NPR MUSIC LIVE IN AUSTIN: CONCERT WEBCASTS, BROADCASTS
FROM SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 2010

NPR Music Opens SXSW with Spoon, Broken Bells,
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Walkmen and VisqueenWednesday, March 17 at 8PM (CT)

Day Party Features Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, G-Side,
Local Natives, Smith Westerns and Brooklyn Rider
Thursday, March 18 at 12:30PM (CT)

NPR Music and Five Member Stations to Cover Festival March 17-20
With Artist Interviews, Performances, Social Media

March 16, 2010; Washington, D.C. – For the third straight year, NPR Music is opening the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and presenting a daytime concert the following afternoon – featuring two of the most dynamic lineups of the festival. Both shows are accessible to audiences everywhere through free live webcasts and live streaming via the NPR iPhone App, as well as broadcasts on NPR Member stations across the country. All SXSW coverage, and archives of the past two years of music, can be found at NPR Music. Resources for media, including a calendar of all NPR Music events in Austin, media availabilities, photos and fliers are available at: http://npr.presslift.com/nprmusicsxsw2010

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MySpace Records is proud to present Ladies Night! Day Party on Thursday, March 18th down in Austin for SXSW!

No badges, no wristbands, NO PROBLEM! Everyone is invited to come down and check out the amazing line up that is Meiko, Madi Diaz, Kitten, Amber Rubarth, Hana Pestle and some other very special unannounced guests!

The party kicks off at 12PM at the Ace’s Lounge on 222 E. 6th St.

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Public Invited to Free Concert for NASCAR Hall of Fame Grand Opening
Country Music Trio Love And Theft to Headline

Nashville, TN – Race fans, tourists, Charlotte residents: All are invited to a full day of free fun May 11, 2010 outside the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte, N.C., to celebrate its grand opening.

One of the highlights of the daylong event will be a free concert that evening on the Ceremonial Plaza headlined by country music trio Love And Theft, who are preparing to tour with country music superstars Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum. The stop will be a homecoming for one member of the trio, Charlotte native Eric Gunderson, who grew up in the area and attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The band also features members Stephen Barker Liles, of Florida, and Texan Brian Bandas. Lyric Street recording artist Love and Theft’s debut album, World Wide Open, includes the hits “Runaway” and “Dancing In Circles.”

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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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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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St Patricks Day is just around the corner! Time for some good Irish fare and you can’t forget about the green beer! What are your St Patty’s Day plans? Don’t have plans yet? No worries, keep reading after the jump for a few ideas for those of you in and around the Chicago city limits.

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Station Casinos shakes things up with its March house entertainment

LAS VEGAS – March 4, 2010 – Station Casinos continues to entertain locals with a number of new weekly acts and shows at several of its properties in addition to its trademark bands that the city has grown to love.

Beginning March 12, Rock N’ Roll 2 Soul joins the entertainment lineup at Palace Station featuring the original Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, Mary Williams of The Shirelles and Elvis tribute artist Jonathan Von Brana. With the addition of Rock N’ Roll 2 Soul, Bonkerz Comedy Club is being renamed Palace Showroom to reflect the additional entertainment offerings. Based on its popularity Bonkerz will continue to have weekly headliners, and will now expand performances from three to six nights a week. More new entertainment includes the Unsigned series every first and fourth Thursday of the month and Yellow Brick Road on Friday nights, both at Green Valley Ranch. Toto Zara has added a second night at Red Rock Resort, now performing every Friday and Saturday. Most shows are free or will be noted below if they have a minimal cover charge. Coming this month are:

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