We recently caught up with Arlington, TX songstress, Jessie Frye, who will be in Austin for her first SXSW.
"I feel immensely honored to be given this opportunity. Music is really about being a part of something that is bigger than yourself. And five days of so much talent and so many people who love music-it's like a huge celebration.

I feel like this music has a chance to reach out to a lot of people, and what better way to do that than at SXSW. I hope SXSW opens a lot of doors and gets people interested. I'm excited about meeting people who want to help move this music forward.

I think people who come to the show will get a really good variety of sound. Lots of acoustic intimacy, but some really hot electric stuff, too. Because I want to give that to the listeners. I want them to be moved not just emotionally but also musically.

As a band I know we are going to have a blast not only playing SXSW, but also seeing all the music there. There are a lot of bands I am personally looking forward to seeing. Tori Amos, of course. Does it get any better than that? Castledoor is a band I'm dying to see. I really want to check out Tinted Windows, too."

She'll be performing Thursday, March 19 at 18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn as part of an eclectic and international bill including Australia's Andy Bull who has a voice you don't want to miss, "Belfast's Bob Dylan" Andy White, harmony laden Australian brothers The Kin, Tulsa pop-rockers Stars Go Dim, Philadelphia's Good Old War, and former Northern Pike, Jay Semko, from Saskatoon, Canada.