Kerli’s new video “Tea Party” from the Almost Alice album, sitting at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 right now!

Almost Alice is an inspired soundtrack to the new Tim Burton Alice In Wonderland film and is now #5 on the top billboards. Almost Alice boasts an eclectic array of recording artists with original songs based on some of the most charismatic characters in literary history, such as “In Transit” performed by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz. Other artists include The All-American Rejects, Shinedown, 3OH!3, Franz Ferdinand and All Time Low. “Very Good Advice” performed by Robert Smith, is the only song from Disney’s 1951 animated film “Alice in Wonderland” that appears on the collection.

Get the Almost Alice Album here: http://www.bit.ly/ctt0xE

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Them Crooked Vultures is Amazon’s Daily Deal this Sunday, March 21st!

Their single “Scumbag Blues” will be free to download along with tThe MP3 version of the album is featured for $2.99 on Sunday ONLY!

Click Here for the Deal!

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Win a trip to see Dashboard Confessional in New York! There is a sweepstakes where you can get tickets to Dashboard Confessional’s concert at the Nokia Theater in NYC as well as airfare and hotel! The contest runs until Monday, March 22nd!

Dashboard Confessional Sweepstakes: http://bit.ly/DCNYCwin

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The legendary hip hop group, Cypress Hill, is set to release their first album in 6 years. Yes, it’s been a very long wait for Cypress fans, but the wait is almost over!

Rise Up is set to release April 20th on Priority Records/EMI! The guys are releasing their first single “Rise Up” with Rage Against the Machine guitarist, Tom Morrello.

Keep your eyes peeled right here for “Rise Up” the video!

Appearances:

Apr 19 2010 8:00P Jimmy Kimmel Los Angeles, California
Apr 20 2010 8:00P The Warfield San Francisco, California

Follow Cypress Hill on Twitter: twitter.com/Cypress_Hill

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MONEYPENNY

New Mixtape & SXSW Show Schedule
Moneypenny & Friends SXSW Mixtape download below
Wednesday, March 17 (LIVE SET) ASCAP Showcase @ Dirty Dog
505 E. 6th St | 12:15am

Thursday, March 18 (DJ SET) Matt E. Silver Presents party @ The Phoenix
409 Colorado St | 12:45am

Friday, March 19 (DJ SET) “It’s Chicago” party @ The Lodge
411 E. 6th St | 11:20pm
download mixtape

Moneypenny is an alluring female electro pop duo born from Chicago’s burgeoning Nu-Indie scene and poised to pop in 2010. Though the group has yet to officially release any music, they’ve licensed three songs to ABC, played Lollapalooza and performed at key tastemakers events in LA, SF, New York and Chicago. They’ve opened for acts like Robyn, La Roux, and Chromeo and have their own established Chicago club night – SPANDEXXX – which has welcomed acts like Miike Snow, Dragonette, The Golden Filter, and more to the Windy City.
Tastemakers in their own right, Moneypenny have partnered with the Chicago-based ColorJar Venture Accelerator (of which Priceline founding member Jeff Hoffman is a partner) to form Loose Change Recordings, a new-model record label/media company celebrating the music, lifestyle and culture of Chicago’s Nu-Indie scene.
Look for Moneypenny’s debut EP this spring/summer via Loose Change, with a number of subsequent releases from great Chicago-based talent to follow. In the meantime, the girls of Moneypenny are dropping a SXSW-inspired mixtape featuring snippets of songs from their forthcoming EP, as well some of their favorite tracks to have come out of the Windy City over the past couple of months. Download it for free above.

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More artist lineups announced!!

UPDATED: 3/15/2010 with more artists (sorry not in alphabetical order. We are posting by date as they come it.)

APRIL SMITH AND THE GREAT PICTURE SHOW
FRI MAR 19 @ 11:00 PM – Coda Agency (Ale House, 310 E 6th St)
SAT MAR 20 @ 3:30 PM – PureVolume House (Smokin’ Music, 504 Trinity St)
Listen to April Smith

BECCA
WED MAR 17 @ 12:45 PM – Manic Fest Destiny Party (Belmont Hotel, 305 W 6th St)
THUR MAR 18 @ 2:20 PM – SIN SXSW Party (Antones’s, 213 W 5th St)
SAT MAR 20 @ 8:00 PM – Official Showcase (Rusty Spur, 405 E 7th St)
Listen to Becca

CASPER BANGS
THUR MAR 18 @ 7:30 PM – Sneak Attack Austin in-store (301 W. 2nd St at Guadalupe)
SAT MAR 20 @ 1:00 PM – Brightest Young Things Showcase (Red Fez 209 W 5th St)
Listen to Casper Bangs

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14TH ANNUAL ERNIE BALL VANS WARPED TOUR® BATTLE OF THE BANDS
NOW UNDERWAY

BANDS COMPETE ONLINE FOR PERFORMANCE SLOTS ON 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR,
$15,000 GUITAR CENTER SHOPPING SPREE,
CHANCE TO RECORD EP WITH MULTI-PLATINUM PRODUCER MATT SQUIRE, AND MUCH MORE

The 14th Annual Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands is now underway. Bands can go to www.battleofthebands.com to enter to win a chance to play on the Ernie Ball Stage at this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. The online contest also gives music fans around the world the ability to decide who is eligible to win the coveted slots on the Ernie Ball Stage.
For each of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour shows (June 24-August 15), four different bands will be chosen to play on the Ernie Ball Stage. The top 100 bands in each market–based on fan voting–will then be reviewed by a panel of industry professionals comprised of Battle Of The Bands partners, Vans Warped Tour Organizers, and Ernie Ball Inc. The winning four bands in each city will play live in their hometown venue in front of thousands of fans alongside main stage headliners and Ernie Ball Stage headlining artists Mayday Parade, Emarosa, The Swellers, Automatic Loveletter, Eyes Set To Kill, Closure In Moscow and more.
The winners of this round of the competition will go on to compete for the ultimate grand prize which includes:

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SXSW Dates

3.17 (5:30pm) – Shangri La’s 1016 E. 6th St. (Enter at Garden entrance on Medina)
3.17 (10:00pm) – Buffalo Billiards – 201 E. 6th St.
Ms Bea’s – 1104 E. 6th St.
3.18 (2:30pm) – Scoot Inn (Baeble Music Party) – 1308 E. 4th. St.
3.18 (6:15pm)- The Side Bar (Spectre Party) – 602 E. 7th St.
Vice House (Lose Control/Hype Machine)
3.19 (1:00pm) – Emo’s (Windish/Pitchfork Party) – 600 Red River St.
3.19 (3:00PM) – Lovejoys (I guess I’m floating party) – 604 Neches St.
3.19 (5:00PM) – Okay Mountain (KVRX party) – 1312 East Cesar Chavez
3.20 (5:20PM) – Mohawk (MOG party) – 912 Red River St.
Longbranch Inn (Impose Party) – 1133 East 11th Street

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Going to SXSW? Check out some of Columbia Records artists’ while you are in town.

JAKOB DYLAN
http://www.jakobdylan.com/
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Paste & PureVolume’s Tuesday Night Music Kickoff 11pm PureVolume House 504 Trinity Street
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 IFC interview & acoustic performance 11am 612 Brazos Street (7th and Brazos)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 Americana Music Association 11pm Antones 213 West 5th Street
Friday, March 20, 2010 Jakob Dylan SHOWCASE 1030pm St. Davids Church 304 East 7th Street
Saturday, March 20, 2010 Rachael Ray Party 2pm Stubbs 801 Red River St.

BAND OF HORSES
http://www.bandofhorses.com/
Thursday, March 18, 2010 1130pm Stubbs 801 Red River St.
Friday, March 20, 2010 855pm Central Presbyterian Church 200 East 8th Street

SAMUEL
http://www.myspace.com/samuelmusicnyc
Thursday, March 18, 2010 Lose Control 2010 215pm Vice 302 East 6th Street
Thursday, March 18, 2010 Neon Gold Party 10pm Lambert’s Downtown BBQ 401 East 2nd Street

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SXSW isn’t just for the techies even though people like Robert Scoble might think its all about technology.  SXSW is a fanastic showcase of music of up coming and established artists. We going to continue to add gig times and party locations that are open to the public.

MONDAY MARCH 15

9:30PM – Kid Sister – Thrillist Party @ Stubbs (801 Red River)

WEDNESDAY MARCH 17th

1:00PM – Hollywood Holt – Karmaloop Party @ Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St.)

1:45PM – Grieves – Karmaloop Party @ Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St)

4:00PM – Kid Sister – Karmaloop Party @ Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St.)

5:00PM – Lullabye Arkestra – in-store @ Cheapo Discs (914 N. Lamar Blvd.)

5:00PM – Pierced Arrows – End of an Ear in-store (2209 S. 1st St.)

9:00PM – Pierced Arrows – Lovejoy’s (604 Neches St.)

10:00PM – Freddie Gibbs – Elitaste/NueAgency @ Ace’s Lounge (222 E 6th St.)

11:00PM – Sammy Bananas – Gigacrate Party @ Beso Cantina

11:30PM – These Are Powers @ Ms. Bea’s (1104 E 6th St.)

1:00AM – Miike Snow – KCRW showcase @ Galaxy Room Patio (508 6th Street)

1:00AM – SALEM – IAMSOUND party @ Malverde (400 W 2nd St)
*RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/sxswias

1:00AM — Maluca — BMI Showcase @ Mi Casa Cantina (503 East 6th St)

More dates and times after the jump…

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