The 11 SXSW showcases you don’t wanna miss

South By Southwest is set to kick off March 7 in Austin, Texas, and there are a lot of bands performing at a lot of different showcases. We’ve sorted through the sea of performances to find the ones that will give you the best bang for your buck. Here are 11 SXSW showcases you don’t wanna miss.

1. AP Interactive Showcase With Video Game Voters Network

Date: Sunday, March 9 @ 7-10 p.m.
Location: Palmer Events Center
Bands: Anamanaguchi, Itch

2. BrooklynVegan Showcase

Date: Wednesday,March 12 @ 7:30 p.m.
Location: Red 7 Patio
Bands: Against Me!, Touché Amoré, the Front Bottoms, Cheap Girls, Frameworks, Placeholder

3. Brixton Agency And Run For Cover Records Showcase

Date: Wednesday, March 12 @ 12-6 p.m.
​Location: The Liberty
Bands: Seahaven, Nothing, You Blew It!, the Front Bottoms, Dads, Cheap Girls, Frameworks, Anne, Cloakroom, Creative Adult, Greys, Josh Berwanger, Special Explosion, Nona, Empire! Empire!, Wild Adriatic, Bixby Knolls, Foxing

4. Relapse Records Showcase

Date: Wednesday, March 12 @ 7 p.m.
​Location: Dirty Dog Bar
Bands: Pyrrhon, Primitive Man, Obliteration, Nothing, Christian Mistress, Windhand

5. Bands And A Bonfire Under The Big Sky

Date: Wednesday, March 12 @ 10 p.m-1 a.m.
​Location: Cheer Up Charlies
Bands: Kurt Vile, Cloud Nothings, the Orwells, Gardens & Villa

6. Glamour Kills/Big Picture Media Showcase

Date: Wednesday, March 12 (12-3:50 p.m.) and Friday, March 14 (12-5:40 p.m.)​
March 12 @ Thirsty Nickel: the Trash Pop Icons, Carbon Tigers, Lime Cordiale, Hyrda Melody, Sol Cat, the Tontons, Cheers Elephant
March 14 @ Blind Pig: Lost In Lost Angeles, Driver Friendly, the Lonely Biscuits, Quiet Company, Itch, Vinyl Thief, Night Riots, Lily & The Parlour Tricks, NGHBRS

7. TSRSXSW, Topshelf Records’ SXSW Showcase

Date: Wednesday, March 12 (6 p.m-2 a.m.) and March 13 (11 a.m-6 p.m.)
March 12 @ 21st Street Co-op: Foxing, Duck. Little Brother, Duck!, Caravels, Diamond Youth, Donovan Wolfington, Special Explosion, Bob Nanna, Joliette, No Somos Marineros, You Blew It!, Prawn, Empire! Empire!
March 13 @ Soho Lounge: Special Explosion, Donovan Woflington, Frameworks, Wild Ones, Diamond Youth, Prawn, Caravels, You blew It!

8. Pure Noise/Equal Vision Records Showcase

Date: Thursday,March 13 @ 12-6 p.m.
Location: G-Pen Annex
Bands: The Story So Far, Gameface, Being As An Ocean, the American Scene, A Lot Like Birds, To The Wind, My Iron Lung, From Indian Lakes

9. The Artery Foundation Showcase

Date: Friday, March 14 @ 6:30 p.m.
Location: G-Pen Annex
Bands: Attila, Alesana, Like Moths To Flames, Being As An Ocean, A Lot Like Birds, Get Scared, This Wild Life, Fit For A King, Myka, Relocate, Hearts And Hands, Mesgosh

10. MetalSucks South By South Death Showcase

Date: Friday,March 14 @ 7 p.m.
Location: The Dirty Dog
Bands: Animals As Leaders, After The Burial, Ringworm, Iron Reagan, Mutoid Man, Whores, East Of The Wall