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Join Rock of the Arts for SXWI Showcase in Austin March 17th

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Rock of the Arts is excited to be part of the very first SXWI Showcase in Austin, Texas happening Thursday March 17th from noon to 8pm outside of Rainey Manor. It’s all part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival, the largest independent music event of the year.

Join us along with a group of Wisconsin artists, bloggers, promoters, journalists, businesses and creative types to present a day party to remember. Thirteen bands will be featured including a DJ between sets and few surprise guests. This St Patricks Day promises to be filled with great music, a brat barbecue and Wisconsin microbrews. The line-up includes:

All Tiny Creatures
Cedarwell
Group of the Altos
RichDad
Double Ewes
Andrew Fitzpatrick
Pioneer
shaneshane
Corcavado
PC Allen
Brett Newski
Subvocal
Amy Musser

Complete Production Schedule on 3/17/11:

9] ARRIVAL/SETUP
[10] ALL LOADIN
[1130] ALL URBAGRA LOADIN/CHECK
[12] BRAT ROAST
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URBAN AGRARIAN:
[12] PC ALLEN
[1230] CORCAVADO
[1] PIONEER
[130] CEDARWELL
[2] STOP/BREAKDOWN
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[215] ALL MEZZIC LOADIN/CHECK
[230] MEAT RAFFLE
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MEZZIC:
[245] SHANESHANE
[315] BRETT NEWSKI
[345] AMY MUSSER
[4] SUBVOCAL
[430] GROUP OF THE ALTOS
[5] STOP/BREAKDOWN
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[515] ALL ROTA LOADIN/CHECK
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ROCK OF THE ARTS:
[530] DOUBLE EWES
[6] ANDREW FITZPATRICK
[630] RICHDAD
[7] ALL TINY CREATURES
[8] STOP/BREAKDOWN
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Join us outside in the lovely confines of Rainey Manor in the historic downtown Rainey Street neighborhood of Austin, TX. Follow the signs through the alley behind the Lustre Pearl into the realm of SXWI, just two blocks from the Ausitn Convention Center!

RSVP via our Facebook Event page here. Don’t miss a touch of Wisconsin culture in downtown Austin: SXWI at SXSW on Thursday, March 17th!

Last Updated ( Friday, 25 March 2011 21:30 )  

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