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24 alternatives to Text Austin Music

Visual, artistic texts about the coolest SXSW music events

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Text Austin Music launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   SXSW Go 2017▲81

   Discover the epic SXSW 2017 lineup

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lea▲93

   Discover live events and purchase tickets on Messenger

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tixxy▲76

   Never miss your favorite artists again, get tickets by SMS

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Find your best festival▲100

   Compare the music you follow with 100s of festival lineups

   2017 · festivalfinder.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SXSW 2019 Events & Parties▲65

   Hand-picked events and parties for free. 🍔🍺🔥

   2019 · butleroy.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Eventbrite 6.0▲164

   Local events & things to do

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Austin Buzz (SXSW)▲7

   See who's buzzin' at SXSW

   2017 · theaustin.buzz · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Send Me SFMOMA▲83

   Send a text to SFMOMA and they’ll text you back an artwork

   2017 · sfmoma.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SXDiscover 2017▲127

   Match your Spotify to find bands at SXSW

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gigstape▲82

    A mixtape of concerts you'll ❤ in your city this week

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Best Song▲146

    The fun way to discover good music

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Text Mess▲112

    Turn your text messages into art

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SiteChime▲73

    Get a text when people visit your site

    2020 · sitechime.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Show List▲133

    Share bands you've seen live, discover new bands

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Next Week's Playlist▲69

    Curated Spotify playlists of bands coming to town

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    text2pics▲77

    Not another text to picture tool

    2023 · text2pics.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SXSW GO▲87

    Official 2016 mobile guide to South by Southwest

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Best Music Writing Awards▲65

    Celebrate the best music writing across the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spot Caller▲70

    Find live music events you don't want to miss

    2016 · spotcaller.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SXSW by WillCall▲66

    Register for every SXSW party, courtesy of WillCall

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    TodayTix▲75

    Last minute tickets at the best prices

    2019 · todaytix.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HotMusic▲67

    The hottest songs before they hit charts

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    #getevents▲106

    Discover events on twitter

    2015 · getevents.co · its alternatives →

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    Eventbrite 8.0▲118

    Local events & things to do

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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