South-by-Southwest returned to Austin this year, Tuesday-to-Saturday, March 17th to 21st. It was once again a massive event, spreading well beyond its Sixth Street ground zero, to such stages as Auditorium Shores Stage to the south and FADER Fort to the east and further. Admittedly, the weather wasn’t the best that SXSW has seen, but for those coming from the frozen rest of the country, it was a welcome respite.
| Tuesday | SXSW Music 2015 kicked off on St. Patrick’s Day. Recap > |
| Wednesday | While South-by-Southwest’s music portion officially has expanded to starting on the Tuesday, the real action still begins on hump day. Recap > |
| Thursday | Thursday at SXSW is the perfect day to showcase hop: late enough in the week that all the acts are there, but not so late that there are weekend parties that one is committed to. Recap > |
| Friday | Some of the biggest parties of SXSW happened on Friday – despite the rain. Recap > |
| Saturday | In recent years, Saturday at South-by-Southwest has declined a little bit, from being the all-star weekend to being when acts get out of town early. And it didn’t help that it rained in 2015. Recap > |
Coverage & photo galleries by artist:
Air Bag One – Saturday recap, photos @ Des Moines Embassy
Alberta Cross – Friday recap, photos @ Rachael Ray House
Alvvays – Wednesday recap, photos @ Mohawk
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Thursday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Courtney Barnett – Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
Big Data – Wednesday recap, photos @ The Parish
Big Sean – Friday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Bleachers – Thursday recap, photos @ FADER Fort; Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires – Wednesday recap, photos @ Container Bar
Will Butler – Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
Ceremony – Saturday recap, photos @ Gypsy Lounge
Chance the Rapper & The Social Experiment – Wednesday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Code Orange – Saturday recap, photos @ Gypsy Lounge
Colony House – Friday recap, photos @ Rachael Ray House
The Cringe – Saturday recap, photos @ Rachael Ray House
The Damned – Wednesday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Dawn of the Phoenix – Pre-SXSW recap, photos @ Red Eyed Fly
Rocky Dawuni – Saturday recap, photos @ Whole Foods
Dej Loaf – Wednesday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Mai Dhai – Wednesday recap, photos @ The Victorian Room at The Driskill
Kristin Diable – Tuesday recap, photos @ Stubb’s (inside)
Diarrhea Planet – Saturday recap, photos @ Empire Garage
DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler) – Wednesday recap, photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Earl Sweatshirt – Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
East India Youth – Tuesday recap, photos @ Latitude 30
Future Islands – Wednesday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Alex G – Saturday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Gang of Four – Saturday recap, photos @ Empire Garage
Kevin Gates – Saturday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Guantanamo Baywatch – Wednesday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Jesse Harris with Star Rover – Thursday recap, photos @ Red 7
Sam Hunt – Wednesday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Wynonna Judd – Friday recap, photos @ St. David’s Bethel Hall
Elle King – Wednesday recap, photos @ Cedar Door
John Legend – Saturday recap, photos @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
Hamilton Leithauser – Thursday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Lolawolf – Saturday recap, photos @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
Laura Marling – Thursday recap, photos @ Mohawk
METZ – Wednesday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Mew – Tuesday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Mike WiLL Made-It & Friends – Thursday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Milky Chance – Wednesday recap, photos @ Cedar Door
Holly Miranda – Thursday recap, photos @ Red 7
Mr. Kitty – Pre-SXSW recap, photos @ Red Eyed Fly
The Nimbus – Pre-SXSW recap, photos @ Red Eyed Fly
ODESZA – Tuesday recap, photos @ Hype Hotel
Palma Violets – Saturday recap, photos @ Empire Garage
Passion Pit – Tuesday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Power Trip – Saturday recap, photos @ Gypsy Lounge
Roto’s Magic Act – Saturday recap, photos @ Rachael Ray House
Run the Jewels – Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
Screaming Females – Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
Shlohmo – Thursday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Sick of It All – Saturday recap, photos @ Gypsy Lounge
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Bird – Saturday recap, photos @ Rachael Ray House
Skepta – Thursday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Snoop Dogg (DJ set) – Friday recap, photos @ Red Room
Speedy Ortiz – Wednesday recap, photos @ Cedar Street Courtyard
Spoon – Pre-SXSW & Tuesday recap, photos @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater, photos @ Hype Hotel
Thee Oh Sees – Wednesday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Twin Shadow – Friday recap, photos @ Stubb’s
Viet Cong – Friday recap, photos @ FADER Fort
Matthew E. White – Thursday recap, photos @ Mohawk
Yukon Blonde – Wednesday recap, photos @ Brush Square Park
The Zombies – Saturday recap, photos @ Whole Foods
