Berklee’s Sixth Annual Official SXSW Party March 18, 2011

Berklee's Sixth Annual SXSW Party features Berklee, Berkleemusic.com, and Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) alumni and students. Artists include fiery high-energy rock 'n' roll band Aloud from Boston; indie-rock band Art Decade from Boston, featuring a string quartet; loop scientist and pop maven Julia Easterlin (HRR) from Boston; electro/indie-pop duo Stereo Telescope from Boston; electrified psychedelic string soul band the Boston Boys (HRR) from Boston; singer-songwriter and guitarist Emily Elbert (HRR) from Coppell, Texas; electronic music trio Audio Runner from Houston; Los Angeles–based alternative pop artist Laura Jansen (Decca/Universal Records), originally from Holland; and indie-pop duo Black Kettle (HRR) from Los Angeles.

The party is 21-plus and open to SXSW badgeholders. The public can email [email protected] to attend free of charge. Giveaways include a Berkleemusic online course and copies of HRR albums.

Berklee College of Music is presenting two public events at Austin's SXSW Music and Media Conference, long recognized as one of the music industry's biggest and most important events. The college is bringing three outstanding student artists from its Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) label and is also featuring performances by 10 additional up-and-coming alumni acts in varied genres over two days.

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