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Wanna come to theconneXtion's Official Showcase at SXSW in Austin TX? For FREE? Wanna bring a friend?
SXSW: Tomorrow Happens Here
Here is the deal:
SXSW (South by Southwest) is the premier independent music and film event in the USA and on Saturday March 20th theconneXtion is hosting 1 full night of music!
Starting at 8p, 6 of our favorite bands will be playing back to back and we want YOU to come enjoy the night with us.
So come on down and party with us at The Amsterdam, 8th and Colorado, Austin TX.
the lineup is:
Or you can catch these other conneXtion artists during other official SXSW showcases:
L'Orchidee D'Hawai,
Danny Barnes,
Matthew Perryman Jones,
Murdocks,
Atash,
El Tule,
Greg Laswell,
Danny Schmidt,
Matt Braunger,
Eugene Mirman,
Chuck Prophet,
SambaDa,
Yuppie Pricks.
Don't forget, theconneXtion also hosts the official online store for all your SXSW gear! Check out the new 2010 styles today!
-eXciting news!-
Carrie Rodriguez: Love & Circumstance
Love and family have always been sources of inspiration for critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter/musician Carrie Rodriguez, but never have they
featured so prominently than on her brand new release Love & Circumstance, a covers album that includes songs written by her father, and once
performed by her great aunt. Besides the contributions from her immediate family, Love & Circumstance also includes compositions from
John Hiatt/Nick Lowe/Ry Cooder/Jim Keltner (aka Little Village), Buddy Miller & Julie Miller, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings,
Richard Thompson, Townes Van Zandt, M. Ward, Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens, Hank Williams, and Lucinda Williams.
Get Love & Circumstance at theconneXtion.com before the official release date in April!
-eXciting news!-
Oxbow: A Long Slow Screw
Stop by the official Oxbow online store today to order A Long Slow Screw -
the new novel from Eugene Robinson! Mixing equal parts Mickey Spillane and Quentin Tarantino, A Long Slow Screw, set during a week in the late 1970's New York City is a mean streets meander through a jewel heist gone from bad to worse, as sometimes crook Jake Paternostra tries to make a buck the hard way: one bullet at a time. All copies will be autographed!
-eXciting news!-Grass Roots Record Company: Be Yourself
Grass Roots Record Company and (((folkYEAH!))) announce the release of Be Yourself: A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners CD and vinyl! Featured artists include Nile Nash, Mariee Sioux, Moore Brothers, Robin Pecknold, Vetiver, and more. Coming in May, you can preorder the limited edition vinyl with bonus 7" or CD with bonus tracks today in the official GRRC online store!
-eXciting news!-Haynesville: Spotlight Premiere
Haynesville - The film that is changing the discussion on energy and spreading the message that a cleaner, brighter and greener energy future is attainable. It's also the documentary that shows the ground level effects of an energy boom on three people's lives. Use this DVD as a tool to spread the message of the energy future. Congratulations to Haynesville on being selected as a coveted "Spotlight Premiere" slot at the upcoming SXSW Film Festival.
Do you want to help Rock For Kids AND have the chance of winning cool prizes?
Would you like to sponsor a student, but can't write a check for $350? Now you can!
Rock For Kids is launching a monthly raffle for anyone who makes a recurring monthly
donation of $10 or more! And for just $30 a month you can sponsor a student for a whole year.
March is Music in Our Schools Month so now is the perfect time to help this worthy organization.
Visit www.rockforkids.org/raffle for more info.
Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell proclaimed February 26th Black 47 Day in Connecticut.
The band played that night at the Half-Door in Hartford and Larry Kirwan read from his novel,
Rockin' The Bronx, at the Mark Twain House. Get Rockin' The Bronx autographed by
Larry Kirwan here and order the new CD from Black 47 - Bankers and Gangsters!
AM's song "What You Hide" was in a recent episode of Friday Night Lights and will also be
included on the upcoming soundtrack for the show. Pick up AM's new CD - Future Sons and Daughters - today!
Singer / Songwriter Minton Sparks has taken on a new artistic endeavor - art-poem cards and
prints featuring her original artwork using unusual materials. Click here to check out her way outsider art!
FX renewed its hilarious freshman comedy Archer for a 13-episode second season that will begin in 2011.
The animated show stars comedian Aisha Tyler as sexy spy Lana Kane. Archer is the highest rated FX comedy behind
The League. See Aisha Tyler live on tour now!
Americana music lost one of its greatest steel guitar players with the passing of Tom Brumley in 2009.
Tom was an integral part of the country-rock pioneering sounds of Ricky Nelson, The Stone Canyon Band and
Buck Owens--and was the key player for these outfits. Now, exclusively through theconneXtion -- you can hear some of
Tom's greatest instrumentals on the new release Tom Brumley: The Light Crust Doughboys Sessions. Also, new in the
official Art Greenhaw online store are genuine Rat Fink collectibles that are the dream of every hot rodder, car model
builder and monster fan! Plus, you can get your tickets to Art Greenhaw-The Light Crust Doughboys concerts and stage
shows in Texas right here. Next big show is March 20 in old town Mesquite, Texas!
The GRAMMY Museum welcomes guitar virtuoso and British folk rock icon Richard Thompson to its state-of-the-art
Sound Stage on March 17. Before an intimate audience of 200, hear Thompson in conversation about his astounding guitar
playing, prolific career, numerous honors, and continually expanding catalogue of music. After the interview, Thompson
will take questions from the audience and perform a few songs, showing us why Rolling Stone recently called him
"a perennial dark-horse contender for the title of greatest living rock guitarist."
1. What or who inspires you?
Strangers helping strangers - people who came to New Orleans after Katrina and helped rebuild.
2. What would be the three main rules if you ran your own country?
1. Don't get caught up in the hype, 2. Be nice to everyone, 3. Do what Mojo Nixon tells you to do
3. If you could swap places with anyone for one day, whom would you choose and why?
Warren Buffet - I would give away my billions to free medical clinics in poor neighborhoods
4. Tell us one thing that your fans would be surprised to know about you.
I'm a chef at a French restaurant
5. If you could name a planet, what would you name it and why?
Vonnegut 22 (I saw Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Joseph Heller speak together at the WWII museum in New Orleans - they were the 2 coolest war vets from outer space)
6. What is one of your favorite books?
Neuromancer by William Gibson. I can't count the times I've reread it.
7. Pretend you're 15. Name three songs you'd put on a mix tape for your girlfriend/boyfriend.
"I Need You "- America, "I Love You" Climax Blues Band, "I Want You" - Split Enz
8. Are you a myspacer, facebooker, or twitterer?
Not anymore, Yes, too much. Yes, not enough
9. What was your favorite cartoon as a child?
Jonny Quest
10. What is the theme song for the movie that is being made about your life?
Desperados Waiting for a Train
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