Portraits from FLOODfest at SXSW 2022: Perfume Genius, Pussy Riot, Hannibal Buress, Best Coast, and More

Plus Girlpool, Self Esteem, Horsegirl, Haru Nemuri, Kristin Hersh, and more from the two-day fest at Austin’s Mohawk.
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Portraits from FLOODfest at SXSW 2022: Perfume Genius, Pussy Riot, Hannibal Buress, Best Coast, and More

Plus Girlpool, Self Esteem, Horsegirl, Haru Nemuri, Kristin Hersh, and more from the two-day fest at Austin’s Mohawk.

Words: FLOOD Staff

Photos: Daniel Cavazos

March 22, 2022

We're just now coming up for air after a wild week of FLOOD-hosted shows at the Mohawk in Austin last week during SXSW. Between sets at this year's two-day FLOODfest, photographer Daniel Cavazos captured intimate portraits of most of the performing acts, plus our LA friends Best Coast (who played the FLOOD-sponsored Wasserman Music party on Friday) and FLOOD fave S.G. Goodman who dropped by to visit.

We also captured a couple special moments, with Self Esteem's Rebecca Lucy Taylor meeting her favorite artist, Perfume Genius' Mike Hadreas ("Oh gosh, this is like posing for my prom photo," she remarked), and Japanese rapper/singer/screamer Haru Nemuri moved to tears by meeting her hero Nadya Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot.

Check out the full gallery below from behind the scenes at FLOODfest below.

Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot

Haru Nemuri and Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova

Haru Nemuri and Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova

Haru Nemuri

Haru Nemuri

Hannibal Buress

Hannibal Buress

Self Esteem at FLOODfest / Photo by Daniel Cavazos

Self Esteem
Self Esteem and Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius

Best Coast

Best Coast

Horsegirl

Horsegirl

Blessing

Blessing

Girlpool

Girlpool

Priya Ragu

Priya Ragu

Kristin Hersh

Kristin Hersh

Geese

Geese

Just Mustard

Just Mustard

KALI

KALI

S.G. Goodman

S.G. Goodman

fanclubwallet

fanclubwallet

Ceramic Animal

Ceramic Animal

Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot