Events
The first quarter of 2010 is chock full of exciting events at Dart Music International. We started the year with the First Annual
Backstage Pass To The World and Icon Awards on January 19, inaugurating our
monthly Dart Music International Embassy at The Parish. We will post more information soon about the Embassy,the Dart Music International
House on Sixth Street, 3rd Annual International Night on Sixth Street, and upcoming tours from our artists.
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An embassy is usually associated with a building where diplomatic officers work and represent the interests of their people. On Tuesday, February 16
we began our monthly transformation of
The Parish into the official embassy for all the people of Dart Music International!
This is an opportunity to learn more about our organization and upcoming programs, hear music from our bands, catch great live performances from
our touring international artists and/or outstanding local artist Ambassadors, and to meet some of our Allied music-related organizations.
What: Dart Music International Embassy
When: Tuesday, March 23 - 8:00 PM
Where: The Parish, 214 East 6th Street
MAP
Admission: $5 ($8 for under 21) and FREE with your
Backstage Pass VIP card
On Tuesday, March 16 we hosted another outstanding showcase of great international indie rock bands at our
3rd Annual Dart Music International Night at Friends on Sixth Street. Six bands, Five continents, and One common language -
rock & roll! This is was strongest lineup yet, with some of the most important bands from the emerging Chinese and Central European music
scenes, Latin Rock giants, and college radio chart-toppers. Two of the bands, Bang Bang Eche and Carsick Cars, have even been picked up by
MTV Iggy as two of
"The 25 Best New Bands In The World".
From Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, March 21 we hosted or co-hosted FREE daily events at the
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa Cantina (503 E. 6th Street
Map).
The DMI House was THE destination for top shelf indie bands from Austin and around the world, spanning the entire duration of the SXSW
Conferences and Festivals - and all shows were FREE.
On Thursday, March 11, the first event at the DMI House was the
Dart Music International Welcome Party.
Doors opened at 9:00PM, and we featured music from P.K.14 (China), L.Stadt (Poland), The Ganjas (Chile), and AV Okubo (China).
The Beijing Invasion was a historic Chinese film and
music event. On Sunday, March 14 we co-hosted the film premiere party for the full-length documentary film
Beijing Taxi and introduction to the Beijing music label Maybe Mars. Film maker Miao Wan introduced the film
trailer and discussed her important, groundbreaking film, which was featured at the SXSW Film Festival. Maybe Mars label representatives Nevin Domer
and Charles Saliba were be on hand to talk about the challenges inherent in running a cutting-edge Chinese indie music label and we had
performances by P.K.14, Carsick Cars, AV Okubo, White, and Xiao He. Doors were open to SXSW badge-holders and
Dart Music International VIPs at 8:00PM and opened to the public at 10:00PM.
As everyone attempted to recover and/or get ready to leave town, we enjoyed our last day at the DMI House with
Sunday Bloody Sunday. Starting at noon we had Bloody Mary
specials, tamales, and music until 8:00 from Xiao He, Miho Wada, Polly Mackey & the Pleasure Principle, The Butterfly Explosion, The Last Tycoons,
The Minutes, L.Stadt, and The Mighty Stef.
As the SXSW Festival came upon us, and as usual we were busy introducing great bands from all over the world.
To kick off the week, we had a VIP Reception at our office at 711 San Antonio St. for our neighbors and
Dart Music International VIPs.
Chilean Indie-rockers
Intimate Stranger performed an "ambient" set out on
the back porch (weather permitting). We welcomed them and our other very special guests from the bands
AV Okubo,
Casino,
The Ganjas,
L.Stadt, and
P.K.14 on their first night in Austin.
All the bands then headed downtown at 9:00 for shows at the
Dart Music International Welcome Party at the
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa and
Plutopia/Fringecore Night at Emo's.
On Tuesday, January 19 we hosted our First Annual
Backstage Pass To The World and Icon Awards at
The Parish in Austin.
The first annual Icon Awards were presented to
Jim Butler, Roky Erickson, Terry Lickona,
and Rose Reyes.
The evening was emceed by Kevin Conner (METV, KUT) and featured special performances from
The Black And White Years,
Stanley Samuelson (of the Faroe Islands), and
Patricia Vonne.
Our unique silent auction items raised
money for our programs, with 10% earmarked for Haitian relief efforts.
