KUTX Live at Scholz Garten 2026

8:00 a.m. – Quentin (Austin, TX)

Austin’s Quentin is as much of a visual artist as they are a performer. Ahead of the release of their upcoming album TOMGIRL, Quentin has released the music video for the gut-spilling “Hello Denial,” an anthemic art pop tune, smooth, groovy, and a little sultry before being punctuated with slightly fuzzed-out guitar chords, fueled by an electrically charged night that sent Quentin straight to their collaborator kinderr’s studio. As Quentin puts it, “sometimes when people aren’t honest about their sexual identity, they end up hurting people along the way.” The stunning video is another celebration of Quentin’s MO: creating spaces where power, identity, and honesty coexist with vigor.

9:00 a.m. – Eric McEntee (CA)

Californian Singer-songwriter and Filmmaker who graduated from The New School in New York City. Like a musical time-lapse, Eric Mcentee’s music has a found feeling and a songwriting form that feels unbound to any specific epoch. It’s 2026, and “time changes everything” but McEntee still holds to a simple practice where the only thing that matters is the song.

10:00 a.m. – Honey I’m Home (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Bittersweet is, perhaps, the best way to describe Dutch shoegaze band Honey I’m Home. They combine big, boomy wall-of-sound guitars with wry, thoughtful lyricism and undeniable pop hooks. It’s almost like they turned the Pixies up a couple of notches. Tracks like “Insecure” and “Alive” masterfully blend quiet, introspective melodies with full-on sonic assault—demonstrating a sonic maturity well beyond their years.

11:00 a.m. Adult Leisure (Bristol, England)

Formed in 2020, Bristol’s Adult Leisure released a string of singles before unveiling their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Weekend Ritual’ in December of 2022, streamed over 60,000 times and championed by BBC Radio 1, The Independent and RTE. Influenced as much by the gritty politics of contemporary life as the ‘big sound’ alternative 80’s & 90’s; new wave/indie pioneers Adult Leisure present an enlightened view and refreshingly modern take on genre fluidity. 

8:00 a.m. – Steven Bamidele (London, England)

Steven Bamidele is a Nigerian-born, London-based singer, songwriter, musician and producer. His isolated upbringing has shaped the introspective nature of his songwriting, which pairs with his distinctive reverb-drenched falsetto, synth textures, and syncopated beats to create a forward-thinking soulful sound. Citing the influences of contemporary musical storytellers and genreless creators such as Frank Ocean and Tyler the Creator, to Solange, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino, Steven puts social commentary and artistic narratives at the forefront of his music.

9:00 a.m. Grrrl Gang (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Indonesian trio Grrrl Gang titled their 2023 debut full-length, Spunky! It’s a great title and a great way to describe Grrrl Gang’s brand of jangly, punky power pop. With their crunchy, swirly guitars; sweet, spiky vocals; and punchy, driving rhythms, listening to Grrrl Gang is like diving headfirst into a hidden gem of 90s punk. You can catch Adult DVD as a part of KUTX Live at Scholz during SXSW. Learn more at kutx.org.       

10:00 a.m. – Cure for Paranoia (Dallas, TX)

Cure For Paranoia is the powerhouse Dallas alternative hip-hop collective founded by songwriter and front-man Cameron McCloud, featuring Tomahawk Jonez & Jay Analog. Their critically acclaimed full-band live show blends the components of live instrumentation and dance music into the classic sensibilities of rap, R&B, funk, and jazz. 

11:00 a.m. – Kevin Morby (Overland Park, KS)

Born in Lubbock, raised in Kansas City, songwriter Kevin Morby’s expansive and expressive free-flowing folk pinpoints him to no particular locale. Morby channels that wandering spirit on his upcoming album, Little Wide Open, out May 15. A long-term project he says, “is set to a backdrop of tangled highways, towns with populations less than 100,000, roadside crosses, a rock and roll romance, coupling butterflies, being an American entertainer, Econoline vans and more.”

8:00 a.m. – Gran Moreno (Austin, TX)

Originally from Mexico City, brothers Ricardo and Christian Gutierrez radiate psych with extra heat and atmospheric analog on their debut studio album, El Sol, recorded at Adrian Quesada‘s Electric Deluxe studio.

9:00 a.m. – Dizzy Fae (St. Paul, MN)

Hailing from the Twin Cities, Dizzy Fae is a classically trained singer and dancer who’s a natural at blending classic R&B vocals and twitchy, synthy electro-pop. Fae’s star started to rise in 2016 when her debut single “Color Me Bad” appeared on influential DJ Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 (now Apple Music 1) show. Fae showed off her blend of sleek electro R&B while opening for the likes of Lizzo and Toro y Moi.

10:00 a.m. – The Tullamarines (Adelaide, Australia)

Infectious indie pop from an amalgamation of Adelaide’s jam scene, The Tullamarines formed after Josh, Angus, Benny, and Lucinda met on the local circuit and shared a bond of songwriting. The band’s sophomore EP, Safety Blanket, had them joining tours with fellow Aussie rocker The Preatures and appearing at international festivals.

11:00 a.m. – Marilina Bertoldi (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Genre-bending Argentine artist Marilina Bertoldi is a rock ‘n’ roller with a New Wave heart. Bertoldi deftly weaves between the kind of big, stadium-ready rock found on her award-winning 2016 album, Sexo con Modelos, and the angular, synthy post-punk on her most recent, Latin Grammy-nominated album, Para Quién Trabajas Vol. I . With such an expansive sound, Bertoldi is poised to make a big splash stateside.