The final night of the festival brought monster performances all over the city of Austin. If one super power would be useful during SX, it would be astral projection, because there is seriously no way to see everything you want.
Redman got the night started right at Moody Theatre with one of the best performances of the night. The aging rapper still rocks a crowd harder than most, and had the audience jumping and screaming curse words at him.
G-Eazy followed him with a performance that was good, but not as good as Red’s.
Joey Bada$$ stormed the stage with his Pro Era crew and ran the crowd through hits from his new album B4.DA.$$. He led the audience in a moment of silence for his fallen Pro Era cofounder Capital Steez, then exploded into the single that started it all, “Survival Tactics.”
J. Cole hit the stage, reppin North Carolina to the fullest, and sending every females in attendance into hysterics.
The night ended at The Belmont, where Ghostface Killah and Raekwon celebrated the 20th anniversary of their classic album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. They performed the whole record back to front for the fans. It was an epic performance that was a once in a lifetime show for any Wu head.
Here is DJ Iron Mic’s last day in Austin for South by Southwest. You can see some more pictures on our Instagram.
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1. GENGAHR – She’s A Witch [EP] – Transgressive 2. JOSE GONZALEZ – Vestiges And Claws – Mute
3. RYLEY WALKER – Primrose Green – Dead Oceans
4. SARAH BETHE NELSON – Fast Moving Clouds – Burger
5. COLLEEN GREEN – I Want To Grow Up – Hardly Art
6. CHASTITY BELT – Time To Go Home – Hardly Art
7. MATTHEW E. WHITE – Fresh Blood – Domino
8. EULA – Wool Sucking – Self-Released
9. PURITY RING – Another Eternity – 4AD
10. RADICAL DADS – Universal Coolers – Old Flame
11. JEFF ROSENSTOCK – We Cool? – SideOneDummy
12. DAN DEACON – Gliss Riffer – Domino
13. COURTNEY BARNETT – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit – Mom And Pop
14. MOUNT EERIE – Sauna – P.W. Elverum And Sun
15. REPTAR – Lurid Glow – Joyful Noise
16. SCREAMING FEMALES – Rose Mountain – Don Giovanni
17. BOMBADIL – Hold On – Ramseur
18. FATHER JOHN MISTY – I Love You, Honeybear – Sub Pop
19. TOBIAS JESSO JR. – Goon – True Panther
20. TITLE FIGHT- Hyperview – Anti 21. SUFJAN STEVENS – Carrie And Lowell – Asthmatic Kitty
22. YOUNG GUV – Ripe 4 Luv – Slumberland
23. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – Wasted On The Dream – Infinity Cat
24. SHANA FALANA – Set Your Lightning Fire Free – Team Love
25. MONOPHONICS – Sound Of Sinning – Transistor
26. PILE – You’re Better Than This – Exploding In Sound
27. LOST BOY ? – Canned – Papercup
28. WAND – Golem – In The Red
29. ADVENTURES – Supersonic Home – Run For Cover
30. LOWER DENS – Escape From Evil – Domino
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. POW! – Fight Fire – Castle Face 2. WEED – Running Back – Lefse 3. WAXAHATCHEE – Ivy Tripp – Merge 4. TORO Y MOI – What For? – Carpark 5. LAURA MARLING – Short Movie – Ribbon
Day 4 at SXSW is when the weekend started, and things started to ramp up. The rain didn’t stop anyone from wildin’ out!
The day started with keynote speaker Snoop Dogg talking about his new album Bush, his youth sports and film ventures, HBO series plans, and Willie Nelson.
Hipnotic Brass Ensemble showed everyone that Jazz can do Hip Hop too.
Dej Loaf popped up out of no where at a random bar.
Killer Mike and El-P murdered the stage at Spin Magazine’s day party, and dared anyone to try to step on their stage.
Later that night I worked on the stage crew again at 720 Club, and got to see Montreal grunge metal band JPNSGRLS. They killed it, along with Atlanta’s Black Linen who put some soul back into rock!
Day 4 of DJ Iron Mic’s South by Southwest adventure.
Power producers Mannie Fresh, Just Blaze, KLC, and Young Guru held a panel discussion hosted by Hot 97′s Paul Rosenberg. They discussed production techniques and working with artists through the years.
Later on, Migos rocked the stage at Mohawk’s on Red River St.
I worked at 720 Club on Red River St. as a member of the stage crew this night, and got to see some killer indie rock bands.
Fotogramas came from Chile just to rock Austin, and did an awesome job.
The Nuns put on an impressive set, as well as a band from our neighboring state of Tennessee called Daddy Issues. Not to be confused with NC’s Daddy Issues.
It was another fun and music-filled day for DJ Iron Mic at #SXSW2015.
Vince Staples, Meyhem Lauren, Heems, Curren$y, and Action Bronson got it poppin’ to start the night on Day 2 at Scoot Inn, accompanied by a surprise appearance by the legendary Funk Master Flex! #noriots
The night was ended at Moody Theatre where Dipset reunited on stage, hosted by 2Chainz and DJ Funk Master Flex, to kick off their reunion tour.
1. CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge 2. BEN WASH – Snob Rock – King’s Head 3. SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land – Young Turks 4. 2 BEARS – The Night Is Young – Southern Fried 5. AMBULAUNZ – Darkroom Sessions – Self-Released 6. MACHINEDRUM – Vapor City Archives – Ninja Tune 7. LES SINS – Michael – Company 8. ALISON WONDERLAND – Run – Astralwerks 9. DIPLO – F10RIDA – Big Dada 10. CLARK – Flame Rave Warp
Day 1 of the SXSW Music Festival brought ASCAP’s first ever Hip Hop and R&B Showcase. Andra Day, BJ Da Chicago Kid, OG Maco, and Dej Loaf killed a full house at The Blackheart to start things off right!
We’ll have more photos from Iron Mic’s trip to South by Southwest in the coming days!
1. RADICAL DADS – Universal Coolers – Old Flame 2. DAN DEACON – Gliss Riffer – Domino 3. EULA – Wool Sucking – Self-Released 4. JEFF ROSENSTOCK – We Cool? – SideOneDummy 5. SONNY AND THE SUNSETS – Talent Night At The Ashram – Polyvinyl 6. JOSE GONZALEZ – Vestiges And Claws – Mute 7. FATHER JOHN MISTY – I Love You, Honeybear – Sub Pop 8. MATTHEW E. WHITE – Fresh Blood – Domino 9. RYLEY WALKER – Primrose Green – Dead Oceans 10. SARAH BETHE NELSON – Fast Moving Clouds – Burger 11. MOUNT EERIE – Sauna – P.W. Elverum And Sun 12. COLLEEN GREEN – I Want To Grow Up – Hardly Art 13. TOBIAS JESSO JR. – Goon – True Panther 14. SCREAMING FEMALES – Rose Mountain – Don Giovanni 15. PURITY RING – Another Eternity – 4AD 16. BOMBADIL – Hold On – Ramseur 17. COURTNEY BARNETT – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit – Mom And Pop 18. GENGAHR – She’s A Witch [EP] – Transgressive 19. CHASTITY BELT – Time To Go Home – Hardly Art 20. TITLE FIGHT- Hyperview – Anti 21. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – Wasted On The Dream – Infinity Cat 22. SHANA FALANA – Set Your Lightning Fire Free – Team Love 23. REPTAR – Lurid Glow – Joyful Noise 24. LOST BOY ? – Canned – Papercup 25. YOUNG GUV – Ripe 4 Luv – Slumberland 26. WAND – Golem – In The Red 27. JAKE XERXES FUSSELL – Jake Xerxes Fussell – Paradise of Bachelors 28. ADVENTURES – Supersonic Home – Run For Cover 29. WILL BUTLER – Policy – Merge 30. CHELAN – Equal Under Pressure – Self-Released
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. SUFJAN STEVENS – Carrie And Lowell – Asthmatic Kitty 2. PILE – You’re Better Than This – Exploding In Sound 3. LOWER DENS – Escape From Evil – Domino 4. MONOPHONICS – Sound Of Sinning – Transistor 5. DOLDRUMS – The Air Conditioned Nightmare – Sub Pop
