Kiqstart Music is very excited to announce the signing of UK singer/songwriter John Garrison, formerly of UK band, Budapest.  John will be releasing a new album, Departures, this summer. 

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Please join us at SXSW for the official Kiqstart Music & Music Dealers Showcase.  
The event is free and open to the public.

Kill the Alarm will co-headline New York’s legendary Fillmore at Irving Plaza on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

Tickets go on sale February 6th at LiveNation.com

Kenny Aronoff recently played the Inaugural concert on HBO at the Lincoln
Memorial and was the drummer in the house band that played with Stevie
Wonder, John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth
Brooks, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock,
Heather Headley, John Legend, Bettye LaVette, Jennifer Nettles, Usher,
Shakira, and Will.i.am.  There are some great camera shots of him in
the Stevie Wonder segment if you watch the video on hbo.com.

Kill the Alarm recently contributed a version of “Winter Wonderland” to Alternative Addictions first Christmas compilation “An Alternative Christmas“.

The Compilation features artists such as Lifehouse, Better Than Ezra, Thriving Ivory, HoneyHoney, Honor By August, Shinedown and many more… and 100% of the proceeds from the sales of this compilation will be donated to charity in 2009.

Congratulations to Matt Shane for another Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. He engineered Flight of the Conchords album and recently won a Grammy for their last EP.

For a complete list of the nominations, go here.