SXSW 2026: Recap

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Friday March 13th

@Colton House

Eliza Thorn
Patton Magee
Olivia Ellen Lloyd
SUSTO String Band

@Scoot Inn

Six Foot Blonde
The Nude Party

Saturday March 14th

@ San Jose

The Bures Band
Angela Autumn
Calder Allen

@Magdalena Hotel

Little Mazarn (end)
Boomershack

Monday March 16th

@High Noon (Paste)

TTSSFU
Buddy Red
Swapmeet
Diles Que No Me Maten
Liz Cooper

@GSD&M

Next of Kin
The Droptines
Los Lobos

Tuesday March 17th

@Ray Benson's Birthday

Los Lonely Boys
Asleep at the Wheel

Thursday March 19th

@Luck Reunion

Tom Jenkins
Penelope Road
Frank Mastra
Deloyd Elze
Joshua Ray Walker
Dylan Earl
Fred Eaglesmith
Kaitlin Butts (partial)
Chuck Prophet and his Cumbia Shoes
Luck Family Jam Carrie Rodriguez with:
Kam Franklin, Eva Ybarra, Elizabeth Goodfellow,Tami Neilson , Ellen Angelico, Bonnie Whitmore, Suzanna Choffel, Erika Wennerstrom, Melissa Carper, Lily Meola
Booker T. Jones
Willie Nelson and Family

SXSW 2026: The Bures Band

 This band starts out SXSanJose Saturday.  Their bandcamp says:

The Bures Band is a Folk Rock group from Perth, West Australia. The band formed in October 2022 and is made up of three primary song writers who came together over a shared taste in late 60s/70s music.

"Let In Outside" is good.

This is a throwback to CSNY or The Byrds.

 

SXSW 2026: Blessing Jolie

This is a late addition to Luck Reunion. She's from Houston and is playing the Jack Daniel's Stage That is inside the small Jack Daniel's building. It may be hard to get into it.

"Frown Lines" is a nice song. Her voice reminds me of Traci Chapman.

This is her first music video. Her album is coming out on Thirty Tigers.  Expect big things.

SXSW 2026: Diles Que No Me Maten

This band out of Mexico City is playing Paste on Monday the 16th at 3pm.  They are also playing SXSanjose tomorrow (Thursday the 12th). No time yet.

The SXSW bio just says: "Psychedelic Punk in Spanish. Forced Jazz meditation."

Here they are live on KEXP. They're also playing the Downright on Tuesday the 17th at 2pm as part of KEXP's El Sonido Live! day party.

Nice chill sounds.

SXSW 2026: Buddy Red

 This artist is playing the Paste Party at 2pm on Monday the 16th.  Per the SXSW bio:

Buddy Red is the Southern blues artist delivering the raw, cinematic sound of the Black American experience. A vocalist, guitarist, and preacher of truth, he stands where the cosmic mystique of Jimi Hendrix meets the uncompromising funk of James Brown and the psychedelic scope of Pink Floyd. A fixture of Atlanta's legendary Northside Tavern, Buddy is a vital voice recognized for his visceral guitar work and impassioned storytelling.

This interview says:

 Many first met him as Messiah Harris, son of hip-hop legend T.I. and stepson of Tiny Harris, on their reality show T.I and Tiny:The Family Hustle. Now, Buddy Red makes it clear he isn’t building his brand on anyone’s name but his own.

In our conversation, he opens up about what it means to be a rocker raised in a home rooted in R&B and hip-hop, how he carved out space for a sound that didn’t match his surroundings, and how picking up a guitar — and stepping fully into blues, rock and psychedelic funk — helped him find his voice, his purpose and his freedom of expression

"When I Dream" is live. Definitely a Hendrix vibe.  He jams at the end.

This is good, too.