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We put a call out to a our IndieGoGo community to see if you were headed down to SXSW and what you'd be up to! Since we're all going to be in town, we thought we'd outline a program of events so you can all meet each other.
INTERACTIVE
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Friday, March 9 – Panel: Building Community is Easy, Saving the World is Hard – Austin Convention Center
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FILM
Jefe Greenwood raised to make a documentary film about sign language interpreters for rock music! Some of the stars of the story will be at Auditorium Shores for 3 big shows. This event is free and open to the general public. Watch this video to see what's all about!
MUSIC
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Jenna Carrens wanted to provide creativity to a school population lacking in the resources to harness this from their everyday education, so she started a student record label to provide an outlet for music, art and writing.
Catch them on the ground:
Friday, March 16 & Saturday March 17 – The Future of Music Showcase presented by Eye in the Sky Collective. More info here
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Californian indie-rock band have been steadily raising to get to Austin and will be descending upon the city of Austin with a newly pressed vinyl album!
Catch them playing:
Thursday, March 15: Kick Butt Coffee Music Booze
Friday, March 16: Guero's Taco Bar
Saturday, March 17: OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE - Whisky Room
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With critical acclaim coming from the likes of Zane Lowe on BBC and accolades in prestigious music press such as NME, Artrocker, Clash Magazine, the band were also artists in residence at John Kennedy's XFM radio show – now they'll be coming to the US for the very first time during SXSW and performing at the IndieGoGo music showcase!
Catch them playing:
Saturday, March 17: Flat Top Burger Shop 1.00PM
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This LA-based bedroom pop band have made it to SXSW! Fresh off their tour to the UK playing so many cool venues we might run out of breathe, they'll be hitting Austin, playing our IndieGoGo music showcase.
Check them out here too:
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With a debut album being produced by Emmy Award-winning sound designer Harry Snodgrass (designed sound for Napoleon Dynamite, Alien 3, South Park and hundreds of other projects) these two musicians hold the potential for greatness.
Catch them playing:
Wednesday, March 14 – Hostel International Austin - 2200 South Lakeshore Boulevard - 3pm
Friday, March 16 - Molotov Lounge - 12:34-1:10am
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Having fundraised on IndieGoGo for his India tour, conscientious singer-songwriter Tyagaraja will join a roster of similar artists at The Conroy Group's showcase.
Friday, March 16: Houston Invasion – Gypsy Lounge
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An Austin-based production company, the team sought local talent for the sound track for Turkey Day, a feature film he raised over $2K to complete. They're hosting a music showcase and including one of the bands that provided music for their project.
Check out their event:
Twitchy Dolphin Flix presents Kinetic Entertainment's "I'm Just Sayin" an "unofficial" SXSW Showcase. The showcase features a bunch of great artists, including Twitchy Dolphin Favorites TEXAS RENEGADE. 2-10pm – Honkey Tonk – 5th Street
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Having reached their goal raising over $10K, this young company are aiming to travel across every state in the US to benefit the Maai Mahiu community in Kenya, a trade route referred to by locals as AIDS highway.
They're holding a showcase with CTC to benefit their project:
Friday, March 9 – CTC Garden – 7 till Late
Including artists such as Seryn (Best Performance 2011), Lamar Stockton and Ryan Edgar.
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TRANSMEDIA
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IndieGoGo Events
20×2 – Our CEO Slava Rubin will be doing a bullet round talk answering the question 'How did I get here?'
Harnessing the Crowd: Internet Funding 101 – IndieGoGo leads a discussion on film financing, including our Marketing Director Erica Labovitz and CEO Slava Rubin.
Start Up America Village – Our team will be there giving the lowdown on Funding and can answer all your questions
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