SXSW 2016: 16 L.A. artists to watch next week in Austin (and more), plus a huge ‘SXSW x LA’ playlist

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Elohim
Elohim

Around 200 artists from Los Angeles will be doing official showcases next week in Austin at the South by Southwest Music Festival. And there are probably that many artists, or more, heading to Texas to do unofficial gigs, or play in ancillary events such as label showcases (the Burger parties are always a highlight), corporate events or festivals that piggyback on SXSW like the Red Gorilla and Heart of Texas.

It’s mind-boggling, really. Sometimes we’re surprised there is anybody left in L.A. to play local clubs during the week of SXSW.

Buzz Bands LA will be there to cover a lot of bands that aren’t from L.A. (because we can see local bands at home, right?) — except for Wednesday afternoon when we host our annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” day party at The Main II. That features The Moth & the Flame, James Supercave, Miya Folick, FEELS, Brian Whelan, The Soft White Sixties, Kid Bloom and Paul Bergmann — all “Artists to Watch,” of course.

You may sample their wares here:

And above, we’ve compiled an 80-song Spotify playlist of L.A. people who will be in Austin. Below are videos from 15 artists who should be on your hot list.

Enjoy:

Lawrence Rothman

Elohim

SWIMM

Babes

The Seth Bogart Show

The Dead Ships

Sego

Prism Tats

Autolux

PARTYBABY

Blondfire

Gallant

Chicano Batman

Cellars

Bird Dog

Riothorse Royale

(No official video available, but there’s this:)

Other SoCal artists playing official showcases:

Tennis System
Nightmare Air
Hunny
Andy Clockwise
Sam Outlaw
Bee’s Knees
Barely Alive
Dubloadz
Truth
Nguzunguzu
Metal Mother
letta
Puro Instinct
Cardiknox
Deffie
AKW
Cavalier
Stephen
Alexander Lewis
BLANG
MONOGEM
Meishi Smile
Magic Giant
Kevin Morby
Melaena Cadiz
Judith Hill
Gerald and Tammi Haddon
Awol One & Factor
Casey Veggies
Hodgy Beats
Domo Genesis
Kosha Dillz
Milo
Warm Brew
Cozz
Boogie
Mattson 2
El Conjunto Nueva Ola
MLKMN
Raymundo
Abstrakto
Salvador Santana
Julio Reyes
EXMORTUS
XYLØ
The Heirs
Transviolet
Coast Modern
Strangers You Know
POWERS
CLARA-NOVA
Franky Flowers
PHASES
LEX
Lena Fayre
Melissa Brooks & The Aquadolls
Printz Board & The Boardmemberz
ARO
Crescendo
Chelsea Lankes
Kacy Hill
TOWER
Databoy
Mr Little Jeans
YACHT
The Score
GEMS
V Bozeman
Allie X
Regrettes
No Parents
Self Defense Family
The Garden
Cadillac Tramps
Rat Fist
Melted
Andy Frasco & the U.N.
The New Regime
Decorations
Run River North
Magic Wands
Kitten
PRAYERS
The Pocket Rockets
The Sloths
Mrs. Magician
Hawai
L.A. Takedown
Pearl Charles
Sextile
Drinking Flowers
field trip
Edith Crash
White Sea
Tijuana Panthers
Death Valley Girls
Sick Puppies
The Young Wild
Dent May
Harriet
Cherry Glazerr
Javier Escovedo
Radio Moscow
Plague Vendor
Vision
Weathers
Summer Twins
COSMONAUTS
Tracy Bryant
Levitation Room
Alicia Witt
Nico Yaryan
Spain
Tiffany Alvord
Lo Carmen
Robert Ellis
Bruce Sudano
Leo James Conroy
AJ DeGrasse
Soren Bryce