Family Friendly Music Stage Attracts the Stroller Set
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥� Feb. 22, 2017 鈥� and are partnering again this year to connect music fans to some of the most anticipated artists at the 2017 SXSW Music Conference, including Spoon, Real Estate, Temples and The Black Angels, as well as those poised to break out, such as Maggie Rogers, Middle Kids, OJR and Little Simz.
KUTX 98.9 will air four early morning broadcasts live from the Four Seasons ballroom from 7 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, through Friday, March 17, and from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 18.
鈥�,鈥� which airs from 6-7 pm Sundays on KUTX 98.9, will present family friendly sets between the main-stage acts in the hotel鈥檚 Lobby Lounge each day.
The event is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is $10 per adult and $5 per child (ages 10 and under) per day, with all money collected benefiting the Seton Shivers Cancer Center (cash only please). Admission includes a breakfast taco, a granola bar and coffee. The KUTX Live at the Four Seasons 鈥� SXSW edition 鈥� has raised nearly $200,000 for Seton over the past six years.
The following acts are scheduled to perform at KUTX Live at the Four Seasons 2017:
Wednesday, March 15
7 a.m. French-Columbian, Brooklyn-based, multi-instrumentalist R&B artist
8 a.m. Folk-blues and Americana band out of New Orleans
9 a.m. Central Texas Hip Hop group
10 a.m. New Jersey鈥檚 hazy indie rockers
Thursday, March 16
7 a.m. Texan who has written hits for Bart Crow and Mike and the Moonpies
8 a.m. , the electro-pop folk singer made famous by Pharrell鈥檚 endorsement last year
9 a.m. Three-piece band from Sydney, Australia
10 a.m. English rockers
Friday, March 17
7 a.m. Asheville, North Carolina Americana quartet
8 a.m. Oliver John-Rodgers, aka , who plays a range of styles from indie-folk, blues and Americana to grunge, psychedelia and rock 鈥榥鈥� roll
9 a.m. Texas Troubadour
10 a.m. Austin psychedelic rock band
Saturday, March 18
8 a.m. Austin-based singer and songwriter
9 a.m. Austin blues, funk and soul artist
10 a.m. British rapper, singer (and actress)
11 a.m. , which dropped its ninth album 鈥淗ot Thoughts鈥� March 17
鈥淪pare the Rock Spoil the Child鈥� Lineup
Wednesday, March 15
8:30 a.m. Indie rocker, songwriter, playwright and children鈥檚 book author
9:30 a.m. , who weaves folksongs and puppetry into engaging shows for all ages
Thursday, March 16
8:30 a.m. Austin-based "kindie" band
9:30 a.m. Parents鈥� Choice Award winning songwriter for children.
Friday, March 17
8:30 a.m. Latin Grammy winners
9:30 a.m. Educational rockers
Saturday, March 18
9:30 a.m. Chicago鈥檚 upbeat, down-to-earth kindie musician
10:30 a.m. Family funk super duo
Limited self-parking is available in the hotel garage on a first-come, first served basis at a discounted rate of $5 per car until 1 p.m.
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Media Contacts:
Erin Geisler KUTX 98.9
Office: 512-475-8071
Cell: 512-422-1886
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Kerri Sholly, Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Office: 512-685-8058
