JIM LAUDERDALE: TO RELEASE ‘PATCHWORK RIVER’ MAY 11; NEW ALBUM WRITTEN WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER; TWO MARCH 18 PERFORMANCES CONFIRMED AT SXSW; LAUDERDALE TO HIT THE ROAD AS GUITARIST WITH ELVIS COSTELLO & THE SUGARCANES

AS I LAY DYING TO LAUNCH U.S. TOUR APRIL 29; TICKETS ON SALE TODAY; FIFTH ALBUM 'THE POWERLESS RISE' OUT MAY 11 VIA METAL BLADE

INFECTED MUSHROOM PARTICIPATE IN RECORD STORE DAY WITH RELEASE OF THE "KILLING TIME REMIX EP" FEATURING PERRY FARRELL ON VOCALS AND REMIXES BY PAUL OAKENFOLD, ASTRIX, JOHN “00” FLEMING AND MORE; BAND NOW ON TOUR WITH MAJOR FESTIVAL APPEARANCES AT ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL MARCH 26 AND COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL APRIL 18

DANKO JONES TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'BELOW THE BELT' MAY 18 ON BAD TASTE RECORDS/CAROLINE; GROUP TO PERFORM AT TEXAS ROCKFEST IN AUSTIN DURING SXSW; U.S. TOUR WITH CLUTCH BEGINS MARCH 30

*HARLEY DOES AUSTIN* SATURDAY, MARCH 20 AT CLUB DEVILLE DAYTIME PARTY CURATED BY VICE ; “THRILL OF THE THROTTLE” RIDING EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE AT TOP SXSW DAY PARTIES

DAVID BOWIE: "A REALITY TOUR" Q&A AND CRITICAL PRAISE

ROCK ON THE RANGE 2010: MÖTLEY CRÜE’S NIKKI SIXX TO BRING HIS “SIXX SENSE” RADIO SHOW TO ROCK ON THE RANGE 2010; ROCK ICON TO PROVIDE INSIDER’S LOOK AT FOURTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL SET FOR MAY 22 & 23 AT
COLUMBUS CREW STADIUM  

JANA MASHONEE: 'NEW MOON BORN’ DUE OUT APRIL 27; DEBUT RELEASE FROM MISS MOLLY RECORDS

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE SEARCH FOR NEW BASSIST AND KEYBOARDIST

COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR ARTIST RYAN BINGHAM TAKES HOME ACADEMY AWARD FOR “BEST ORIGINAL SONG”

BILLY IDOL: TO DEBUT NEW BAND ON SUMMER 2010 WORLD TOUR; DATES KICK OFF JUNE 5 WITH TWO SHOWS IN RUSSIA; NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TO FOLLOW

COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR 2010 PRESENTED BY ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK ANNOUNCES INTERNET PRE-SALE NOW UNDERWAY; TOUR COMMENCES MAY 14 AND WRAPS-UP JUNE 20

PAUL VAN DYK--10 YEARS OF VANDIT RECORDS--A SPECIAL TWO-NIGHT PARTY DURING WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE IN MIAMI FRIDAY, MARCH 26 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 27 AT CLUB SPACE WITH VANDIT'S VERY OWN GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI AND FILO & PERI PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS SANDER VAN DOORN & MORE

FRANCE ROCKS AUSTIN: THURSDAY, MARCH 18 AT KLUB KRUCIAL FROM NOON – 6:00 PM WITH PERFORMANCES BY UFFIE, BRODINSKI, DEAD SEXY INC., GENERAL ELEKTRICS, THE BEWITCHED HANDS ON TOP OF OUR HANDS, SOKO AND COCOON; OVER 30 FRENCH ARTISTS SET TO IMPACT SXSW

ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL UNVEILS FINAL 2010 LINE UP INCLUDING FLORENCE (FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE),  LMFAO, KELIS, SANDER KLEINENBERG, JOSH WINK, HYBRID (DJ SET), TANIA VULCANO, VELLO VIRKHAUS (VJV2) AND MANY MORE; PROMOTERS ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF FOUR NEW ARENAS INCLUDING THE UMF IBIZA TENT, UMF BRAZIL TENT, THE HEINEKEN DOME AND THE ROOT SOCIETY DOME; PLUS CHRISTOPHER JANNEY’S INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION SONIC FOREST