Alex Lahey, Wafia, Oscar Key Sung & More Awesome Aussies Are Off To SXSW

Globally revered creative-industries mecca South By Southwest has unveiled the first 50 or so acts set to descend upon Austin for next year's installation of the annual showcase and conference, nine of whom are acclaimed Australian acts both truly emergent and a little more established.

Among the ranks of local artists set to hit the States in March is lauded up-and-comer Alex Lahey, who's presently set Brisbane-town abuzz ahead of her impending performance at BIGSOUND this evening, as well as eclectic, electric electronic songstress Wafia, cult-fave singer-songwriter Oscar Key Sung, Seekae member-turned-solo act Alex Cameron, ascendant chanteuse Vera Blue, Melburnian 'dirty disco' purveyor Throttle, Sydney duo Polarheart, electro-experimentalist Running Touch and rising voice Demi Louise. 

"From 2002, where only five homegrown bands were invited to play, to 2016's 30th year where over 40 showcased, Australia has created a powerful and unique brand at SXSW," the festival's Australian representative, Phil Tripp, said in a statement. 

"These nine bands represent just the initial force of an Aussie Army that will hit the shores of the US from March 14-19 with bands from over 60 countries duking it out at the crash barriers of the 'Live Music Capital Of The World'."

The local contingent will once again be guided at the event under the care of music-export heroes Sounds Australia, which, yes, will be staging its now-legendary yearly event, the Aussie BBQ, once again in 2017, in Brush Park.

See the full list of newly announced acts below, via SXSW.

• Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys (Austin, TX)
• Agosto (San Isidro, Argentina)
• Alex Napping (Austin, TX)
• Rocky Banks (Houston, TX)
• Vera Blue (Forbes Australia)
• BOOHER (Austin, TX)
• Cory Branan (Nashville, TN)
• Allysen Callery (Bristol, RI)
• Alex Cameron (Sydney, Australia)
• Laura Carbone (Mannheim, Germany)
• Chain of Flowers (Cardiff, UK/England)
• Chain Wallet (Bergen, Norway)
• Chelou (London, UK/England)
• Crater (Seattle, WA)
• Creepoid (Philadelphia, PA)
• Diet Cig (New Paltz, NY)
• Dubfire (Washington, DC)
• Forth Wanderers (Montclair, NJ)
• FOXTRAX (Los Angeles, CA)
• Colin Gilmore (Austin, TX)
• Henry Hall (New York, NY)
• Hard Proof (Austin, TX)
• Hoops (Bloomington, IN)
• Jain (Paris, France)
• Tameca Jones (Austin, TX)
• King Cayman (Madrid, Spain)
• Alex Lahey (Melbourne, Australia)
• Lazyeyes (Brooklyn, NY)
• Carlo Lio (Toronto, Canada)
• Demi Louise (Boronia, Australia)
• Elizabeth McQueen (EMQ and Psiplay) (Austin, TX)
• Misimplicity (Austin, TX)
• My Education (Austin, TX)
• Never Young (Oakland, CA)
• Agnes Obel (Berlin, Germany)
• Pastel Ghost (Brooklyn, NY)
• Sara ∏ (Barcelona, Spain)
• Polarheart (Sydney, Australia)
• The Quebe Sisters (Dallas, TX)
• Ratboys (Chicago, IL)
• Running Touch (Melbourne, Australia)
• San Fermin (Brooklyn, NY)
• Oscar Key Sung (Melbourne, Australia)
• S U R V I V E (Austin, TX)
• Tasha the Amazon (Toronto, Canada)
• Throttle (Melbourne, Australia)
• Adam Torres (Austin, TX)
• Trudy and the Romance (London, UK/England)
• Wafia (Brisbane, Australia)
• Miss Lavelle White and the L Men (Austin, TX)
• Yoke Lore (Brooklyn, NY)
• Jesse Colin Young (Kona, HI)
• Yung Gordon (Miami, FL)