The only thing I like better than discovering new music is introducing people to the music I have recently discovered. That's the best part of SXSW: stumbling into a small bar at 2 in the afternoon, getting a free vodka drink (shoutout to Tito's!), and immersing yourself in a fairly unknown band shredding onstage. Here are my favorite discoveries and longtime loves that killed it at SXSW 2014.

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