Australia has 46 artists preparing for SXSW 2012.
SXSW is the world’s biggest music conference and showcase, held every March in Austin, Texas.
This list features the 46 acts who have accepted or are still working on visas to enter the USA.
SXSW 2012 dates are March 13 – 18.
Aussie acts (as of Jan 3, 2012) are:
Oh Mercy
Little Red
Big Scary
The Black Ryder
Teeth & Tongue
The Art
Lanie Lane
The Vasco Era
Emma Louise
Luluc
Tonight Alive
Electric Jellyfish
sleepmakeswaves
Split Seconds
Voltaire Twins
Bliss N Eso
Kimbra
Busby Marou
Dead Letter Circus
Pets With Pets
Geoffrey O’Connor
Twerps
World’s End Press
Wagons
Lowrider
The John Steel Singers
Gold Fields
Sparkadia
Electric Empire
Expatriate
Chet Faker
Grace Woodroofe
Cameras
DZ Deathrays
Catcall
Alpine
Bonfire Nights
Jonti
Damndogs
WIM
Bleeding Knees Club
Clubfeet
Jordie Lane
Ben Lee
Husky
Daniel Merriweather
The Aussie BBQ will be on all day Saturday, March 17 at Maggie Mae’s on Sixth Street.
Watch the Face The Music keynote with SXSW’s Brent Grulke with Paul Cashmere:
Watch SXSW 2012 showcase act Lanie Lanie at Noise11.com:
Watch SXSW 2012 showcase act Busby Marou at Noise11.com: