SXSW

SXSW Review: 'Disintegration Loops' Doc Fails to Connect the Ambient Classic to Our Current Moment

Directed by David Wexler

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2021

William Basinski's The Disintegration Loops is arguably the definitive piece of 9/11-inspired art, but David Wexler's documentary of the sa...

SXSW Moves Online for 2021 Edition

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2020

After being one of the first major festivals to cancel its 2020 edition due to coronavirus concerns, SXSW has announced plans to go digital...

SXSW Sued over Ticket Refund Policy

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2020

SXSW was one of the first major music festivals to cancel its 2020 edition as coronavirus began to spread in North America, and organizers...

12 Emerging Canadian Artists Who Would've Crushed SXSW This Week

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020

When the world started shutting down all public gatherings due to the global spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), SXSW was among the first in...

​Austin Musician Robbed and Shot at SXSW

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2017

SXSW has given plenty of up-and-coming bands their big break, but one musician is making headlines for something other than his music entir...

SXSW Is Reportedly Threatening International Artists with Deportation If They Play Unofficial Shows

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2017

Unofficial parties go along with mountains of Doritos and questionable free energy drinks as some of the most interesting parts of Austin's...

SOPHIE

Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 19

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

SOPHIE, PC Music's biggest artist, quietly came on stage, cracked a QT, and began a squall of noise before kicking off with a trappy, manic...

QT

Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 19

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Some context: QT is both a PC Music artist and an energy drink (hypothetically, it seemed, until this night, but more on that later), and s...