SXSW 2013 in photos
Every year, hordes flock to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest (SXSW), a set of conferences and festivals with a broad appeal. For music lovers, it’s the unofficial start of the summer festival season; for cinephiles, it’s a chance to check out some off-the-radar indie films; and for techies, it’s a chance to explore new technologies and hear from some of the digital sphere’s best and brightest.
- Ryan Monroe of Band of Horses performs at SXSW on March 9, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- Talib Kweli performs at SXSW on March 11, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- DJ Skee performs at SXSW on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for iHeartradio)
- Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks to introduce the film “Don Jon’s Addiction” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 11, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- A musician performs on 6th Street during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells performs at SXSW at the Copper Tank Events Center on March 15, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Myspace)
- Mayer Hawthorne performs at SXSW on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- Chrisette Michelle performs at SXSW at Brazos Hall on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for BET)
- Musician Willie Nelson attends the screening of “When Angels Sing” during the 2013 Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- A reflection of Jared Leto as he arrives to the screening of “Artifact” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Macklemore performs onstage on March 12, 2013 at SXSW in Austin, Texas. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for iHeartradio)
- Keith Jeffery of Atlas Genius performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Official SXSW Showcase on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for iHeartradio)
- Actor James Franco, actress Rachel Korine, actress Ashley Benson and actress Selena Gomez speak at the Q & A for “Spring Breakers” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive at the Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer pose at the Warner Brothers TV 2013 SXSW party on March 9, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
- Actor Will Arnett, writer Mitch Hurwitz and actor Jeffrey Tambor attend an “Arrested Development” panel at SXSW on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- Actor Jeffrey Tambor, writer Mitch Hurwitz and actor Will Arnett speak onstage at the “Arrested Development” panel at SXSW on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- Wanz performs onstage at SXSW on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for iHeartradio)
- Talib Kweli performs at SXSW on March 11, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- A musician performs on 6th Street during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- A musician performs on 6th Street during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Singer Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs at the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival held at the Auditorium Shores on March 15, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Mark Davis/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Singer Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs at the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival held at the Auditorium Shores on March 15, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Mark Davis/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Singer Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs at the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival held at the Auditorium Shores on March 15, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Mark Davis/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Mayer Hawthorne performs at SXSW on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- Chrisette Michelle performs during BET Music Matters Showcase at SXSW at Brazos Hall on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for BET)
- BJ The Chicago Kid performs during at Brazos Hall at SXSW on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for BET)
- Tegan and Sara perform onstage at SXSW on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for iHeartradio)
- Bridget Kelly performs at SXSW on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for BET)
- Celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman performs in the early hours of March 16, 2013 at a benefit concert for victims and refugees of the conflict in his homeland during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Souleyman, now living as a refugee with his family in Turkey, will remain in the US for the coming days to record a new album in New York, his manager said. (Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sanou Ag Ahmed and Liya Ag Ablil of the Malian desert blues group Terakaft perform at the rear of Justine’s restaurant in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2012 during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Some 2,200 bands are performing at SXSW this year, including several world music acts like Terakaft, who live in exile in Algeria due to the conflict in the north of their homeland. (Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images)
- Actor Paul Rudd arrives to the screening of “Prince Avalanche” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 9, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
- Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids performs at the Normaltown Showcase during the 2013 SXSW Music, FIlm + Interactive Festival at the Velveeta Room on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
- Keith Jeffery of Atlas Genius performs onstage at SXSW on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for iHeartradio)
- Singer Ruben Albarran of Cafe Tacuba performs at the NPR 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival held at Stubbs Ampitheatre on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Actresses Rachel Korine, Ashley Benson and Selena Gomez speak at the Q & A for “Spring Breakers” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive at the Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt and actress Brie Larson attend the Green Room Photo Op for “Don Jon’s Addiction” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 11, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Rapper Kendrick Lamar attends the conversation with Kendrick Lamar and Jessie Wright at the 2013 SXSW Music, FIlm + Interactive Festival on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Actress Selena Gomez arrives at the premiere of “Spring Breakers” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Jared Leto speaks at the Q&A for “Artifact” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom appears on March 11 2013 via Skype video link from New Zealand, with journalist Charles Graeber on the stage below him, during the South by Southwest festival. Dotcom explained his fight against extradition to the United States, which alleges that Megaupload cost the US movie industry millions of dollars in copyright infringement before a police raid on his home outside Auckland shut it down. (Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images)
- Director Saman Keshavarz, winner for Short Film Jury Award for Music Video speaks at the 2013 SXSW Film Awards during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 12, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Mark Davis/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Producer Ted Chung, rap and reggae artist Snoop Lion (née Snoop Dogg), producer Suroosh Alvi and director Andy Capper attend the ‘Reincarnated’ screnning at the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival held at the Paramount Theatre on March 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Mark Davis/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Musician and director Dave Grohl arrives at the screening of “Sound City” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Author Tim Ferriss speaks at the Acquiring The Skill of Meta-Learning during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Hilton Austin on March 9, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
- Actress Ruby Wendell, musician Paul McDonald and actor Thomas Dekker attend the “Snap” cast dinner with Nikki Reed hosted by The Samsung Galaxy Experience at SXSW 2013 on March 11, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)
- Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool of Green Day speak on stage before the World Premiere of “Broadway Idiot” during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 15, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW
- Musician Mike Dirnt of Green Day performs during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at ACL Live on March 15, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)
James
Mar 18, 2013 @ 15:17:28
That’s Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids. Jonnie Russell departed from the band last year. Great photos though! Got to see Band of Horses and The Roots at the Samsung (Copper Tank) Venue.
Michael Gold
Mar 19, 2013 @ 15:05:21
Thanks for bringing that to our attention. We’ve corrected the caption and will make sure to let the wire know about the error.
Glad you enjoyed the photos, too! Hope you had fun at SXSW.
Mark G.
Mar 16, 2013 @ 13:53:47
Thanks for these! It would be helpful if you could caption the photos so that we know what we are looking at.
Michael Gold
Mar 16, 2013 @ 15:51:33
Hi Mark: You were looking at the gallery right after we added a bunch of new photos to it. Everything should have captions now. Thanks for reaching out!