9 Irish acts have announced for this year’s online showcase for the Austin festival South By South West (SXSW) in the absence of travelling to the Texas event.
SXSW takes place from March 16th to 20th this year .
The Irish showcase featuring 6 of those acts takes place on 18th of March at 5pm CT (11pm GMT).
- Ailbhe Reddy
- Aoife Nessa Frances
- Just Mustard
- Rachael Lavelle
- Pillow Queens
- Tebi Rex
These artists’ exclusive performances were filmed at the Grand Social, Dublin by production company Tiny Ark.
Three additional Irish artists (Northern Irish or UK-basd) will be playing during the festival line-up and they are:
- Enola Gay
- Robocobra Quartet
- Sinead O’ Brien.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
