After 31 years, how does SXSW stay relevant?
There was a political edge to the Austin festival this year and a genuinely impressive gender balance – Toronto artists also made a splash
Mar Sellars
March 20, 2018
There was a political edge to the Austin festival this year and a genuinely impressive gender balance – Toronto artists also made a splash
Earlier start and end times could equate to larger, diverse audiences that include more 9-to-5ers, suburbanites, parents, university students and older folks
Lots of factors – the travel ban, the weak Canadian dollar and British pound, the language in SXSW contracts – made for a different festival experience this year