The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Bootsy Collins at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in 2011 (Photo by John Anderson)

South by Southwest brought in the big guns for its third wave of showcasing artists, including blues rock duo the Black Keys and Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins.

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are set to hit all corners of the spring festival, which runs March 8-16. Documentary This Is a Film About the Black Keys premieres in the film program, while SXSW announced last week that the artists would deliver a keynote address at the conference. Collins is no Austin stranger either: He joined Chuck D in conversation at SXSW 2013, and more recently lent a hand on BLK ODYSSY’s 2023 LP DIAMONDS & FREAKS.

Other heavy hitters in today’s announcement include indie sleaze survivors STRFKR, past Levitation performers Shannon & the Clams, Atlanta R&B artist Chase Shakur, Los Angeles hip-hop duo Flyana Boss, and Santa Cruz hardcore band Scowl. On the heels of a Radio/East gig with local act (and fellow showcasing artist) Font this weekend, Nashville punks Snõõper plot more Austin shows this spring.

On the international front, note large followings for Panamanian singer-songwriter Boza, Australian pop rockers Lime Cordiale, Indian pop artist Ankur Tewari, and Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2. Taiwanese MC Majin schedules an Austin appearance shortly after competing on The Rappers, an MTV-produced program from her native country.

More notable additions to the lineup: California singer-songwriter Angélica Garcia, who taped an Austin City Limits performance with Adrian Quesada in support of his 2022 album Boleros Psicodélicos; former Frankie Cosmos keyboardist Gabrielle Smith, who records under Gabby’s World; jazz-funk fuser Alisa Amador, winner of the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest; New Jersey rapper Chris Patrick, booked by SXSW in 2022; and indie rocker Allegra Krieger, who rolls through town with Katy Kirby next month.

As always, SXSW pulls a large chunk of its artist pool from Austin. Local acts announced today include: The Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet, Ben Buck, Ben Kweller, Big Wy's Brass Band, Blakchyl, Blue Water Highway, Cactus Lee, Caleb De Casper, Cloudchord, College of Hip Hop Knowledge, Cotton Mather, Creekbed Carter Hogan, Curtis McMurtry, DAIISTAR, Deer Fellow, Die Slo, Dj Napalm, Dual Core, the Eric Hisaw Band, Font, Jeff Lofton, J Soulja, Madison Baker, Me Nd Adam, Midnight Navy, My Education, Natalie Price, Night Drive, the Oxys, the Past Lives, Peelander-Z, Pendulum Hearts, Restos, Schatzi, Six Missing, Space Goonz, Star Parks, Suzanna Choffel, Taija Kerr, Utley3, Vertarias, West 22nd, and Zach Person. Katy artist Dende, Beaumont rapper Big Jade, and McAllen musician and She Shreds Media founder Reyna Tropical beef up the fest’s Texas roster.

Find today’s full SXSW Music lineup announcement below.

• Acantha Lang (London UK-ENGLAND)
• Ada Oda (Brussels BELGIUM)
• Adriana McCassim (Los Angeles CA)
• AHI (Brampton CANADA)
• airu (Bilbao SPAIN)
• The Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet (Austin TX)
• Alice Ivy (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
• Alisa Amador (Boston MA)
• Alix Fernz (Montreal CANADA)
• Allan Harris (New York NY)
• Allegra Krieger (New York NY)
• Altameda (Toronto CANADA)
• Amber Lang (Willingboro NJ)
• Amiture (New York NY)
• Andrew Gould (Queens NY)
• Angélica Garcia (El Monte CA)
• Ankur Tewari (Mumbai INDIA)
• A'Rise (Sun-El Musician, Kay Faith, Kooldrink) (Mooi River SOUTH AFRICA)
• Arny Margret (Ísafjörður ICELAND)
• Asha Jefferies (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
• Ashley Kutcher (Baltimore MD)
• Aubrey Haddard (Brooklyn NY)
• Aurora D'Amico (Palermo ITALY)
• Ayoni (Los Angeles CA)
• Babe Corner (Vancouver CANADA)
• BackDrop Cinderella (Tokyo JAPAN)
• Bebo Dumont (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
• The Belair Lip Bombs (Frankston AUSTRALIA)
• Ben Buck (Austin TX)
• Ben Kweller (Dripping Springs TX)
• Bia Ferreira (São Paulo BRAZIL)
• Big Dumb Baby (Brooklyn NY)
• Big Jade (Beaumont TX)
• Big Wy's Brass Band (Austin TX)
• Big Zeeks (London UK-ENGLAND)
• Billy Allen + The Pollies (Muscle Shoals AL)
• The Black Keys (Akron OH)
• Blakchyl (Austin TX)
• Blaketheman1000 (Los Angeles CA)
• Blind Channel (Helsinki FINLAND)
• Blue Water Highway (Austin TX)
• BODUR (London UK-ENGLAND)
• Bones and Jones (Geelong AUSTRALIA)
• Bonnie Montgomery (Fayetteville AR)
• Bootsy Collins (Cincinnati OH)
• Boza (Panama PANAMA)
• Brad Byrd (Los Angeles CA)
• breathe. (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
• Brie Stoner (Grand Rapids MI)
• Bubble Tea and Cigarettes (New York NY)
• Buggin (Chicago IL)
• Byron Juane (Charlotte NC)
• C4 (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND)
• Cactus Lee (Austin TX)
• Caleb De Casper (Austin TX)
• Cale Tyson (Los Angeles CA)
• Cameron Romance (Los Angeles CA)
• Cardinals (Cork IRELAND)
• Carpetman (Kyiv UKRAINE)
• Cassadee Pope (West Palm Beach FL)
• Chance Emerson (Hong Kong HONG KONG)
• Chase Shakur (Atlanta GA)
• Chelsea Days (Oklahoma City OK)
• ChihiroYamazaki＋ROUTE14band (Kawasaki JAPAN)
• Chih Siou (Taipei TAIWAN)
• Chinese American Bear (Seattle WA)
• Chioke (Philadelphia PA)
• Chris Acker (New Orleans LA)
• Chris Patrick (East Orange NJ)
• Cloudchord (Austin TX)
• Clover County (Athens GA)
• COASTCITY (Miami FL)
• College of Hip Hop Knowledge (Austin TX)
• Corridor (Montreal CANADA)
• Cotton Mather (Austin TX)
• Couch Prints (New York NY)
• The Courettes (Mariager DENMARK)
• Crabe (Montreal CANADA)
• Creekbed Carter Hogan (Austin TX)
• Crys Matthews (Nashville TN)
• Cuffed Up (Los Angeles CA)
• Curtis McMurtry (Austin TX)
• DAIISTAR (Austin TX)
• Daisy Rickman (Penzance UK-ENGLAND)
• Dale Hollow (New York NY)
• Dani D y Franky (Miami FL)
• Dani Gurgel & Debora Gurgel (São Paulo BRAZIL)
• Danxgerous (Rome ITALY)
• Day By Day (South Florida FL)
• DBMK (Tampa FL)
• Deer Fellow (Austin TX)
• Def-i (Albuquerque NM)
• Dende (Katy TX)
• Desiree Cannon (Jenner CA)
• The Deslondes (New Orleans LA)
• Die Slo (Austin TX)
• The Dinosaur’s Skin (Taipei TAIWAN)
• Dj Napalm (Austin TX)
• Doohickey Cubicle (Vancouver CANADA)
• Dual Core (Austin TX)
• DV-i (New York NY)
• DVTR (Montreal CANADA)
• Dyce (Leuven BELGIUM)
• Dylan Earl (Fayetteville AR)
• Eliza McLamb (Los Angeles CA)
• Embla and the Karidotters (Bergen NORWAY)
• End It (Baltimore MD)
• Enji (Munich GERMANY)
• The Eric Hisaw Band (Austin TX)
• Erykah Officer (Miami FL)
• Ethan Tasch (Menlo Park CA)
• Eva Westphal (New York NY)
• EyeQ (Brooklyn TX)
• Fabiana Palladino (London UK-ENGLAND)
• The fin. (Kobe JAPAN)
• FLEWNT & INKABEE (Perth AUSTRALIA)
• FLWRSHRK (Bronx NY)
• Flyana Boss (Los Angeles CA)
• Font (Austin TX)
• FOXCULT (Seattle WA)
• Foyer Red (Brooklyn NY)
• Frances Chang (Brooklyn NY)
• Friend (Philadelphia PA)
• Gabby’s World (New York NY)
• GameboyJones (Kent OH)
• gglum (London UK-ENGLAND)
• GOKUMON (UchikubiGokumonDoukoukai) (Tokyo JAPAN)
• Grace Pettis (Nashville TN)
• Greg Freeman (Burlington VT)
• grimelda (Saskatoon CANADA)
• Gummy B (Taipei TAIWAN)
• Hanorah (Montreal CANADA)
• Helsinki Lambda Club (Tokyo JAPAN)
• Hembree (Lawrence MO)
• High. (Boonton NJ)
• His His (Toronto CANADA)
• Hollows (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
• Hotel Mira (Vancouver CANADA)
• HUSHMONEY (Los Angeles CA)
• The Ian Fays (San Francisco CA)
• If I Die In Mississippi (Gulfport MS)
• Ila Barker (Winnipeg CANADA)
• Indian Giver (Toronto CANADA)
• ISMAY (Petaluma CA)
• Ivoris (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
• Jack Van Cleaf (Encinitas CA)
• Jason Calhoun (Philadelphia PA)
• Jaz Dhami (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND)
• Jeff Lofton (Austin TX)
• Jess Cornelius (Los Angeles CA)
• JET THE 3RD (Houston TX)
• Jhama (Vidigal BRAZIL)
• J. Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed (Dallas TX)
• JJ Shiplett (Calgary CANADA)
• J Noa (Santo Domingo DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
• Jobi Riccio (Nashville TN)
• Johnny Jewel (Los Angeles CA)
• John Roseboro (Brooklyn NY)
• JOSEON (Los Angeles CA)
• Joudy (Brooklyn NY)
• JPerry (Port-Au-Prince HAITI)
• J Soulja (Austin TX)
• JW Francis (Sapulpa OK)
• Kadesh Flow (Kansas City MO)
• Kaitlin Butts (Tulsa OK)
• Kalamari (San Antonio TX)
• Kaleah Lee (Vancouver CANADA)
• Kalpee (Lange Park TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
• Keenan Te (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
• Kharma (Chicago IL)
• Kierst (Brooklyn NY)
• King Nun (London UK-ENGLAND)
• Kiss Bang (Los Angeles CA)
• Kneecap (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND)
• Kolb (Brooklyn NY)
• koleżanka (New York NY)
• kudaranai1nichi (Tokyo JAPAN)
• K.Williams (Tacoma WA)
• Lady Apple Tree (Los Angeles CA)
• La Gallo 3:20 (Monterrey MEXICO)
• Lamont Landers (Decatur AL)
• Laney Jones (Nashville TN)
• Latir (London UK-ENGLAND)
• Laveda (Brooklyn NY)
• Lev Snowe (Winnipeg CANADA)
• LEX the Lexicon Artist (Taipei TAIWAN)
• Liam Benzvi (New York NY)
• Liam St. John (Spokane WA)
• LIE NING (Berlin GERMANY)
• Life’s Question (Philadelphia PA)
• Life In Vacuum (Toronto CANADA)
• Light Beams (Washington DC)
• Limbo (San Francisco CA)
• Lime Cordiale (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
• Lisa Morgenstern (Berlin GERMANY)
• Little Wilderness (Durango CO)
• Lizzie & The Makers (Brooklyn NY)
• Los Choclok (Cosoleacaque MEXICO)
• LOS KEMET (Jackson MS)
• Lost Bayou Ramblers (Lafayette LA)
• The Lostines (New Orleans LA)
• Lucaa (Washington DC)
• Lucky Lo (Copenhagen DENMARK)
• LUCY (Cooper B. Handy) (Northampton MA)
• Luna Aura (Nashville TN)
• Luther Dickinson (Memphis TN)
• luvis (Tokyo JAPAN)
• Lxandra (Helsinki FINLAND)
• Madeleine Mayi (Los Angeles CA)
• Madeline Goldstein (Los Angeles CA)
• Madison Baker (Austin TX)
• Majin (Taipei TAIWAN)
• Malin Pettersen (Oslo NORWAY)
• Mali Velasquez (Nashville TN)
• Marcelo D2 (Rio De Janeiro BRAZIL)
• Marissa Burwell (Regina CANADA)
• Mary Scholz (Los Angeles CA)
• Mary Shelley (Brooklyn NY)
• Mayuan Poet (Kunming CHINA)
• MC LARS (San Francisco CA)
• MDUKE (San Antonio TX)
• Medusa (New York NY)
• Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers (Nashville TN)
• Me Nd Adam (Austin TX)
• Merce Lemon (Pittsburgh PA)
• Merv xx Gotti (Regina CANADA)
• Midnight Navy (Austin TX)
• Mikaela Monet (Valencia VENEZUELA)
• Mina Okabe (Copenhagen DENMARK)
• Mind Shrine (Houston TX)
• Miranda Joan (Montréal CANADA)
• Miso Extra (London UK-ENGLAND)
• Moffa (José Gabriel Feliciano) (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
• Moon Walker (New York NY)
• MOTO BANDIT (Nashville TN)
• My Education (Austin TX)
• Myrkvi (Mosfellsbær ICELAND)
• Natalie Price (Austin TX)
• Native Sun (Brooklyn NY)
• Nawf Lxrds (Waco TX)
• Nick Finzer (Denton TX)
• Night Drive (Austin TX)
• N Nao (Montreal CANADA)
• Noah And The Loners (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
• Nonô (Rio De Janeiro BRAZIL)
• Nur-D (Minneapolis MN)
• Nyssa (Toronto CANADA)
• Office Dog (Aukland NEW ZEALAND)
• Ohm-I (Kansas City MO)
• Ok Cowgirl (Brooklyn NY)
• Old Heavy Hands (Greensboro NC)
• The Oxys (Austin TX)
• The Past Lives (Austin TX)
• Peelander-Z (Austin TX)
• The Peevie Wonders (Newcastle UK-ENGLAND)
• PEGGY (Ann Arbor MI)
• Pendulum Hearts (Austin TX)
• Philip Labes (Los Angeles CA)
• PIAO (Toronto CANADA)
• Pierce Washington (Dallas TX)
• pimpawatb (Baltimore MD)
• Poise (New York NY)
• Pony Girl (Ottawa-Hull CANADA)
• PRINCE AMINE (Montréal CANADA)
• Programmique (Brooklyn NY)
• Proper. (Brooklyn NY)
• Provoker (Los Angeles CA)
• Prowess The Testament (Washington DC)
• Purple Bee Experience (Volente TX)
• QUANNA (Savannah GA)
• Rachel Rose (Brooklyn NY)
• Rain on Fridays (San Diego CA)
• Ray$av (New Orleans LA)
• Remo Drive (Minneapolis MN)
• Restos (Austin TX)
• Reyna Tropical (McAllen TX)
• RIP Dunes (Brooklyn NY)
• Robert Grace (Kilkenny IRELAND)
• Rose Hotel (Atlanta GA)
• SANITY (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND)
• Sara Parigi (Prato ITALY)
• Schatzi (Austin TX)
• Scowl (Santa Cruz CA)
• Scuttino (Dallas TX)
• Searows (Portland OR)
• The Sewing Club (Nashville TN)
• Shallow Alcove (New York NY)
• Shalom (Fairfax VA)
• Shannon and the Clams (Oakland CA)
• Shubzilla x Bill Beats (Seattle WA)
• Six Missing (Austin TX)
• SkyBlew (Chapel Hill NC)
• Slow Fiction (Brooklyn NY)
• SNŐÕPER (Nashville TN)
• Songer (Reading UK-ENGLAND)
• Sophia Galaté (Los Angeles CA)
• The South Hill Experiment (Los Angeles CA)
• Space Goonz (Austin TX)
• Spoon Benders (Los Angeles CA)
• Star Parks (Austin TX)
• Stereo Jane (Los Angeles CA)
• Storey Littleton (Woodstock NY)
• STRAWBERRY LAUNCH (New York NY)
• STRFKR (Portland OR)
• Sugadaisy (Nashville TN)
• Sunnsetter (Hamilton CANADA)
• Suzanna Choffel (Austin TX)
• SWEET SPINE (Greenville SC)
• SWIDT (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
• Taija Kerr (Austin TX)
• Tami Hart (Brooklyn NY)
• Telescreens (New York NY)
• Tempers (New York NY)
• TENN (Sheffield UK-ENGLAND)
• Tetchy (Brooklyn NY)
• Thelonious Love (Houston TX)
• Therapy? (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND)
• There Go My Baby (San Antonio TX)
• Thomas Hinds (Cartersville GA)
• Tiffany Poon (Hong Kong HONG KONG)
• Tino Martinez Quintet (Hamilton BERMUDA)
• Tonina (St. Louis MO)
• Totalement Sublime (Montréal CANADA)
• Trinket (Brooklyn NY)
• Una Canción Bonita (Tuxtla Gutiérrez MEXICO)
• Utley3 (Austin TX)
• VAPERROR (Brooklyn NY)
• Vertarias (Austin TX)
• Vitesse X (Brooklyn NY)
• WAKE (Calgary CANADA)
• West 22nd (Austin TX)
• Wez Atlas (Tokyo JAPAN)
• WifeKnife (Brooklyn NY)
• William Singe (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
• Willow Parlo (Hamburg GERMANY)
• wilt (Los Angeles CA)
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• Wreck The System (Temple Hills MD)
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• Zach Person (Austin TX)
• ZADA (Whistler CANADA)
• Zay.Peace (Wichita Falls TX)
• Zitah (London UK-ENGLAND)