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KUTX Live at Scholz Garten
Dates: Thursday, March 12 – Saturday, March 14
Location: Scholz Garten – 1607 San Jacinto Blvd.
Time: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM (doors are at 7:30 AM)
Admission: Open to the public. $10 daily entry at the door benefits the Central Texas Food Bank. (Kids under 5 get in free.) Entry includes complimentary coffee, and Scholz Garten will have food and drinks for sale.
| KUTX Live @ Scholz Garten | Thursday, March 12 | Friday, March 13 | Saturday, March 14 |
| 8:00 a.m. | Quentin (ATX) | Steven Bamidele (London, England) | Gran Moreno (ATX) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Eric McEntee (CA) | Grrrl Gang (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) | Dizzy Fae (St. Paul, MN) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Honey I’m Home (Amsterdam, Netherlands) | Cure for Paranoia (Dallas, TX) | The Tullamarines (Adelaide, Australia) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Adult Leisure (Bristol, England) | Kevin Morby (Overland Park, KS) | Marilina Bertoldi (Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
KUTX Live at Scholz Garten is powered by Rivian and presented by Uber Eats, with additional support from Mr. Pickles Candy, Paulaner, White Claw, and Greater Goods Coffee Co.
KUTX Day Party @ Rivian
Dates: Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15
Location: Rivian Showroom – 208 S Congress Ave.
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Admission: Official SXSW Showcase – free and open to the public – no SXSW credentials needed. SXSW badges and wristbands will receive priority entrance.
| KUTX Day Party @ Rivian | Friday, March 13 | Saturday, March 14 | Sunday, March 15 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Next of Kin | The Point. | THEBROSFRESH |
| 3:00 p.m. | Grace Sorensen | LARA’ | Blah Spa |
| 4:00 p.m. | Lew Apollo | Annabelle Chairlegs | Bayonne |
Presented by KUTX and Rivian with additional support from St. Elmo Brewing Company and Lady Bird Soda.
SXSBreaks
Date: March 13
Location: Lefty’s Brick Bar – 1813 C E 6th St.
Time: 7:00 PM -11:00 PM
Admission: Official SXSW Showcase – free and open to the public – no SXSW credentials needed. SXSW badges and wristbands will receive priority entrance.
Lineup: DJ Road Warrior, Faaris, Foolish Ty, LouisV.T, Projectbaby JV, Los Kemet, Blakchyl, Anastasia Hera, Kydd Jones, and J Soulja.
Presented by KUTX with support from EQ Austin and Austin Arts Culture Music & Entertainment (AACME)
SXSW Radio Day Stage
Date: Monday, March 16
Location: Downright Austin – 701 E 11th St.
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Admission: Official SXSW showcase – free and open to the public – no SXSW credentials needed. SXSW badges and wristbands will receive priority entrance.
Presented by KUTX and The Current
12:00 pm: Lucid Dreams (Hong Kong)
1:00 pm: Jamaica Moana (Sydney, Australia)
2:00 pm: Hot Garbage (Toronto, Canada)
3:00 pm: Los Lobos (LA)
4:00 pm: MT Jones (Liverpool, England)
Austin Sounds – SXSW Showcases
Seven nights of the Austin Music Experience, open to the community, made possible by City of Austin Arts Culture Music & Entertainment (AACME).
Date: March 12-18
Location: Lefty’s Brick Bar – 1813 C E 6th St.
Time: all shows start at 7:00 PM
Admission: Official SXSW event – free and open to the public – SXSW badges and wristbands receive priority entrance.
Join the artists of Austin Sounds for a meet-and-greet at Waterloo Records on
Wednesday, March 11 from 6-8pm. KUTX’s DJ Shani will be on-hand to provide music.
Fri, March 13: SXSBreaks
J Soulja
Anastasia Hera
Kydd Jones
Blakchyl
Foolish Ty
LouisV.
Faaris
Projectbaby JV
Los Keme
DJ Road Warrior
Sat, March 14
Camila Rivers
Gio
Melat
Maya Sampleton
Smooth Nature
Chief Cleopatra
DJ J Hunt
DJ Dinky D
Sun, March 15
Eddieangel
deCasa
Short Life
Vintage Jay
Mon, March 16
Ananto
Jeff Akoh
Promqueen
CAZAYOUX
Wed, March 18
Joel Loredo
Zenal Nortex
Miguel Ortiz y El Nuevo Estilo
Eydrey
| Thur, March 12 | Fri, March 13 | Sat, March 14 | Sun, March 15 | Mon, March 16 | Tue, March 17 | Wed, March 18 |
| Gummy Fang Almost Heaven Gran Moreno Big Bill | SXSBreaks J Soulja Anastasia Hera Kydd Jones Blakchyl Foolish Ty LouisV. Faaris Projectbaby JV Los Keme DJ Road Warrior | Camila Rivers Gio Melat Maya Sampleton Smooth Nature Chief Cleopatra DJ J Hunt DJ Dinky D | Eddieangel deCasa Short Life Vintage Jay | Elijah Delgado Julie Nolen Marley Hale Montclair | Ananto Jeff Akoh Promqueen CAZAYOUX | Joel Loredo Zenal Nortex Miguel Ortiz y El Nuevo Estilo Eydrey |
Presented by EQ Austin and supported by KUTX and Austin Arts Culture Music & Entertainment (AACME)
The Breakfast Boogie Presents I Can Be Anything: A Tribute to Reading Rainbow
Date: Tuesday, March 17
Location: Radio/East
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Admission: Open to the public – $10 for adults; $5 for kids 2 years old and up
Lineup: Hot Toast Music Co., Uncle Jumbo, Strawbitty Yops, Mega Ran
Supported by KUTX and Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
