Hundreds of artists from around the world visited Austin, Texas, for this year’s SXSW music festival and conference, which was held March 15-19.

Here are just a few who made their mark in the Lone Star State.

Neil Young

The Architects
Chrissie Hynde

The Brilliant Mistakes

Justin King
Rob Dickinson

Sam Moore

Willie Nile and Alejandro Escovedo

Anthony Hamilton
Soft Explosions

— All photos by Chris M. Junior