The 2016 edition of Austin’s South By Southwest is set to pop off on March 15th and given its sheer size, this year’s lineup is pretty balls to the wall. The festival’s music segment is being headlined by the likes of Blink-182, Deftones, Chvrches, Baauer, Vince Staples, and Charli XCX, but it’s also pushing an extensive mix of genres — including grime, shoegaze, indie pop, and DIY alternative. In other words, there’s a lot to love so we’ve put together an A to Z preview of new(er), must-see artists that are headed to Texas.
ALL DOGS
File Next To: Chumped, Lemuria || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
ANDERSON .PAAK
File Next To: GoldLink, The Mind || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
BEACH SLANG
File Next To: Sorority Noise, Elway || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
BEVERLY
File Next To: La Sera, Hospitality || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
BIG UPS
File Next To: No Age, La Dispute || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
BOOGIE
File Next To: Vince Staples, Iamsu! || HotNewHipHop || SXSW Schedule
CAR SEAT HEADREST
File Next To: Alex G, White Fence || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
DAY WAVE
File Next To: Alvvays, Washed Out || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
DIET CIG
File Next To: Bully, Colleen Green || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
FEAR OF MEN
File Next To: Cheatahs, Nothing || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
GALLANT
File Next To: Jhene Aiko, BANKS || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
JACK GARRATT
File Next To: Flume, Oh Wonder || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
JAZZ CARTIER
File Next To: A$AP Ferg, Tunji Ige || Website || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
JIMI TENTS
File Next To: Lucki Eck$, Vic Mensa || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
JULIA JACKLIN
File Next To: Angel Olsen, Torres || Website || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
JULIEN BAKER
File Next To: Hop Along, Tancred || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
KIRK KNIGHT
File Next To: Pro Era, Mick Jenkins || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
LAPSLEY
File Next To: Wet, Deptford Goth || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
MOTHERS
File Next To: Deerhunter, DIIV || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
MUNA
File Next To: Hinds, Lower Dens || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
PINEGROVE
File Next To: Mansions, Owen || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
PUP
File Next To: FIDLAR, Joyce Manor || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
SECTION BOYZ
File Next To: Giggs, World’s Fair || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
STORMZY
File Next To: Skepta, Dizzee Rascal || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
TEEN SUICIDE
File Next To: Title Fight, Tigers Jaw || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
TURNOVER
File Next To: Real Estate, Basement || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
TWIN RIVER
File Next To: Wye Oak, The Men || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
WHITE LUNG
File Next To: Iceage, Perfect Pussy || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
YAK
File Next To: DFA 1979, Foxygen || iTunes || Spotify || SXSW Schedule
YUNG
File Next To: Lower, Milk Music || Website || Spotify || SXSW Schedule