This week, some 2,000-plus bands will descend onto Austin, Texas for the annual South by Southwest Music conference. With so many showcases to choose from, finding just the right bands to watch over the jam-packed week is daunting. How do you narrow it down? Hive asked illustrator Dustin Glick to distill 26 must-see bands based solely on how ridiculous their names are. Okay, so maybe Pets With Pets doesn’t actually feature animals petting animals petting animals petting a piano. But that’s what you should get, right? Behold:











