This band out of Toronto is playing Downright Monday the 16th at 2pm right before Los Lobos does an acoustic set at 3pm. The SXSW bios says they bring:
an exhilarating new breath into the world of post-punk and modern psychedelia, a listening experience that is equally cathartic and introspective.
They've played Levitation. They are also playing Hole in the Wall Sunday on what looks like a really good lineup. It's a benefit for ACLU of Texas.
"Erase My Mind" is chill. They remind me of Raveonettes.
This artist is playing Waterloo Records at 1pm on Friday the 13th. She has quite a story. From this article:
"Sometimes you have to walk away from something to come back to it and know it for the first time,” Grand Rapids indie singer/songwriter Brie Stoner told Revue last month, 12 years after she graced the cover of our annual Music Issue for the first time.
She was in Michigan then moved to L.A. then Nashville then back to Michigan for marriage, kids, divorce, a Masters in theology, and now back to music.
Raised in Madrid, Spain, and now based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she channels her multilingual life into indie dream-rock that feels both intimately personal and impossibly vast. Her upcoming LP "Matador" (releasing 2026) is a California-themed love letter, lush and cinematic, featuring orchestral arrangements by acclaimed arranger Kelly Pratt (St Vincent, Beck, and Beirut) and produced by David Vandervelde (Father John Misty).
"Hungry" is her most streamed song. Has a Mazzy Star feel. It was mixed by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman).
She released an EP in 2026 but I don't see anything from the LP. Maybe the songs on the EP will be on the LP.
This is one of her most recent songs. Reminds me of Lana Del Rey.
Minnesota-born, Austin-based neo-soul artist Lew Apollo knows how to set a mood. Inspired in equal parts by Prince, Leon Bridges and the Arctic Monkeys, Apollo’s sultry R&B soundscapes are engineered for late-night lounges or poolside hangs.
He's playing quite a few shows including Colton House at 6pm on Saturday the 15th.
KUTX came out with their "7 Ones to Watch" bands to see at SXSW. They say this about this artist:
Genre-bending Argentine artist Marilina Bertoldi is a rock ‘n’ roller with a New Wave heart. Bertoldi deftly weaves between the kind of big, stadium-ready rock found on her award-winning 2016 album, Sexo con Modelos, and the angular, synthy post-punk on her most recent, Latin Grammy-nominated album, Para Quién Trabajas Vol. I .
She's playing quite a few big shows including KUTX in the morning, Waterloo, and SXSanJose.
"AUTOESTIMA" is 80s inspired. synthy post-punk is an apt description.
This artist is playing Waterloo Records Thursday the 12th at 3pm and Continental Club Monday the 16th at 12:50pm. According to this bio:
Raised in a small agricultural town outside of San Francisco and now rooted in Los Angeles, Haylie Davis writes songs that feel lived-in and hard won...Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter, the early 1970s songwriting greats hover gently in the background, but Wandering Star never feels like an exercise in nostalgia. These are gorgeously melodic, soft-focus confessionals that land with emotional precision. It’s Laurel Canyon by way of 2026: classic in feel, yet unmistakably of the present.
Her debut album is coming out June 6th. She has opened for Nude Party but it looks like she won't be the opener for their Friday show.
"Wandering Star" is the title song. Definitely a throwback.
