Alabama Shakes still haven't booked a Twin Cities date but have plenty of gigs at South by Southwest this week.
This list is neither a promise of the new acts I will see in Austin this week, nor is it necessarily the ones I believe I'll personally like best. It's just the names I believe to be the most noteworthy or interesting. Using last year's list for reference, I wound up only seeing a little over half of them (long lines, deadlines and mega-famous rappers got in the way). Also, two of the acts on last year's list, Skrillex and the Civil Wars, wound up having huge years afterward -- but I personally couldn't stand either of them.
Grimes (performing Tuesday at 7th Street Entry on her way down to Austin)
