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The Daily Texan’s local playlist for SXSW’s music festival

The Daily Texan’s local playlist for SXSW’s music festival

Prisha Mehta, General Life&Arts Reporter March 10, 2023

Every year, the South by Southwest music festival showcases some of Austin’s most talented local musicians. With the festival quickly approaching, The Daily Texan curated a collection of songs by local...

Future of tech: How to experience AI at SXSW

Future of tech: How to experience AI at SXSW

Celeste Hoover, General Life&Arts Reporter March 10, 2023

South by Southwest brings a variety of panels, presentations and interactive events exploring the new frontier of tech: artificial intelligence.  Audiences can expect a broad slate of events, from...

No badge, no problem: Free events at SXSW

No badge, no problem: Free events at SXSW

Angela Lim, Life&Arts Editor March 9, 2023

While thousands of attendees flock to Austin for South by Southwest, non-badge holders can still fill their itinerary with various exhibitions and showcases at the festival. The Daily Texan compiled a...

SXSW Texas Shorts Showcase features local filmmakers

SXSW Texas Shorts Showcase features local filmmakers

Ryan Ranc, Senior Film Columnist March 9, 2023

Each year, South by Southwest gives opportunities to Texas’ independent film community, as it opens networking opportunities with bigger production companies and unlocks secrets of filmmaking for newcomers....

Q&A: The Joy Formidable on U.S. tour, beginnings in post-punk music scene

Darren Puccala, Life and Arts General Reporter September 4, 2022

The sonic blend of indie dream pop and the experimental nature of post punk instrumentals dominate the soundscape of England’s music scene. For Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matthew James...

Live Shot: COIN, Yardsale! energize crowds with live band sound at Forty Acres Fest

Sofia Treviño, Angela Lim, Life and Arts Reporters April 3, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 29, 2022 flipbook. As this Saturday's annual Forty Acres Fest came to a close, thousands of Longhorns stood in front of the UT Tower to watch...

Life and Arts reporters reflect on favorite SXSW content

Life and Arts reporters reflect on favorite SXSW content

Noah Levine, Sofia Treviño, Kaiya Little, Life and Arts Reporter March 25, 2022

Editor's Note: This article was first appeared in the March 22, 2022 flipbook. Noah Levine, Senior Film Columnist The best movie at South by Southwest, hands down, was “Everything Everywhere All...

Meow Wolf, Spatial collaborate for Spatial Holodeck immersive art experience, allow SXSW attendees to escape into futuristic world

Meow Wolf, Spatial collaborate for Spatial Holodeck immersive art experience, allow SXSW attendees to escape into futuristic world

Sofia Treviño, Life & Arts Reporter March 23, 2022

Visitors of the Meow Wolf pop-up experience at SXSW stepped into an eclectic world full of bright blue, purple and pink neons and whimsical background noises, immersing themselves in art brimming with...

Our Worlds’ Kilma Lattin talks using technology to share Native American, Indigenous narratives at SXSW

Our Worlds’ Kilma Lattin talks using technology to share Native American, Indigenous narratives at SXSW

Kaiya Little , Life & Arts Reporter March 23, 2022

This week at SXSW, Kilma Lattin, founder and CEO of historical world-building company Our Worlds, presented his short film project using immersive augmented reality technology to tell the story of members...

Texas filmmakers take SXSW’s Film Festival by storm

Texas filmmakers take SXSW’s Film Festival by storm

Noah Levine, Life & Arts Film Columnist March 23, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 11, 2022 SXSW flipbook. After a two-year hiatus, SXSW finally returns in-person, in its full glory to Austin, Texas. During the festival, which...

QUIZ: Which SXSW artists should you watch for?

QUIZ: Which SXSW artists should you watch for?

Angela Lim, Senior Life & Arts Reporter March 23, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 11, 2022 SXSW flipbook. With a music lineup saturated with various acts, SXSW attendees have the opportunity to discover an overwhelming number...

Simone Browne showcases conversation between Black studies, surveillance in SXSW featured art program ‘Not Only Will I Stare’

Simone Browne showcases conversation between Black studies, surveillance in SXSW featured art program ‘Not Only Will I Stare’

Zoe Tzanis, Life & Arts Editor March 23, 2022
African and African diaspora studies professor Simone Browne will showcase her self-curated exhibit, “Not Only Will I Stare,” at SXSW.
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