CraveOnline Teams with Marshall Headphones to Present the Inaugural CraveOnline South by Southwest Music Showcase, Featuring Major Music Line-up and Live Art Competition

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evolve Media’s CraveOnline Media (www.craveonlinemedia.com), the #1 online male lifestyle publisher, announced today the upcoming CraveOnline South by Southwest Music Showcase, hosted in partnership with Marshall Headphones. Located in the heart of the city at Rusty’s Austin, the free showcase will be held on Wednesday, March 13 from 12:30pm – 6pm, and 8pm – 2am.

“Having recently relaunched CraveOnline.com with an emphasized focus on music, we couldn’t think of better way to kick things off than with a major event like this one”

Guests at both day and nighttime parties will experience a combination of music and art throughout the various bars at Rusty’s, while bands play on one of three separate stages. Confirmed performers include Eagles of Death Metal, Alain Johannes, A Silent Film, Reignwolf, My Goodness, Low Volt, Herbert Bail Orchestra, Blondfire, The Mowglis, The Rocket Boys, and Turbogeist.

Additionally, CraveOnline has joined with Design By Humans—a community where artists and t-shirt lovers can create and purchase specialty t-shirts—for an online design contest where participants will use the topic, “What Do You Crave?” to design a totally unique shirt. Contestants have now submitted their entries at DesignByHumans.com and two winners will be selected and flown to Austin during SXSW to compete in a head-to-head design battle live at Rusty’s—all documented through CraveOnline’s video coverage. The winner will be announced at the evening event, rewarded $3000 in prize money, and see their design brought to life.

“Having recently relaunched CraveOnline.com with an emphasized focus on music, we couldn’t think of better way to kick things off than with a major event like this one,” says John Keefer, General Manager of CraveOnline and Vice President of Evolve Media. “Our team has been working tirelessly to assemble an amazing line-up for the CraveOnline South by Southwest Music Showcase, and we look forward to providing our guests with an unforgettable music and art experience.”

About CraveOnline Media, LLC

CraveOnline (www.craveonline.com) is the #1 male lifestyle destination reaching men ages 18-34 featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, games, cars, humor and more. As the largest male lifestyle publishing company, CraveOnline Media attracts over 30 million unique visitors per month (November 2012, Comscore). CraveOnline strives to get users the most up-to-date and coolest content on the web. For advertisers, CraveOnline produces custom, integrated media programs that leverage rich media, video, mobile and social in ways that allow the marketing message to be an uninterrupted part of the user experience. Recent brand advertisers include Schick, Wrigley, IKEA, Universal, LG, Nikon, Coke, Pepsi, and Unilever. The company is based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Sydney. CraveOnline is part of Evolve Media LLC.