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Festival No. 0000231 · Est. 1995

SXSW 2006

SXSW 2006

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SXSW 2006 - Austin, US
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  • Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys formed in New York, United States, in 1979, and split up in 2014, after 35 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, east coast hip hop, electro, experimental hip hop, funk, hardcore hip hop, hardcore punk.
  • Belle & Sebastian
    Belle & Sebastian formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in January 1996. Plays alternative rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, dance-pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop.
  • Big City Rock
    Big City Rock formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2001, and split up in 2008, after 7 years. Plays rock.
  • Blackalicious
    Blackalicious formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2021, after 29 years. Plays hip hop, underground hip hop.
  • Camera Obscura
    Camera Obscura formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays indie pop, pop, rock, twee pop.
  • Controller.controller
    Controller.controller formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2002, and split up in October 2006, after 4 years. Plays indie rock.
  • Cut Chemist
    Cut Chemist was born in New York, United States, on 4 October 1972. Plays hip hop, trip hop, turntablism, underground hip hop.
  • Daniel Johnston
    Daniel Johnston was born in Sacramento, United States, on 22 January 1961, and died on 11 September 2019, aged 58. Plays bedroom pop, folk, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Eagles of Death Metal
    Eagles of Death Metal formed in Palm Desert, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
  • Echo & The Bunnymen
    Echo & The Bunnymen formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
  • Erykah Badu
    Erykah Badu was born in Dallas, United States, on 26 February 1971. Plays acid jazz, contemporary r&b, funk, hip hop, jazz, neo soul, soul.
  • Flogging Molly
    Flogging Molly formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1997. Plays celtic punk, folk, folk punk, folk rock, punk, punk rock.
  • Josh Ritter
    Josh Ritter was born in Moscow, United States, on 21 October 1976. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
  • José González
    José González was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 31 July 1978. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Liam Frost
    Liam Frost was born in Manchester, United Kingdom.
  • Living Things
    Living Things formed in St. Louis, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival, hard rock, pop, post-grunge, rock.
  • Manchester Orchestra
    Manchester Orchestra formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock, slowcore.
  • Of Montreal
    Of Montreal formed in Athens, United States, in 1996. Plays art pop, electronic, experimental, funk, funktronica, glam rock, indie pop, indie rock.
  • OK Go
    OK Go formed in Chicago, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
  • Ours
    Ours formed in 1992.
  • Richard Swift
    Richard Swift was born in California, United States, on 16 March 1977, and died on 3 July 2018, aged 41.
  • Robert Pollard
    Robert Pollard was born in Dayton, United States, on 31 October 1957. Plays rock.
  • Rogue Wave
    Rogue Wave formed in Oakland, United States, in 2002. Plays folk, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
  • Sam And Dave
    Sam And Dave formed in Miami, United States, in 1961, and split up in 1981, after 20 years. Plays deep soul, funk, r&b, soul, southern soul.
  • Sam Roberts
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  • Scissors for Lefty
    Scissors for Lefty formed in San Luis Obispo, United States, in 2000.
  • Secret Machines
    Secret Machines formed in Dallas, United States, in July 2000.
  • She Wants Revenge
    She Wants Revenge formed in 2005, and split up on 4 August 2020, after 15 years. Plays indie rock, rock.
  • Snow Patrol
    Snow Patrol formed in Dundee, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop, pop rock, post-britpop, power pop.
  • Sound Team
    Sound Team formed in Austin, United States, in 2000, and split up on 15 September 2007, after 7 years.
  • Spank Rock
    Spank Rock formed in Baltimore, United States, and split up in 2007.
  • Swearing At Motorists
    Swearing At Motorists formed in Dayton, United States, in 1995.
  • The Boy Least Likely To
    The Boy Least Likely To formed in Wendover, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays indie pop.
  • The Dresden Dolls
    The Dresden Dolls formed in Boston, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, cabaret, dark cabaret, piano rock, punk rock, rock.
  • The Joggers
    The Joggers formed in Portland, United States, in 2001.
  • The Like
    The Like formed in 2001, and split up in 2011, after 10 years. Plays indie rock.
  • The Longcut
    The Longcut formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2002.
  • The Magic Numbers
    The Magic Numbers formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
  • The New Amsterdams
    The New Amsterdams formed in Lawrence, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock.
  • The New Pornographers
    The New Pornographers formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 1997. Plays indie pop, indie rock, pop, power pop, rock.
  • The Octopus Project
    The Octopus Project formed in 1999. Plays electronica, experimental, indie pop, psychedelic pop.
  • The Ponys
    The Ponys formed in 2001.
  • Tilly and the Wall
    Tilly and the Wall formed in Omaha, United States, in 2001. Plays indie pop.
  • Tony Conrad
    Tony Conrad was born in Concord, United States, on 7 March 1940, and died on 9 April 2016, aged 76. Plays drone, experimental rock, free improvisation, minimalism, noise.
  • We Are Scientists
    We Are Scientists formed in Berkeley, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock.
  • What Made Milwaukee Famous
    What Made Milwaukee Famous formed in Austin, United States, on 17 September 2002, and split up in September 2014, after 11 years.
  • Why?
    Why? formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1997. Plays hip hop, indie pop.
  • Zeena Parkins
    Zeena Parkins was born in Detroit, United States, in 1956. Plays avant-garde jazz, experimental, free improvisation, jazz.