SXSW 2013

WFUV at SXSW: Phosphorescent at Hotel San Jose

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Matthew Houck performs (and tweets) as Phosphorescent (@Phosphorescent

“If she wasn’t so good, she’d look like an actress fronting a side project,” says Austin 360.

Well, she is that good.

Stopping at the Hotel San Jose to do an amped-up set at the free SXSJ (South by San Jose) compound – she had some extra energy to burn after her bi

L.A.-based Dawes (@DawesTheBand) is well-rooted in the Southern California folk-country-rock worl

Sam Beam is back again in 2013, but he's wearing a different suit.

Iron & Wine (photo by Laura Fedele/WFUV)

There’s some deep history behind all this.

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell at SXSW (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)

Britt Daniel (of Spoon) met Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs) in 2007.

Seattle’s Pickwick (@PickwickMusic) found themselves in a crowded scene of folk-rock until they

Indie rockers who bonded over a love of punk and African music at Columbia University in 2006, Vampire Weekend (

Don't be afraid of a little sweaty soul music, it's good for you.