Concerts

Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker had the capacity Stubb's crowd in the palm of her hand at our showcase.

Standing on the smoking balcony of a hotel overlooking the Austin skyline, L.A. Salami plays "Day To Day (For 6 Days A Week)" for a small crowd just before midnight.

PWR BTTM, once two and now four members strong, brought glitter, humor and bombast to the stage at Stubb's this year.

The Texas-born, Minneapolis-based powerhouse Lizzo came with her "Big Girls" to Stubb's this year — and brought a surprising cover song along for the ride.

Alynda Lee Segarra paraded around the Stubb's BBQ stage at our SXSW showcase wearing a homemade T-shirt that read "No Human Is Illegal."

Hippo Campus, Lizzo and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears will also perform as part of a public radio showcase at the SXSW Radio Day Stage. Watch live starting Friday at 1 p.m. ET.

The British duo plays a gloomy and stirring nursery rhyme in an Airstream trailer like something out of a David Lynch film.

At St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, Valerie June plays a softly swaying, country-tinged soul song that scrapes the stratosphere.

Naomi Hamilton's "Goji Berry Sunset" is a bedroom pop song with a softly whistled hook, played under a soft, glowing art installation.

The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.