Sporting over 2,000 official bands on it’s roster, it’s no surprise that there’s a fair amount of bands heading down to Austin,TX for the 25th anniversary of South By Southwest. We’ve done our best to compile a comprehensive list of bands that are headed down to Austin.
Pop ‘stache is sending a team of writers/photographers/videographers to cover all the happenings of SXSW. We’re planning to attack the festival without any press credentials or prior contact with publicists in order to capture the raw energy that makes SXSW so appealing. “This Must Be The Fan” aims to give voice back to the people in the crowd, making their experience significant as much as the bands playing on stage.
Our picks are marked in bold.
Chicago bands w/ Official Showcases at SXSW
The Bears of Blue River
California Wives
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Flosstradamus
Gemini Club
Gold Motel
Gypsyblood
The Hood Internet
Houses
In Tall Buildings
Joan of Arc
Light Pollution
Maps & Atlases
My Gold Mask
November Doom
Paul Cary
Secret Colours
Smith Westerns
The Streets on Fire
White Mystery
20 Chicago bands playing official showcases
Chicago bands w/ Unofficial Showcases at SXSW
The Aesthetic
The Alaya Conscious
Arma
Big Science
Blah Blah Blah
Bob Nanna
Chaperone!
The Congregation
Dastardly
David Costa
Death on Two Wheels
Empires
Famous Like You
The Felix Culpa
The Fireship
The Flavor Savers
The Fold
The Frantic
Great Divide
Greensugar
Heart Set Self-Destruct
HeyPenny
Hollywood Holt
How Far to Austin
I Fight Dragons
Kellen & Me
Kid Sister
Kids These Days
Kirkland
Lehnen
The Lifeline
Loyal Divide
Matter of Fact
Mia LeBlon
Mickey
Midwest Hype
Netherfriends
The New Diet
The Noise FM
Oceans Over Airplanes
Ornery Little Darlings
Outer Minds
Par Avion
Post Honeymoon
Rabble Rabble
Radar Eyes
The Right Now
Ronny Robinson
Santah
The Scissors
Scott Lucas & the Married Men
Skull Orchard
Small Sins
Smoking Popes
Soft Speaker
State Champion
Sun
Tiger Bones
Tim Larson and The Owner/Operators
Tommy and the High Pilots
True Womanhood
United Federation of Planets
Very Truly Yours
Waco Brothers
The Window Theatre
Yourself and the Air
66 Chicago bands playing unofficial showcases
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