ManiaTV at SXSW in Austin TX
March 20th, 2007
The SXSW showcase party we sponsored in Austin was a HUGE SUCCESS!
The party was "sold-out", five times over, with lines across the street of over 60 people!
"People were climbing in through the windows to try and get a glance."
- Dodge, My Old Kentucky Blog
Our party was a beautiful thing. Supported by the Monolith Festival at Red Rocks, ManiaTV.com, My Old Kentucky Blog, and more...
First up came Denver's best known up-all-nighters, Machine Gun Blues, and those boys can start of an event like none other with pure Rock and sexy entertainment.
The Western States Motel (Los Angeles) eased the crowd into their ethereal beck-esque driving music.
Third came the Laylights (Denver) who created new fans with an inspired performance and dashing presence.
Followed by Cameron McGill (Chicago), whom when asked by him to shut the windows and doors for the event we knew we were in for something a little more enchanting, and he did not let us down with his pure and gritty vocals, with acoustic guitar and backed by four string instruments that echoed through the hallways and turned the crowed silent.
By that time, the event was at capacity and there was a line across the street of over 80 people waiting to get in to the venue and it barely broke to the end.
Cloud Cult (Minneapolis) captivated the packed house with an emotional performance while painters created artwork to the music outside the window.
Earl Greyhound (New York), over the course of SXSW, had quickly become the proverbial 'Next-Big-Thing', and the excitement showed in the crowd and with the band, you could feel it in the air. Video cameras and photographers crammed into every nook and canny, jumped on speakers, did anything they could to capture a glimpse of these next Rock 'n' Roll gods.
Next up was Born in the Flood (Denver), we were their last showcase which paid off with their balls out approach and while touching the hearts of everyone in the room.
Finally Dios Malos (Hawthorne) eased us out with the smooth Indie Rock that warrants their comparisons to The Shins with just a little more flavor in their mix.
Overall these bands made this event a great success and all the right people seemed to be there supporting it.
ManiaTV.com
Check out the footage (should be up shortly): ManiaTV.com/tv/Monolith
