South By Southwest (SXSW), the music industry festival behemoth in Austin, Texas where deals are made and bands are lapped by for gigs and the next stage of their careers, is well into announcing its hundreds of bands to play the festival in March.
In among them, is a healthy dose of Irish acts who were picked to play: 14 in total, ranging from the established to emerging:
The full A-Z list is:
All Tvvins, Buffalo Sunn, Dott, Fight Like Apes, Girl Band, Go Wolf, James Vincent McMorrow, Le Galaxie, The Lost Brothers, Meltybrains?, More Than Conquerors, Orla Gartland, SOAK and Walking On Cars.
Full times and lineup of the Irish showcases in March are at the Music From Ireland website.
Here’s a Spotify playlist of the 14 acts:
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.
