Here are the 33 bands I saw this year at sxsw…

Rating system:  ” “= You sucked; “!”= You didn’t suck; “!!”= I’m gonna add you to my spotify playlist; “!!!”= I’m gonna buy your tshirt and tell my friends how awesome you are

K.Flay !!!
Thao and The Get Down Stay Down !!!
IO Echo !
Poolside !
Foxygen !!!
Lord Huron !
Charli XCX
Papa
Disclosure
Palma Violets !!
Skinny Lister !!
Divine Fits !!
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell !
Iron and Wine !!!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
CHVRCHES !
Gliss !
The Orwells !!
Bleeding Rainbow !
Gold Fields !
Young Galaxy !
Frightened Rabbit !!
Bleached !
DIIV !
The Joy Formidable !
Geto Boys
Wampire !
Taylor McLaughlin
Lucious
Charlie Sexton & David Garza !
Paper Moon Shivers
Emilia Love !
Vampire Weekend !!!