While this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) has had to weather a storm in the weeks leading up to the annual week-long festival in Austin, along with artist outrage and an open letter concerning a clause in contracts that seemed to suggest collusion between organizers and immigration officials, we're trying not to let these issues overshadow a year that looks like one of the strongest yet.
Here are sweet little mix of some of our "not to be missed" acts playing SXSW.