- Detour Scotland: SXSW Video Diary Part 3 Wednesday night saw the Scottish Showcase, put together by our partners Creative Scotland; and it was triumphant. With an incredible lineup of The Twilight Sad, Admiral Fallow, Twin Atlantic, Errors, Kid Canaveral and Withered Hand, a packed out Maggie Mae’s at the heart of Sixth Street in Austin saw an unforgettable night of Scottish music.
- Detour Scotland: SXSW Video Diary Part 1 & 2 The Detour Scotland crew, including Ally McCrae and David Weaver, have been here in Austin all week filming the Scottish bands, getting ridiculous tattoos and generally having their minds blown by the insanity that is South by Southwest. These are their video diaries:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: The Scottish Invasion of SXSW 2011 The biggest week of the year for Scottish music outside the UK starts here. Right now, there are 15 Scottish bands on their way to Austin, including Withered Hand*. The final list of all the Scottish gigs is below with a full preview from Uncle Vic.
- Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – The Scottish List and The SXSW Free Party List One week to go and the [un]official SXSW free party list is out. Reading this list will give you a headache, such is the amount of bands, free booze and bbq listed. But that’s good practice if you plan to attend, because that’s how your head will feel all week.
- Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – 32 Gigs Scheduled So Far Two weeks to go and more details have surfaced about the Scottish shows at South by Southwest 2011. Sadly it appears that Django Django may have dropped out but I’ve put together a nice little table featuring all the gigs that are currently scheduled.
- Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Official Showcases Announced Four weeks to go and SXSW have released the details of the official showcases for the Scottish bands. As the festival nears, we’ll keep you informed of all the unofficial gigs that the Scottish contingent will play too. Last year 14 bands played over 80 gigs in 4 days. This year there should be well […]
- Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Latest News I had the chance to speak with a few people over the past week to get the inside scoop on what Scottish bands will be heading to Austin next month, and it looks like there will be a record 17 bands here for SXSW. The full list is below:
- Scottish Bands at SXSW 2011 – Ten More Bands Added Last week the official SXSW website was updated with hundreds more bands added but with a couple of Scottish names removed. However, as we stand there are a record 19 20 Scottish artists on the 2011 schedule. Full details below.
- Video Highlights of Scottish Artists at SXSW Part 1 This week Dear Scotland contributors Vic Galloway and Matthew Young joined me and 13 Scottish bands at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. Video highlights from the first two days are below including clips from Colin MacIntyre, Tommy Reilly, Unicorn Kid, Frightened Rabbit, Hudson Mohawke and Codeine Velvet Club.
