SOUNDS AUSTRALIA to take over SXSW with the launch of Australia House

SOUNDS AUSTRALIA’s partnership with SXSW has been turned up to 11 this year with the debut of Australia House (AKA Lucille on Rainey St).

The partnership with G’DAY USA will see some of Australia’s greatest cultural and tech exports come together under the one roof.

The world famous Aussie BBQ will take over Australia House on Thursday March 15, featuring Gang of Youths, The Money War, Ruby Boots and more.

THE AUSSIE BBQ

BACKYARD
11.00am Divide and Dissolve
11.50am Thandi Phoenix
12.40pm The Money War
1.30pm Bad Pony
2.20pm ORB
3.10pm Death Bells
4.00pm Vowws
4.50pm CALMLY
5.40pm Gang of Youths

FRONT YARD
11.25am Vacations
12.15pm Ruby Boots
1.05pm Tori Forsyth
1.55pm Juanita Stein
2.45pm Calan Mai
3.35pm ELSZ
4.25pm WISLN
5.15pm Small Island Big Song
6.05pm Promiseland

Additionally, the House will feature partnership showcases with BIGSOUND, Future Classic, Metropolitan Groove Merchants (MGM), Our Golden Friend and Secret Sounds on March 13, 14, 15 and 16, with acts like Gordi, Alice Ivy, Didirri and Stella Donnelly taking the stage.

SOUND GALLERY
TUESDAY 13 th MARCH

9.00pm Benji Lewis
9.50pm Pretty City
10.40pm Thandi Phoenix
11.30pm Lolo Lovina
12.20am The Money War
1.10am Trove

METROPOLITAN GROOVE MERCHANTS
WEDNESDAY 14 TH  MARCH

8.00pm                Daggy Man (AUS)
9.00pm                Sons Of The East (AUS)
10.00pm              Lime Cordiale (AUS)
11.00pm              Sad Baxter
12.00am              Go Fever (AUS)
1.00am                Harpooner

FUTURE CLASSIC
THURSDAY, 15 TH  MARCH

8.00pm                G Flip (AUS)
9.00pm                Frank Leone
11.00pm              Sassy 009
12.00am              Marco McKinnes
1.00am                jpegmafia

SECRET SOUNDS
FRIDAY 16 TH  MARCH

8.00pm                Totally Mild (AUS)
9.00pm                Hatchie (AUS)
10.00pm              The Tesky Brothers (AUS)
11.00pm              Alice Ivy (AUS)
12.00am              Mallrat (AUS)
1.00am                Neil Francis (AUS)

BIGSOUND BRUNCH
FRIDAY, 16 TH MARCH

11.00am Didirri
11.45pm Slum Sociable
12.30pm Hoodlem
1.15pm Big White
2.00pm Stella Donnelly
2.45pm Gordi

OUR GOLDEN FRIEND PARTY
FRIDAY, 16 TH MARCH

3.30pm Jade Imagine
4.15pm RVG
5.00pm Totally Mild
5.45pm Jess Ribeiro

Elsewhere, Australia House will host the return of SOUNDS AUSTRALIA’s official SXSW Luncheon, which seats over 140 US and Australian industry delegates for a networking session.

SOUNDS AUSTRALIA’s partners for the debut of Australia House include Blundstone, Nightlife Music,  and Tim Tam, which will help the body present speed sets from The Teskey Brothers, Lime Cordiale and Big League, among others on March 16.

TIM TAM SLAMS
12.00pm Lolo Lovina
12.35pm The Heart Collectors
1.10pm The Elliotts
1.45pm The Teskey Brothers
2.20pm Big League
2.55pm Ainsley Farrel
3.30pm Fatai
4.05pm Daggy Man
4.40pm Lime Cordiale

Twitter has also come on board to present #TwitterHouse, to host an exclusive all-Australian showcase later in the week.

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.