SXSW Music is host to events that are free and open to the public. The most familiar one that many people know of is the concert series at Auditorium Shores, but new this year is The Market at Auditorium Shores, and returning is the SXSW Music Gear Expo and the Flatstock 38 Poster Show. There are more free events and the details can be found on http://www.sxsw.com/free
This year, the three nights of free concerts at the SXSW Auditorium Shores Stage will be on Thursday, March 14 – Saturday, March 16. A variety of food and beverages are available for purchase and shopping at The Market at Auditorium Shores.
This year’s lineup at the Auditorium Shores Stage will be:
Thursday March 14 (Gates open at 3:30pm):
• 5pm- Jovanotti • 6pm- Bajofondo • 7pm- Molotov • 8pm- Cafe Tacvba
Friday, March 15 (Gates open at 3:30pm):
• 6pm- Divine Fits • 7pm- Jim James • 8pm- The Flaming Lips
Saturday, March 16:
• 12:30pm- The Mother Hips • 1:30pm- Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers • 2:30pm- Spirit Family Reunion • 3:30pm- James Hunter • 4:30pm- JJ Grey & Mofro • 5:35pm- Los Lonely Boys • 6:40pm- Robert Randolph and The Family Band • 8:00pm- The Midnight Ramble Band
For more information http://www.sxsw.com/music/shows/auditorium-shores
Visit The Market at Auditorium Shores that is an art and fashion marketplace offering a range of vendors from vintage clothing to handmade jewelry to local Austin photography, and will open to attendees several hours prior to showtime.
The carefully curated Market will include: BDJ Craftworks, Beyond Her, Buffalo Exchange, Cavortress, Chooze, Cross Cultural Creations, EyeFly, FO2LA, Krochet Kids, Manzanita Sound. Robo Roku, Shamak Sandals, Shira Melody Jewelry, South Austin Gallery, The Burlap Bag, Unusual Cards, Vinca, and Wrapped to Wear.
The Market hours will be Thursday and Friday, March 14 -15 from 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 16 from 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. For more information on The Market, please go to http://sxsw.com/market-vendors
SXSW Music Gear Expo, now in its fourth year, will take place Thursday, March 14 – Saturday, March 16, 2013 in the Austin Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 5. This growing event will include manufacturers from top companies showcasing their guitars, drums, amps, pedals, keyboards, software, and countless other accessories needed by amateurs and professionals alike. New this year is the App Annex which is a special section of the Expo for hands-on access to music creation apps and virtual instruments.
The Music Gear Expo Store, presented by Austin music retailer Strait Music, will be selling instruments manufactured by Expo exhibitors as well as useful accessories like drum heads, cables, and strings on site.
Guest appearances will include signings by Crystal Method, DJ Enferno, and 50 Cent. More information can be found at http://www.sxsw.com/music/expos/gear. The Music Gear Expo will be right next door to the Flatstock Poster Show.
Flatstock 38, co-presented by the American Poster Institute (API) and SXSW, will display and sell the works of the world’s top gig poster artists. The show runs March 14 -16 in Exhibit Hall 4 of the Austin Convention Center and will feature posters of varying styles, colors and techniques for sale by the very artists who created them.
The best concert posters have always captured both the essence of the music they promoted and the spirit of the time in which they were produced. New this year is the Flatstock Stage featuring official SXSW performing artists such as Chris Cohen, William Tyler, Hiss Golden Messenger, Idiot Glee, The Darcys, Gold & Youth, Snowblink, Hey Ocean! and Current Swell. More information on Flatstock 38 can be found at http://www.sxsw.com/music/expos/flatstock
Source: SXSW
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