Friday Roundup: Play at SXSW, B’ham folks play CMJ & Halloween party plans!

Firstly, this goes out to all bands locally and statewide. Here is the link to submit to play a SXSW showcase in Austin in 2010. Travis Morgan of Skybucket & I went out there with 7 Birmingham bands who played back in March and the experince is phenomenal. Don’t miss out on this. Here is the breakdown via sxsw:

We want to let you know that we are still accepting applications for a chance to showcase at SXSW 2010. The deadline is November 6th and the fee is $40. This year’s music festival dates are March 17th-21st, 2010. If you have any questions about applying for showcase at SXSW 2010, you can read our FAQ or email music@sxsw.com.

Also, for folks looking to get into trouble downtown this Halloween, we’ve got a party for you. Our BHAM.FM Downtown Halloween show is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th at Speakeasy (1920 3rd Avenue N). It’s the night before Halloween and we’ve got Stewart Vann (of Blue Cut Robbery, Great Book of John, Matthew Mayfield’s band and The Triceratops), ELI (my FAVORITE new shoegaze/Mogwai offshoot in town) and Van Hollingsworth (from The Magic Math / Taylor’s lil bro).

Tickets to our Halloween throwdown are only 5 bucks and you can purchase them at the door next Friday night. Show starts at 9, but “getting drunk” activities start at 8pm.  Word is,  if you wear a costume/dressup it’s onnly $3. You can RSVP on the Facebook invite too.

Finally, we wanted to congratulation our good friends Vulture Whale, along with Through the Sparks’ Jody Nelson, for their big news. They are both playing at CMJ in New York City this weekend. For those who will be in/around the Big Apple this weekend, here are the details:

Jody Nelson (of Through the Sparks)
Friday, Oct 23 – Pete’s Candy Store – Brooklyn, NY – 10pm

Vulture Whale
Saturday, Oct 24 – Trash Bar – Brooklyn, NY – 10pm