Never Die - The Dean Strickland Story Never Die Records announces "Never Die - The Dean Strickland Story" will begin filming this Winter. Filming will start in January 2009 in South Padre Island, Texas by award winning film director and writer, Dean J. Augustin. - 2008-11-25

Austin Celebrates Election Eve with an Unparalleled Concert Inspired by Change Red State Blues and Transmission Entertainment host a musical event on November 3, 2008 that fuses the temperature of these historic political times with modern music. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, James McMurtry, and Brownout will perform. - 2008-10-30

Vince Hatfield Landed 2 Award Nominations Vince Hatfield Nominated for 2 awards for the New Music Awards. Song of the year in country "Stuck On You" and break out artist. - 2008-10-10

Save Austin Music Launches Public Service Announcement Campaign with Movie-Style Premiere Gala Fundraiser Save Austin Music is a new grassroots organization started in Austin, Texas by musician Troy Dillinger. The Music Industry is in trouble, and the working musicians who bring us live entertainment in the "Live Music Capital of the World" are suffering. - 2008-10-02

Legendary Tortilla Factory Releases CD "All That Jazz" First CD from Tortilla Factory after 23-year hiatus. - 2008-09-08

David Newbould Assembles All-Star Line-up For Live Film Event David Newbould, whose songs have appeared on TV shows like "Dawson's Creek" and "Criminal Minds," has an all-star team of musicians set to perform for a live CD/DVD recording August 20th in Austin, Tx. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Humane Society of Williamson County. - 2008-07-29

Showtime Hit "American Drug War" Comes to DVD 35 years after Nixon started the War on Drugs, we have over one million non-violent drug offenders living behind bars. Thought by many experts to be the precursor to the current War on Terror, the drug war has now cost trillions of dollars and will certainly be brought front and center in the coming elections. After premiering in March on Showtime, the award-winning documentary "American Drug War" now comes to DVD hoping to ignite a long-overdue debate. - 2008-06-24

Masters of Modern Psychedelia, The Boxing Lesson Announce the "Dark Side of The Moog" Tour The Austin, TX proud atmospheric indie-rock band The Boxing Lesson tours in support of their new full length LP "Wild Streaks and Windy Days. The up-and-coming trio is riding the wave of a psychedelic resurgence into a DIY success garnering international press and sales. The currently unsigned band heads out to the West Coast to be followed up with a few appearances on the festival circuit this summer. - 2008-06-19

Easy Mo Bee Grammy Winner/Platinum Producer of Platinum Ice Records Controls Film Soundtrack About Hip Hop History Legendary/Grammy producer Easy Mo Bee to oversee National Radio Single "Bad Chick Whippin" by The Bossfather and development of entire Platinum Ice roster. - 2008-06-01

Violinist Omar Lopez to Open for Grammy-nominated Guitarist Craig Chaquico at San Antonio's Empire Theatre Internationally-renowned crossover violinist Omar Lopez will open for Grammy-nominated guitarist and multi-platinum selling recording artist Craig Chaquico at San Antonio's Charline McCombs Empire Theatre on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. - 2008-05-19

Austin-Based Violinist Omar Lopez to Open for Rock Icon Pat Benatar in San Antonio Omar Lopez, the "guy with the red violin", will open for Pat Benatar at San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium May 18th. - 2008-04-12

WOOZYFLY Launches Contest for Bands to Win a $150,000 Recording, Promotion, and Distribution Deal The music media and social-networking website WOOZYFLY.com will be hosting an unsigned band contest entitled WOOZY IDOL, offering all unsigned bands a chance to win a RECORDING, DISTRIBUTION, and PROMOTION contract valued at up to $150,000. - 2008-04-02

Get Down to Get on Up at SXSW - Superfly Soul Party II in Austin TX on Mar 13 2008 Showcasing five of Austin's Top Funk, Soul, Rare Groove Bands at SXSW. Greyhounds, Flyjack, T Bird & The Breaks, Chicken Strut, Akina Adderley and The Vintage Playboys. - 2008-03-13

Drummer Jim Keltner Takes on Producer Role in Studio with Nathaniel Street-West It is a long, illustrious line of music artists whose great art has been made greater by the drum/percussion mastery of longtime Angeleno session 'deity' Jim Keltner. That list includes John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Ravi Shankar, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Neil Diamond, Brian Wilson, B.B. King. Each of these legends made Keltner their drummer of choice. - 2008-02-12

The Palme D'Or of Music - Austin Band, The Black & White Years Rocks MIDEM. Artist Programmer for MIDEM states, "If MIDEM awarded a Palme D'Or for Music, as the Cannes Film Festival does for film, it would most definitely go to The Black & White Years." Jerry Harrison- produced debut album to be released on February 26th. - 2008-02-11

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