Daisy Rock Sponsors the Girls Rock Austin Showcase on March 17, 2011 at SXSW

Daisy Rock Girl Guitars is sponsoring the Girls Rock Austin (GRA) Showcase at this

year’s South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. The original

girl-guitar company contributed to this fundraising event and booked the pioneering

all-female Daisy Rock rock/pop acts, The Bangles and Sick of Sarah, to rock the

stage at Cedar Street Courtyard on March 17, 2011.

GRA, part of a growing alliance of girls-only summer music programs all over the

world, is dedicated to mentoring girls ages 10-18, with a special focus on

underserved populations. All door money and donations from this event will go to

GRA's scholarship fund. The program helped foster the only Austin act on this white

hot bill, critical and popular sensation Schmillion, whose one year of inception has

been filled with events such as appearing in an Arcade Fire video and competing in

2010 SchoolJam Teen Battle of the Bands at NAMM in January.

The evening opens softly with SHEL, four sisters from Ft. Collins, CO, whose

classical training and sweet vocals flavor their alt country sound. They'll be

followed by Minneapolis rockers Sick of Sarah, a gutsy five-piece who are changing

minds everywhere about "girl bands" and say outright in their video on the Maurice's

site, "We're going to make girls not so afraid to play music!" Aforementioned

Schmillion follows, and then Seattle natives and sister act Smoosh will take the

stage, whose emotional and delectable music is maturing with them. Finally,

California pop trailblazers The Bangles headline the show, bringing their bright

vocals and hot licks to the songs the world loves so well.

“The Bangles rock, Sick of Sarah rock, Girls Rock Austin ROCKS, and if you haven’t

told a girl she can rock today, you should, and GO SEE THIS SHOW!” says Tish

Ciravolo, President and Founder of Daisy Rock Girl Guitars.

For more information about the Girls Rock Austin Showcase at SXSW, visit

www.sxsw.com or www.daisyrock.com/artist-events.

Daisy Rock Girl Guitars offers a complete line of quality girl guitars designed to

look and sound great, and to fit the female form.  For more info or to find a dealer

near you, visit daisyrock.com now!