The South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) is a six-day event held every March in Austin, celebrating 30 years in 2016.
SXSW built its reputation and overwhelming scale on indie rock and Austin’s gritty but sunny vibe. But there’s always been a secret, bright heart to the storied music festival, and that’s the artists from around the globe who gather to perform.
This year, artists from the rainforests of Costa Rica, from the arid reaches of Sindh, from the global underground that’s sneaking into millions of earbuds are giving SXSW festival goers reason to seek out the new and worldly,...
SXSW built its reputation and overwhelming scale on indie rock and Austin’s gritty but sunny vibe. But there’s always been a secret, bright heart to the storied music festival, and that’s the artists from around the globe who gather to perform.
This year, artists from the rainforests of Costa Rica, from the arid reaches of Sindh, from the global underground that’s sneaking into millions of earbuds are giving SXSW festival goers reason to seek out the new and worldly, music that evolved over centuries or just popped up in the backstreets of distant megalopolises. rock paper scissors wants to hook you up with this alternate world music universe.
Meet Ups and Showcases
3/16 8:00 PM Cocofunka Showcase
3/16 8:00 PM FACE presents Pakistan Showcase
3/17 1:00 PM Overload Showcase
3/17 2:00 PM Cocofunka International Daycase
3/17 2:00 PM World Music Meet Up
3/17 3:00 PM Mai Nimani Showcase
3/17 5:00 PM Independent Artist Meet Up
3/18 8:00 PM globalFEST + RPS Showcase
Bombino, Dubioza, Imran Aziz Mian Qaqqali,
Lulacruza, Noura Mint Seymali, XIXA
3/18 7:30 PM XIXA Showcase
3/19 9:00 PM Wahid Allan Faqir Showcase
3/19 TBD Hubert von Goisern Showcase
3/19 TBD XIXA Showcase