The Dentonite's Guide to SXSW 2018
Whether you’re making the journey down to Austin to experience South by Southwest in person, or you’re staying right here in Denton, The Dentonite has gathered all of the ways you can experience one of the largest festivals in the country.
SXSW in Austin
Denton Music Showcase
Monday, March 12
7:30pm-1:50am
The Sidewinder Inside
715 Red River St.
Austin, TX 78701
Hosted by Discover Denton
All Ages
Find the event on Facebook here.
Musical Performances by:
Leoncarlo 7:30 PM-8:00 PM
Harry Zimm 8:20 PM-8:50 PM
TOMKAT 9:10 PM-9:40 PM
Wesley Jenson and The Penny Arcade 10:00 PM-10:40 PM
Kaela Sinclair 11:00 PM-11:40 PM
Pearl Earl 12:00 AM-12:40 AM
Josh T. Pearson 1:00 AM-1:50 AM
Pitch Accelerator
Saturday, March 10 | 9:30am-6:00pm at the Hilton Hotel, 4th Floor, Salon A/B
Sunday, March 11 | 9:30am-8:00pm at the Hilton Hotel, 4th Floor, Salon A/B
Monday, March 12 | 11:30am-1:00pm at the Hilton Hotel, 4th Floor, Salon C
Austin, Texas 78701
The SXSW Pitch Accelerator is a three-day Shark Tank-like experience where individuals and groups can present their ideas in front of talent scouts, investors and like-minded individuals. Representatives from Stoke Denton and the City of Denton Economic Development will be present to identify opportunities for the city of Denton.
Pitches will be heard in the following categories:
- Augmented and Virtual Reality
- Enterprise and Smart Data
- Entertainment and Content
- Health and Wearables
- Hyper-Connected Communities
- Payment and Fintech
- Security and Privacy
- Social and Culture
- Sports and Performance Data
- Transportation
Bonnie Whitmore & Her Band
Wednesday, March 14
10:00pm-10:40am
Victorian Room at The Driskill
604 Brazos St.
Austin, TX 78701
Musical performance.
Troy Garrick
Saturday, March 17
9:15pm-9:30pm
Tap Room at The Market
319 Colorado St.
Austin, TX 78701
Musical performance.
Kate Auringer
Wednesday, March 14
TBA
Musical performance.
SXSW Online
Can't make it down to Austin? There are still ways to keep up with what's happening at the fest online.
SXSW Live
The SXSW team has a daily schedule lined up of exclusive interviews that will be live streamed throughout the festival.
Thursday, March 8
5:30 PM – 2018 SXSW Live Preview
Friday, March 9
10:00 AM – Interview with fashion designer and TV personality Rachel Zoe
11:00 AM – Interview with entrepreneur and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin
12:45 PM – Interview with Blood Fest director Owen Egerton and actors Robbie Kay and Seychelle Gabriel
8:30 PM – American Animals Red Carpet
Saturday, March 10
9:15 AM – Interview with professional climber Alex Honnold
10:00 AM – Interview with The Daily Show‘s Roy Wood Jr. and producers: Jocelyn Conn and Ramin Hedayati
11:00 AM – SXSW Film Keynote Darren Aronofsky – Academy Award®-nominated director and founder of Protozoa Pictures
12:00 PM – Interview with Vida creator Tanya Saracho and actresses Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada
3:00 PM – Interview with designer and technologist John Maeda
4:15 PM – Interview with psychotherapist and SXSW Interactive Keynote Esther Perel
7:00 PM – Blockers Red Carpet
Sunday, March 11
9:45 AM – Interview with Wild Nights With Emily director Madeleine Olnek and actresses Amy Seimetz and Molly Shannon
12:15 PM – Interview with SXSW Convergence Keynote Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
2:00 PM – SXSW Interactive Keynote Melinda Gates – philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3:00 PM – Interview with The Atlantic staff writer Vann R Newkirk II
4:30 PM – Interview with culture writer and editor for Slate Aisha Harris
Monday, March 12
10:00 AM – The Director and The Jedi Red Carpet
12:00 PM – Interview with You Can Choose Your Family director Miranda Bailey and actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan
2:00 PM – SXSW Interactive Keynote – Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
4:00 PM – Interview with Stockton California Mayor Michael Tubbs
5:00 PM – The Last O.G. Red Carpet
Tuesday, March 13
9:15 AM – Interview with digital creator Hannah Hart and the Ad Council’s Lina Renzina
9:50 AM – Interview with Warriors of Liberty City subject Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell and director Evan Rosenfeld
11:00 AM – SXSW Convergence Keynote – Nonny de la Pena – virtual and augmented reality pioneer; founder and CEO of Emblematic Group
12:00 PM – Interview with co-anchor of Nightline and weekend editions of Good Morning America and host of 10% Happier Dan Harris
2:00 PM – SXSW Convergence Keynote whurley – Founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a quantum computing startup based in Austin, Texas
3:30 PM – Interview with Noor Tagouri – Reporter, journalist, and motivational speaker
5:30 PM – Interview with Director of Engineering at Google Ray Kurzweil
Wednesday, March 14
11:00 AM – SXSW Music Keynote – Lyor Cohen – YouTube’s Global Head of Music
1:00 PM – Interview with Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab Neha Narula
4:00 PM – Interview with Elvis Presley: The Searcher director Thom Zimny and Priscilla Presley
6:00 PM – Hearts Beat Loud Red Carpet
Thursday, March 15
10:00 AM – Interview with rapper and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan U-God
2:30 PM – Interview with recording artist, producer and avid technologist Ryan Leslie
Friday, March 16
12:00 PM – Interview with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads and The Tom Tom Club
1:00 PM – Interview with Vice President of Marketing Catalog at Atlantic Records Tom Mullen
5:00 PM – Interview with founder and chairman of Fnatic Sam Mathews
Saturday, March 17
12:00 PM – Interview with singer-songwriter Lucy Rose
7:00 PM – Isle of Dogs Red Carpet
SXSW Social
Denton CVB is attending and will be tweeting about it.
The Dentonite will be sending some people as well so be on the lookout for content from us as well!
SXSW in Denton
Prefer to stay in Denton to get your music fix? Killer's Tacos is hosting a range of events from March 13-19 for those that are still in the area during the fest.
SXLD: South By Lil Denton
PreSXSW Showcase feat. Nominee, Keep Flying and more
Tuesday, March 13
Hosted by BLVR Booking and Michael Hightower
Nominee, Keep Flying, Something More, Special Explosion, Gold Steps, The Co Founder, Push, LUCA, Southway, 1 more tba
$10 -- Doors at 6pm
SXSW Emo Goodness at Killer's Tacos
Wednesday, March 14
Hosted by Casa De Monstros and Regina Bugarin
awakebutstillinbed, Pool Kids, Better Now, Sylvania Ave., Record Setter
$5 Donation -- 7:30pm
PostSXSW Showcase at Killer's Tacos
Friday, March 16
Hosted by Michael Hightower and BLVR Booking
The Young Step, Tongues of Fire, Quinn Cicala, PINE MARTYN Science for Giants, Can't Hardly Wait
$5, $7/2 with a friend -- Doors at 6:30pm
SxWTF!?: A Counter Intuitive Showcase
Monday, March 19
Hosted by Long Live Booking and Counter Intuitive Records
Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Two Knights, Retirement Party, PKEW PKEW PKEW, Mover Shaker, Toy Cars, Greet Death, oldsoul, Heart Attack Man, Sad Cops
$10 -- Doors at 4pm