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On my 15th trip to Austin, Texas, for SXSW 2024, I saw 86 artists across 33 different venues over six days. I focused on going to see bands that I have never seen live before. Here are 22 of the best acts that Eve and I saw. Twenty of them I had never heard of before they were announced to play at SXSW. However, this was a very different week from all previous trips to Austin as a result of SXSW taking primary sponsorship from the US Army and also support from firms in the defence industry. In protest, around 100 bands withdrew from playing any official showcases. In addition there were many speeches in support of those bands and against SXSW’s policy from bands who played on. I feel this was my last time.
- Girl and Girl - Dance Now
- Voyeur - Daffodils
- Skateland - Postcards!
- Good Looks - Bummer Year
- Squirrel Flower - Full Time Job
- Tauk - Melvin’s Mind
- Nara’s Room - Rat
- Proper - Middle Management
- Mary Shelley - She’s a Star
- SWEET SPINE - Darkness
- Large Brush Collection - Arm’s Length
- Constant Follower - Set Aside Some Time
- Middle Sattre - Pouring Water
- Pelvis Wrestley - Andy
- Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
- Humour - yeah, mud!
- HighSchool - August 19
- China Bears - Someone Kill This Party
- Chanel Beads - Police Scanner
- Boy With Apple - Strawberry Boy
- Dead Tooth - Electric Earth
- dust - The Gutter