Song: “No Promises”
Artist: Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato
Why You Want to Watch: Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who has roots in Bellevue, Washington (a local !!!!!), Cheat Codes’ “No Promises” video features Demi Lovato. I like the apocalyptic visuals and muted neons.
Cheat Codes & Demi Lovato
Day 2 at SXSW 2018, and the pace picks up. More day parties! More official showcases!
Caitlyn Smith @ The Gatsby / Minnesota / Official Showcase
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Stella Donnelly @ Lustre Pearl / Australia / Day Party
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Nikki Lane @ The Gatsby / Tennessee / Official Showcase
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Bad Gyal @ The Main / Spain / Official Showcase
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WILSN @ Blackheart / Australia / Official Showcase
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Fatai @ Lustre Pearl / Australia / Day Party
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Lisa LeBlanc @ Bungalow / Canada / Official Showcase
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Jerry Williams @ Latitude 30 / England / Official Showcase
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Alex Rose @ Javelina / California / Official Showcase
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Megan Thee Stallion @ Karma Lounge / Texas / Official Showcase
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Nilufer Yanya @ Elysium / England / Official Showcase
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Helena Deland @ Bungalow / Canada / Official Showcase
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Another one in the can – SXSW 2018! Six solid days of music – Monday to Saturday – nonstop each day from noon until 2am. Over 2000 artists from around the world descended in Austin and spread out to over 100 venues – and those are just the official show cases in the evening. During the day, most of those performers plus many hundreds of others, also played at the numerous day parties sponsored by companies in the music industry.
In my ninth consecutive year, I saw 67 performances, took 10K+ photos and did 15 portraits with artists. Rather than one large post for the complete festival, this year’s expanded coverage will have a post for each of the six days. There will also be a seventh post of portraits taken during week. Let’s begin with Day 1 …
Jade Bird @ Vivo House / England / Day Party
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Noah Cyrus @ Vivo House / California / Day Party
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Katrina Cain of TOMKAT @ Sidewinder Inside / Texas / Official Showcase
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Claudine Meinhardt @ Cheers Shot Bar / Texas / Day Party
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Kaela Sinclair @ Sidewinder Inside / California / Official Showcase
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Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London / Giving SXSW Keynote Address
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Olivia Noelle @ Vivo House / New York / Day Party
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Jaimee Harris @ Hotel Vegas / Texas / Day Party
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Gemma Ray @ Barracuda Backyard / Germany / Official Showcase
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Pearl Earl @ Sidewinder Inside / Texas / Official Showcase
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Emma Elisabeth @ Barracuda Backyard / Germany / Official Showcase
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Alice Phoebe Lou @ Barracuda Backyard / Germany / Official Showcase
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Vita and the Woolf @ Pour Choices / Pennsylvania / Official Showcase
AWOLNATION @ Showbox SoDo, 3/9/18
Photos by John Rudolph
AWOLNATION
Hailing from LA, AWOLNATION headlined a sold-out show at Showbox SoDo. They are on a world tour supporting their third album, Here Come The Runts. The stage was very colorfully backlit which presented a very cool effect of the artists. AWOLNATION finished off the show with their song, “Sail.”
AWOLNATION
LA-based ZZ Ward headlined at Showbox at the Market for what appeared to be a sold-out show. She’s on the road in support of her second studio album, The Storm. Armed with a guitar, harmonica and powerful vocals, ZZ and her three-member band rocked the venue for well over an hour. Austin duo Black Pistol Fire opened.
ZZ Ward
Black Pistol Fire