A day after making the huge announcement that FBI Director James Comey would be speaking at the conference, SXSW Music Festival 2017 has announced another round of showcasing artists. This announcement focuses more on smaller, up-and-coming acts, with no attention-grabbing names. Pacific Northwest indie rock group Deep Sea Diver, UK electro-pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma and Pennsylvania tech-death outfit Rivers of Nihil and many others will join a lineup of acts that includes previously-announced performers like Kate Nash, Spoon, Modern English and Minus the Bear.
Deep Sea Diver is the project of Jessica Dobson, who spent time as a member of The Shins before branching out on her own. She released the band’s sophomore LP, Secrets, in 2016, and it is a solid batch of eclectic and engaging alternative rock. Meanwhile, childhood friends Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth of Let’s Eat Grandma took the underground pop world by storm with their debut I, Gemini, which was also released last year. Rivers of Nihil have been steadily chugging along and building a devoted fanbase with two full-length albums and a pair of EPs to their name.
SXSW 2017 will take place from March 10-19 and as always, will take place on the streets and neighborhoods around downtown Austin, TX. However, the music portion of the multimedia festival does not kick off until the 13th. The first few days of the conference will feature the Interactive Festival and the Film Festival.
SXSW 2017 6th Round Lineup
Max Abysmal (Amsterdam NETHERLANDS)
The Accidentals (Traverse City MI)
Naomi Achu (Washington DC)
Carl Anderson (Charlottesville VA)
Brad Armstrong (Rhinebeck NY)
Astro 8000 (Philadelphia PA)
A.Ward (Kansas City MO)
Babewatch (Oakland CA)
Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters (Lake Charles LA)
Reuben Bidez (Nashville TN)
Big Big Love (Mexico City MEXICO)
Big Jesus (Atlanta GA)
Blaenavon (Liphook UK-ENGLAND)
Owen Bones (Chicago IL)
Annie Booth Trio (Denver CO)
Boyfrndz (Austin TX)
Pony Bradshaw (Chatsworth GA)
Tony Bray (Austin TX)
Gala Brie (Lima PERU)
Mari Burelle (New York NY)
Cakes Da Killa (Brooklyn NY)
Caravanchela (Bogotá COLOMBIA)
Casual Strangers (Austin TX)
Paul Cauthen (Tyler TX)
James Chance & The Contortions (New York NY)
Chrissy (Chicago IL)
Chrissy & Hawley (Chicago IL)
Cilantro Boombox (Austin TX)
Jesse Clegg (Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA)
C.Macleod (Isle Of Lewis UK-SCOTLAND)
Coldcell (New Orleans LA)
Leo James Conroy (Los Angeles CA)
Jennings Couch (London UK-ENGLAND)
Creepside (San Antonio TX)
Ami Dang (Baltimore MD)
Adrian Daniel (Brooklyn NY)
Darkness Divided (San Antonio TX)
Sarah Darling (Nashville TN)
Dave (London UK-ENGLAND)
Dead Neighbors (Athens GA)
Deep Sea Diver (Seattle WA)
Deraj (Orlando FL)
The Detail (New Orleans LA)
Digging Roots (Barrie CANADA)
DJ Jon Rambo (Houston TX)
Doe (London UK-ENGLAND)
Tomás Doncker & The True Groove All-Stars (Brooklyn NY)
A. Doulos (Oakland CA)
Dream Machine (Austin TX)
Dream Phases (Los Angeles CA)
Drive Like Maria (Nijmegen NETHERLANDS)
Toby Driver (New York NY)
Drunken Tiger x Yoonmirae (Uijeongbu SOUTH KOREA)
Jacob Dupre Quintet (Austin TX)
Marrio Esco (Worcester MA)
FBC KLIK (Shreveport LA)
Findlay (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
Schuyler Fisk (Crozet VA)
FlygerWoods (Houston TX)
Johnny Flynn (London UK-ENGLAND)
Foxy Mojo (El Paso TX)
Francisco y Madero (Guadalajara MEXICO)
Kayla Freeman (Houston TX)
Doug Funnie (Fort Worth TX)
Quin Galavis (Austin TX)
Gustavo Galindo (Mexico City MEXICO)
Ginla (Brooklyn NY)
Samantha Glass (Madison WI)
Gost (Below TX)
Marika Hackman (London UK-ENGLAND)
Har Mar Superstar (Minneapolis MN)
Corey Harper (Los Angeles CA)
Lilly Hiatt (Nashville TN)
Hikes (Austin TX)
Hogwasche (Brooklyn NY)
Hurray for the Riff Raff (Bronx NY)
Intl.DJunknown (Rochester NY)
Eli Jas (New York NY)
J-me (Yangon MYANMAR)
Kydd Jones (Austin TX)
River Jones & Lorelei Linklater (Austin TX)
King James III (Denver CO)
Lady Leshurr (London UK-ENGLAND)
La Mente (Lima PERU)
Sam Lao (Dallas TX)
Mozart La Para (Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
Las Rosas (Brooklyn NY)
La Travesia del Alma (Medellín COLOMBIA)
Let’s Eat Grandma (Norwich UK-ENGLAND)
Lexie (Changsha CHINA)
LIFE (Hull UK-ENGLAND)
Lil Sicc (Austin TX)
Living Hour (Winnipeg CANADA)
Rebecca Loebe (Austin TX)
Lord of War (San Diego CA)
Royce Lovett (Tallahassee FL)
Justin McLean (Rosenberg TX)
Menores (Lima PERU)
Nik Mercer (Let’s Play House) (Brooklyn NY)
Miss Ko (New York NY)
Money Chicha (Austin TX)
Monk Tamony (New York NY)
Ian Moore (Austin TX)
Mothica (New York NY)
Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 (Austin TX)
Mr. Paradise (New York NY)
Name UL (Wellington NEW ZEALAND)
Navy Gangs (New York NY)
Noah North (Austin TX)
Novella Inc. (Santiago CHILE)
Nutopia (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
Odezenne (Bordeaux FRANCE)
The Outer Vibe (Nashville TN)
The Outfit, TX (Dallas TX)
Pentateuch Movement (Kingston JAMAICA)
Peterson Brothers Band (Bastrop TX)
Allison Pierce (Los Angeles CA)
Christopher Plowman (Austin TX)
Poison Rites (Denver CO)
Pomo (Vancouver CANADA)
Potty Mouth (Northampton MA)
The Present (New York NY)
PxP Allstars Band (Berlin GERMANY)
Ramesh (Austin TX)
Red Velvet (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
Reeps One (London UK-ENGLAND)
RIRI (Tokyo JAPAN)
Rivers of Nihil (Reading PA)
Karen Rodriguez (New York NY)
Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars (Lafayette LA)
Toni Romiti (Chicago IL)
Royal Tusk (Edmonton CANADA)
ROZES (Philadelphia PA)
Kore Rozzik (New York NY)
Ruby (Dumfies UK-SCOTLAND)
Ruzzi (Mexico City MEXICO)
Serge (Miramar FL)
JJ Shiplett (Calgary CANADA)
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers (Chapel Hill NC)
The Sleeping Ghost (Los Angeles CA)
SlowKiss (Santiago CHILE)
Small Houses (Austin TX)
Stalking Gia (New York NY)
Jesse Jo Stark (Los Angeles CA)
Peggy Stern Octet (Austin TX)
Sunjacket (Chicago IL)
Patrick Sweany (Nashville TN)
T-Rextasy (New York NY)
Rudy Tee Y Los Pelicanos Del Rey (San Antonio TX)
The Teeta (Austin TX)
Tinnarose (Austin TX)
Torae (Brooklyn NY)
Tredici Bacci (Brooklyn NY)
Tres Bourbonnais (Austin TX)
Twinsmith (Omaha NE)
The Two Lips (San Marcos TX)
Uncle Lucius (Austin TX)
Ünloco (Austin TX)
Varsity Week (Los Angeles CA)
Matthew Logan Vasquez (Austin TX)
Patricia Vonne (Austin TX)
Vox Sambou (Montreal CANADA)
We The Lion (Lima PERU)
The Wheelwrights (Austin TX)
Whethan (Chicago IL)
Bonnie Whitmore (Austin TX)
Winter (Los Angeles CA)
With Our Arms to the Sun (Phoenix AZ)
Worldwide (San Antonio TX)
The Wrecks (Los Angeles CA)
WRVTH (Manteca CA)
Jaime Wyatt (Los Angeles CA)
ChihiroYamazaki+ROUTE14band (Kawasaki JAPAN)
Yip Deceiver (Athens GA)
Zona Tango (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA)