My Last Big Showcase Post Before SXSW

Skyscraper Magazine, Roxwell.com, Yarr PR, FIXED, The Current, Homeslice Pizza, Ice Cream Man showcases listed below.

If I didn’t get to your showcase, post it in the comments. We are no longer posting showcase info… We are moving into at the festival coverage starting Friday.

Also, check out this Toyota Yaris sponsored SXSW site. Some interesting mapping technologies going on.

Skyscraper Magazine and GSL will be co-hosting a SXSW day party at Room 710. It’s free and open to the public, so please stop by, say hello, and check out some great music.

Thursday, March 16th @ Room 710
710 Red River Street, Austin
512-476-0997, www.room710.net
Doors: 12 noon

Free and open to the public

12:30pm Anavan (Los Angeles; www.myspace.com/anavan)
1:15pm Coaxial (Long Beach; www.myspace.com/c0axial)
2:00pm why? (Berkeley; www.myspace.com/whyanticon)
2:45pm Gogogo Airheart (San Diego; www.myspace.com/gogogoairheart)
3:30pm The Double (Brooklyn; www.myspace.com/thedoublethedouble)
4:30pm An Albatross (Philadelphia; www.myspace.com/analbatross23)

3/16 ROXWEL.COM LAUNCH PARTY @ SXSW
Rooftop party at the Light Bar featuring:
SHY CHILD (New York)
THE HARD LESSONS (Detroit)
CAN YOU HEAR ME Film Crew
+ A Slew of SPECIAL Guests!

Saturday, March 18th-
Factory People and Tribeca Grand Present:
FIXED Spring Break 2006!

Performing Live:
WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT (UK)
VOXTROT (Austin)
WE ARE WOLVES (Montreal)

Plus DJs:
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (UK)
RORY PHILLIPS (Trash/ Our Disco/ London)
JDH & DAVE P (FIXED/ NYC)

Complimentary Beverages provided by Sofia, RedBull and Montecristo Rum

@ Factory People- 1325 S. Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
11pm-4am, FREE w/ RSVP to: weare138nyc@yahoo.com

*Supported By:
Yaris and V Magazine

The Current, www.thecurrent.org, will broadcast live from the SXSW festival March 16 and 17. We’re hosting the broadcast from the 18th Floor of the Capitol Place Hotel and a brunch March 18. Come see what we’re all about.

Live broadcasts streamed on www.thecurrent.org
The Current’s DJ Mary Lucia will present festival updates and guest band appearances beginning at 10 a.m. CST March 16 and 17.

Lucia will also host her regular drive-time shifts both days, 3-7 p.m. CST. Additional band guests will join Lucia between sets of her DJ picks.

Schedule of SXSW broadcast guest appearances, live from the 18th floor of the Capitol Place Hotel
All times are CST and subject to change:

Thursday 3/16, live broadcast
— live updates 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
10:30am Gomez
12:00pm Blackalicious
1:00pm Tim Fite
— Mary Lucia’s show, 3-7 p.m.
3:00pm The 88
4:30pm Nicolai Dunger
5:00pm Editors
6:30pm Diamond Nights

Friday 3/17, live broadcast
11:00am Drive By Truckers
12:30pm Sound Team
1:30pm Portastatic
3:00pm IV Thieves (Nic Armstrong & The Thieves)
4:30pm Magnet
5:00pm Mystery Jets

Saturday 3/18, join us for brunch
Tacos and tunes
Saturday, March 18
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Brush Square Park
Austin, TX
Hang out with staff and DJs from The Current, which will make you love radio again. Check us out online at www.thecurrent.org and hear why we say “Great Music Lives Here.” Free tacos while they last.

Home Slice Pizza
512.444.PIES
www.homeslicepizza.com
1415 South Congress

—Thursday 3/16—
1:00 Head of Femur
1:45 The Missing Tapes
2:30 Irving
3:15 Glass Family
4:00 Zykos
4:45 Luminous Orange
5:30 +/-

—Friday 3/17—
1:00 Midori Umi
1:45 Plastic Constellations
2:30 Goldrush
3:15 Snowden
4:00 Willy Mason
4:45 Elvis Perkins
5:30 Peter Walker

—Saturday 3/18—
12:00 Magic Surprise
12:45 Dr. Dog
1:30 Something for Rockets
2:15 Jolie Holland
3:00 (Special Guest)
3:45 lo pan
4:30 Nano
5:15 Rogue Wave