artists to its 2019 schedule.
As it usually does, the Austin fest typically announces a first round of ...
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With the final weeks of 2018 upon us, SXSW has added a second round of music artists to its 2019 schedule.
As it usually does, the Austin fest announces a first round of ...
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It might be hard to believe, but SXSW 2019 is just five months away. And with that, the Austin fest has revealed its first round of music acts set to perform, as it usually ...
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For a 32nd consecutive year, Austin was once again the place to be in mid-March, with hundreds of thousands of film, music, tech and ...
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As SXSW quickly approaches, the Austin fest has announced the initial lineup for its 2018 Comedy Festival.
The likes of Nick Offerman, Rachel Bloom, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Hader, Adam ...
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SXSW on Wednesday revealed a third round of music acts performing at this year's event.
Among the 570 artists joining the lineup are Wyclef Jean, Superorganism, ...
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SXSW has confirmed a second round of music acts for its 2018 edition in March.
Following last month's first-round announcement, the likes of Andrew W.K, Knox Fortune, Porches, ...
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It's that time of year again.
SXSW on Tuesday revealed the first round of music acts performing at its 2018 edition next March. The list of more than 200 artists includes Stefflon ...
... date, no speakers or panel details have yet to be revealed, but the conference, taking place in a "festival-like setting," is said to include "workshops, talks, interactive labs and evening events."
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Just six weeks after wrapping this year's South by Southwest, the Austin festival has confirmed next year's event will take place in the same timeframe, March 9-18, 2018.
In ...
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Wrapping up her March tour with Tim Darcy at SXSW, Molly Burch sat down to discuss her debut album, Please Be Mine.
She discussed her move to Austin, Texas, ...
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London outfit Mt. Wolf took a break from the busyness of SXSW to talk with Variance in Austin.
The band talked about the new energy as they recorded their upcoming debut ...
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In addition to a number of live sets and interviews at SXSW 2017, there were plenty of quiet moments offstage.
Between sets, we captured portraits from some ...
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This year's 31st edition of SXSW featured some incredible music acts and seemed especially brimming with future stars.
While the likes of Lil Wayne, Solange ...
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Brooklyn artist SAINt JHN took a break from his schedule during his first SXSW to talk with Variance in Austin.
He talked about his new single "3 Below," which he released ...
FRENSHIP at SXSW 2017
Following a massive breakout year, Los Angeles duo James Sunderland and Brett Hite (aka FRENSHIP) took a break from their whirlwind run of shows at SXSW to chat with Variance ...
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Festival season is now fully underway, with SXSW 2017 now in the rearview mirror.
This year's extended Music Festival ...
... SXSW schedule to sit down and chat with Variance in Austin.
They talked about the upcoming video for the single, which was directed by Daft Punk collaborator Warren Fu and will deliver a narrative for ...
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Vocalist Samantha Gongol and producer Jeremy Lloyd (aka Marian Hill) took a break from their whirlwind schedule this week to chat with Variance at SXSW in Austin.
They discussed ...
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Lana Del Rey performed her new single "Love" for the first time Friday night in Austin at SXSW.
Her performance was a ...
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Lana Del Rey has unexpectedly joined the SXSW lineup.
She was added Thursday to Apple Music's schedule for Friday (March 17). The music streaming service is hosting shows this ...
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A musician for indie rock band Löwin was shot leaving downtown Austin after a SXSW show over the weekend.
Michael Sanders, who plays guitar ...
Just days before the start of SXSW, the Austin festival and conference has added a number of speakers, including Nick Offerman, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, T.I., Fred Armisen and Jenny Slate.
Garth ...
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Sleigh Bells, BANKS and D.R.A.M. will headline StubHub's showcases during SXSW in Austin later this month.
The ...
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With just weeks until the start of SXSW, the Austin festival has added a number of music acts to its 2017 lineup.
Among the additions are the New Pornographers, ...
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Rick Ross will host this year's MTV Woodies at SXSW, the network announced on Thursday.
The 13th annual event will be held on March 16, airing live on MTV at ...