Lala.Com & WOXY.com Team With Noise Pop to Bring Independent Music to a Wider Audience

Lala.Com & WOXY.com Team With Noise Pop to Bring Independent Music to a Wider Audience

Presenting Stellar Lineup in Austin Coinciding With SXSW, Streaming Live Performances From Austin and Noise Pop

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Noise Pop, Lala.com & WOXY.com share in the spirit of championing independent music by exposing emerging artists to a wider audience. Noise Pop shows featuring artists such as AUTOLUX, CLINC, FRENCH KICKS, JOHN VANDERSLICE and MIDLAKE, will be streamed LIVE at WOXY.com and available for on-demand listening at www.lala.com/noisepop. Coinciding with SXSW in Austin, TX, Lala.com & WOXY.com are teaming with Noise Pop and Music for America to present the "Every Body Needs A Nurse" party with an outstanding lineup, which includes BOB MOULD (HUSKER DU), DAVE SMALLEN (STREET TO NOWHERE), THE LITTLE ONES, SNOWDEN, AQUEDUCT and BROKEN WEST. This day party, hosted by comedian, Zach Galifinakis, on Friday, March 16th at Emo's Annex from 1:30-5:30 pm CST / 11:30am - 3:30pm PST, may be heard LIVE at WOXY.com and on-demand at www.lala.com/austin2007.

Music for America (MFA) has teamed with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to have actual SEIU nurses and MFA volunteers on hand at the Austin party, providing healthy tips, give-aways, and info on getting health insurance and having a healthy good time. More info can be found at www.seiu.org and at www.musicforamerica.org.

After the initial live broadcasts, Lala.com & WOXY.com will offer free on- demand listening and treat fans to intimate band interviews conducted by WOXY.com DJs Mike & Shiv. Coinciding with SXSW and Noise Pop, WOXY.com will continue to produce its award winning Lounge Acts series, inviting performers into cozy San Francisco and Austin studios to talk about and play their songs. Past Lounge performers include Frank Black, Neko Case, Gomez, Silversun Pickups, Annuals, The Hold Steady, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Rogue Wave and more: http://woxy.lala.com/music/loungeacts/ .

Noise Pop Festival streaming lineup:
Free on-demand archive at: www.lala.com/noisepop

-- Recorded February 28th - John Vanderslice,
featuring: Damien Jurado, The Submarines, Black Fiction

-- March 1st - 8:00pm PST - French Kicks
featuring: Scissors For Lefty, The Oohlas, Magic Bullets

-- March 2nd - 9:00pm PST - Autolux
featuring: Snowden, Malajube, Death of a Party

-- March 3rd - 9:00pm PST - Clinic
featuring: Earlimart, Sea Wolf, The Mumlers

-- March 4th - 1:00pm PST- Midlake
featuring: Minipop, Ester Drang, Minmae

WOXY.com Lounge Acts during Noise Pop:
Free on-demand archive at: www.lala.com/noisepop

-- Jolie Holland

-- Ted Leo (solo)

-- Trainwreck Riders

-- Georgie James

-- Love Like Fire

"Every Body Needs A Nurse" party in Austin coinciding with SXSW:
Tune in to listen live at WOXY.com
Free on-demand archive at: www.lala.com/austin2007

Date: Friday, March 16th @ Emo's Annex
Doors 1pm CST
Show: 1:30 - 5:30pm CST / 11:30am - 3:30pm PST

-- Bob Mould (Husker Du)

-- Dave Smallen (Street to Nowhere)

-- The Little Ones

-- Snowden

-- Aqueduct

-- Broken West

-- hosted by comedian Zach Galifinakis

WOXY.com Austin Lounge Acts coinciding with SXSW:
Tune in to listen live at WOXY.com
Free on-demand archive at: www.lala.com/austin2007

-- Via Audio

-- Sara Culler

-- Age Rings

-- 120 Days

-- Land of Talk

-- Snowden

-- 65daysofstatic

-- Cloud Cult

-- The Manhattan Love Suicides

-- The Lemurs

-- The Early Tapes

-- Little Ones

About Noise Pop

The Noise Pop Festival is San Francisco's premiere indie culture event produced by artist manager Jordan Kurland and Indepdent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) founder/CEO Kevin Arnold. Noise Pop celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2007 with its strongest line-up yet including six nights of live performances by Ted Leo And the Pharmacists, Autolux, Ghostland Observatory, Dandy Warhols, Jolie Holland and dozens more plus art shows, a music-based film festival and the debut of the Noise Pop Expo - a two day event with music and lifestyle technology booths, indie apparel designers and panel discussions.

About Lala.com

Lala.com is a music site where fans can trade CDs for $1, buy new CDs at wholesale prices, get music recommendations, listen to live shows and tune into radio stations programmed by other fans and professional DJs. With a catalog of 1.8 million album unique titles and over 5 million CDs listed by its members, lala.com is building the largest, most diverse music site on earth. With immense admiration and gratitude to musicians, lala.com is the first and only music retailer to introduce payments to musicians based on the trade of used recordings.

Contact: Lizzie Garlinghouse of Listen Up PR, +1-917-767-3554, or lizzie@listenuppr.com; or John Kuch, +1-415-823-0480, or jkuch@lala.com.

Source: Lala.com

CONTACT: Lizzie Garlinghouse of Listen Up PR, +1-917-767-3554, or
lizzie@listenuppr.com; or John Kuch, +1-415-823-0480, or jkuch@lala.com

Web site: http://www.lala.com/

Web site: http://woxy.com/

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