Four Seasons Hotel Austin and KUTX Announce Power-Packed SXSW Broadcast Lineup

Looks like early birds really do get the worm, at least when it comes to South-by Southwest and one of the hottest tickets in town.

For the seventh year in a row, Four Seasons Hotel Austin and KUTX 98.9 will partner to present four early-morning live broadcasts connecting music fans with several of the well-known and up-and-coming artists attending 2017’s South-by-Southwest Music Conference. The events take place in the Four Seasons Ballroom from 7:00 to 11:00 am, Wednesday, March 15, through Friday, March 17, and from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 18.

New this year, the series will also include family-friendly music performances, presented by the station’s “Spare the Rock Spoil the Child” program, between the main-stage acts at 8:30 and 9:30 am daily. Aimed at the “stroller set,” the special performances take place in the Hotel’s Lobby Lounge and appeal primarily to children ages 10 and under.

KUTX Live at Four Seasons is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is USD 10 per adult and USD 5 per child (ages 10 and under) per day, with all money collected benefiting the Seton Shivers Cancer Center. Admission includes a breakfast taco, granola bar and bottomless coffee. The SXSW edition of KUTX Live has raised nearly USD 200,000 for Seton over the past six years.

The following acts are scheduled to perform at this year’s KUTX Live at Four Seasons:

Wednesday, March 15 

• 7:00 am - French-Colombian multi-instrumentalist R&B artist Gabriel Garzón-Montano
• 8:00 am - Good ole rock ‘n’ roll from Ron Gallo
• 9:00 am - Central Texas hip hop group Third Root
• 10:00 am - New Jersey’s hazy indie rockers Real Estate

Thursday, March 16

• 7:00 am - Texan Jonathan Terrell who has written hits for Bart Crow and Mike and the Moonpies
• 8:00 am - Maggie Rogers, the electro-pop folk singer made famous by Pharrell last year
• 9:00 am - Three-piece band Middle Kids from Sydney, Australia
• 10:00 am - English rockers Temples

Friday, March 17

• 7:00 am - Asheville, North Carolina Americana quartet River Whyless
• 8:00 am - Oliver John-Rodgers, aka OJR, who plays a range of styles from indie-folk, blues and Americana to grunge, psychedelia and rock ‘n’ roll
• 9:00 am - Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard
• 10:00 am - Austin psychedelic rock band The Black Angels

Saturday, March 18

• 8:00 am - Austin-based singer and songwriter Molly Burch
• 9:00 am - Austin blues, funk and soul artist Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
• 10:00 am - British rapper, singer (and actress) Little Simz
• 11:00 am - Spoon, which dropped its ninth album Hot Thoughts March 17

“Spare the Rock Spoil the Child” Lineup

Wednesday, March 15

• 8:30 am - Indie rocker, songwriter, playwright and children’s book author Ralph’s World
• 9:30 am - Red Yarn, who weaves folksongs and puppetry into engaging shows for all ages

Thursday, March 16

• 8:30 am - Austin-based "kindie" band The Que Pastas
• 9:30 am - Parents’ Choice Award winning songwriter for children, Joe McDermott

Friday, March 17

• 8:30 am - Latin Grammy winners Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
• 9:30 am - Educational rockers The Deedle Deedle Dees

Saturday, March 18

• 9:30 am - Chicago’s upbeat, down-to-earth kindie musician Little Miss Ann
• 10:30 am - Family funk super duo Sugar Free Allstars

Limited self-parking is available in the Hotel garage on a first-come, first served basis at a special rate of USD 5 per car until 1:00 pm.