Photos: SXSW 2026 Music Highlights, Part II
Charley Crockett, Lil’ Flip, Redzed, This Is Lorelei, and more close out the fest
SXSW Film Review: The Saviors
A film that asks whether the people renting your guesthouse are terrorists or just plain weirdos
Turning the Page on a Digital Pace
Independent magazine leaders discuss print media’s capacity for connection, reprieve at SXSW
SXSW MUSIC
Charley Crockett, cootie catcher, Agatha Is Dead!, and More Reviews From the Final Day of SXSW
Music fest finishes strong
Smooth Nature, Joe Harvey-Whyte, Sofish, and More Reviews From Tuesday at SXSW
Latin pop and SLC heavy top the festival’s penultimate day
Noah Kahan, This Is Lorelei, Angela Autumn, and More Reviews From Monday at SXSW
Digital Twang, Marshall, and PlantWave present the day’s most interesting showcases
Onstage and Behind the Scenes, Cohesion Propels Girl Tones
Sister duo talks breaking into the industry and shows they have the chops to do it
Photos: Opening Weekend of SXSW 2026 Music
Lola Young, All American Rejecs, BigXthaPlug, and more descend on Austin
Miss Bashful, Jazz Re:freshed, Luke Tyler Shelton, and More Reviews From Sunday at SXSW
Plus: JayaHadADream, and Hayley Williams talks hair dye
SXSW FILM + TV
SXSW Film Review: Poetic License
Maude Apatow directs mother Leslie Mann in hilarious college comedy
SXSW Film Review: Forbidden Fruits
This fashion-forward paradise serves looks, laughs, and lots of blood
SXSW Film Review: Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story
A cult album curio reveals a deeper exploration of female friendship
SXSW Innovation
The Data Center Impacts That We’re Not Talking About Enough
SXSW addresses problems and provides solutions
SXSW Scientists Explain How They’re Trying to Save the Planet
Having conducted work all across the globe, these experts say it’s going to take more than just hope to preserve Earth
SXSW Examines an Evolving News Landscape
Journalist and communications experts talk AI, public trust, and methods of survival in a world that is pushing them out
SXSW Asks Why We Have Cannabis Prisoners in 2026
Last Prisoner Project says states need retroactive justice policies
Mahmoud Khalil Champions Immigrant Rights at SXSW
The Palestinian Columbia University graduate discussed his experiences fighting back against illegal immigration enforcement
MORE SXSW
SXSW Film Review: The Ascent
Climbing Kilimanjaro offers a chance for healing after real-life nightmare
SXSW Panel Explores Texas’ Role in the Gen Z Sex Recession
Reporters Carter Sherman and Eleanor Klibanoff illustrate data with lived experience
Gavin Newsom Hints at Presidential Run at SXSW
The California governor took an hour to rip the Trump administration and give Democratic supporters something to ponder
Robert Christgau Doc Captures the Birth of a Literary Form and the End of an Era
Austin filmmaker Matty Wishnow digs into the epigrams of The Last Critic
SXSW Panel Explores the Real Reasons Young People Aren’t Buying Homes
Realtor.com examines connections between home-buying and generational wealth
BigXthaPlug, Victoryland, Cashier, and More Reviews From Saturday at SXSW
We caught indie rock, jazzy soul, and whatever Unsafe Space Garden is
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