The music portion of SXSW begins this week in Austin, TX.  Catch Destination Artists Touring Agency’s acts performing at the following events this week:

Wednesday, March 18
•Heems :: South By South Wonderful (Action Bronson release party) @ Scoot Inn
•Kool A.D. :: Fools Gold x Green Label Live x Complex @ Textile (4:30pm)
•Meyhem Lauren :: South By South Wonderful (Action Bronson release party) @ Scoot Inn
•Kool A.D. :: Weird City Hip-Hop SXSW Festival @ Empire Control Room (5:00pm)

Thursday, March 19
•Heems :: Biz3 SXSW Showcase @ The Main (12:35am)
•Kool A.D. :: Rhapsody x Do Media SXSW showcase (6:30pm)
•Scott Melker :: Uproxx House SXSW (with Bleachers) @ Trinity Hall (12:30am)
•Kool A.D. :: The Shadow Club after house @ secret location (1:00 - 5:00am)

Friday, March 20
•Heems :: Baeble Music Day Party @ Empire Control Room (1:00pm)
•Scott Melker :: Uproxx House SXSW (with Future) @ Trinity Hall (12:30am)
•Heems :: Pearl Street Housing Cooperative (11:00pm)
•Kool A.D. :: Pearl Street Housing Cooperative (12:00am)
•Heems :: REProduce Artist Showcase @ The Iron Bear (12:30am)

Saturday, March 21
•Heems :: CYP x Mad Decent x Fool’s Gold Saturday Super Party @ The Main (5:45pm)

This week’s edition of The Village Voice features a cover story on Heems profiling the many hats he wears as rapper & musician, label-head, art curator, political activist, and Queens native.

Read the full piece ‘Growing Up Heems’ by Jay Ruttenberg:
With Eat Pray Thug, Heems Moves Past That Funny Rap Group With the 'Dumb’ Name

DJ Scream has released the highly anticipated new Juicy J mixtape ‘Blue Dream & Lean 2.’  The mixtape is the follow up to the 2012 DJ Scream release and is available now for free download through Datpiff.  

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Swizzymack will join Skizzy Mars as special guest on ‘The Red Balloon Tour’ kicking off on February 27th in Pittsburgh.  

Click here for a complete list of all 33 nationwide dates and ticket info.  

denitia and sene. hit Texas for a run of February shows.  They’ll start in Dallas with other shows that weekend in San Antonio, Houston, and Austin.  

Shwayze will be joining Aer on tour in March for several select California dates on ‘The Westcoasting Tour.’

Catch Shwayze & Aer together in Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo & Ventura.

L’étoile Magazine has released their ‘A Few of Our Favorite Things’ list, naming their favorites of 2014.  The  magazine named Tiny Deaths’ self titled release the EP of the year.

Check out the complete list and write-up here.  

Catch Swizzymack & Travis Scott as they ring in 2015 together at the Wardolf Hotel in Vancouver.