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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...

Join PBS, NPR, FRONTLINE, ITVS, FUTURESTATES and ReadWriteWeb @KLRU's Legendary Austin City Limits Studio. Live music, Tex-Mex, Margaritas. (Free shuttles at the Hilton). Free to SXSW Interactive and Film badge holders.

**With performances by:**
Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea (http://nicoleatkins.com/)
Band of Skulls...

Get ready for SXSW! We're meeting up casually at the Driskill Hotel bar - site of last year's big tweetup. Great pre-partying right before the Mashbash meetup at 10p.

Citysearch says: "Lean against the carousel-shaped bar and it's as if you've stepped back in time... dark wood, mounted Longhorn heads, cowhide couches, a...

SXSW INTERACTIVE BADGE HOLDERS ONLY

More karaoke + More competition = Bigger fun times!

SXSW Interactive’s premiere karaoke event strikes back in 2010, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with for this year’s competition! And even if you’re not up for the karaoke challenge, come for the fantastic open bar, sing some open karaoke,...

Come join Digg & Revision3 for an evening of revelry, music & mayhem at world famous Stubbs BBQ. We're featuring a live Diggnation, great music from The Walkmen, and we've got a few more tricks up our sleeve - including some by Scam School host Brian Brushwood and more - but you'll have to show up to see. As always, this is a...

Now in it's third year, Magnolia's Cafe is the place to start your SXSW experience in the company of friends, both new and old at "The SXSW Social Breakfast." Everyone is welcome, this is an open invitation to share breakfast at one of Austin's greatest Cafe's (or at least one of the greatest I've found in many...

{RV}IP was born out of a desire to celebrate independent film, music, and technology through the combined forces of karaoke, carpooling, and spontaneous rockage. Ning is the social platform for interests and passions — including karaoke, carpooling, and sponaneous rockage.

Join us at SXSW Interactive for karaoke, mayhem, cocktails,...

Ustream and SXSW invite you to stream your way to an exclusive one night only sensory experience featuring a live performance by one of the world's most renowned recording artists and additional special guests. Party is limited to the first 500 badgeholders to arrive. RSVP here and be sure to tell your friends!

It's that time of year again. The annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival is upon us. The festival doesn't begin until Friday, March 12th so we're going to have a little pre-party on Thursday, March 11th from 5:30pm - 8:00pm. This happy hour is typically jam packed with excitement, as people are buzzing about new company...

Ben Parr is turning 25 and what better way to celebrate than with a random bar crawl through San Francisco. We'll start out at Press Club (where the Commonwealth Club INFORUM group is having a mixer, two birds, one stone much?) and go from there.

Invite your friends, dress to impress and buy Ben MANY drinks. Should we be scared that this...