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Palo Duro Records SXSW Showcase
The Derailers, Morrison-Williams and others
5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 18
Lucky Lounge, 209 W. Fifth St.
Free; information: 512.479.7700

PALO DURO RECORDS
TO PRESENT SHOWCASE DURING SXSW MUSIC FEST
MARKING RELEASE OF TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2

Label Talent to Play Several Other SXSW Events

Austin, Texas -- Palo Duro Records will mark the release of TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2 with a free showcase during the South by Southwest Music Festival by artists on the CD and the label's roster.

The Derailers as well as Morrison-William, Darryl Lee Rush and Jon Christopher Davis are expected to blow the roof off Lucky Lounge, 209 W. Fifth St., 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 18.

When Palo Duro released TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2 to national retail on February 21, it went digital, too -- available to users of iTunes, Napster, MSN, Starbucks and the like. The all-original collection of tunes captures Texas music and the musical artists making Texas music today.

The first cut on TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2, the Elvis-y, upbeat heartache tune "I'm Still Missing You" by The Derailers, is already earning airplay on stations nationally. The country-rock-pop band that springs from somewhere among Orbison, Owens and The Beatles just inked a deal with Palo Duro, with its Palo Duro debut, SOLDIERS OF LOVE, produced by songwriter-publisher-vocalist Buzz Cason, set for early June.

"We're so happy to have The Derailers' next release," says Chris Thomas, president of Palo Duro, the 5-year-old label whose mission is to celebrate the artists of Texas and the Southwest. "We hope every lover of Texas music out there continues to get his or her fix from Palo Duro records."

The Derailers are also scheduled to play Friday, March 17, at the Texas Music Magazine SXSW Showcase and Saturday, March 18, at The Broken Spoke.

Palo Duro events during SXSW start Saturday, March 11, with the world premiere of the "Crazy Again" documentary about honky-tonker Dale Watson and a pre-release party for his latest CD, WHISKEY OR GOD (retail + digital: March 21), afterward 9:15 p.m. to close at The Broken Spoke. He also plays a CD pre-release party at 10 p.m. Monday, March 13, at The Continental Club, 1315 S. Congress Ave.

Other Palo Duro artists playing during SXSW:

• 5 p.m. Thursday, March 16, Darryl Lee Rush and Lost Immigrants play Shiner Records (a Palo Duro imprint) party at Stubb's BBQ, 801 Red River
• 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, Morrison-Williams also plays Texas Music Magazine Showcase; its set to be filmed for HD.net's "True Music" program
• 10 p.m. Saturday, March 18, Americana Roots/TEXAS UNPLUGGED, VOL. 2 party at Waterloo Icehouse featuring Sidehill Gougers, Jon Christopher Davis, Morrison-Williams

In other Palo Duro news, the label's deal with Fontana for distribution will ensure that shoppers at Best Buy and HEB will find in those stores' music sections re-releases of the CDs by all the members of Palo Duro's roster, which includes the diverse talents of Two Tons of Steel, Dale Watson, Morrison-Williams, Eleven Hundred Springs, Jon Christopher Davis, The Derailers and Ed Burleson.

On the horizon are several Palo Duro Records releases, including Jon Christopher Davis' debut CD in May, the CD/DVD of Two Tons of Steel's "Two Tons Tuesday" summer music series, recorded live at Gruene Hall, and the historical recording of ¡VIVA! TERLINGUA! NUEVO! at Luckenbach.

For more information, visit www.palodurorecords.com and www.texasunplugged.com.

Contact: Jill McGuckin, McGuckin Entertainment PR; 512.478.0578; megjill@aol.com

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