My annual pilgrimage to SXSW in Austin was – as always – amazing!
![1 16 Charli XCX](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1-16-Charli-XCX.jpg)
Charli XCX
![2 15 Cold War Kids](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-15-Cold-War-Kids.jpg)
Cold War Kids
![3 14 Lianne La Havas](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-14-Lianne-La-Havas.jpg)
Lianne La Havas
![4 15 Eric Burdon](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/4-15-Eric-Burdon.jpg)
Eric Burdon
![5 14 Sidney York](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5-14-Sidney-York.jpg)
Brandi Sidoryk of Sidney York
![6 12 Tegan](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/6-12-Tegan.jpg)
Tegan of Tegan and Sara
![7 12 Sara](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/7-12-Sara.jpg)
Sara of Tegan and Sara
![8 14 Chaos Chaos](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/8-14-Chaos-Chaos.jpg)
Asy Saavedra of Chaos Chaos
![9 13 Paloma Faith](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/9-13-Paloma-Faith.jpg)
Paloma Faith
![10 14 Josh Rouse](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/10-14-Josh-Rouse.jpg)
Josh Roush
![11 14 Lissie](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/11-14-Lissie.jpg)
Lissie
![12 14 Nikki Lane](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-14-Nikki-Lane.jpg)
Nikki Lane
![Shannon Labrie @ SXSW 2013](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/13-15-Shannon-Labrie.jpg)
Shannon Labrie
![14 12 Ashley Monroe](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/14-12-Ashley-Monroe.jpg)
Ashley Monroe
![15a 13 BOY](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/15a-13-BOY.jpg)
Sonja Glass of BOY
![15b 13 BOYa](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/15b-13-BOYa.jpg)
Valeska Steiner of BOY
![16 16 Steve Earle](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/16-16-Steve-Earle.jpg)
Steve Earle
![17 16 Paloma Faith](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/17-16-Paloma-Faith.jpg)
Paloma Faith
![18 16 Megan Slankard](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/18-16-Megan-Slankard.jpg)
Megan Slankard
![April Kry](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/19-14-April-Kry.jpg)
April Kry
![Kree Woods @ SXSW 2013](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20-14-Kree-Woods.jpg)
Kree Woods
![21 14 Amanda Shires](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/21-14-Amanda-Shires.jpg)
Amanda Shires
![22 15 Julie Roberts](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/22-15-Julie-Roberts.jpg)
Julie Roberts
![23 15 Haim](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/23-15-Haim.jpg)
Haim
![24 12 Lucy Rose](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/24-12-Lucy-Rose.jpg)
Lucy Rose
![25 15 Dawes](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/25-15-Dawes.jpg)
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes
![26 12 ZZ Ward](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/26-12-ZZ-Ward.jpg)
ZZ Ward
![27 13 Natalie Maines](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/27-13-Natalie-Maines.jpg)
Natalie Maines
![28 13 Nikki Yanofsky](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/28-13-Nikki-Yanofsky.jpg)
Nikki Yanofsky
![29 14 Charli XCX](https://backbeatseattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/29-14-Charli-XCX.jpg)
Charli XCX
Written by: Kirk on 03/23/2013.
Last revised by: Dagmar