Dickies and KarmaLoop chose Icona Pop to end their day shows this year at Lustre Pearl, and for good reason. The high-energy Swedish electro-pop pair worked the crowd into an early frenzy Thursday night, keeping the full house jumping from start to finish. The set heavily featured driving synth beats, opening with a dubstep-tinged version of the Passion Pit “Manners” cover that put the duo on the map. They kept the crowd going remixing their live vocals to create complex electronic beats through newer songs like “Ready For The Weekend”, sipping on Lone Stars and dancing with the best of them. Between anecdotes about how they met at a house party 4 years ago and how grateful they were to be playing to a sea of SXSW fans, they kept the party going all the way through the scream-along favorite “I Love It”. Catch them for a concert if you can, they definitely know how to put on a show!

By James Chiang Posted in Reviews SXSW 2013 Live

CraveOnline has announced their SXSW day party for 2013! Taking place over at Rusty’s on 7th, the event also features a live art competition, for those boldly unafraid of sensory overload. The lineup includes Eagles of Death Metal, Blondfire, The Mowgli’s, The Rocket Boys, and more, plus one more yet-to-be-announced special guest! Read on for the current lineup and link to RSVP!

12:30pm – 6pm Wednesday, March 13th @ Rusty’s, 405 E 7th St Austin, TX 78701
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By James Chiang Posted in News Blondfire, Eagles of Death Metal, SXSW, SXSW 2013, the mowgli's, The Rocket Boys

Baeble Music’s Launch Pad party is back with a vengeance at SXSW this year, gracing the 2 stages at the Knuckle Rumbler Lounge. Going from noon to 8pm, the lineup features Ivan & Alyosha, Civil Twilight, Bernhoft, AVAN LAVA, The Wild Feathers, Olafur Arnalds, ON AND ON, Paloma Faith and way more. Thankfully it’s all still free with no badge/wristbands required! Read on for the lineup and RSVP link!

12 noon – 8pm Saturday, March 16th @ Peckerheads, 402 E 6th St. Austin, TX 78701
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By James Chiang Posted in News AVAN LAVA, Bernhoft, Civil Twilight, ivan & alyosha, Olafur Arnalds, ON AND ON, Paloma Faith, SXSW, SXSW 2013, The Wild Feathers

Red Bull is throwing an awesome one-of-a-kind party this year, a 5-night concert series with one band a night chosen by user votes! The acts including Ultramagnetic MCs, Best Coast, Geto Boys, Master P, Chance the Rapper, The Cool Kids, Girl in a Coma, and another major headliner yet to be announced – read on for RSVP link and full lineup details!

March 12-16th @ Gatsby’s, 708 E 6th St Austin, TX 78701 – Final night location TBA
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By James Chiang Posted in News Best Coast, Chance the Rapper, Geto Boys, girl in a coma, Master P, SXSW 2013, The Cool Kids, Ultramagnetic MCs

Viceland has finally announced their two weeks of parties, and they’ve made the lineups worth waiting for! That’s right, two weeks, not days – Week 1 brings Dorrough, Bun B, Just Blaze, Andrew W.K., Neon Indian, Peace, The Hood Internet, and many more, while Week 2 follows with an even heavier lineup: Divine Fits, Japandroids, The Joy Formidable, Icona Pop, Snoop Lion, Major Lazer, Kendrick Lamar, Action Bronson, Danny Brown, Ghostface, and way, way more – you definitely have to read on for full lineups and links to RSVP!

March 8-16th @ Viceland, 401 E Cesar Chavez Austin, TX 78701
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By James Chiang Posted in News Action Bronson, Andrew W.K., Bun-B, danny brown, Divine Fits, Dorrough, Ghostface, Icona Pop, Japandroids, Just Blaze, Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer, Neon Indian, peace, Snoop Lion, The Hood Internet, the joy formidable

MyOldKentuckyBlog.com, MOKB, and Knuckle Rumbler are throwing two days of parties for SXSW this year, and with the help of a long list of sponsors are promising to throw one of the best Vaya Con Tacos SXSW parties yet! Artists this year include Indians, T-Bird & The Breaks, Free Energy, Futurebirds, MØ, K.I.D.S., Cayucas, Lucius, and many more – read on for full lineups and links to RSVP for free entry!

12 – 8pm Thursday, March 14-15th @ Peckerheads 402 E 6th St Austin, TX 78701
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By James Chiang Posted in News cayucas, Free Energy, Futurebirds, Indians, k.i.d.s., lucius, MØ, SXSW, SXSW 2013, T-Bird & The Breaks

Canada is doing their best to prove they’re good for more than Justin Bieber, continuing their regular SXSW appearances with 3 day parties and an official showcase/BBQ this year. The final lineups have been decided and include acts like Royal Canoe, Rah Rah, Hey Ocean!, Chic Gamine, The Darcys, Tom Fun Orchestra, and many, many more – read on for details and full lineups!

Official Showcase – 2-6pm Wednesday, March 13th @ Brush Square Park East 409 E 5th St Austin, TX 78701
Day Parties – 12 noon-6pm Thursday – Friday March 14-16th @ Friends, 208 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
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By James Chiang Posted in News Chic Gamine, Hey Ocean!, rah rah, Royal Canoe, SXSW, SXSW 2013, The Darcys, Tom Fun Orchestra

The Fader Fort RSVP is finally here! The wonderful people at Fader have stopped stringing us along and have released the official RSVP to enter their coveted sanctum of carefully curated tunes and open bars. Traditionally this RSVP goes fast – and with artists like Disclosure, Solange, Delorean, Future, DIIV, Schoolboy Q, and more TBA, this year will be no exception. Read on to get the RSVP link and DO IT NOW!

Wednesday – Saturday March 13-16th @ Fader Fort, 1101 E 5th St Austin, TX 78702
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By James Chiang Posted in News Delorean, DIIV, Disclosure, future, Schoolboy Q, Solange, SXSW, SXSW 2013

Pop Montreal is throwing two parties at SXSW this year – a free day party and an official showcase for those of you classy folks with badges and wristbands. The day party includes acts like Waxahatchee, AroarA, Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Young Galaxy, Mozart’s Sister, and more – Read on for full lineups and link to RSVP for entry!

12-6pm Saturday, March 16th @ The Liberty, 1618 1/2 E 6th St, Austin, Texas 78702
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By James Chiang Posted in News AroarA, Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Mozart’s Sister, SXSW, SXSW 2013, Waxahatchee, Young Galaxy

Do512 and Shiner are back with their annual “The Big One” day party, once again with a killer lineup. Attendees this year will get to see The Polyphonic Spree, Big Freedia, Girl in a Coma, and many more… presumably not on stage at the same time. It’s free with RSVP – read on for the link and full lineup!

11am-6pm Saturday, March 16th @ 1100 E 5th St Austin, TX 78702
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By James Chiang Posted in News Big Freedia, girl in a coma, SXSW, SXSW 2013, The Polyphonic Spree