theMusic.com.au's SXSW Acts To Watch Out For

South By Southwest is done and dusted for another year and now we sit back and take stock of what we saw, what we loved and what we're sick of hearing about because we weren't able to see them.

TheMusic's SXSW Acts To Watch Out For

Allah-Las

Cali-rock that recalls both The Byrds and The Sunnyboys.

Atlas Genius

How can a few million Americans be wrong? Is Australia ready for this Adelaide band?.

Generationals

Foster The People for those who want more than one cute song.

Gepe

Now that the LA Times has given Chile's alt.pop scene props, it's time to embrace that scene's pin-up boy.

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

Rootsy soul with a whole lotta style.

The Orwells

Impressive group of Illinois teens playing garage punk like their lives depend upon it.

Parquet Courts

Punk as it should be.

Suuns

Impressive and intense. (Maybe stay away from this video if you're prone to epileptic seizures...)

That Adamski Kid

Is it indie pop? Club anthems? Art rock? It is indefineable fun.

Vockah Redu

Move aside Big Freedia, Redu is on your ass!

TheMusic's SXSW Heritage Artists Top 5

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

"Badass!"

The Polyphonic Spree

Born again.

Billy Bragg

He is the man. If only we could have him and Gough at a dinner party

Emmylou Harris

It was like she was just playing for us.

They Buzzed, We Missed Out

Foxygen

You had to stand in lines for a long time for a chance to see these guys.

Chvrches

EVERYONE was talking about them - even if it was just about hoew to prounounce their name (it is just "churches").

Gold Fields

Hey, they're Aussie, we already knew they were good.

Savages

Topping must-hear lists after this week.

Autre Ne Veut

Alt.R&B was definitely the buzz genre.

Sound City Players

... and we won't ever get to see them, as The Dave Grohl supergroup announced their retirement after their oh-so brief existence. Oh well.

Justin Timberlake

Like we ever had a chance.

Prince

See above and multiply by ten.

Best Party

Nonesuch Records (Amazing Tacos)

Best Food Truck

Mr's Ps Electric Cock Fried Chicken

Best Dinner

Treadgills Chicken Fried Steak

Best recommendation from blog

I am truly not being biased here but thank you to Dan Condon (Sick Tunes). The Orwells best new act I saw here.

Most Spotted Aussie band everywhere we went

Strangers were everywhere, they truly must have seen every inch of Austin.

Worst Party

Perez Hilton

Hear our class of 2013 playlist.