Fanatic Promotion at South By Southwest 2009 begins today.

Indie music marketing company Fanatic Promotion, Inc., (see who we blew up) is set for a busy SXSW 2009.

To kick things off, tonight, March 17th, Beauty Bar, City On Fire, Fanatic Promotion and Toyota Matrix present Art Disaster No. 8 from 6PM-2AM at Austin’s awesome Beauty Bar (612 E. 7th St). Featuring two stages and a variety of musical styles.

Featured acts include The Happy Hollows, Pomegranates, Shunda K, The Laughing, Wild Yaks, Y-Love, Eprhyme + Diwon, Belaire and more.

Happy Hour is from 6PM to 9PM ($2 Three Olives and Lonestar/PBR Tallboys). OPEN BAR 8:30-10pm by Three Olives and SoCo. Click the flyer at left for more info.

Look out for Fanatic artists such as Antlers, Elizabeth Willis, Killola, My Dear Disco, Golder Bear, Future Clouds & Radar, Mistress Stephanie and Her Melodic Cat and Kinetic Stereokids throughout the week.

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In addition to the Fanatic events and artists mentioned above, many other artists from the Fanatic roster will make appearances in Austin during SXSW. See below for a complete list of these activities and be sure to stop your favorite Fanatic rep in the street to say hello.

Fanatic Artists and Friends at SXSW 2009

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3/18 Flatbread Press
3/19 5PM Clementine’s Coffee
3/20 730PM Eastside House Party: 2670 Sol Wilson Ave.

And The Moneynotes
3/22 7PM Headhunters Club

Antlers
3/20 1PM Emo’s Annex

Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears
3/21 10PM Maggie Mae’s Gibson Room

Cactus’s
3/19 11PM Spiro’s

Elizabeth Willis
3/20 10PM Mother Egan’s

Fight Bite
3/19 11PM Rusty Spurs
3/20 Quacks Maplewood Bakery
3/20 2:15PM Creekside Lounge

Future Clouds and Radar
3/18 6PM Dog and Duck Pub
3/20 4PM Scholz Beer Garden
3/20 1AM The Wave

Golden Bear
3/19 430PM The Compound
3/21 3PM Blue Note
3/21 8PM Music Gym Patio

Grandchildren
3/18 Club 1808
3/19 The Typewriter Museum
3/21 Austin Moose Lodge

The Happy Hollows
3/17 1220AM Beauty Bar
3/18 430PM Metropolis Apartments
3/18 12AM The Independent
3/20 3PM Guero’s
3/21 10PM Antone’s

Killola
3/20 9:30PM 504 Trinity Street

Kinetic Stereokids
3/19 7PM Fado Irish Pub
3/20 12PM Blind Pig

La Snacks
03/19 2PM Club Primos
03/19 7PM The Hideout
03/21 1PM Club Primos

The Laughing
3/17 8PM Beauty Bar
3/21 10PM Music Gym Patio

Mark Mallman
3/19 12PM (w/ Ruby Isle) Flamingo Cantina
3/21 11PM Lamberts

Mistress Stephanie and Her Melodic Cat
3/17 9PM Chain Drive
3/18 6PM Rainbow Cattle Company

My Dear Disco
3/20 10PM Soho Lounge

My Education
3/18 11PM Soho Lounge
3/19 4PM (or after) The Side Bar

The Pharmacy
3/19 3PM Art Project
3/19 9PM Trailer Space Records
3/20 8PM House of Commons

Pomegranates
3/17 9PM Beauty Bar

Setting Sun
3/18 10PM Lamberts

Shunda K
3/17 Beauty Bar
3/18 Music Gym
3/20 Creekside Lounge
3/21 House Party

Silver Scooter
3/21 245PM The Radio Room

Wild Yaks
3/17 1020PM Beauty Bar
3/18 2PM Urban Outfitters

Y-Love
3/17 1AM Beauty Bar

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