Here’s two ladies that know how to be emotional. Not only does duo Frances Rose rock a denim jacket for a post-grunge feel, but they also douse their mixes in an electro-dub haze of beats and loops, giving a psuedo-goth feel to their stories of heartbreak and trying romantic adventures. Track ‘Vampire’ is especially revealing, as only two women that have known each other all their lives are capable of. Frances Rose won our Reader’s Best of 2012 poll for emerging bands. – Mike Levine(@Goldnuggets)

Skaters excitedly pronounces their name repeatedly on landing on their nondescript website. But once you’ve seen the pizza-loving video for ‘Schemers,’ you’ll get a better idea for the sense of humor the trio is capable of. Shooting toy guns through confetti-soaked backgrounds, it’s obvious this is a band looking for a party. And with this much energy, there can’t be one far behind. The band was selected as The Deli writers’ best band of 2012, and recently signed a deal with a major label – they are definitely going to be one of the emerging acts not to miss at SXSW 2013. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Haven’t hopped on The Secret History bandwagon yet? Then you better start listening before their upcoming album release. Comprised of cult songwriter Michael Grace Jr. as well as other members of My Favorite, as well as vocalists Jaime Allison Babic and Lisa Ronson (daughter of glam rocker Mick Ronson) The Secret History has made a graceful transition from My Favorite’s psych pop antics to their current sound, while maintaining a trademark whimsical playfulness. Their debut album “The World That Never Was” in 2010 gained them praise from Allmusic.com, Spectrum Culture, and was even listed as one of Kip Berman’s (of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) favorite records of the year. We’re pretty excited to see what they’ve got coming out this June. Mark your calendars, the release party will be on 06.05 at Glasslands. – Lucy Sherman

Lots of news this month for NYC Indie Rock quintet Stone Cold Fox: the band just released this video for their single "Seventeen" – streaming below. On the live show side of things, they’ll be headlining Glasslands Gallery on 03.22. Also, our friends at Delicious Audio asked them a few quetions about recording and gear, you can read the interview here. 

Are they called Feathers because their electronic beats mixed with the soft voice of Anastasia Dimou cause you to feel like you are flying through the city on a windy day? Probably not. The Austin band formed in 2011 after leading lady, Dimou, moved to Texas by way of New York and met three other lady musicians. Their new album "If All Now Here" will be out later this year but you will have multiple opportunities to check them out on their home turf during SXSW – most notably they will be performing at the exclusive Yahoo! Music show featuring Depeche Mode, a band they date – at least musically. For a quick reference on their other showcases see their cover photo on facebook. – Courtney Pierce

Spunky and sunny, Brooklyn-based Team Spirit embodies all the characteristics of their name, creating a swinging surf sound with bursts of poppy cheer. The band is heading to Austin for SXSW and will release their second EP in April, under the wing of buzz creators (and conflict of interests defiers) Vice Records. Listen to the track streaming below from the upcoming EP – epic! – Read Meijin Bruttomesso’s interview with the band

With their albums "Darkness Sure Becomes This City" and its 2011 follow-up "The Unknown Science," Joy Kills Sorrow has taken their captivating live performance to NPR’s "Mountain Stage" series, in addition to folk festivals and bluegrass competitions throughout the world. The band, whose name comes from the call letters, WJKS, of the Monroe brothers radio station in the 1930s, just finished tracking for a new album, in between shows on the East Coast. See them live at Rockwood’s Stage 2 on March 24. – Read Davon Antonetti’s interview with the band here

After taking their "buzz band" status to new heights in 2012 (partly also because of the cover of The Deli’s summer issue), Snowmine goes to SXSW as a "band not to miss." To remind music fans about their gorgeously ascetic dream pop, Snowmine released today a new song and video for the single "Silver Sieve" (streaming), taken from their upcoming second album. Don’t miss these guys’ live show, it’s top notch stuff – we booked them several times, and can’t get enough of them!