(Musebox) The MuseBox is impacting on South By Southwest 2009 in a big way. This year the acclaimed music marketing firm presents two showcases Thursday afternoon March 19th and Saturday night March 21th at The Rusty Spurs, 405 East 7th Street (between Trinity Street and Neches Street.)The events will feature an array of some of the most significant and acclaimed artists from The MuseBox family which includes The High Dials, Inward Eye, Juliette Commag้re, Hey Ocean!, The Homosexuals, The D'Urbervilles and Wintersleep.
And in what will thoroughly excite SXSW veterans and newbies is the triumphant return of post-punk gods Echo & The Bunnymen, who will headline the Saturday showcase, making it a 'must-attend' event of the conference. The legendary band is using the conference as the jumping-off point for a busy schedule in 2009 and beyond where they will release their long-awaited 10th studio album The Fountain and hit the road for extensive world touring in support of it.
Schedules for The MuseBox showcases at SXSW 2009:
Thursday, Mar. 19, The MuseBox Day Party
Sponsored by Barefoot Wines, Fully Loaded Teas, Swinghouse and Blurt Magazine
1:00pm: Lucky Fonz III
1:35pm: Empyr
2:10pm: Operahouse
2:45pm: Inward Eye
3:55pm: Hey Ocean!
4:40pm: The D'Urbervilles
5:00pm The Homosexuals
** Bubbling Up Free Barefoot "Champagne" Brunch all day long. Also free Vitamin Water.
Saturday, Mar. 21, 2009, The MuseBox Official Night Party
Sponsored by Swinghouse and Blurt Magazine
8:00pm: Juliette Commag้re
9:00pm: The Tender Box
10:00pm: Wintersleep
11:00pm: The High Dials
12:00am: Echo & the Bunnymen