Around every corner at SXSW, there is a chance to see something special happening. Maybe it's a band making the leap to the next level, starting a scene. The El Guapos, among other acts, opened eyes to a younger generation of musicians.

"If a stranger had walked up to me when I was 16 and told me that I would be playing SXSW in fewer than three years, I would not have believed them. Nor would I have believed that when my best friend and I put together a group and began recording in an old ranch house, we would be on the front end of a youth music movement. In the past year or so, organizations catering to young musicians in Austin have synthesized, coinciding with the development of several strong young Austin bands. 375 people packed Momo’s for the first SXSW official underage day party, and nothing can describe the euphoria of taking the stage in front of a packed SXSW venue.

Aaron Miller - The El Guapos

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