The Gibson bus rolled into the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas (March 11-20), where streets were blocked off and endless venues were packed with musicians, music industry networkers and music lovers of all kinds. Registrants from around the globe, who make the pilgrimage to Austin each year, flooded downtown Austin to hear all the best of all music genres including pop, jazz, country, blues, reggae, hip-hop and electronica.

Above: Latin rockers Kinky pose in front of the Gibson bus at the Epiphone sponsored showcase at Momo's. Kinky sat in on a panel during SXSW discussing Native Instrument software. Right: Rockers The Heart Attacks hang with Gibson folks outside the Gibson bus.

Each day of the Austin Convention Center was full of tradeshows and exhibitions, as well as panels, workshops and meetings where the music industry’s best and brightest collaborated. Acts including Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson, Fat Boy Slim, The Donnas, Billy Idol, Aimee Mann and numerous other performers rocked out over 50 premier stages downtown.

Gibson rocked SXSW with the Texas Rollergirls, Austin’s league of 60 female roller derby competitors, complete with costumes and attitudes that rocked the Festival. Gibson was also ever-present throughout Austin with numerous bands rocking tons of venues with all kinds of different Gibson guitars.

Gibson also teamed up with Red Bull House in Austin to offer SXSW goers and artists a relaxed place to jam and also check up on emails.

Check out more of the SXSW 2005 Attendees…

Gibson rockers Classic Case

Singer/Songwriter Tieter jammed during SXSW at Drink.

The Heart Attacks rock out SXSW and....

...hang out on the Gibson bus.

 
Columbia recording artist Anna Nalick visited the Gibson/Baldwin Showroom
in Austin during the SXSW Festival.

Karen Ann (left) and latin stars Joe and Rubin Super of Los Super perform in the KUT Studio 1A at SXSW.

Jane Bond and her Epiphone EJ-300 CE                         performing at the Epiphone sponsored                        showcase at Momo's.

Rockers VHS or Beta jammed at this year's SXSW.

Roky Ericson performs with his Gibson ES-137P at Threadgills. His performance was also taped for the upcoming film "Starry Eyes."

Austin's local favorite, Seth Walker, performs on his Gibson on South Congress Avenue in Austin.

Rutyer Suys (left) and Blaine Cartwright of Nashville Pu**y threw down with their Gibsons
to a packed out at a Texas Rollergirl event during SXSW.