SXSW 2025: Recap

The bands seen this week. For reference when my mind goes.

Monday March 10

@GSD&M
Me Nd Adam
Brittney Spencer
Band of Horses

Tuesday March 11

@HITW
Lodro
Spun
Death by Monkey
Marcus Striplin

@GSDM
Rochelle and the Sidewinders
Hayes and the Heathens
Asleep at the Wheel w/

Jake Worthington

Willi Carlisle

Hayes Carll

Band of Heathens

Jimmie Vaughan

 

Wednesday March 12

@Cheer Up Charlie's
Terraplana
untitled (halo)
Shallowater
Madame Gandhi
Deloyd
Dead Gowns
La Securite

@Palm Door-British Music Embassy
Finn Forster

@High Noon-Paste Magazine
Georgia Maq
Judy Blank
Soda Blonde
Stella Bridie
Honeyglaze

Thursday March 13

@Luck Reunion
Luke Tyler Shelton
Marlon Funaki
BMI Songwriter showcase w:

JD Clayton

Coleman Jennings

Valley James

Briscoe
Willi Carlisle
Kris Kristofferson tribute with:

Chaparelle

Jesse Welles

Hayes Carll

Charlie Sexton

Margo Price

Jesse Woods

Lukas Nelson

Ester Rose and Casey James

Jessica Simpson
Grace Bowers and the Hodge Podge
Shane Smith and the Saints
Julien Baker & Torres
Waxahatchee
Arcade Fire (outside)
Lucinda Williams
Willie Nelson & Family

Friday March 14

@Yeti
Gold Star

@Imogene and Willie
She Returns from War
Luke Tyler Shelton
The Tiarras

@San Jose
Case Oats (2 songs)

@Imogene and Willie
Ken Pomeroy
Grace Bowers and the Hodge Podge
Rowena Wise (2 songs)

Saturday March 15

@White Horse
Kimmi Bitter

@Lazarus
Chinese American Bear

@White Horse
Teddy & the Rough Riders (partial)

@High Noon
Tommy Stinson with Freedom Rockets
Nikki Lane

SXSW 2025: Madame Ghandi

 This artist is playing Wednesday at Cheer Up Charlies.  Per Wikipedia:

Kiran Gandhi (born February 21, 1989), also known by her stage name Madame Gandhi, is an American electronic music producer, drummer, artist and activist...Gandhi's music career includes being a touring drummer for artists M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, and Kehlani. Her music and activism focuses on female empowerment and fourth-wave feminism.

Here is her performing live on KEXP. 

This is one of her most streamed songs. It says: "An uplifting Fela Kuti-inspired percussive electronic afrobeat anthem about being your best self."

SXSW 2025: Judy Blank

Americana from Holland. She's playing all over this week. She's playing Luck with Aaron Lee Tasjan but she's also playing the Paste Party Wednesday at 5:20pm. 

"1995" is a nice song. 

This is fun.

SXSW 2025: Monobloc

This is a band out of New York that is playing quite a few of the big shows. They're doing Paste on Wednesday at 1:45pm and SXSanJose on Friday at 5pm. Rolling Stone interviewed them and they said:

“Of course we’ll get the New York comparisons,” says Waldron. “But the band that actually brought us together was Joy Division and it’s kind of funny. This reverse relationship where the UK feels like we’re a New York band, but we want to be a Manchester band. I feel like if we were in an alternative dimension and from Manchester we’d get those comparisons. But we’re from New York, so everyone just thinks we sound like The Strokes.”

"I'm Just Trying to Love You" sounds like The Strokes.  So does "Where is My Garden".

This was pretty good. You can hear the Joy Division influence, especially in the bass line.

SXSW 2025: Lily Seabird

This is an indie-folk singer out of Burlington, Vermont. Most of her shows are on Thursday. I don't think we'll get to see her but I like her. We'll need to keep her on our radar.

"Cavity" is a nice mellow tune.

"Grace" is good, too. It starts off so sweet then goes full rock'n'roll. Reminds me of Ratboys.

This is another good one.