The Railsplitters, from Boulder, played the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Rocktin Grove performs during a mini-showcase of Boulder musicians at the Colorado Music Party during South By Southwest music festival on Saturday in Austin, Texas. (Quentin Young / Staff Photo)
Chris Dismuke from Denver performed a cover of Lorde’s “Royals” at the Colorado Music Party on March 19, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Denver native and sometime resident Tyler Ward had a SXSW showcase show in The Victorian Room at The Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 19, 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
The Denver rapper 3Two performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 18, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Denver-based band Son Lux performed a SXSW showcase at Red 7 on March 18, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Denver rock trio Cobary Jam performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 19, 2015, in Austin, Texas, during SXSW. Photo by Quentin Young
Sixth Street in Austin, Texas, from the roof of Parkside on Friday, March 20, during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Denver’s Illenium opened the Madison House SXSW 2015 showcase on Friday, March 20, at Holy Mountain in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Maxwell Hughes covered a song by The Lumineers, his former band, as part of the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Josh Lee, left, joined Ryan Chryst, right, and the Rough Cuts for a set at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Ben Roy of SPELLS performs at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Sarah Summers from Sonoma, Calif., performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW on March 17, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Denver indie-pop band Strawberry Runners performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 18, 2015, in Austin, Texas, during SXSW. Photo by Quentin Young
Jack + Jill from Grand Junction, Colo., performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 18, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Slow Caves from Fort Collins, Colo., performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW on March 20, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Branson Hoog from Fort Collins-based Shatterproof, which performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW on March 20, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, which performed a showcase at SXSW on March 20 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Kitty Crimes, featuring Denver rapper Maria Kohler, performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 18, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Denver rapper SarCa$t performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Ian Schroff from Fort Collins-based The Covz, which performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW on March 20, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Emma Fields sings with her band Cold River City during a mini-showcase of Boulder musicians at the Colorado Music Party during South By Southwest music festival on Saturday in Austin, Texas. (Quentin Young / Staff Photo)
Heather Maloney performed at the Colorado Music Party on Thursday, March 19, during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
No Fair Fights perform at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Josh Lee from Eldren joined iZCALLi when the band performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 19, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Organizers of the Colorado Music Party raised a Colorado flag on Tuesday over the 512 club in Austin, Texas, where the party is showcasing Colorado artists during South By Southwest. Photo by Quentin Young
Wasteland Hop performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Jeff Austin performs his first SXSW set in Austin, Texas. He performed solo at the Continental Club on March 19, 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Branded Bandits played the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
The Patti Fiasco performed at Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds played the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Question, left, and El Brinosaurus, of Denver hip-hop group High Five, performed as part of the Colorado Music Party on Wednesday at the 512 in Austin, Texas, during South By Southwest. Photo by Quentin Young
Lyndsay Evans and Sexy Ester performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015. Photo by Quentin Young
Publicist UK from Longmont, Colo., performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 18, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Grayson Erhard of Aspen Hourglass, which performed at the Colorado Music Party on March 20, 2015, during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Sexy Ester from Madison, Wis., performed at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW on March 19, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young
Julie Gussaroff, left, and Alexandra Schwan perform with The Sweet Lillies during a mini-showcase of Boulder musicians at the Colorado Music Party during South By Southwest music festival on Saturday in Austin, Texas. (Quentin Young / Staff Photo)
Alana Rolfe plays with Fort Collins band Stella Luce at the Colorado Music Party during SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Quentin Young