The Austin music industry festival South-by-Southwest has gotten bigger, and bigger, and bigger (to say nothing of the film and interactive editions of the event) – in 2014, the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lady Gaga played! Yet even as the biggest acts in the world come to the Live Music Capitol of the World for some indie cred, they can’t completely suck out the oxygen devoted to the music festival’s real purpose: discovering new acts, previewing new albums, and free drinks. This year’s hullabaloo had something for everyone, with way too much to be seen and heard – but QRO still tried to catch everything that we could, Tuesday through Saturday, March 11th to 15th (and more).
| Tuesday | A couple of choice evening events kicked off SXSW 2014. Recap > |
| Wednesday | SXSW 2014 began in full with a full Wednesday that was capped by tragedy. Recap > |
| Thursday | It was a big middle day of SXSW. Recap > |
| Friday | Magazines like SPIN and FADER dominated SXSW Friday. Recap > |
| Saturday | SXSW’s final day closed out with some Rachael Ray & more. Recap > |
Against Me! – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Damon Albarn – Wednesday @ Stubb’s; Friday, Photos @ FADER Fort (with guests De La Soul, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Snoop Dogg)
American Authors – Saturday, Photos @ Austin Music Hall
Juliette Ashby – Wednesday, Photos @ Samsung Galaxy Stage
Nicole Atkins – Thursday, Photos @ The Market
The Autumn Defense – Wednesday, Photos @ Ginger Man; Thursday @ Continental Club
Band of Skulls – Friday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
The Baseball Project – Thursday, Photos @ Continental Club
Bear Hands – Thursday @ The Market; Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Bipolar Sunshine – Wednesday, Photos @ FADER Fort
Black Lips – Wednesday, Photos @ Mellow Johnny’s
Blondie – Thursday, Photos @ Brazos Hall; Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Cheerleader – Saturday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
Cody ChesnuTT – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Church on Monday w/ Ray Benson – Wednesday, Photos @ Austin Ballroom
Cloud Nothings – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
The Colourist – Tuesday, Photos @ Hype Hotel
Cracker – Thursday, Photos @ El Sol y La Luna
Creative Adult – Friday, Photos @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
The Cringe – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
DāM-FunK – Tuesday, Photos @ Empire Control Room
Deer Tick – Tuesday, Photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Desperate Sound System – Tuesday, Photos @ Hype Hotel
Diarrhea Planet – Saturday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
The Districts – Thursday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
Dum Dum Girls – Thursday, Photos @ Austin Convention Center Day Stage; Saturday, Photos @ Gypsy Lounge
Eagulls – Wednesday, Photos @ Stubb’s
The Felice Brothers – Tuesday, Photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
The Field Effect – Thursday, Photos @ Brush Square Park
Foxboro Hot Tubs – Friday, Photos @ Brazos Hall
Future – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Future Islands – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
A Great Big World – Saturday, Photos @ Austin Music Hall
Cee Lo Green – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Grieves – Friday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
Har Mar Superstar – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Honeyblood – Friday, Photos @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
Holychild – Monday, Photos @ Spotify House
Jetta – Monday, Photos @ Spotify House
Jungle – Tuesday, Photos @ Spotify House
Kelis – Wednesday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Kesington Kross – Saturday, Photos @ Austin Music Hall
Kid Karate – Friday, Photos @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
Mary Lambert – Thursday, Photos @ Waterloo Records
Little Hurricane – Friday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
LIZ – Saturday, Photos @ Austin Music Hall
London Grammar – Wednesday, Photos @ FADER Fort
Lord Buffalo – Tuesday, Photos @ Empire Control Room
G. Love – Thursday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
Magic Man – Tuesday, Photos @ Hype Hotel
Ingrid Michaelson – Saturday, Photos @ Austin Music Hall
Rhett Miller – Wednesday, Photos @ Mellow Johnny’s
Jazz Mills & Corey Baum – Wednesday, Photos @ W Hotel
Moving Units – Tuesday, Photos @ Rusty’s
MS MR – Tuesday, Photos @ Empire Garage
Natural Child – Thursday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
New Madrid – Thursday, Photos @ The Velveeta Room
The 1975 – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Bob Mould – Thursday, Photos @ The Parish
Gary Numan – Thursday, Photos @ Brazos Hall
The Orwells – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Panama Wedding – Tuesday, Photos @ Hype Hotel
The Parlotones – Tuesday, Photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Perfect Pussy – Wednesday @ Stubb’s
Phantogram – Monday, Photos @ Spotify House
Roman Remains – Thursday, Photos @ Brazos Hall
Save Your Breath – Wednesday, Photos @ Latitude 30
ScHoolboy Q – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Shy Girls – Wednesday, Photos @ The Belmont
Skrillex – Thursday, Photos @ Empire Garage
Snoop Dogg – Sunday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Soundgarden – Friday, Photos @ Starr Building
St. Vincent – Wednesday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Lindsey Sterling – Saturday, Photos @ Austin Music Hall
Allen Stone – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Strange Talk – Monday, Photos @ Speakeasy
Streets of Laredo – Saturday, Photos @ Rachael Ray House
STRNGRS – Tuesday, Photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
The Suffers – Wednesday, Photos @ Samsung Galaxy Stage
Tan Vampires – Tuesday, Photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Taylor Gang – Friday, Photos @ FADER Fort
Temples – Wednesday, Photos @ FADER Fort; Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Tokyo Police Club – Tuesday, Photos @ Hype Hotel
Tove Lo – Tuesday, Photos @ Spotify House
Ume – Thursday, Photos @ Brazos Hall
Until the Ribbon Breaks – Friday, Photos @ Latitude 30
Vintage Trouble – Tuesday, Photos @ Empire Garage
J. Roddy Walston & The Business – Tuesday, Photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Warpaint – Friday, Photos @ Stubb’s
White Sea – Thursday, Photos @ Brazos Hall
The Wild Feathers – Friday, Photos @ Starr Building; Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Wild Moccasins – Thursday, Photos @ The Velveeta Room
The Wytches – Wednesday, Photos @ Latitude 30
YG – Wednesday, Photos @ FADER Fort (with guest Snoop Dogg)
Yelawolf – Saturday, Photos @ Stubb’s
Young & Sick – Friday, Photos @ Red Eyed Fly
