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8:00pm CDT

Paperscissor

Rock / Yukon, OK / http://paperscissorband.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Paperscissor

Yukon, Oklahoma is not the place you would expect to find a rising rock band, but for Paperscissor it served as the perfect breeding ground for their unique sound. Following local success and national touring with subseven (Flicker/Sony) frontman Evan Crowley began working on his... Read More →

Tuesday March 12, 2013 8:00pm - 8:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Rock, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

9:00pm CDT

Day One

Electronic / Oklahoma City, OK / http://dayoneband.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Day One

Georgia native Christopher Wallace moved to Oklahoma to meet Logan Smith so that they could become Lucious Coldstone and Jim Dexter. Matthew Oakley fell into the picture soon after acting as manager/filmmaker for the bandhttp://dayoneband.com

Tuesday March 12, 2013 9:00pm - 9:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Electronic, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:00pm CDT

Tallows

Rock / Oklahoma City, OK / http://tallowsmusic.bandcamp.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Tallows

Tallows is an indie pop band from Oklahoma City. In 2013, they released their debut album titled "Memory Marrow"http://tallowsmusic.bandcamp.com

Tuesday March 12, 2013 10:00pm - 10:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Rock, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:00pm CDT

Horse Thief

Folk / Oklahoma City, OK / http://horsethiefokc.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Horse Thief

Horse Thief, originally founded in Denton, TX, moved to Oklahoma City to attend the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma, from which they recently graduated. The band subsequently signed with the Flaming Lips’ management and soon came to the attention... Read More →

Tuesday March 12, 2013 11:00pm - 11:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Folk, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

12:00am CDT

Colourmusic

Rock / Stillwater, OK / http://colourmusic.netView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Colourmusic

In keeping with their single minded voyaging between disparate sonic realms, Colourmusic’s greatest influence has always been their own intuition. Take new album May You Marry Rich, released via Memphis Industries on March 24th, described by co-founder, vocalist and guitarist Ryan... Read More →

Wednesday March 13, 2013 12:00am - 12:40am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Rock, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

1:00am CDT

Stardeath & White Dwarfs

Rock / Oklahoma City, OK / http://stardeathandwhitedwarfs.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Stardeath & White Dwarfs

Hillbilly freakout music.http://stardeathandwhitedwarfs.com

Wednesday March 13, 2013 1:00am - 1:50am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Rock, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

8:00pm CDT

Zach Winters

Singer-Songwriter / Norman, OK / http://zachwintersmusic.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Zach Winters

Born into the beloved arms of St. John, Zach Winters grew up like a shoot on the Great Plains of Oklahoma. The strings of his heart were strung by the angels of hip-hop and tuned by the fingers of our world's folk musicians. His music is said to haunt hearts, uncripple cripples and... Read More →

Wednesday March 13, 2013 8:00pm - 8:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Singer-Songwriter, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

9:00pm CDT

Parker Millsap

Folk / Purcell, OK / http://parkermillsap.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Parker Millsap

An Oklahoma native brought up in the Pentecostal church, which he’s since departed, 20-year-old Parker Millsap will make you a true believer with his self-titled Okrahoma Records/ Thirty Tigers debut album. Accompanied by his collaborators, high school buddy Michael Rose on bass... Read More →

Wednesday March 13, 2013 9:00pm - 9:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Folk, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:00pm CDT

OK SWEETHEART

Pop / New York, NY / http://oksweetheart.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

OK SWEETHEART

OK SWEETHEART is the recording project of singer-songwriter, Erin Austin. Reminiscent of all the good things from mid-century pop, her well crafted simplicity pulls influence from classics such as Harry Nilsson, The Beatles, The Zombies and Randy Newman. OK SWEETHEART’s uniquely... Read More →

Wednesday March 13, 2013 10:00pm - 10:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Pop, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:00pm CDT

Defining Times

Rock / Oklahoma City, OK / http://definingtimesmusic.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Defining Times

We are the kind of band that has one simple goal in mind and that is to release honest music. Our sound intertwines melody with atmosphere, movement, and poetry. At the core of everything it's the song that is the most important part, and that concept is kept in mind every time we... Read More →

Wednesday March 13, 2013 11:00pm - 11:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Rock, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

12:00am CDT

Samantha Crain

Singer-Songwriter / Shawnee, OK / http://samanthacrain.com/View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Samantha Crain

Kid Face, the third full-length album from Samantha Crain (Ramseur Records, February 19, 2013), is a revelatory song cycle as expansive as the wide-open spaces of the 26-year-old artist’s native Oklahoma, and as intimate as a conspiratorial whisper. Recorded and mixed in just eight... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 12:00am - 12:40am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Singer-Songwriter, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

1:00am CDT

BRONCHO

Rock / Norman, OK / http://bronchoband.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

BRONCHO

The Oklahoma City band BRONCHO crafts sing-along anthems that combine punk and garage-rock. You could make all the likely comparisons to punk bands of the '70s — Ramones, Iggy Pop and The Stooges — or even bring up the new-school garage-rock undertones of The Strokes and The Strange... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 1:00am - 1:50am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Rock, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

7:15pm CDT

DJ Halo (Before and Between Sets)

DJ / Bridgeport, CT / http://halodoesntsuck.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

DJ Halo (Before and Between Sets)

Recently relocated to Oakland, CA from his native Connecticut, DJ Halo has been a DJ/Turntablist for about 15+ years. But if asked Halo would consider it 4 years less as he had significant rehabilitation from a serious accident (run over by two cars) at the age of 22 in which his... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 7:15pm - 7:30pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, DJ, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

7:30pm CDT

Rickolus

Singer-Songwriter / Jacksonville Beach, FL / http://iamrickolus.tumblr.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Rickolus

Rickolus is a self-taught singer songwriter from Jacksonville Beach Florida. Born Richard Colado, Rickolus has spent over ten years fine tuning his ability to craft witty, artful tunes, which are an energetic and thoughtful balance of solid musicianship and spirited imagination... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 7:30pm - 8:05pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Singer-Songwriter, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

8:25pm CDT

Child Actor

Pop / Boston, MA / http://childactor.netView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Child Actor

Child Actor's dreamily powerful blend of electronics, R&B and indie rock emerged fully formed in early 2012. By the end of the year, they had signed to rising indie label Fake Four Inc., made half a dozen music videos, released their debut LP, Victory, performed their first series... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 8:25pm - 9:00pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Pop, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

9:20pm CDT

Cars & Trains

Electronic / Portland, OR / http://carsandtrains.netView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Cars & Trains

http://carsandtrains.net

Thursday March 14, 2013 9:20pm - 9:55pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Electronic, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:15pm CDT

Louis Logic

Hip-Hop/Rap / New York, CA / http://facebook.com/louislogicView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Louis Logic

louis logic splashed onto the indie rap scene "party foul" style in 1999 with the drinker's anthem "Factotum". He spawned a laundry list of collaborations with artists like Jedi Mind Tricks, MF DOOM, Malik B of the Roots, and even pop rapper Travie McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. His... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 10:15pm - 10:50pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:10pm CDT

Open Mike Eagle

Hip-Hop/Rap / Los Angeles, CA / http://mikeeagle.netView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Open Mike Eagle

Michael Eagle grew up in chicago listening to alt-rock on q101 and taping underground rap shows on WHPK. He also occasionally snuck and ordered music videos on the Box. He went to college at southern illinois university and battled everybody everywhere and freestyled all the time... Read More →

Thursday March 14, 2013 11:10pm - 11:45pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

12:05am CDT

Sadistik

Hip-Hop/Rap / Seattle, WA / http://sadistikmusic.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Sadistik

The Pacific Northwest offers pine-lined mountain ridges, picturesque lakes and some of the most serene, uncorrupted beauty that one is likely to find in America. It also offers the ominous grey skies that pervade Seattle and often seep into the pores of its inhabitants. Cody Foster... Read More →

Friday March 15, 2013 12:05am - 12:40am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

1:00am CDT

Myka 9 & Factor

Hip-Hop/Rap / Los Angeles, CA / http://myka9.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Myka 9 & Factor

Usually, it’s that you’ve either never heard Myka 9 or you’re given to making fantastic claims about the man and about his virtuosity. Superlatives adhere to Myka, yet he is absurdly under-known for an artist of his stature, and it’s this paradox that too often governs discussion... Read More →

Friday March 15, 2013 1:00am - 1:50am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

8:00pm CDT

Phranchyze

Hip-Hop/Rap / Austin, TX / http://phranchyze.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Phranchyze

“Phranchyze is quite literally battling his way to national prominence. The 26-year-old local rapper, otherwise known as financial adviser J.J. Shaw, is an emerging star…” (Austin Powell of Austin Chronicle) Phranchyze has been curating his combative flow, infectious style... Read More →

Friday March 15, 2013 8:00pm - 8:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

9:00pm CDT

Mod Sun

Hip-Hop/Rap / Bloomington, MN / http://modsunmusic.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Mod Sun

http://modsunmusic.com

Friday March 15, 2013 9:00pm - 9:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:00pm CDT

Skratch Bastid

DJ / Toronto, ON, CANADA / http://skratchbastid.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Skratch Bastid

From his humble beginnings a decade ago as a teenager in Halifax- pumping out mixtapes from his bedroom and earning a loyal following already back then- Skratch Bastid has slowly been spreading his skills and name around the world. First at DJ competitions like DMC, ITF, and Scribble... Read More →

Friday March 15, 2013 10:00pm - 10:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, DJ, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:00pm CDT

Ryan Hemsworth

Electronic / Halifax, NS, CANADA / http://ryanhemsworth.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Ryan Hemsworth

Ryan Hemsworth is a young producer from Canada with a remarkably productive output in the past two years and a totally unique approach to hip hop, R&B and dance production. With an early background as a singer and guitarist, he quickly weaned off rock into hip hop and more software... Read More →

Friday March 15, 2013 11:00pm - 11:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Electronic, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

12:00am CDT

Machinedrum

Electronic / Berlin, GERMANY / http://machinedrum.netView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Machinedrum

http://machinedrum.net

Saturday March 16, 2013 12:00am - 12:40am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Electronic, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

1:00am CDT

BADBADNOTGOOD

Hip-Hop/Rap / Toronto, ON, CANADA / http://badbadnotgood.com/View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

BADBADNOTGOOD

Toronto musicians Matthew A. Tavares, Chester Hansen and Alex Sowinski first met in Humber College’s Music Performance program, bonding over a common love for Odd Future, Gucci Mane and Lil B. With Matthew on piano and synths, bassist Chester, and Alex on drums, they began casually... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 1:00am - 1:50am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

8:00pm CDT

DJ Kenji

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/kenjibouncemusicView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

DJ Kenji

Inspired by local block parties and dj's in his neighborhood DJ Kenji started to develop his love for bounce music. Growing up listening to Dj Jubilee, Partners N Crime, Katey Red, Cheeky Blakk, Kenji would bring his Boom-Box out and unite a whole neighborhood on a friday night. As... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

9:00pm CDT

DJ Lil Man

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/djlilman.gameovaView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Dj lil man

Dj lil man has a true love and passion for bounce music and he's taking the world by storm, starting his career in 1998 playing at local block parties and events. Then he stepped ahead off the game when he was asked to sign to the local recording label of Money Rules Entertainment... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:00pm CDT

DJ Shay

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/pages/DJ-SHAY/235318549872798View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

DJ Shay

shay started her dj carreer in oct. 2011, inspired by her gay mother katey red traveling with katey on the road then she decided she want to be a dj cause she has been listening to bounce music all her life so she know how to bring that beat. shay gets booked for 2 & 3 shows a day... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 10:00pm - 10:15pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:15pm CDT

Lucky Lou

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://reverbnation.com/LUCKYLOUView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Lucky Lou

For many, luck is something that is highly sought after but for Jermy “LuckyLou” Tassin, it is something that comes naturally. Born in New Orleans, La in 1986, LuckyLou knew that he had a gift that most didn’t have- a gift to entertain. As time progressed, LuckyLou began embracing... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 10:15pm - 10:25pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:30pm CDT

Danger Boys

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/dangerboysView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Danger Boys

listening to bounce music at a young age growing up in new orleans, laplace, & kenner louisiana. they are inspired to start their own all male dance group in 2008. in 20011 the danger boys then started dancing and touring with jc styles attending sxsw 2012 dancing for jc styles the... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 10:30pm - 10:40pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:45pm CDT

Ha Sizzle

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://myspace.com/hasizzle19View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Ha Sizzle

Listening to bounce music all his life, growing up in the streets of New Orleans "Hasizzle" started his career in 2002 when he hooked up with legendary dj Blak n Mild he dropped his first hit "She Rode Dat D**k Lika Soulja, 2 months after that Bounce It Biggity Bounce It, got real... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 10:45pm - 11:05pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

10:50pm CDT

Game Over Hound

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://jontrell_bradford@yahoo.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Game Over Hound

He started out as a bounce dancer for 1 of the most popular male dance teams GameOva Boyz music has always been his dream and goals he always was a entertainer at a young age from talent shows to school dance and parties he got a jump start by gameova ent. Ceo Big Choo to move him... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 10:50pm - 11:10pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:10pm CDT

Culotta Rock

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/rusty.culotta.7View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Culotta Rock

http://Rustyculotta@yahoo.com

Saturday March 16, 2013 11:10pm - 11:20pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:25pm CDT

Diamond Dolls

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/reedyreereerossView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Diamond Dolls

some of the best of new orleans booty shakers all female group, who graces the stage with their powerful force of booty shaking, boobs shaking, taking over the show everywere they go. Making appearances with katey red, big freedia, and sissy nobby, touring and traveling with the 3... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 11:25pm - 11:35pm CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

11:40pm CDT

JC Styles

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/pages/JC-Styles-Fan-Page/227753387281620View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

JC Styles

New Orleans based music artist Joshua “JC Styles” Cornelius is an energetic Hip-Hop/Bounce artist, dancer, host and motivational speaker. Armed with an up-tempo/heavy base sound, JC Styles seeks to touch as many individuals as he can with his brand of progressive, yet re-latable... Read More →

Saturday March 16, 2013 11:40pm - Sunday March 17, 2013 12:00am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

12:05am CDT

Big Choo

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/pages/Ya-Boy-Big-Choo/348361698365View official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Big Choo

Born in the heart of music, New Orleans, Louisiana, Donald “Big Choo” Morris Jr. is a house hold name in the Bounce Music Industry for his artistic contributions. Producer, dancer, hype-man and voice personality are just a few of his titles. Chief Executive Officer of GameOva... Read More →

Sunday March 17, 2013 12:05am - 12:25am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

12:30am CDT

Magnolia Rhome

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://facebook.com/magnolia.r.santanaView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Magnolia rhome

He is inspired by Magnolia Shorty, he began to rap once Magnolia Shorty was killed..Dropping his first hit single honeybun.MagnoliaRhome continue to make hit after after hit...Then begin to start traveling on da road wit one of the greatest bounce artist.. (Katey Red). After 3years... Read More →

Sunday March 17, 2013 12:30am - 12:50am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband

1:30am CDT

Katey Red

Hip-Hop/Rap / New Orleans, LA / http://katey-red.blogspot.comView official listing on sxsw.com

Artists

Katey red

Growing up in New orleans housing projects, Katey Red has been inspired To become a bounce artist from her eve,ryday crew/hoes. Banging on walls in the mephomene project, made the people in her community help with the courage and boldness of her talent. Dropped her first hit single... Read More →

Sunday March 17, 2013 1:30am - 2:00am CDT
512 Rooftop

Tags 21+, Hip-Hop-Rap, music-badge, platinum-badge, music-festival-wristband, artist-wristband