Jim James, Photo by Neil Krug

The SXSW Music Conference is pleased to announce Jim James as a featured interviewee for the 2013 event.

Jim James has spent the better part of almost two decades as the lead singer and songwriter of My Morning Jacket. Through six studio albums, My Morning Jacket has grown into one of the most acclaimed rock and roll bands in the world. Alongside the band's recording and touring, James has maintained a steady, bordering on voracious, flow of work. In 2009, he released the Tribute To EP, with his versions of six George Harrison songs. He has also lent his voice to albums by the likes of The Decemberists, The Roots, America, Booker T. Jones, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He recorded and toured with the Monsters of Folk—which teamed him up with Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis—and participated in the Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes alongside Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, and Anders Parker.

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2013 Showcasing Band Cafe Tacvba. Photo by Rafa Paz.

SXSW Music is proud to announce this year’s Thursday Auditorium Shores show, presented by NPR Music, featuring some of Latin America’s genre-defining artists. Cafe Tacvba makes their SXSW debut on Thursday, March 14th at Auditorium Shores, sharing the stage with Molotov and Bajofondo.

Molotov, best known for their politically charged lyricism, is continually refining their art and crafting new ways to communicate their message. Four Latin-Grammys, five studio albums and one documentary, Gimme The Power, into their career, we still find the group powering through various festival and events around the world.

2013 Showcasing Band, We Are The Grand

SXSW Music and Sounds From Chile will showcase a batch of fresh up-and-comers and established acts from the South American country this year at the Friends bar.

The night’s line-up includes We Are The Grand. WATG holds strong to a very contemporary style of fast-paced indie rock with skilled execution. From catchy guitar riffs to English-sung lyrics, this rock quartet takes inspiration from their North American neighbors and flips it right-side up.