To celebrate the artistic passion of the annual South by Southwest Festival (SXSW), Harmonix and MTV Games are offering a special Rock Band SXSW DLC Pack starting on March 11th. The SXSW DLC Pack features three hot tracks - “Shockwave” by Black Tide, “Crushcrushcrush” by the pop-punk quintet Paramore and art-metal man Serj Tankian’s “Beethoven’s C***,” each for a limited time price of $0.99 per track.
All three bands will be rocking SXSW at the Hot Topic/ Xbox Live / Rock Band party at La Zona Rosa (located at 612 West 4th Street Austin, TX 78701) on March 13th and 14th. In addition to the Black Tide, Paramore and Serj Tankian performances, festival attendees will be able to play Rock Band and check out bands such as Flyleaf, Phantom Planet, Chiodos, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and Paramore. SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the United States attended by music industry tastemakers and journalists, and more than 1,400 performers playing dozens of venues around Austin, TX from March 12-16, 2008. Details are as follows:
Release date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 (Xbox Live Marketplace) Thursday, March 13, 2008 (Playstation Store)
Tracks:
- Black Tide Shockwave
- Paramore crushcrushcrush
- Serj Tankian Beethoven’s C***
***(All three tracks utilize the original master recordings)***
Price: $0.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track for a limited time
Locations: Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 and Playstation Store
