Blind Shake photo by Steven Ruud

SXSW 2015 is in full swing, and Austin, TX is jammed with Meerkatting millenials, industry thought leaders, and taco entrails. As always, there are tons of bands worth seeing amidst the clamor, and our man on the ground, Steven Ruud, was on hand to document the good, the branded, and the ugly. Institutions like Gang of Four and Pop Group rubbed elbows with hot properties Destruction Unit and Sheer Mag in the following photo set spanning Tuesday to Thursday this past week. The good lord only knows what kind of craziness this weekend will bring…but you’d best believe we’ll be right in there keeping tabs on it.

All photos by Steve Ruud for Noisey.

BABES

BLIND SHAKE

DADDY LONG LEGS

DAIKAIJU

DELICATE STEVE

DESTRUCTION UNIT



EX-CULT

GOLDEN DAWN ARKESTRA

HOLY WAVE

ICEAGE


INSTITUTE


MEATBODIES

MERCHANDISE

OBN III’s

POP GROUP


SONGHOY BLUES

THE UKIAH DRAG

THINK NO THINK

UNIFORM


UNITED NATIONS


VOCKAH REDU

CHEETAH CHROME

DEERHOOF

GANG OF FOUR

GLUE

GOOCH PALMS

KIM AND THE CREATION



NATURAL CHILD

PROTEX

PSYCHOMAGIC

SHEER MAG

SPRAY PAINT

TEAR DUNGEON

THE SPITS

THEE OH SEES

TOTAL ABUSE