Goldrush on stage: Garo Nahoulakian, Robin Bennett, G Roby and Hamish Tesco

l-r, The Go’s James McConnell, Bobby Harlow and Marc Fellis

Birds-eye view of Tangiers

On Wednesday, March 17, ASCAP presented its rock showcase at the SXSW Music Festival, drawing capacity crowds and music industry heavyweights who came to see the best up and coming ASCAP bands from across the country and around the world.

A packed house at ASCAP’s Hard Rock Café showcase

Tangiers, Goldrush, The City Drive, The Go, The Dresden Dolls, A Place to Bury Strangers and Donnybrook all took to the stage and played dynamic sets that treated the audience to a wide range of rock stylings, from garage rock (The Go), melodic country rock (Goldrush) and post/punk (Tangiers) to dark, atmospheric rock (A Place to Bury Strangers), heavy metal (Donnybrook) and even cabaret rock (The Dresden Dolls).

Donnybrook’s hard rocking set closed the showcase

The City Drive’s Danny Smith (center) with Marc Precilla on drums and bassist Scott Waldman

The Dresden Doll’s Brian Viglione on drums and Amanda Palmer at the keyboard

l-r, A Place to Bury Strangers’ Oliver Ackerman, Justin Avery and Tim Gregorio on stage

Goldrush’s Garo Nahoulakian, G Roby, Hamish Tesco, Joe Bennett, ASCAP’s Tom DeSavia and Goldrush’s Robin Bennett.

The City Drive’s Danny Smith, Marc Precilla and Scott Waldman with ASCAP’s Jennifer Knoepfle.

The Go’s James McConnell, Bobby Harlow, ASCAP’s Wade Metzler, Go manager Howard Hertz and The Go’s John Krautner.

l-r, IMRO's Keith Johnson, ASCAP's Ralph Murphy, IMRO's Adrian Gaffney and ASCAP's Todd Brabec at the Hard Rock Café

l-r, Tangiers’ Shelton Deverell, Josh Reichmann, Jon McCann and James Sayce.

A Place to Bury Strangers’ Justin Avery on drums and bassist Tim Gregorio

The Dresden Doll’s Amanda Palmer from above

Donnybrook’s Jim McLaughlin, Joel Susen and Josh McLaughlin, ASCAP’s Tom DeSavia, Jeremy Rankin and Jake McLaughlin