WEDNESDAY

Pickathon 2023 happens August 3-6 just outside Portland, and the lineup includes Lee Fields, Dehd, Madison Cunningham, Vieux Farka Touré, Florist, W.I.T.C.H., Wednesday, Courtney Marie Andrews, more

”This is the first song I’ve written about being on the road, and I really just wanted to collect all that imagery you ingest on tour,” Karly Hartzman says.

”"I’ll be slinging lotsa handmade shirts and there’ll be other fun surprises,” Katy Hartzman says.

The San Francisco fest is celebrating 15 years in 2023, and their lineup also features The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion, Janelle Monáe, Maggie Rogers, Lil Yachty, Orville Peck, Interpol, Willow, beabadoobee, Alvvays, and more.

This week's playlist includes new music by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Militarie Gun, Wednesday, Gorillaz (ft. Bad Bunny), U.S. Girls, Manchester Orchestra, audiobooks (ft. OneDa), and more.

Wednesday's new album is out April 7 via Dead Oceans, and the band will play shows with Drive-By Truckers, Cryogeyser, Toner, Tenci, Advance Base, All Dogs, Mannequin Pussy, and Squirrel Flower in the coming months.

From Wednesday to Miss Grit to Militarie Gun, here are 15 artists we think are very worth keeping an eye on this year...

”The costs of touring and the overall cost of living have soared over the past decade, but SXSW has continued to offer the same disrespectful deal to artists,” UMAW organizer Joey La Neve DeFrancesco said in a statement.

This week's show includes songs by boygenius, The National, Wednesday, Sleaford Mods, Algiers, Beck, Jesus Piece, Screaming Females, plus a tribute to David Crosby, and more

This week's playlist includes new music by boygenius, Wednesday, Yaeji, MSPAINT (ft. Militarie Gun's Ian Shelton), Screaming Females, The National, and more.