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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2013 – 8 Bands Announced So Far
Last week the SXSW Music festival announced a ton of bands for the 2013 event to be held next March in Austin, Texas. Among them are 8 new Scottish bands that will be hoping to be the next big thing of buzz.
Pete Reid
December 12, 2012
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SXSW Interview with Django Django
In 2010 DS interviewed Django Django when they were set to make their first trip to SXSW, but unfortunately the band never made it due to visa issues. This year The Djangos finally made it to Austin and were undoubtedly one of the buzz bands of the week. Here is that interview with new video. […]
Pete Reid
March 19, 2012
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2012 – The Scottish List and The SXSW Free Party Lists
The South by Southwest madness has already started here in Austin with the Film and Interactive festivals and SXSW Music officially starts on Wednesday. From various sources I have compiled a list of 59 Scottish gigs over the next few days. My head is already spinning.
Pete Reid
March 12, 2012
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway – South By Southwest 2012
The 2012 SXSW Music Festival kicks off next week with 12 Scottish bands set to invade Austin. Unfortunately the weather forecast suggests that they may be bringing the Scottish weather with them. Nevertheless I’m sure that the barbeques will still be fired up and the margaritas will still flow. On Monday we’ll publish the full […]
Vic Galloway
March 9, 2012
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2012 – Updated
Earlier today the Scottish Music Industry Association announced via press release that eleven Scottish bands, DJs and producers will showcase as part of this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The updated list adds several new acts to those that were already made public by SXSW last month.
Pete Reid
February 10, 2012
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8 Scottish Bands Now Announced for South by Southwest 2012
A trawl through the 2012 SXSW music schedule published earlier today reveals that there at least 8 Scottish bands who have been invited to attend this year’s festival in Austin, Texas. We expect more to be announced in the next few weeks.
Pete Reid
January 18, 2012
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2012 – Early Announcements and Rumours
Earlier today the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) updated its list of showcasing artists for the 2012 music event. Included in that announcement are the first two Scottish bands who are expected to make the trip to Austin next March – Laki Mera and Three Blind Wolves. More below.
Pete Reid
December 6, 2011
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Song, By Toad: SXSW Video Diary Part 5
It has become something of a tradition, on the Sunday following South by Southwest, for the visiting Scots to convene here at Dear Scotland HQ for the recording of a margarita infused podcast, and then to go bowling. And so it came to pass:
Matthew Young
April 16, 2011
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Song, By Toad: SXSW Video Diary Part 4
On the fourth and final day of SXSW, music and hipster fatigue often begins to sink in. It did for Matthew, so he spent the Saturday exploring some of the real Austin: South Congress, End of an Ear Records and the legendary Donn’s Depot:
Matthew Young
April 9, 2011