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Pandora Returns to SXSW with the Discovery Den Music Showcase WHAT: Pandora, the leading internet radio streaming company, is returning to the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) to host their second annual Pandora Discovery Den at Antones. The four-day event is taking place from March 12-15 with over 40 acts scheduled to perform live shows with music streamed live nationwide for the millions of Pandora listeners and fans can listen to their favorite artists at home or in-person. WHERE: Antones, 213 W 5th St Austin, TX 78701 WHEN: Tuesday March 12, 2013 1-6pm CST Wednesday, March 13, 2013 1-6pm CST Thursday, March 14, 2013 1-6pm CST Friday, March 15, 2013 1-6pm CST WHO: Tuesday, March 12: Indie and Electronic Music featuring: Akron/Family TOKiMONSTA St. Lucia Robert Delong Guards The Hood Internet Wednesday, March 13: R&B and Hip Hop Music featuring: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Dead Prez Hopsin Dizzy Wright Chali 2NA (from Jurassic 5) Allen Stone Iamsu! Josh Baze Thursday, March 14:

Co-presented with Americana Music Association Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Billy Bragg Josh Ritter The James Hunter Six Dawes Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound Field Report Friday, March 15 Artists to be announced

Please visit www.pandora.com/SXSW for the complete artist lineup, daily programming information, access to the live audio stream and to RSVP. The Pandora Discovery Den mixtape can be found at: www.pandora.com/mixtapesxsw. ### About Pandora At Pandora, we have a single mission: To play only music youll love. To understand just how we do this, and why we think we do it really, really well, you need to know about the Music Genome Project. Since we started back in 2000, we have been hard at work on the Music Genome Project. Together our team of musician-analysts has been listening to music, one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical details on every track-melody, harmony, instrumentation, rhythm, vocals, lyricsand more! With Pandora you can explore this vast trove of music to your hearts content. Just drop the name of one of your favorite songs, artists, or genres into Pandora and let the Music Genome Project go. It will quickly scan its entire world of analyzed music, almost a century of popular recordings-new and old, well known and completely obscure- to find songs with interesting musical similarities to your choice. Then sit back and enjoy as it creates a listening experience full of current and soon-to-be favorite songs for you. The Music Genome Project was founded by musicians and music-lovers. We believe in the value of music and have a profound respect for those who create it. We like all kinds of music, from the most obtuse bebop, to the most tripped-out drum n bass, to the simplest catchy pop tune. Our mission is to help you connect with the music YOU love. We hope you enjoy the experience! CONTACT: Caitlin Klein| Pandora 201.970.6709 | caitliak@usc.edu