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SXSWi is right around the corner. Why not kick it off with a bang at the Official SXSWi Happy Hour sponsored by Razorfish?

Join us on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, from 6-8PM at the Phoenix (409 B Colorado St). DJ Hot Sauce will be spinning the tunes to get you in the mood to party. And the open bar means there will be plenty of free drinks. But...

Line Up:
Anti-Pop Consortium <http://www.myspace.com/antipopny>
The resurrected left-field gold glove hip-hop outfit including Beans, High Priest, M Sayyid and Earl Blaize, who recently released Fluorescent Black on Big Dada.

Poirier feat. MC Zulu <http://poiriersound.com/>
Cosmopolitan bass, leader of the Montreal scene, fusing...

I Heart Comix Official SXSW Showcase.

Friday 3/19 and Saturday 3/20 during SXSW:

Industry Of Music Showcase: A Transatlantic Rock Affair
at The Ginger Man
Presented by Dogfish Head, Clear and Austin360
Sponsored by Q Division, Heart of Gold, Bloodshot Records, Blurt

Friday, March 19th :

1:00 PM - Rosie Flores
1:40 PM - Lynhurst
2:20 PM - Marty Wilson - Piper (The Church)
3:00 PM...

Gorilla vs. Bear + Mexican Summer Records Present:

SXSW 2010 Blowout

Starring:

Washed Out
Memory Tapes
Real Estate
Dum Dum Girls
Best Coast
The Golden Filter
and more...

http://bit.ly/mexisummerxgvsb

Friday, March 19 from noon-2 AM
KLUB KRUCIAL
Austin, TX

Day party is unofficial/free/open to public. Night show is official showcase.

Join us for our annual SXSW day party at the Yard Dog Gallery -- as usual, no festival badge is needed to attend! Free!

Featuring (not in order):
Justin Townes Earle
Scott H Biram
Ha Ha Tonka
Waco Brothers
Exene Cervenka
Ben Weaver
Rosie Flores
Whitey Morgan and the 78s

Sponsored by: Rolling Rock

Join Sonicbids and our partners, Jansport and The Planetary Group, for a killer party! Free drinks, free food, GREAT MUSIC and sweet giveaways (first come, first served)!

Featured Performances:

11:30 AM - The Law
http://www.sonicbids.com/TheLawDundee

12:00 PM - Cassavettes
http://www.sonicbids.com/Cassavettes

12:30 PM - Bad Veins...

Sonicbids congratulates all of the bands playing this year’s SXSW. You can catch some of them at Sonicbids’ Official SXSW Party. It’s an all day affair happening at Maggie Mae’s. Twelve hot bands will rock the stage throughout the day. Come by for free drinks, free food, sweet giveaways and great...

This screening is conveniently happening in the afternoon during the Music Week of SXSW.

50+ BANDS!!

___MARCH 18th:___
Phone calls from home
Action Item
5 years and counting
Automatic Loveletter
Eye Alaska
Red Car Wire
The Right Coast
The Venetia Fair
The Tastydacyls
For the Foxes
sound we sleep
kiss kiss
a kidnap in color
frank and derol (featuring brandi cyrus)
places and numbers
dany malone
the colourist
...

Come to Red Blue Records/Vital Signs SXSW Showcase!

Featuring:
Confirmed bands for 3/18:
THE VENETIA FAIR (RED BLUE RECORDS)
PHONE CALLS FROM HOME (RED BLUE RECORDS)
SOUND WE SLEEP (RED BLUE RECORDS)
EMARCE (BOSTON'S THROWED!)
NOCTURNAL ME (DAVE MELILLO)
THE YEARS GONE BY (EX-RISE RECORDS)
TASTYDACTYLS
ACTION ITEM
THE WINDOW THEATRE
THE RIGHT...

Join Heatwave Interactive at the Hip Hop Social for the release of Platinum Life: Web Edition at SXSW 2010. Performances by Zeale, DJ J Cash, and Chris Webb.

Rise From the Mean Streets to the Penthouse Suites. Break into the big time and become a hip-hop legend in Platinum Life: Web Edition, the new social lifestyle game from Heatwave...

A SXSW Interactive Presentation

with Corey Denis & Ariel Hyatt

Technology has opened floodgates to a sea of music marketing resources and overabundance of data generated by behaviors and transactions. What are the most important numbers & what do they mean? What numbers are missing? Examine complex human interactions with music online:...

Mashable is proud to announce our 2nd Annual MashBash SXSWi, an evening celebration during Austin’s annual SXSWi festival. On Sunday, March 14th 2010 from 10pm till 1am, Mashable will be hosting an official SXSWi evening event at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Texas, sponsored by Cliqset and Sony.

1,600 people will come and enjoy a night of...

It's sxsw time.. and we thought you might need "just another reason to get a bunch of nice people who don't all yet know each.. hopefully drinking beer and hanging out. "

It's as simple as that really. Hope to see you there:

WHEN: march 14th, 4-7pm

WHERE: club deville

WHAT: beer, good people.

WHO: you

Note that...

The Block Party, modeled after the popular pub crawl, was so popular last year that were bringing it back to the 2010 Trade Show. Mix and mingle with exhibitors in a festive atmosphere while enjoying complimentary appetizers and beverages.

Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for...

Join the Facebook team and local developers for a deep dive into the latest and most exciting ways developers are building with Facebook technologies.

Come to learn, stay to make friends!

Tentative Agenda
2:00 - 2:30 PM - Registration
2:30 - 3:30 PM - Learn the latest from Facebook and local devs
3:30 - 5:30 PM - Drinks on us-- stay and mingle...

Join the Facebook team and local developers for a deep dive into the latest and most exciting ways developers are building with Facebook technologies. Come to learn, stay to make friends! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=331218348435

We're planning to have a Quora meetup @ SXSW on Sunday March 14 -- opening weekend Sunday. Lunchtime (12:30p), with food and booze. Location will be announced later.

Austin's Cedar Door and Wiley Publishing have paired up to host 3 hours of free food and drinks in appreciation of both our social media authors and the fantastic group of fans and readers that support them.

Find your way to the corner of Brazos and 2nd Street on Saturday night and celebrate with us! We hope to see you there!

*Must be 21 to...

Augment your reality at SXSW with a few frosty beverages as Razorfish kicks off the conference upstairs at the Paradise. But don’t forget your badge! Your conference badge or a Razorfish business card is required for entry.