SXSW 2009 Line Up Looks Amazing

Every year I have to make the hardest decision, Sundance Film Festival or SXSW. As much as I love music the chance of film and snowboarding always wins out over Texas and music.

HERE ARE BANDS CONFIRMED BY SXSW
8Ball & MJG
Anni Rossi
Arc Angels
Beach House
Ben Harper
B.o.B
Buraka Som Sistema
The Coathangers
Cotton Jones
Courteeners
Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele
Friendly Fires
Gabriella Cilmi
Human Highway
Passion Pit
Past Lives
Pete & the Pirates
Primal Scream
Ra Ra Riot
Raul Malo
Relentless7
Reflection Eternal
Sage Francis
St Vincent
These Arms Are Snakes
Wale
White Lies
Ximena Sariñara

DoneWaiting has a bunch of the yet to be confirmed artists. Check them out here

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Tour Dates for the Alternative Press Tour

Tour Features 3OH!3, the Maine, Family Force 5, Hit The Lights and A Rocket To The Moon

• March 20 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
• March 21 – Emo’s – Austin, TX (South By Southwest – free show)
• March 22 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
• March 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
• March 25 - Rialto Theatre - Tuscon, AZ
• March 26 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
• March 27 - The Avalon – Hollywood, CA
• March 28 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA
• March 29 – House of Blues - San Diego, CA
• March 31 – The Dome – Bakersfield, CA
• April 1 – Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
• April 2 – Senator Theatre – Chico, CA
• April 3 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
• April 4 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
• April 5 – Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
• April 7 – In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT
• April 8 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
• April 9 – Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE
• April 10 – Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
• April 11 – House of Blues - Chicago, IL
• April 12 – The Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI
• April 14 – Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
• April 15 – Pop's - St. Louis, MO
• April 16 – Rocketown – Nashville, TN
• April 17 – The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
• April 18 – House of Blues - Orlando, FL
• April 19 – Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• April 20 – State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
• April 21 – Freebird Cafe - Jacksonville Beach, FL
• April 23 – Toad's Place - Richmond, VA
• April 24 – 9:30 Club - Washington DC
• April 25 – Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
• April 26 – Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
• April 28 – The Fillmore At Irving Plaza - New York, NY
• April 30 – Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
• May 1 – House of Blues - Boston, MA
• May 2 – The Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
• May 5 – Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON, Canada
• May 6 – The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
• May 7 – The Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
• May 8 – Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
• May 9 – House of Blues - Cleveland, OH

Have I mentioned how much I love 3OH!3

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Nightmare Of You Studio Updates

Nightmare Of You was one of my favorite bands in 2005 and then they disappeared (I don't count the EP). I am happy to announce that they are back in the studio and working hard. Check out there studio updates

One of my favorite videos by Nightmare of You

Check them out on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/nightmareofyou

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The Thermals Kill Rock Stars Debut "Now We Can See" Drops in April

Now We Can See Track Listing for the upcoming album:

1.) "When I Died"

2.) "We Were Sick"

3.) "I Let It Go"

4). "Now We Can See"

5.) "At the Bottom of the Sea"

6.) "When We Were Alive"

7.) "I Called Out Your Name"

8.) "When I Was Afraid"

9.) "Liquid In, Liquid Out"

10.) "How We Fade"

11.) "You Dissolve"

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Warped Tour 2009 - Hit The Lights

After a line up change I was extremely happy to see them back with their album Skip School Start Fights. In my opinion they are the new NFG. Look for them on the 2009 Warped Tour

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Band Marketing - Engaging the Community

Marketing tips for bands from iSound.com
Sometimes what makes a great band can be as little as being engaged in the community.

Here are some ideas on how you can engage the community.

• Video Journals - Keep your fans in the loop by doing a weekly video journal of the bands adventures. Everything from band practice, videos from the tour etc.
• Blogs - Besides having a band blog each member should have a blog that is open to the public.
• Photo Journals - Like the video journal, photos should be taken and shared with fans. Encourage your fans to subscribe to your photo feed.
  

Your band and each member of the band should have their own identity that should be open to the public. Updates should be weekly and on a regular basis. Your fans should get used to logging in and checking up with the band each week to see what new content, blogs, photos are available.

Here are some great examples from bands around the web

Valencia - This band does a good job of releasing videos on a regular basis.

Here is a video they made of their favorite moments on tour.


Hellogoodbye - This band does a good job with a photo journal. Pictures are uploaded almost weekly and include everything from the band shopping, touring, and just having fun
http://www.hellogoodbye.net/photos/

All Time Low - Giving a tour of their bus





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James Lipton introduces Death Cab For Cutie on Craig Ferguson

Best intro ever

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Pitchforks Top 50 Albums of 2009

Here are Pitchfork's top 10 from their top 50 list. Looks like Fleet Foxes dominated everyone's list this year, yay for Seattle bands.

1. Fleet Foxes


2. Portishead - Third
3. NoAge - Nouns
4. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
5. Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
6. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
7. Vampire Weekend
8. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
9. Hercules and Love Affair
10. DJ/Rupture - Uproot

You can buy all the albums off Amazon


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Download Purevolume's Top 21 Unsigned Artists of 2008

Check them out at http://www.purevolume.com/topunsigned2008, all songs are downloadable

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