PHOTOS: I BLAME YOKO / Heave Media Day Party Showcase (RSVPs Closed)

Free entry with RSVP on Do512!

I BLAME YOKO and HEAVE Media are puttin on a show this March at B.D. Riley's on 6th during SXSW 2012! A total of 7 bands will be performing on Wednesday, March 14th from 12 - 5pm. The event is FREE to attend and the first 250 people through the door will receive one free drink ticket good for a beer, wine or cocktail of their choice.

Visit: www.IBlameYoko.com for more updates and to download a free mix-tape by all of the performing bands.

Official Twitter Hash tag: #iblameyokodayparty

Official Day / Time Info:

I Blame Yoko / Heave Media 

Un-Official SXSW Day Party Music Showcase

Wednesday, March 14th 2012

B.D. Riley's Irish Pub

204 E 6th Street

Austin, TX 78701

12 - 5pm

FREE - No Badge Required

First 250 People = One Free Beer, Wine or Cocktail of your Choice

21+

Performing Bands and Set Times

Archie Powell & The Exports (Chicago, IL) 4:30PM

@ArchiePowell | www.archiepowellandtheexports.com

Son of the Sun (Buffalo, NY) 3:45PM

@sotsmusic | www.sonofthesunmusic.com

Netherfriends (Chicago, IL) 3:00PM

@Netherfriends | www.netherfriends.us

Radiation City (Portland, OR) 2:15PM

@RadiationCity | www.radiationcity.muxtape.com

The Wandas (Boston, MA) 1:30PM

@TheWandas | www.thewandas.com

Paper Thick Walls (Chicago, IL) 12:45PM

@PaperThickWalls | www.PaperThickWalls.com

The Tins (Buffalo, NY) 12:00PM

@TheTinsMusic | www.thetinsmusic.bandcamp.com

Sponsor Information:

I Blame Yoko - www.iblameyoko.com | @iblameyokomusic

Is a Talent Management, Event Production / Promotion and Booking firm that was founded in 2007 by two Buffalo, NY natives. After moving the business to Chicago in 2008 to expand opportunities for their artist roster, I Blame Yoko was able to make a considerable amount of progress through the support of the Chicago Music Scene. In 2012 I Blame Yoko is looking to expand its horizons and will be launching the new model record label / artist collective arm of the business from Los Angeles, CA. SXSW 2012 will be its “re-birth” and will open the door to a new and exciting future for the I Blame Yoko team.

HEAVE Media, Inc - www.heavemedia.com | @heavemedia

Started in 2007 as a way to continue an intense involvement in music as college radio dwindled down. Four years later HEAVE Media has become a force in the Chicago music scene, offering daily national music news and monthly music showcases at Chicago’s best venues. HEAVE’s coverage of festivals, concert tours and new music has earned multiple honors. Time Out Chicago named HEAVE one of “Chicago’s Best Music Websites” and fans voted HEAVE as one of Lollapalooza’s “Music Websites We Love.”  

Kilo Records - www.kilorecords.net | @kilorecords

Is an independent Chicago record label. They manufacture and distribute music that they think is awesome. The Kilo crew kicks it with their creative mafia and they throw a damn good party.

FanFound - www.fanfound.com | @fanfound

Is an exclusive destination for tickets to premium events. They partner with entertainment providers across the country introducing our subscribers to a wide variety of events including live music, comedy, sports, performing arts, and other entertainment genres. The Fan Found Promise: To only provide you with events we would also want to go to at a price we’d be willing to pay.

Endless Eye - www.endlesseye.com | @TheEndlessEye

Endless Eye is a Los Angeles based Media Collective of Artists, Videographers, Cinematographers, Editors, Graphic Designers, Producer/Directors, and Free Spirits. Our daily lives as freelancers allow us to come together to work on projects ranging from commercials, shorts, documentaries, music videos, corporate videos and feature films. We spearhead social justice issues in our own films and help local businesses, Non-Profits and entrepreneurs to develop and create vibrant media to promote their own endeavors. Endless Eye also has been developing its own on-going Media Literacy and Video Production classes throughout the city to promote Media Advocacy and Understanding in Youth throughout the city.

The Good Neighborhood - www.thegoodneighborhood.com | 

@thegoodhood

Based in Buffalo, New York, The Good Neighborhood is online with a daily dose of the greater good, and on the town with a cause for every event.

You and Who - www.youandwho.com | @You_and_Who

You and Who sells quality apparel, and works with artists from around the country to custom design their t-shirts. For every purchase, they donate matching items and meals to organizations that helps those in need in each of the communities they serve.