Everyone's SXSW is their own unique experience as there's a million things simultaneously and even if you plan to see something it gets so overwhelming,chances are you'll miss it. Here's an overview that I advise you to print out and keep close to your hip.  My pick of the crop.

Great to see Barbados here for the first time doing a showcase and bringing execs over here-

Also- Israel has a strong presence this year- Israel's inaugural year participating with a stand and cocktail party. 11 or so acts are coming in to perform.

I'm partial to Barbados and Israel having been many times.

In no particular order:

Nas and Damian "Junior Gong" Marley

Nneka(Nigeria/Hamburg)

Telephunken - Spain

Tape Deck Mountain

Das Racist

Black Spiders- UK

Make The Girl Dance- France

Onili- Israel

Miz Metro

Star Death and White Dwarfs

DreadBass Sound System

Truth Universal

The Coathangers

Maluca

The Beatards

Bajofondo- Argentina

Steed Lord- Iceland

DaPunto Beat- Mexico City

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

JoiStarr

Exene Cervenka

Homeboy Sandman

The Uglysuit

Debayres- Argentina

Duchess Says- Montreal

Explode into Colors

MC Frontalot

She and Him

ChocQuib Town- Colombia

Killer Mike

DJ Quik

Oh Snap!

Dam-Funk

The Black Angels

Negrita- Italy

Naam

Fucked Up- Toronto

Cheap Trick(for old time's sake)

Hey Champ

Dead Sexy

The Drums

Afro Classics

CasioKids- Norway

Raphael Saadiq

Rebel Diaz

Brisa Roche

Uffie

Jasmine Solano

Mayer Hawthorne and the County

VV Brown- UK

Male Bonding- UK

Cassette Kids- Australia

Think about Life- Montreal

Anita Tijoux- Chile/France

La Melodia- Holland

Monica Blaire

Human Eye

Holy Fuck- Toronto

Fenech Soler- UK

Jovi Rockwell

Hollywood Holt

Drawlings

Acid Girls

Terry Poison- Israel

Aslyn

Kill It Kid- UK

Bass Drum of Death

Get Busy Committee- Holland

Juiceboxxx

Japanther

Best name for a band:

Kill The Noise

Hottest party--

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