New York, NY, March 4, 2008: ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) is pleased to announce its line-up of events at the 2008 SXSW Music Conference and Festival being held March 12 -16, 2008 in Austin, TX. ASCAP's high-profile showcases continue to be a highlight of the festival attracting capacity crowds and music industry heavyweights who come to see the best emerging singer-songwriters and bands from the U.S. and abroad.
In addition to staging its popular rock and acoustic "ASCAP Presents..." showcases and the Filter Magazine Parties, ASCAP will also host its annual Filmmaker BBQ, participate in music panel discussions, host its annual boat rides, as well as sponsor many other exciting showcases and parties to highlight the best and brightest in music.
A partial schedule is included below.
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ASCAP Presents... Rock Showcase
Wednesday March 12 @ Dirty Dog Bar (505 E. 6 th St.)
Doors open at 8:00 p.m. SXSW badges required.
Featuring performances by:
8:30 p.m.
Voxhaul Broadcast (Los Angeles, CA)
9:15 p.m.
Abigail Warchild (Brooklyn, NY)
10:00 p.m.
Bad Veins (Cincinnati, OH)
10:45 p.m.
The Constellations (Atlanta, GA)
11:30 p.m.
The Happy Hollows (Los Angeles, CA)
12:15 a.m.
Johnny Foreigner (Birmingham, UK)
1:00 a.m.
Oh Juliet (Lafayette, LA)
ASCAP Presents... Quiet on the Set
Friday, March 14 @ The Victorian Room at the Driskill Hotel (604 Brazos St.)
Doors open at 7:15 p.m. SXSW badges required.
Featuring performances by:
7:45 p.m.
Katy Perry (Los Angeles, CA)
8:30 p.m.
Mutlu (Philadelphia, PA)
9:15 p.m.
Correatown (Yurba City, CA)
10:00 p.m.
Tim Williams (Brooklyn, NY)
10:45 p.m.
Kate Walsh (Brighton, UK)
11:30 p.m.
Yael Naim (Paris, France)
12:15 a.m.
Jack Savoretti (London, UK)
1:00 a.m.
Let's Go Sailing (Los Angeles, CA)
ASCAP & FILTER MAGAZINE PARTIES
Thursday – Saturday, March 13 - 15 @ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th St.)
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. SXSW badges welcome.
Thursday, March 13th
12:00 p.m.
Two Sheds
1:00 p.m.
The Republic Tigers
1:45 p.m.
Everest
2:30 p.m.
Low vs. Diamond
3:15 p.m.
The Duke Spirit
4:00 p.m.
Be Your Own Pet
5:00 p.m.
Robyn
Friday, March 14th
12:00 p.m.
Born Ruffians
12:45 p.m.
Shout Out Louds
1:30 p.m.
Los Campesinos!
2:15 p.m.
The Pigeon Detectives
3:00 p.m.
The Wombats
4:00 p.m.
Lightspeed Champion
5:00 p.m.
**Special Guest**
Saturday, March 15th
12:00 p.m.
Gran Ronde
12:45 p.m.
Longwave
1:30 p.m.
Switches
2:15 p.m.
Castledoor
3:00 p.m.
DeVotchKa
4:00 p.m.
Grand Archives
5:00 p.m.
Sea Wolf
6:00 p.m.
**Special Guest**
About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 315,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with over 90 music rights organizations such that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American Performing Rights Organization owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.
www.ascap.com
