Irish artists announced for SXSW 2015
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:
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