Gibson Guitar Rock-N-Rolls SXSW with Texas Rockin Rollergirls

Musical Giant Tours the City in Official Gibson Tour Bus and Entertains the Crowds with the Sounds of Peter Pan Speedrock and Nashville Pussy Rock Band

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…Austin, Texas…March 14, 2005 – Gibson Guitar and the Texas Rollergirls Rock-N-Rollerderby™ will be entertaining the crowds at this years South by Southwest Festival with an exhibition bout at the Austin Music Hall on Saturday, March 19, 2005. The Texas Rollergirls are Austin’s original flat-track roller derby league and will kick of their 2005 season at the event. Gibson Guitar will present special performances by the Nashville Pussy band and Peter Pan Speedrock while the Texas Rollergirls take on The Hustlers, the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers and the Hell Marys.

Tickets for the exhibitions are available for $10 at one of the following locations:

• Cheapo Discs on 914 N. Lamar
• Tabu Lingerie at 9070 Research Blvd Ste 204-A
• Austin Music Hall
• www.txrollergirls.com

In addition to the special engagement the Texas Rollergirls will also be roving around town in style in the rockin’ Gibson tour bus, a special rock-n-roll tour bus equipped with the latest from the musical giant. Special raffles are also part of the program with proceeds going to benefit Austin area musicians.

Visit www.txrollergirls.com to find out when and where you can find Texas Rollergirls and Gibson Guitar during SXSW and to purchase tickets.

About Texas Rollergirls:
Texas Rollergirls Rock-N-Rollerderby™ is a genuine athletic competition, punked up with over-the-top antics.  Every Texas Rollergirls bout combines first-rate sports performance with eye-catching costumes and crowd-pleasing personalities.  The original concepts of the traditional, All-American roller derby have been updated with a rock and roll, good time, Texas twist.  The Texas Rollergirls is skater-owned and operated.  The league was born and bred in Austin, Texas, and is composed of four teams with a loyal, enthusiastic fan base: the Hell Marys, Hotrod Honeys, Honky Tonk Heartbreakers and Hustlers.  Regular season bouts are held at in Austin at Playland Skate Center. Every Texas Rollergirls bout has a sell-out, capacity crowd of 1,100 at Playland.  In addition to regular season bouts, Texas Rollergirls also skate in exhibition games and are available for personal appearances.  For more information, visit www.txrollergirls.com.

About Gibson:

Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins and banjos. Gibson's digital guitar represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Mich., and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.'s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Valley Arts, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Maestro, Baldwin, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at www.gibson.com.

CONTACT:

Don Pitts                      GIBSON Austin     don.pitts@gibson.com  512-844-1363