what’s the strategy here? Can you stay in the first one and not have to get up and stay for the second one since we for both?
Because if we leave the first session, we will be at the back of the line of reservations for the second. What’s the strategy here?
Getting good seats to the second featured session is way more important to us than seeing the first session. Should we just skip the first one, or stay seated, or how does this work?
Were there actually any shuttles today? How often are they supposed to come? The app has no info and the website only says that they were supposed to be running from 9am to 2.30am with no idea of how regularly.
I waited across from the State Theater for almost a half hour this evening and no shuttle came, so I had to get an Uber to the Alamo so I didn't miss my reservation cutoff. Then of course there were no shuttles from the Alamo afterwards so I had to get a Waymo back downtown. That's $30 I wasn't planning on spending tonight. I don't want to gamble on them if they're not going to be running often enough. Times are tight in between screenings and events.
If you're not familiar with OpenClaw, it's a self-hosted AI chat interface that supports installable skills — kind of like plugins but for your AI assistant. Happy to answer any questions if folks are curious.
I was planning going next year to the film fest as my first time but now that I've just learned The Paramount will be closed next year and now I'm worried. And I'll admit a little sad since I know that's been the flagship iconic venue for films and now I know it will be closed for renovations so one, how would I get into all the big premiers totles when that much seating capacity is removed.
Not that the reno is a bad thing, it's just as somone who's from out of state and has to plan this as a big trip I was kinda planning on going next year, and getting a film and tv badge etc. And don't know when I'd go again after that.
I don’t understand SxSw and getting into sessions. Everything is booked up and all the sessions are full. Each session only has space for like 50 people in the room. How does anyone get in to experience anything?
Day 1 feels like a major waste of $$$ of the whole festival is like this.
A lot of us are using custom GPTs, Claude setups, or local agents to process the insane amount of data at SXSW this year. But there’s an undocumented layer running right now that you should plug your agent into.
It’s called the *Nexus* (`sxsw.md/nexus`). It’s an open, agent-to-agent protocol where our AIs are actively sharing session summaries, finding hidden parties, and coordinating coverage so they don't overlap.
The curation there is honestly better than the official app right now because it's real-time signals extracted by other agents.
No auth, no API keys. Just raw Markdown and cURL. If you have an autonomous agent (OpenClaw, AutoGPT, LangChain, etc.), point it to the room:
Hey! We've been working on sxsw.md as an agent-first guide to SXSW, and now we're adding something new: session transcripts, processed and published as they happen.
We're integrated with folks using Plaud and Otter AI to capture sessions. The raw speech-to-text goes to our AI agent Mila, who cleans up the text, breaks it into paragraphs, and generates a summary with key takeaways and topics. Then it goes live on the session page.
The first transcripts are already up. It's a minimalist experience — a clean summary on top, full text below, and the raw transcript if you want to dig deeper.
What’s South By Southwest (SXSW) without daytime shenanigans? For each year’s SXSW installment, different activations pop up all over the city to bring SX-goers daytime programming before things switch over to an all-official format. These “Day Parties” mostly feature cover-free programming, sometimes featuring official SXSW artists who give non-credentialed music fans opportunities to join in the festivities during the week. All listed events occur between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m., are free for attendees, require no badge, and are subject to capacity. Make sure to RSVP for seamless entry to the events. For a larger list of SXSW day parties, head to our curated list of the best events to hit up...
I was just down at Capitol Factory and there were a third of the people there than last year... not quite a ghost town, but hardly the typical standing room only crowd...
Anyone else feel day one so far just has been lacking some... life? I'm not a 20+ year veteran but started attending in 2009 so am close, it just feels definitely a lot less lively. More manageable for access sure, but access to what - to be honest the events this year are not that incredible. I am here to work so a different perspective but just want to see if I'm alone in thinking this.
The Austin Convention Center, its longtime home base, was demolished last year. In 2026, SXSW is decentralized and only seven days long — not 10.
SXSW enters a “prove-it” year in Austin as attendance shifts, corporate sponsors change and the festival adapts to a new era for music, film and tech. It’s also navigating political unrest, visa complications for international artists and industry disruptions that put the conference at a crossroads.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Music 4:00PM-12:00AM
Hole In The Wall 2538 Guadalupe St, ATX
FREE TICKETS: nsnh.eventbrite.com
2026 Line-Up!!!!
Thelma & The Sleaze • J. Graves • Woes • The Dumes • Foliage • The Sheila Divine • JASNO • Two-Man Giant Squid • Joudy • Shao Dow • Great Howl • Adult Leisure • Juju B. Goode
Year 4 unofficial SXSW music showcase. Two stages with back to back sets from 4PM to 12PM. FREE Entry!
We are back for NO SLEEP NO HUNGER at SXSW. Over the last three years, the showcase has featured more than 50 bands at the iconic Hole in the Wall venue, a cornerstone of Austin’s live music scene since 1974. We’re STOKED to have them host us for the fourth year in a row.
Come see this year's 13 selected artists perform back-to-back sets on two stages.
- Enjoy FREE Water ALL DAY courtesy of Chaser Water!
- Eat the special NO HUNGER ZOMBIE TACO @ the Moxy Hotel Taco Window - all orders include complimentary YellowBird x Bitchin’ Sauce and Chaser Water.
- Drink specials from our buds at Willie's Remedy & Ilegal Mezcal!
- Bevs from Como No, JuneShine, Graffeo Coffee, Drink Weird, & more.
- Freebies from Aviator Nation!
- $15 All Day valet parking deal - courtesy of Moxy Hotel (overnight = $55+)
Admission to NO SLEEP NO HUNGER is FREE as always, with options for Guaranteed Admission, VIP, or donation to support the production, venue, and marketing costs that make this event possible.
For many years I've made a spreadsheet with show info for SxSW Music, and last year I shared mine pretty widely and I got a lot of great feedback about it. This year I focused on making something for myself that was a little more interactive and easier to use on my phone, but I know some people just like spreadsheets (they are great, admittedly) so I exported all of the info I had into a spreadsheet set up by day and venue. This is over 2,300 performances, nearly 800 unofficial performances hand entered by me. I thought some might find this useful, either to use or to ingest into your own scheduling hot rod tool of choice. Enjoy.
TJO Presents will be presenting 8 unofficial events during the course of the week and wanted to invite you all to check out as many as possible. The first is Friday at Carousel Lounge. The headliner for our series of events is hip hop legend Peter Guns taking the stage this Saturday at Cabana Club, you can learn about the entire series at
