Zapot Mgwana, center, of Golden Dawn Arkestra gets in the crowd while performing at Maggie Mae's during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Fans cheer as Golden Dawn Arkestra performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas band Rusty Maples performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People watch a performance during the Japan House showcase at Vulcan Gas Company during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People walk along Trinity Street during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A man's shadow is cast against a wall during an interview on the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas band Rusty Maples perform during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Leopold and His Fiction performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Stonefield performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People walk along 6th Street during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Golden Dawn Arkestra performs at Maggie Mae's during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Leopold and His Fiction performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People stand outside of Latitude 30 during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People on bikes crowd together during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People walk along Trinity Street during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People sit along 6th Street during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas band Rusty Maples prepare to perform during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Leopold and His Fiction performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Stonefield performs during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Zapot Mgwana, right, of Golden Dawn Arkestra performs at Maggie Mae's during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People walk along 6th Street during the first night of the SXSW music festival in downtown Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Check out the first night of the South By Southwest music festival — PHOTOS
The first night of South By Southwest in Austin, Tex. featured performances from Golden Dawn Arkestra, Leopold and His Fiction, Stonefield and Las Vegas’ own Rusty Maples.
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