WASHINGTON (CelebrityAccess) — The National Independent Venue Association has partnered with Paste Magazine and The Black List to reveal the second annual Live List, showcasing the independent entertainment industry’s favorite live performers.
The list was assembled from votes collected from more than 1,000 NIVA members, including independent performance venues, festivals, and promoters working on the frontlines of the live entertainment sector.
The 2024 Live List features 47 artists, including Alana Springsteen, Bar Italia, Bob the Drag Queen, LA LOM, Liz Miele, Medium Build, Otoboke Beaver, Paris Texas, Say She She, Thus Love, Young Gun Silver Fox, and more.
The selected artists will be showcased in a year-long celebration that kicks off in March with two events at this year’s SXSW:
● The National Independent Venue Association SXSW official Day Party during the SoCo Stomp at C-Boys Heart & Soul, March 13, 12 noon to 7 p.m.
● The National Independent Venue Association SXSW official Live List Showcase at Antone’s Nightclub, March 14, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
“NIVA members are actively booking, promoting, and attending hundreds – if not thousands – of shows every year and therefore have the proven ability to identify talent that can have long and sustainable careers in the live space,” says Jordan Anderson, Troubadour Talent Booker and The Live List Task Force Co-chair. “The Live List has been the perfect initiative for NIVA to help foster these acts in our rooms and beyond.”
“We see acts that really have the ability to go the distance and, with that, we believe The Live List is a way for us to continue to help develop and foster these artists as they move forward in their careers,” says Jake Diamond, the Marketing Director for Union Stage Presents and The Live List Task Force Co-chair.
The 2024 Live List of featured up-and-coming artists includes:
Alana Springsteen
Annie DiRusso
Arcy Drive
Ax and the Hatchetmen
Bar Italia
Billy Woods
Bob the Drag Queen
Brainstory
Daniel Donato
Dehd
Devon Gilfillian
Dry Cleaning
Etran de L’Aïr
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Gianmarco Soresi
Glove
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Jessica L’Whor
LA LOM
Lip Critic
Liz Miele
LP Giobbi
Mannywellz
Medium Build
Michigander
Miya Folick
Model/Actriz
Nation of Language
Otoboke Beaver
Paris Texas
Petey
Ratboys
Raye
Say She She
Sir Chloe
Slow Pulp
Sweeping Promises
Taylor Acorn
The Beths
The Last Dinner Party
The Moss
The Nude Party
Thus Love
Vandoliers
Willi Carlisle
Yard Act
