January 30, 2018

Welcome the Future: Mercedes-Benz and smart Are Heading to Austin

In September 2017, Mercedes-Benz organized the first ever me Convention in cooperation with SXSW during the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Germany. Following the success of the event, Mercedes-Benz is taking the next step: together with smart, they’re bringing the me Convention experience to SXSW 2018.

From March 9–15, 2018, the me Convention will be co-hosting the SXSW programmed content in the Intelligent Future Track at Fairmont Hotel, providing a platform for those shaping our future to #createthenew.

The main hub, however, will be at the iconic Palm Park. Excellent hospitality in a stylish environment provides the ideal setting for networking, meetings, and an open discussion about our future. Whether you want to dive in or just kick back and relax, you can experience the spirit of the me Convention right here in Austin with live streams, speakers, food courts, yoga sessions, and workshops in a festival-like atmosphere.

Additionally, smart will be providing SXSW visitors with a spot for urban innovation and relaxation. Don’t let the world pass you by! Catch seven days of electric discovery and intelligent diversions in the “tiny house of smart” at Palm Park. At the Hilton Hotel you can find the “tiny cube of smart” where smart showcases its successful “smart urban pioneers” startup program aiming to make city life easier.

Join the conversation – together we can shape the future!

Image and content provided by Mercedes-Benz and smart

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January 30, 2018

Frank And Oak’s locally Made Wool Suiting Campaign Illustrations

Frank And Oak’s locally Made Wool Suiting Campaign Illustrations

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Jan 30, 2018

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January 26, 2018

The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, January 26

This week in music news included buildup to Sunday’s Grammys show, more legislative and financial jockeying from major music services, and the deaths of Mark E. Smith and Hugh Masekela. The Daily Chord selects six stories each weekday to keep you current on the business and culture of music. Subscribe to the Daily Chord email newsletter for your first look at today’s important stories.

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Monday, January 22

• How Spotify beat Apple to charting the future of music
  Post from The Ringer
• When it began: The birth of the alternative Grammys and the commodification of the underground
  Post from Uproxx
• Nazi punks f**k off: How Black Flag, Bad Brains and more took back their scene from white supremacists
  Story from GQ
• Tom Petty died of ‘accidental drug overdose’
  Item from BBC News
• Stetsons, beards and good honest sweat: Why pop stars are going back to basics
  Post from The Guardian
• Tom Waits preps reissues of his first seven albums
  Item from Billboard

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Tuesday, January 23

• Apple bows Apple Music For Artists to provide acts with deep analytics dive
  Post from Billboard
• Childish Gambino signs with RCA, new music on the way
  Post from Variety
• Your brain responses to music reveal if you’re a musician or not
  Post from Medical Xpress
• Austin honors Daniel Johnston with ‘Hi How Are You’ day
  Post from Pitchfork
• Neil Diamond diagnosed with Parkinson’s, retires from touring
  Post from CNN
• Hugh Masekela, trumpeter and anti-apartheid activist, dies at 78
  Obituary from NY Times

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Wednesday, January 24

• YouTube is asking promoted musicians to sign non-disparagement agreements
  Post from Gizmodo
• With 70 million subscribers and a risky IPO strategy, is Spotify too big to fail?
  Feature from Variety
• Opportunity in the global music industry brings new challenges as services find one size doesn’t fit all
  Post from Billboard
• SZA almost quit music. Now she’s a Grammys contender.
  Story from NY Times
• Jack White bans phones at gigs for ‘100% human experience’
  Item from NME
• It’s 2018 and Alesis has debuted a new wireless keytar
  Post from The Verge

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Thursday, January 25

• Mark E. Smith, founder and lead singer with The Fall, dies aged 60
  Obituary from The Guardian
• Perverted by language
  Appreciation from The Believer
• 50 Cent sold album for bitcoin, forgot about it, made millions
  Item from The Independent
• How Elton John’s VR retirement announcement hit your headset
  Post from Wired
• SoundHound, once just a music-recognition app, is now a billion-dollar company
  Post from Recode
• Music industry’s brave new world requires new breed of executive
  Post from Variety

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Friday, January 26

• Internet giants endorse music licensing legislation
  Story from Variety
• Inclusion in the recording studio?
  Report from USC/Annenberg
• The Grammy Awards at 60: What a long, strange trip it’s been
  Post from LA Times
• How Ben UFO became the most-loved meme in electronic music
  Post from The Independent
• Why you should still be buying digital downloads
  Post from Gizmodo
• A listening ear for musicians in need
  Story from NY Times

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January 26, 2018

Digital Photography: 2019 Mercedes G-Class by Markus Wendler

Digital Photography: 2019 Mercedes G-Class by Markus Wendler

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Jan 26, 2018

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January 25, 2018

Abstract Illustration: City Skylines

Abstract Illustration: City Skylines

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Jan 25, 2018

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January 25, 2018

SXSW Music Weekly Round-up: Kelela, Todd Rundgren, From CBGB to the World Session & More

January is almost over!? We’ve still got so many Conference Sessions and Showcasing Artists to share with you before March. Let’s jump into the highlights so you can start adding them to your favorites on the SXSW Schedule.

Recently added Music Tracks sessions includes From CBGB to the World: A Downtown Diaspora, a Featured Session with members of The Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club (Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth), Television (Richard Lloyd), The dB’s (Chris Stamey) and rock photographer Julia Gorton discussing the abrupt shift in rock music styles in the late seventies and early eighties. Kenny Aronoff, legendary rock n’ roll drummer, also joins the conference line up to talk about teamwork in the music industry while providing insights from his career behind some of the biggest bands in the world.

Some highlights from the 100+ Showcasing Artists added this week include R&B star Kelela, Parisien indie pop band Papooz, Rough Trade glam-rock band Starcrawler, 70’s rock legend Todd Rundgren, German house music producer/DJ Florian Kupfer, experimental folk singer/songwriter Odetta Hartman, and much more. You can find all announced Showcasing Artists on the SXSW Schedule.

If you’re picking up what we’re putting down, now is the time to register for your Music Badge so that you can book your hotel while there are still great options available. The Music Badge provides you with primary access to hundreds of showcases and sessions, secondary access to Interactive and Film Conference Tracks, and much more.

We know you’re eager to dig through these lists of newly announced programming, but we suggest queuing up an appropriate soundtrack first. Jam the SXSWfm Specialty Show and Spotify Weekly Round-up playlist to discover artists from this announcement, as well as our YouTube playlist featuring artists from all our SXSW 2018 announcements.

New 2018 Conference Additions (Music)

From CBGB to the World: A Downtown Diaspora
Teamwork, Innovation & Rock n’ Roll with Kenny Aronoff
2018 New Music Meeting
Stop the Scroll: Creative Strategy in Social Media
Instagram for Music: Best Practices
Artist Discovery in Social Media Driven Landscapes

New 2018 Showcasing Artist Additions

The Academic (Mullingar IRELAND)
Acid House Ragas (Montreal CANADA)
Belako (Mungia SPAIN)
Bishop Gunn (Natchez MS)
Black Guayaba (San Juan PR)
Blonde Maze (New York NY)
Breakout (Austin TX)
Brother Dege (New Orleans LA)
Candy West (Dallas TX)
Ceramic Animal (Philadelphia PA)
Chastity (Whitby CANADA)
CLARA-NOVA (Los Angeles CA)
Courtney Farren (Brooklyn NY)
Creamer (Nashville TN)
David Barbe and Inward Dream Ebb (Athens GA)
Dayne Alexander (Chicago IL)
Dentist (Asbury Park NJ)
DJ Ace (London UK-ENGLAND)
DJ Baby Roo (Houston TX)
DJ Hella Yella (Austin TX)
DJHerShe (Boston MA)
Doeman (Houston TX)
Dominican Jay (Austin TX)
Dramatic Lovers (Milwaukee WI)
DVWEZ (Orlando FL)
EDF (Houston TX)
Emily Wolfe (Austin TX)
Eric Tessmer (Austin TX)
Ethan Kent (Dallas TX)
EZI (New York NY)
Fat Tony (Houston TX)
Fire From The Gods (Austin TX)
Florian Kupfer (Berlin GERMANY)
Francine Thirteen (Dallas TX)
Genesis Blu (Houston TX)
Gold Casio (Portland OR)
Grace Vonderkuhn (Wilmington DE)
Grand Rapids Soul Club (Grand Rapids MI)
Half Stack (Oakland CA)
Haunted Summer (Highland Park CA)
Hayley Coupon (New York NY)
HNRY FLWR (Brooklyn NY)
Hoodlem (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
Ida Mae (Norwich UK-ENGLAND)
Idk Ariel (Bergen NORWAY)
Izzie Gibbs (London UK-ENGLAND)
Jackie Mendoza (San Diego CA)
Jackie Venson (Austin TX)
Janiva Magness (Detroit MI)
Jason James (Texas City TX)
Kaela Sinclair (Los Angeles CA)
Kara Nichole-Robinson (San Antonio TX)
Kayla Freeman (Austin TX)
Kelela (Washington DC)
King Tucka (Austin TX)
Kitten (Brooklyn NY)
Kotomi (Long Beach CA)
KP Tha Profit (San Antonio TX)
Kyle Craft (Portland OR)
Ley Line (Austin TX)
LIFE (Sheffield UK-ENGLAND)
Linda Lee (Berlin GERMANY)
Little Destroyer (Vancouver CANADA)
Livingmore (Los Angeles CA)
Lord Buffalo (Austin TX)
Los Coast (Austin TX)
The Lulls (San Diego CA)
Many Rooms (Houston TX)
Margaret Chavez (Austin TX)
Masha (Belgrade SERBIA)
Memories In Broken Glass (San Antonio TX)
Monoplasma (Los Angeles CA)
Moonrise Nation (Chicago IL)
Motorcade (Dallas TX)
Moxizishi & Jikehabu & 3He Project (Beijing CHINA)
Mozes and the Firstborn (Eindhoven NETHERLANDS)
Mr. Frankie Wilson (Dallas TX)
Neil Frances (Los Angeles CA)
Ness Nite (Minneapolis MN)
Odetta Hartman (Washington DC)
OHMME (Chicago IL)
Oh, Rose (Olympia WA)
Papooz (Paris FRANCE)
Passeport (Cincinnati OH)
Renata Zeiguer (Brooklyn NY)
Ryan Culwell (Nashville TN)
SassyBlack (Seattle WA)
Second Hand Rose (Beijing CHINA)
Señor Loop (Panama City PANAMA)
Shelita Burke (Los Angeles CA)
Shy Speaks (Dallas TX)
Simon Grossmann (Miami FL)
Skratch Bastid (Toronto CANADA)
Sons Of The East (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
Starcrawler (Los Angeles CA)
Stove (Newtown CT)
Stuyedeyed (Brooklyn NY)
Subhi (Chicago IL)
Sun June (Austin TX)
Teddy and The Rough Riders (Nashville TN)
The Fam (Dallas TX)
Todd Rundgren (Los Angeles CA)
Tomar and the FCs (Austin TX)
Tyro The Epic (Dallas TX)
Valvai (Santiago CHILE)
Vanilla Summit (Richmond VA)
Warren Wolfe (Sinking Spring PA)
Worldwide (San Antonio TX)
Xiaoxia & Mr. Asbo & Soulspeak (Beijing CHINA)
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers (Soldiers Grove WI)
Yori Swart (Amsterdam NETHERLANDS)
Young & Sick (Los Angeles CA)

Everything subject to change

Photo credits, clockwise from top left:
Papooz – Photo by Alice Moitie
Blonde Maze – Photo courtesy of the artist
Todd Rundgren – photo courtesy of the artist
Tomar and the FCs – Photo by Lyza Renee

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January 24, 2018

Get to Know: 9 UK Artists Performing at SXSW 2018

The SXSW Music Festival is not only one of the largest music events in the world, but also boasts a diverse lineup of artists in countless different genres from all over the globe. Creatives, industry pros, and fans travel to Austin each year to see performances from iconic and emerging talent. With so many international and regional artists, not to mention many newer acts, it’s impossible not to find something new to be excited about in our festival lineup if you are on the lookout. With that in mind, we are highlighting a selection of UK artists performing at SXSW 2018.

UK Artists Spotlight

London punks Shame were one of the breakout bands at SXSW last year, and recently released their debut album Songs of Praise to rave reviews just in time for their return to the fest. Part of the next generation of Grime talent, Hardy Caprio (pictured) breathes new life into 90’s R&B and UK Grime instrumentals with his raps. Iconic indie band The Wedding Present made waves with their self-released debut in 1987, and have an extensive catalogue of hits to draw on for their performance in March. Hailing from Manchester, the 90s-inspired pop-rock sound created by Pale Waves has already earned them a spot on BBC Music’s Sound of 2018 and MTV UK’s Brand New 2018. Fans of house music will want to check out Swansea’s Doc Daneeka, who has recently released his debut LP WALK.MAN following years of party-rocking dance singles.

Recently featured in DIY Mag’s “Class of 2018,” Rough Trade’s Goat Girl (pictured) are finishing up their debut album and already on course to have a big year. Grime star AJ Tracey returns to SXSW after his great performances at last year’s event. Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes, who was nominated for a Mercury Prize for Album of the Year in 2015, will perform in anticipation of the release of his latest album World’s Strongest Man in May. Singer-songwriter Jade Bird, who was named Apple Music’s Artist of the Week earlier this month when her new single Lottery released, rounds off today’s list, but there are still plenty of artists performing at SXSW 2018 to discover.

Discover More

Need some assistance sorting through the 1000+ artists we’ve announced so far? We’ve got you covered. Check out our Get to Know features on Canadian and Australian Artists, surf the SXSW 2018 Showcasing Artists Music Videos playlist, and listen to the SXSW 2018 Spotify Playlist. There are still plenty of artists to announce for SXSW 2018 so keep an eye on the SXSW Schedule for additions, and don’t forget to mark your favorites to make planning your SXSW experience even better.

Attend SXSW 2018

Interested in getting a sneak peek at the next generation of musical talent by attending SXSW 2018? Learn more about attending SXSW 2018 here. The best way to experience SXSW Music Festival events is with a Music Badge: not only will you have access to all nighttime showcases, but you’ll also receive entry into daytime Conference sessions, networking events, and parties.

Book your hotel through SXSW Housing & Travel for the best rates and availability. We hope to see you in March!

Top to bottom: Hardy Caprio – Photo by Vicky Grout,

Goat Girl – Photo courtesy of the artist

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