> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.glamglare.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 3 Is A Band: SXSW2016 Recap of the Most Memorable Trios - URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/3-is-a-band-sxsw2016-recap-of-trios-we-fully-enjoyed-seeing-live/ - Published: 2016-04-13T19:00:18.000Z - Updated: 2016-04-13T19:00:18.000Z - Author: Elke Nominikat - Tags: Music, #wordpress, #Import 2024-07-26 07:44 Before heading out to Austin to this year’s [South By South West Festival](http://www.sxsw.com/?ref=glamglare.com), I decided on [16 trios I was most looking forward to seeing live](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/03/14/3isaband-16-must-see-trios-at-sxsw-2016/?ref=glamglare.com), and while I couldn’t catch them all, I saw most of them and few who weren’t on my list. Truth be told, there are bands who create astonishing music but might fall flat when performing live. Maybe it’s the venue, maybe it’s the time of day, maybe it’s the audience, and maybe it’s also just me… without further speculation, here are the three-piece bands who put on a lively and/or charming show, a live event to reminiscent of when listening to their recorded material. \[On the cover photo [City of the Sun](http://wearecityofthesun.com/?ref=glamglare.com) who gave an amazing impromptu street performance. Glad, I caught them.\] --- **AUSTRALIA** **[Pretty City](http://www.prettycityband.net/?ref=glamglare.com)** Home base: Melbourne, Australia #3IsABand feature: [Pretty City ](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/02/17/3-is-a-band-pretty-city/?ref=glamglare.com) SXSW 2016: [Pretty City](http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event%5FMS34499?ref=glamglare.com) Genre: Rock SXSW Review: [Pretty City Fascinates Crowds During SXSW 2016](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/04/07/pretty-city-fascinates-crowds-during-sxsw-2016/?ref=glamglare.com) ## ![Pretty City at the East Tent](https://glamglare.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/04/863f2edc-pretty-city-aussiebbqsxsw2016-9-2-1024x683.jpg) --- **CANADA** **[Doomsquad ](http://www.666hell.net/?ref=glamglare.com)**Home base: Toronto, Canada SXSW 2016 bio: [Doomsquad](http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event%5FMS36500?ref=glamglare.com) Genre: Electronic SXSW Review: [Doomsquad Know How to Enchant at Elysium (SXSW)](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/03/31/doomsquad-know-how-to-enchant-at-elysium-sxsw/?ref=glamglare.com) ## ![Doomsquad at Elysium](https://glamglare.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/03/7f71d727-doomsquad-elysium-sxsw2016-56-1024x683.jpg) --- **EUROPE** [**HÆLOS**](http://haelos.com/?ref=glamglare.com) Home base: London, England #3IsABand feature: [HÆLOS](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2015/12/03/20151233-is-a-band-hlos/?ref=glamglare.com) SXSW 2016 bio: [HÆLOS](http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event%5FMS35975?ref=glamglare.com) Genre: Avant / Experimental SXSW Review: [HÆLOS plays SXSW, releases their debut album and kicks off U.S. Tour at Mercury Lounge ](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/04/02/haelos-plays-sxsw-releases-their-debut-album-and-kicks-off-u-s-tour-at-mercury-lounge/?ref=glamglare.com) For their US tour, and most possibly there after, HÆLOS doubled up and added not just one but two drummers as well as a guitarist to their alluring mix. ![Hælos at Foodfest](https://glamglare.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/04/052c8536-haelos-at-cedar-street-courtyard-160316-46-1024x683.jpg) **[Holy Nothing](http://www.turbina.org/holynothing/?ref=glamglare.com)** Home base: Porto, Portugal Album or Show Review or #3IsABand feature: SXSW 2016 bio: [Holy Nothing](http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event%5FMS34644?ref=glamglare.com) Genre: Electronic SXSW Show: [Holy Nothing Proof that Electronic Music Can Be Super Exciting LIVE at Hideout (SXSW)](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/04/01/holy-nothing-proof-that-electronic-music-can-be-super-exciting-live-at-hideout-sxsw/?ref=glamglare.com) ![Holy Nothing at The Hideout](https://glamglare.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/04/2cd53b52-holy-nothing-hideout-sxsw2016-21-1024x673.jpg) --- **USA** [Lady Pills](https://www.facebook.com/ladypillsmusic/) Home base: Boston Genre: Rock SXSW Show: *yet to come… for now, our [Day 3 Round-up](https://wp.glamglare.com/music/2016/03/18/sxsw-day-3-roundup-lady-pills-hunter-sharpe-negative-gemini-fews-more/?ref=glamglare.com)* ![Lady Pills at the West Tent](https://glamglare.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/04/1c7741ae-lady-pills-sxsw2016-193-1024x683.jpg)