Since last week’s MusicMonday feature, WomensRadio has been to Austin, TX and back for SXSW 2010, which, to say the least, has left us with an afterglow that will probably last well into the month of April.  Just like last year, we’re *more than* overjoyed to bring you A TON of special treats which we snuck into our luggage and brought back home with us … just for your listening enjoyment!  Read on for promos, birthday’s, video + more!

If you're on Twitter, you probably are already hip to the use of hash tags (#) to identify topics and trends ... and you probably see the same ones every Monday, "#MusicMonday", "#musicmonday" and "#MM".  These hash tags facilitate worldwide recommendations/promos/plugs/playlists/reviews/concerts/gear and MUCH more throughout Twitter, and now the entire web! 

Here at WomensRadio, we use these networks to give an added boost to the world's finest Independent Female (and Male) Musicians submitting to our studios.  Here are a couple of submissions we picked up early Monday morning:

#1: JinnyOops! Rock / Punk / Indie from Japan (SXSW)

#2: Red Bacteria Vacuum Punk from Japan (SXSW)

#3: G.S. Picard Acoustic / Folk Rock / Indie from Pepperell, MA

#4: Paula Atherton Jazz / Funk / Latin from New York

#5: Tiffany Apan Rock / Ambient / Classical Opera and Vocal from Gibsonia, PA

#6: Gloria Cycles Indie / Pop from Brighton, UK (SXSW)

#7: Kate Miller-Heidke Lyrical / Pop / Screamo from Australia (SXSW)

#8: Melissa Li Rock / Pop / Soul from Brooklyn, NY (SXSW)

#9: Good Asian Drivers Lyrical / Pop / Acoustic from Brooklyn, NY

#10: Joanna Mosca Pop / Country / Rock from NYC

#11: Tonia Tecce Showtunes / Pop / Classical Opera and Vocal from Philly, PA

#12: Julie Feeney Alternative / Classical / Pop from Dublin, Ireland (SXSW)

#13: Sydney Wayser Indie / Folk / Experimental from Brooklyn, NY (SXSW)

#14: Beauty Supply Pop / Electronica / Down-tempo from LA, CA

#15: Pieta Brown Folk / Ambient from Iowa

#16: Miss Mini R&B from North Carolina

#17: Faith And The Muse Alternative / Gothic / Electronica from LA, CA

#18: Jessica Smucker Lyrical / Folk / Indie from Lancaster, PA

#19: Elaine Faye Neo-soul / Acoustic / Pop from San Diego, CA

#20: Brandy Lynn Confer Rock / Folk Rock / Acoustic from McDonald, PA

#21: Adrienne Ferlita Chicago House / Electronica from Chicago, IL

#22: Sue Richardson Jazz / Latin from the UK

#23: Kristyna Myles Jazz / Pop / Soul from Manchester (SXSW)

#24: Nikki Nash Country from Vallejo, CA

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Week In Review: While we were in Austin there wasn’t much time to be publishing a ton of new content, but we did make sure to film over a dozen official showcases, a bunch of SXSW panels, several impromptu street performances and write a blog a day for the events we *did not* get to see (Parts I, II, III & IV)!  Plus, we stumbled upon an RSS Feed that gives you access to FREE MP3 Downloads from SXSW showcasing bands (HERE)!

Celebrating birthdays this week are GRAMMY Award-winning American singer-songwriter, Chaka Kahn (born Yvette Marie Stevens; March 23, 1953), American singer, songwriter and pianist, Aretha (Louise) Franklin (born March 25, 1942), American singer and actress, Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944), the late, great, American jazz singer, Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990), and American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress, Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970).

Here’s an EXCLUSIVE SXSW 2010 performance by none other than long-time WomensRadio favorite, Alyson Greenfield, performing her cover of “Gangsta’s Paradise” (Coolio) on the corner of 6th St. & San Jacinto in Austin, TX on Wednesday, March 17th during SXSW 2010 (and yes, that is a glockenspiel):