South By Southbest: 10 Of SXSW’s Biggest Success Stories

2001 — The White Stripes (And thank god someone was recording.)

2001 — Coldplay (Hate ‘em or…well, hate ‘em, they’re undeniably gigantic.)

2001 — The Strokes (Not only did these three acts play SXSW in 2001, so did My Morning Jacket, the New Pornographers, and the Shins. Not too shabby)

2002 — Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Back when Karen O wore jeans and before her band released Fever to Tell.)

2005 — M.I.A. (LCD Soundsystem, too, but I don’t want to talk about them because I’ll start crying again.)

2007 — Amy Winehouse (The sky’s the limit for this talented songst…oh.)