Gym Shorts – Best First Band of SXSW Animal Spirit – Best Energy The Spits – Best Punk Legends Public Memory – Best Band Playing Their First-Ever Gig Wray – Best Shoegaze from Alabama Ritual Howl – Best Gothtronica by Anton Newcomb look-a-like Honduras – Best Band Named After Central American Country Akina Adderly & The Vintage Playboys – Best Soul Band Ume –…
PWR BTTM – NYC Eschewing mediocrity for a full-on queer punk motif, PWR BTTM is a punk duo sodomizing the status quo. Energetic and positive, the message of their music is uplifting which pairs well with a en eye-full of DIY showmanship that grips it’s audience. Ben Hopkins and Liv Bruce plan on shocking at…
Boan No stranger to Austin audiences, Boan is the most promising of locally-based Holodeck Record’s offering during SXSW 2016. A super-duo born out of the dark wave bands //Tense// and Ssleeperhold, Jose Cota and Mariana Saldance are proficient in pleasing audiences with their infectious synth lines and aggressive analog beats. Morbid and menacing, the…
