Here we are with just a few more weeks until SXSW and the festival is back with another weekly lineup announcement. This time the list is headlined by experimental/traditional band Xylouris White, Doomtree member and quickly-rising rapper Dessa, post-hardcore influenced indie rockers Metz and indie pop group Tennis. The music portion of the festival will be held from March 14-17.

Also appearing at the festival the band which features the son of Willie Nelson and sometimes serves as the backing band for Neil Young, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Other notable artists include Larkin Poe (Atlanta GA), rapper Princess Nokia (New York NY), outlaw country singer Nikki Lane (Nashville TN), Ringo Deathstarr (Austin TX), Thunderpussy (Seattle WA), Lucia (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) and Bugzy Malone (Manchester UK-ENGLAND).

The international contingent in this round of artists includes Astrolabio (Bogotá COLOMBIA), Big Tobz (London UK-ENGLAND), Cadence Weapon (Edmonton CANADA), Blue Lab Beats (London UK-ENGLAND), Canshaker Pi (Amsterdam NETHERLANDS), Che Lingo (London UK-ENGLAND), David Gtronic (Berlin GERMANY), Doble Porcion (Medellin COLOMBIA), Efekto Alakrán (Gómez Palacio MEXICO), Flora Cash (Stockholm SWEDEN), Gepe (Santiago CHILE), The Hearts (Edmonton CANADA), IDLES (Bristol UK-ENGLAND), I M U R (Vancouver CANADA), Jhay Cortez (San Juan PR), Karol G (Medellin COLOMBIA), Liniker e os Caramelows (Araraquara BRAZIL), Non Canon (Bristol UK-ENGLAND), SHAO (Beijing CHINA), Monoloc (Berlin GERMANY), MONXX (Peterborough UK-ENGLAND), Promise (Toronto CANADA), Raymix (Mexico City MEXICO), Seyi Shay (Lagos NIGERIA) and Stefficrown (Cali COLOMBIA).

Traveling much less distance are the performers that hail from SXSW home state of Texas. As usual, there are a lot of them in this announcement round. They include 20 Somethin’ Band/Tenth Child Inc. House Band (Dallas TX), 5ive (Earth TX),
Annabelle Chairlegs (Austin TX), B.I.P. (Plano TX), BoomBaptist (Austin TX), Brian Pounds (Austin TX), Built By Snow (Austin TX), Dethgaze (Brownsville TX), DJ D-Lite (Austin TX), Dj Dmoney Global (Fort Worth TX), DNA Music Group (Midland TX), Dual Core (Austin TX), GO DJ JB (Austin TX), Hard Proof (Austin TX), Jacoby Jerome Williams aka Brik.Liam (Dallas TX), Jenny Reynolds (Austin TX), King Pelican (San Antonio TX), Lola Tried (Austin TX), Money Chicha (Austin TX), My Education (Austin TX), The Neal Pollack Quintet (Austin TX), Peelander-Z (Austin TX), Primo (Austin TX), Purpose (San Antonio TX), R.A.W. (READY AND WILLING) (Houston TX), Swimming With Bears (Austin TX), Terminal Mind (Austin TX), Rebecca Loebe (Austin TX), Pike and Sutton (Austin TX), Trouble Boys (Austin TX), Victorious (Austin TX), Wande (Austin TX), wearechxsen (Austin TX) and World Rejects (Houston TX).

The rest of the lineup includes bands from all over the United States. Included in this round are Bekon (New York NY), Branjae (Tulsa OK), C-Micah (St. Louis MO), Calvin & Kimberly (Detroit MI), Canon (Chicago IL), City of the Sun (Brooklyn NY), Deraj (Orlando FL), Derek Minor (Nashville TN), Desi and Cody (Tulsa OK), DJ Cre8 (Miami FL), DJ Logan Garrett (Nashville TN), Glassio (New York NY), The Jacks (Orange County CA), Jake Wesley Rogers (Nashville TN), James Droll (Nashville TN), Jazmine Nikao (Richmond VA), John Calvin Abney (Tulsa OK), Kodie Shane (Atlanta GA), The Kominas (Boston MA), La Fame (Miami FL), Le Naturel (San Bernardino CA), Love Moor (Birmingham AL), Love You Later (Los Angeles CA), LuxDeluxe (Northampton MA), Megan Davies (Nashville TN), Missions (Los Angeles CA), Natalie Prass (Richmond VA), Overlake (Jersey City NJ), PASTEL GHOST (Oakland CA), Plain James (Carrollton GA), Propaganda (Los Angeles CA), Quinn Lewis (Nashville TN), Salt Cathedral (New York NY), Sam Morrow (Los Angeles CA), Skanks Roots Project (San Diego CA), Sons of an Illustrious Father (Brooklyn NY), Spirit In The Room (Los Angeles CA), The Cowboys (Bloomington IN), This Pine Box (Dayton OH), Umm (Los Angeles CA) and Wrekless Abandon (Jacksonville FL).

Photo Credit: Marv Watson