The Panic Manual

South by Southwest (SXSW) is God’s gift to music fans. The festival takes place every March in the beautiful city of Austin, Texas. It’s a must go for any music fan and I highly recommend it. Here are our reviews.

2024

Previews

Hot Garbage
HotWax
Elisapie
DE FACTO
Lauren Lakis
poolblood
Buggin
Nahibah Iqbal
Glixen
Jazzbois
BackDrop Cinderella
Wolves of Glendale
Bubble Tea and Cigarettes
Nur-D
Oh He Dead
Blushing
Bad Bad Hats
James Smith

2023

Previews

Letting Up Despite Great Faults
Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country
7ebra
Rhinestone Pickup Truck
The Zombies
Heartworms
Georgia Harmer
The Prescriptions
Sunny War
Sports Team
DoomCannon
English Teacher
Shana Cleveland
Big Bill
Billlie
The Chairs
Soul Glo
Steam Down
Prima Queen

Reviews

Music

March 13
Dead Pony
New Order

March 14
LÜCY
The Chairs
be your own PET, Molly Martin
Swan Leak: A Silent Clown Ballet
Overcoats
Thao

March 15
iLe
The Zombies
Kate Davis
Superchunk, THICK

March 16
William Prince
Brandt Brauer Frick, Desire, Kalush Orchestra
Voxtrot
Dream Wife

March 17
Jamie-Lee Dimes
Jane Weaver
Ron Gallo

March 18
Oracle Sisters
The Orielles

Capsule Reviews
Otoboke Beaver, Poison Ruïn, Soul Glo, Escuela Grind
Yogetsu Akasaka, U.S. Girls, Party Dozen
Barrie, Model/Actriz, Blondshell

Film

Evil Dead Rise
Northern Comfort
299 Queen Street West
Wild Life

Final Recap

2022

Previews

Blushing
Wet Leg
Elephant Gym
Band Of Bastards
Low Girl
Blackillac
Fake Fruit
Elephant Stone
Kiwi Jr.
Jackie Venson
Daniel Casimir
Tallies
Spoon

Reviews

Music

March 13
MEMES
Red Rum Club

March 15
Hrishikesh Hirway
Ryder The Eagle
COSBY, Roller Derby
Pillow Queens

March 16
Laura Lee & The Jettes
Astrid Sonne
Strawberry Guy
Calva Louise
Sarah Kinsley, Fly Anakin, Kimbra

March 17
Balming Tiger
Teenage Halloween, Surfbort
Hamish Hawk
Sunflower Bean, Houndmouth
Claire Rousay, Moor Mother, Circuit des Yeux
Flower

March 18
Self Esteem
Wet Leg

March 19
Working Men’s Club
Best Coast
Anavitoria, Bendigo Fletcher

Capsule Reviews
Los Bitchos, Park Jiha
Mallin Pettersen, Holly Macve, Abby Hamilton, James McMurtry
Daniel Casimir, Yoo Doo Right, Voka Gentle

Film

Skate Dreams
I Get Knocked Down
32 SOUNDS
It’s Quieter In The Twilight
Pez Outlaw

Final Recap

2021

Previews

Drinking Boys and Girls Choir
Enjoyable Listens
Without Getting Killed Or Caught
The Lazy Eyes
Babeheaven
Hazy Sour Cherry

Reviews

Music:
JAMBINAI, Dasom Baek
Altin Gün, Enola Gay, HAEPAARY, Hook, The Lazy Eyes, Hachiku, Alexander Biggs
The Mysterines, Enjoyable Listens, Scrounge
Lambert
The Chairs, Grrrl Gang
Van Mary, Blushing
OZAS, Oter, I See Rivers, Heave Blood & Die
IDER

Film:
Joe Buffalo
Learn Tagalog With Kayla, Marvin’s Never Had Coffee Before
Clerk
Dear Mr. Brody
My Fat Arse And I, Love Is Just A Death Away, Le Musicien, KKUM
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Under the Volcano
Chuj Boys of Summer, The Other Morgan, Plant Heist
The Hunt For Planet B
Ninjababy
Oxy Kingpins

Final Recap

2020 (AKA The Year Without A SouthBy)

On March 6, the city of Austin cancelled the 2020 edition of the festival. We had already written a bunch of previews beforehand so here they are, collected for posterity on this page. Presented below are some of the bands we were excited about and likely would have seen if SXSW had gone ahead as planned.

Previews

PONY
Arre! Arre!
Frances Quinlan
Jason Hawk Harris
Cloud Rat
Hazy Sour Cherry
The Haden Triplets
Aiming For Enrike
Jehnny Beth
Blushing
Sólveig Matthildur
Ali Barter
Sparkling
Autre Monde
Lambert
Katie Pruitt
Sports Team
Calliope Musicals

Film Review

Homecoming – The Journey of Cardboard

2019

Previews

Moving Panoramas
Be Forest
Tallies
Drinking Boys and Girls Choir
Chastity
Sam Eagle
Shitkid
More Or Les
Girl Skin
Robert Ellis
Austin Lucas
Cedric Burnside
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
red steppes
Graham Reynolds & Golden Arm Trio
The Comet Is Coming
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Broken Social Scene
Squid
Flohio

SXSW Interactive/Music Beginner’s Guide

Reviews

March 9
CHVRCHES

March 11
Death By Unga Bunga
Anteros

March 12
Illuminati Hotties, The Beths
Mavis Staples, Jacob Latimore, DRAMA
Haelos
Gurr, Disq

March 13
Vandoliers
Otoboke Beaver
Say Sue Me, Drinking Boys And Girls Choir
Yola

March 14
Oh Pep!, Noire, Electric Billy Club
Combo Chimbita, Amyl & The Sniffers
Minke
The Comet Is Coming

March 15
Holiday Sidewinder
Olivia Neutron-John, Foie Gras
The Nude Party, Nothing, Cherry Glazerr
Laura Jane Grace, Big Phony, Graham Coxon

March 16
Mojo Nixon
Celeste, Dylan LeBlanc, Low Cut Connie, More Or Les, Body Type

Film Reviews
Snatchers
I See You
Greener Grass
Run This Town

SXSW Food Report

Final Recap

Photos

2018

Previews

Max Richter
Jerry Williams
Yamantaka//Sonic Titan
Saint Sister
Anna Burch
No Vacation
Hatchie
Idles
Shopping
Silibrina
Cut Worms
Common Holly
Mega Ran
Victim Mentality
Sudan Archives
The British Music Embassy

Photos

Reviews

March 12
Meute

March 13
Jerry Williams
Jade Bird
Thunderpussy
SYML, Low

March 14
Febueder
Gang Of Youths
Quiet Slang
Soccer Mommy
Shitkid
Superorganism

March 15
The Wedding Present
Shopping
Palm
Starcrawler, Jukebox The Ghost
Spirit Adrift, Victim Mentality
Shame
Hatchie, Anna Burch

March 16
Gordi

March 17
The Sloths
Cut Copy
Field Division
Casper Skulls, Sloppy Jane, High Waisted, Sturle Dagsland, Dr. Pepper’s Jaded Hearts Club Band, . .. Trail Of Dead

Film Reviews
Constructing Albert
Science Fair

SXSW Food Report

Final Recap

2017

Previews

Duotang
Spiral Stairs
Sungod
St Tropez
Youngr
Julie Byrne
Adam Torres
Sun And The Wolf
Temples
Whitney Rose
Lift To Experience

Photos

Reviews

March 13
Bash And Pop, Muncie Girls

March 14
Sofi Tukker
Dave
Spiral Stairs
Miss Ko, Matzka

March 15
Jain
Garland Jeffreys
Noname
BNQT
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift, Modern English

March 16
Julie Byrne
Karen Elson, Temples
Joana Serrat, Food Court
Alex Lahey
Hanson
Nick Hakim, Chicano Batman, Hurray For The Riff Raff
Totally Mild, All Our Exes Live In Texas

March 17
Let’s Eat Grandma
Mastodon
Beach Slang, Chastity Belt
Matt Maeson, Agnes Obel
Flint Eastwood

March 18
Kid Wave
Garth Brooks
Morgxn
Sundara Kharma

Capsule Reviews
Spoon, Black Lips, New Pornographers, Ramesh, Supermoon
Girlpool, Dream Wife, Idles, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Film Reviews
Disgraced
California Dreams

2016

Previews

Basia Bulat
Dash Rip Rock
Bombino
Wagakki Band
Billie Marten
Ramesh
Lucius
Sunflower Bean
Chairlift
Aurora
Lucy Dacus
Mass Gothic
The Wet Secrets
Soul Asylum
Bayonne
SXSW Interactive: The Definitive Ranking of Swag
SXSW Interactive: The Definitive Ranking of Free Food

Photos

Reviews

Capsule Reviews: Day Wave, Methyl Ethel, KING, Estelle

March 11
Bloc Party

March 15
St Lucia
Steve ‘n’ Seagulls
The Moonlandingz
Wednesday Campanella
Lucha Underground

March 16
Photos
Chairlift
Hinds, Hockey Dad
Gwenno
Mammamoo
MAGIC!

March 17
Photos
Loretta Lynn
Robert Ellis, Sarah Jarosz

March 18
Photos
Crystal Castles
Ninet Tayeb, Vaadat Charigim
Deftones, Vince Staples
Okay Kaya
CHVRCHES
Charli XCX
Santigold
Bayonne

March 19
Photos
Soul Asylum
Snarky Puppy
Basia Bulat
Diarrhea Planet
Cumstain, Big White
Weaves
Lucy Dacus

2015

Previews

Gal Pals
El Conjunto Nueva Ola
The Lees Of Memory
San Fermin
Fabryka
Spain
Ibeyi
Doug Seegers
The Family Crest
Homeboy Sandman
Jukebox The Ghost
Kaleo

Pictures

Reviews

Capsule Reviews: Dry The River, Black Rivers, Charlotte OC

March 17
Photos
The Barberettes
Songhoy Blues, Dry The River
Kate Tempest
East India Youth, Shura
San Fermin, Amason

March 18
Photos
James Bay
Chastity Belt, Hinds
Future Islands
Ibeyi
Doug Seegers
Torres (solo)

March 19
Photos
Asleep At The Wheel
Crayon Pop
Mac McCaughan, Deerhoof
Tanya Tagaq
Girlpool
Grace Weber

March 20
Photos
Screaming Females, Earl Sweatshirt
Kate Boy, Will Butler, Twin Shadow
The Residents
James Bay, Leon Bridges, Laura Marling, Foreign Fields, Tove Styrke

March 21
Photos
IAMSU!, Redman, G-Easy, Joey Bada$$
Torres
Frank Turner
Big Data, Twin Shadow
Death By Unga Bunga
Ghostface Killah/Badbadnotgood
Rebecca Perl, Springtime Carnivore, Emmy The Great

Final Recap

2014

Previews

Hurray for the Riff Raff
Agnes Obel
Thumpers
INVSN
Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Sleepy Kitty
Deathcrush
Eagulls
Habibi
Blue & Gold
International Bands

Reviews

Capsule Reviews: Sam Smith, Chloe Howl, Bipolar Sunshine, Eagulls, Casual Sex

March 10
Snoop Dogg, St. Lucia

March 11
Iron Reagan
Idiotape, Jay Park, Hyuna
Prides

March 12

Photos
Saintseneca, Lost In The Trees
London Grammar
Big Freedia
Hurray For The Riff Raff
Anamanaguchi

March 13

Photos
San Fermin
Slow Magic
Blondie, Gary Numan
The Launderettes
Damon Albarn, Direct TV Session
Guantanamo Baywatch

March 14
Photos
Bob Mould, Wye Oak, Speedy Ortiz, Eagulls, Sylvan Esso
Little Boots
Mark Kozelek
Cairn String Quartet
De Lux

March 15
Photos
Suzanne Vega
Perfect Pussy, Fat White Family
Pizza Underground

Final Recap

2013

Previews

Fear Of Men
Hudson Taylor
Churchill
Dana Falconberry
Harry Taussig
Bleeding Rainbow
f(x)
Geto Boys

Reviews

Capsule Reviews: DIIV, Foxygen, Kitten, Cayucas, Youth Lagoon, Savages, Toy

March 11
Tim Wheeler

March 12
Photos
Matt & Kim
f(x)
El Vez
Cloud Nothings
Deadmau5 vs Richie Hawtin
Best Coast

March 13
Photos
Skeletonwitch, Trash Talk
Polyphonic Spree
Billy Bragg
Daniel Romano
Marnie Stern, TORRES
Lord Huron, Boy
Spain

March 14
Photos
Tegan And Sara
Willy Moon
Bastille
Evaporators/Andrew WK, Lisa Marr, Dana Falconberry
Yelawolf
Lianne La Havas, Shugo Tokumoru
Geto Boys, Ultramagnetic MCs

March 15
Photos
Joe Banfi, The Staves
Billy Bragg, Amanda Palmer
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, CHVRCHES, Solange
Nik Turner

March 16
Photos
Ozomatli, Bajofondo Tango Club
The Zombies
John Fogerty
Paloma Faith
Grande Marshall

Final Recap

2012

Previews

Eli Mardock
Django Django
Team me
The Big Pink
The Beautiful View
Escort
Diamond Rugs
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
Of Monsters and Men
Tennis
Girl in a Coma

Reviews

March 13
Sun Araw
Bitches

March 14
Photos
Lionel Richie
Tennis
Django Django
Thee Oh Sees, Wedding Present
Anoraak, College

March 15
Photos
Jesus and Mary Chain
Dry the River
Keane
Band of Skulls
The Arkells
FEAR
Temper Trap
Say Hi
Kaiser Chiefs

March 16
Photos
Chairlift, Spoek Mathambo, Escort, Dionvox
The Big Pink, Santigold, Best Coast
Vampillia
Clock Opera
Peelander-Z
Of Monsters and Men, Ed Sheeran
Alice Russell and the Quantic
Ben Howard, Daughter, Michael Kiwanuka

March 17
Photos
Built to Spill
The Heavy
Typhoon
!!!

Final Recap

2011

Previews

Alcoholic Faith Mission
Austra
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr
The Dears
Eliza Doolittle
Ellie Goulding
Tahiti 80

Reviews

Interactive Music Review – Yeasayer, Chromeo, Head & the Heart

Short Reviews – Boxer Rebellion, Tahiti 80, Clock Opera, Class Actress

March 15
Photos
Jonquil, Latitude 30
Pulled Apart By Horses, Latitude 30
Mister Heavenley, Bat Bar

March 16
Photos
Spinto Band
Ellie Goulding, Bat Bar
Friendly Fires, Fader Fort
Wild Flag, Waterloo Records
Summer Camp, Red Eye Fly

March 17
Photos
The Vaccines, Cedar Courtyard
Foster The People, Cedar Courtyard
Rural Alberta Advantage, Stage on Sixth
Off!, East Side Drive-In
Raphael Saadiq, Cedar Courtyard

March 18
Photos
Ringo Deathstarr, Easy Tiger
OMD, Stubbs
Matt and Kim, Fader Fort
Black Lips, Club DeVille
Beach Fossils, John Grant
Colin Stetson, Caitlin Rose, Amy Lavere, Swan Dive

March 19
Photos
Men Without Hats, Club DeVille
Joan of Arc, Parish
Secret Cities, Lamberts
Asobi Seksu, Parish
Datarock, March 19

Final Recap

2010

March 20
Rachael Rays Feedback – She & Him, Jakob Dylan, Dr. Dog, Andrew WK
Scissor Sisters, Stubbs

March 19
Local Natives, Cedar Courtyard
The Boxer Rebellion, Maggie Mae’s Rooftop
The Antlers, Galaxy Backroom
Temper Trap, Dr Dog
BRMC, VV Brown, Neon Indian

March 18
Dum Dum Girls & The XX, French Legation Museum
Marina and the Diamonds, Lamberts
Fanfarlo, Galaxy Room

March 17
You Say Party, We Say Die!, Elysium
Rose Elinor Dougall, Galaxy room
Chew Lips, Latitude
We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Parish
Codeine Velvet Club, The Parish
Unicorn Kid, The Parish
Shout Out Out Out, Creekside
Morning Benders, Emos
Anais Mitchell, Paradise
Everybody was in the French Resistance…Now! , Galaxy Room
Maps & Atlases, Peckerheads

Quicky Ricky Reviews
Gary’s Unplanned Day

March 16
Billy Bragg, Latitude
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Latitude
Smokey Angle Shades, Latitude
Casiokids, Creekside

March 12
Gym Class Heroes

2009

March 17, 2009
Voxtrot

March 18, 2009
Hot Panda
Von Bondies
Ladyhawke
Peter, Bjorn and John
Glasvegas
Janelle Monae, Lemonade, Echo and the Bunnymen

March 19, 2009
Gomez
Viva Voce
Bishop Allen
Matt and Kim
Meat Puppets
Primal Scream
3oh3!

March 20, 2009
White Lies
Late of the Pier vs Security Guards
The Whip
Ed Harcourt

March 21, 2009
Flosstradamus
Chairlift
Perez Hilton’s Party Part 1: Indigo Girls, Ladyhawke, Thunderheist, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head
Perez Hilton’s Party Part 2: Kanye, Yelle, Little Boots, Rye Rye, Ida Maria
Sofia Talvik

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