Shows

The SXSW Music and Media Conference is one of the largest, most influential, and most anticipated music events of the year. Last year, SXSW Music drew over 12,000 music industry professionals for compelling panels, industry discussions, demo listening sessions, trade show exhibits, and – of course - five nights of music by no less than 1,987 acts hailing from 42 different countries, performing in 86 venues in downtown Austin, Texas. 2010, the 24th consecutive year of the Festival and Conference, will showcase more music from the best new talent and established artists alike, provide more opportunities to network, have more unique panels and artist interviews – in short, will offer even compelling reasons to make Austin a “can’t miss” destination in March.

Want to apply to play at the 2010 SXSW Music and Media Conference? Be sure to get your applications in as soon as possible for an opportunity to play at one of the most important music industry events of the year! Click here for info.

SXSW Music Festival happens all across Austin - in bars, clubs, halls, parks and even in a historical museum. Here’s a look at some of the special places you can see and hear music – often for free – outside the traditional venue.

George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center – 1165 Angelina St.
Located in the heart of Austin’s historic east side, the Carver Museum has played host to a variety of free community oriented SXSW events in the past few years. From Gospel to hip-hop to r&b to screenings of musical documentaries from around the world, the Carver Museum is a unique and beautiful place to experience music at SXSW.

Auditorium Shores – 950 W. Riverside Dr.
Located on the beautiful banks of Lady Bird Lake, Auditorium Shores is where SXSW presents some of its biggest and best bands – all for free – year after year. Thursday, Friday and Saturday night of each SXSW Music Festival, Auditorium Shores is open and free to the public from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. It’s a genuine outdoor music festival within a festival! Past acts have included Erykah Badu, Spoon, Talib Kweli, Explosions in the Sky, M Ward, Raul Malo, Lyrics Born, Biscuit Brothers, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Fastball, Del the Funkee Homosapien, The Bodeans, and more.

SXSW Music Festival Alumni Include: Ryan Adams • The Airborne Toxic Event • Lilly Allen • Tori Amos • Erykah Badu • Devendra Banhart • David Banner • Barenaked Ladies • Beastie Boys • Beck • Ben Folds Five • Tony Bennett • Doug Benson • The B-52's • Big Boi • Big Star • Andrew Bird • The Black Crowes • Black Eyed Peas • Blur • Billy Bragg • Bright Eyes • David Byrne • Cage the Elephant • Neko Case • Johnny Cash • Cat Power • Margaret Cho • Choc Quib Town • Circle Jerks • Guy Clark • Clinic • George Clinton • Clipse • Cold War Kids • The Crystal Method • Cypress Hill • Dead Prez • Death Cab For Cutie • The Decemberists • DEVO • Ani DiFranco • Dinosaur Jr • Niña Dioz • Dixie Chicks • Kimya Dawson • The Donnas • Duffy • Steve Earle • Echo and the Bunnymen • Explosions in the Sky • Perry Farrell • Flaming Lips • The Flatlanders • Florence and the Machine • Franz Ferdinand • Fugees • Gang Starr • Ghostland Observatory • Gomez • Grandaddy • David Gray • Grizzly Bear • Guided By Voices • Hanson • Ben Harper • PJ Harvey • The Hold Steady • Ice Cube • Insite • Interpol • Joe Jackson Band • Wanda Jackson • Jewel • Daniel Johnston • Norah Jones • Rickie Lee Jones • Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings • Jurassic 5 • The Killers • Kinky • Kings of Leon • Kris Kristofferson • La Gusana Ciega • Natalia Lafourcade • Daniel Lanois • Little Richard • Los Corona • Los Lonely Boys • Nick Lowe • Thomas Mapfumo • Roger McGuinn • Meat Puppets • Medeski Martin & Wood • Metallica • MGMT • Mission of Burma • Modest Mouse • Mogwai • Tom Morello • Morrissey • My Morning Jacket • Nada Surf • N.E.R.D. • Willie Nelson • New York Dolls • Randy Newman • NOFX • Oak Ridge Boys • Beth Orton • Ozomatli • Paramore • Passion Pit • Pato Machete • Peaches • Carl Perkins • Katy Perry • Peter, Bjorn, and John • Liz Phair • Iggy Pop • Public Enemy • Queens of the Stone Age • Ray Price • Robert Randolph • The Rapture • Redman • REM • Ximena Sariñana • The Shins • Silversun Pickups • SFDK • Elliott Smith • Patti Smith • Soft Boys • Sonic Youth • The Sonics • Spoon • St. Vincent • The Stooges • The Strokes • Sublime • Supergrass • Third Eye Blind • The Ting Tings • Pete Townshend • Ike Turner • UGK • Uncle Tupelo • Vampire Weekend • The Vines • Rufus Wainwright • Tom Waits • M Ward • The White Stripes • Wilco • Lucinda Williams • Amy Winehouse • Yeah Yeah Yeahs • Yo La Tengo • Zoe

Photo of Casiokids by Jesse Muniz.
Photo of Ebony Bones by Brandon Holley.