LOS ANGELES (GoGirlsMusic.com) - GoGirlsMusic.com, the oldest and largest online community of indie women musicians, will continue its tradition of highlighting the best emerging talent at its 6th Annual 'Invasion of the GoGirls' showcases taking place March 16-19 during SXSW. The seven 'unofficial' showcases that weekend will feature over 60 amazing artists and bands including
Sarah Bettens of K's Choice, 13 year old pop music sensation ALyX!, award-winning songwriter Jen Foster, and 21 year old Coke Zero commercial vocalist Trisha O'Keefe. 'We worked very hard to create a lineup that was stylistically exciting yet appealing to a diverse crowd,' explains Madalyn Sklar, founder of GoGirlsMusic.com. 'We expect to see an electrifying blend of industry professionals, musicians and the general public at our events,' continues Sklar.
For the third year in a row, GoGirls organizers will also offer a music business workshop. On Saturday, March 18 GoGirls presents Bob Baker, author of Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook. The lecture is free and open to the public with no badge required.
GoGirlsMusic.com celebrates 10 years of promoting, supporting and empowering women in music! The organization is a welcome destination for women in music through networking and events.
All GoGirlsMusic.com events are free and open to the public. For more information and a list of performers, please visit www.gogirlsmusic.com/sxsw.
Contact: Madalyn Sklar – (281) 541-0981 or [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, March 16th
7:30 pm – 1:30 am
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Trophy's Bar
2008 S. Congress, 512-447-0969
Free show! 21+
Friday, March 17th
7:30 pm – 1:30 am
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Trophy's Bar
5th Annual GoGirls "2 song" Night
2008 S. Congress, 512-447-0969
Free show! 21+
Saturday, March 18th
1 pm - 5 pm
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Ruta Maya
3601 S. Congress
Bob Baker will lecture at 1pm, music starts at 2pm
Free show! All ages!
Saturday, March 18th
1 pm - 8 pm
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Vanilla Girl
2209 S. 1st Street, 512-912-7885
Free show! All ages!
Saturday, March 18th
7:30 pm – 1:30 am
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Trophy's Bar
2008 S. Congress, 512-447-0969
Free show! 21+
Sunday, March 19th
12 pm - 5 pm
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Vanilla Girl
2209 S. 1st Street, 512-912-7885
Free show! All ages!
Sunday, March 19th
12 pm - 5 pm
Invasion of the GoGirls @ Bella Blue
2213 S. 1st Street, 512-691-5800
Free show! All ages!
LIST OF PERFORMERS
3 Kisses (Brenham, TX)
9 Red Sun (Menlo Park, CA)
a Melodic Daydream (Fort Collins, CO)
Addie Brownlee (New York, NY)
Allison Tartalia (Astoria, NY)
ALyX! (Allen, TX)
Amber Norgaard (Tucson, AZ)
April Dawn (Austin, TX)
Black Flamingo (New York, NY)
Bon Terra (Austin, TX)
Carmen Menza and magneeto (Highland Village, TX)
Christine Havrilla (Conshohocken, PA)
Deb Ferrara (Long Valley, NJ)
Deborah Crooks (San Francisco, CA)
EJ Labb (Brookline, MA)
Eline Emme (Warner Robins, GA)
Fallon Franklin (Austin, TX)
Heather Lauren (San Francisco, CA)
Hit by a Bus (Moriarty, NM)
Holiday Sail (Albuquerque, NM)
Hundred Year Flood (Santa Fe, NM)
Irrational Fear (Taylorsville, KY)
Jen Foster (Nashville, TN)
Jenn Franklin (Lebanon, TN)
Jennifer Richman (Brooklyn, NY)
Jessie Hughes (Baltimore, MD)
Jessie Murphy (New York, NY)
JoAnna James (Richfield, MN)
Jodelle (Pompton Plains, NJ)
Julie Gribble (Los Angeles, CA)
Julie Moffitt (Brown Deer, WI)
Kate Schutt (Cambridge, MA)
Kelly's Lot (Hollywood, CA)
Larissa (Austin, TX)
Lauren Adams (Los Angeles, CA)
Leerone (Los Angeles, CA)
Lindsay Wynn (Boca Raton, FL)
Liquefaction (Chillicothe, OH)
Lucid Fly (Orlando, FL)
Lynn King (Glendora, NJ)
MJ Baby & The Last Word (Austin, TX)
Manifest Frequency (Stone Mountain, GA)
Martha Berner (Chicago, IL)
Meghann Robinson (Brooklyn, NY)
Melineh Kurdian (Los Angeles, CA)
Melissa Greener (Austin, TX)
Melissa Mullins (Austin, TX)
Melissa Rapp (San Francisco, CA)
Pale Beneath the Blue (Dayton, OH)
Rachael Sage (New York, NY)
Rachel Platten (New York, NY)
Sarah Bettens (Johnson City, TN)
Sarah Sample (Austin, TX)
Showin' Tell (Philadelphia, PA)
Something for Jess (Lafayette, LA)
Sonia V. (Clermont, FL)
Star FX (Houston, TX)
Sunspot (Verona, WI)
The Artist Formally Known As Vince & Lauren
(Chicago, IL)
The Fallen One (Silver Spring, MD)
The Platforms (Austin, TX)
Traciana (New York, NY)
Trisha O'Keefe (Saylorsburg, PA)
Waking State (McLean, VA)
Wendy DeRosa (Oakland, CA)
INVASION OF THE GOGIRLS CHARITY
HEP C Aware (HepCAware.org)
Dedicated to raising awareness of hepatitis C
Donations welcomed at the shows!
SPONSORS
GoGirlsMusic.com
Hyperactive Music Magazine
Sonicbids
Disc Makers
IndieMusicCoach.com
GIGPAGE
The Musician's Atlas
VersusMedia
Mpress Records
Daisy Rock Guitars
The Indie Bible
Indie-Music.com
