Sarah Mac Band to Play Online Record Release Party

In recent months, major label acts like Suzanne Vega and Ben Folds have played “virtual” concerts in the online, 3-D community of Second Life. Log into Second Life, and you can watch an animated artist playing an instrument and interacting with the crowd, while the real performer streams a real performance to your home computer. Fans around the world have used Second Life to rub elbows with Chamillionaire or the members or Duran Duran. But for over two years, Second Life has been the province of indie and DIY artists – artists like the eclectic and extra-catchy Sarah Mac Band, who are throwing a record release party in-game this Saturday.

The Sarah Mac Band’s new EP, Countdown to Silence, will be released on Pixel Records. To celebrate, the members of the band – who are regular performers at clubs and venues in Second Life – will headline a show at the Muse Isle concert and arts facility. The bill includes Atlanta’s Grace Buford (who performs as Cylindrian Rutabaga) and Second Life legend Frogg Marlowe, and the show starts at 4:00 PM PST, with the Sarah Mac Band taking the stage at 6:00 PM. The band will also be selling the EP in-game. Just click on the digital "storefront" – designed to look like a stool piled with merch – and you can buy and download a DRM-free version.

For more information, visit Muse-Isle.com. If you haven’t tried Second Life yet, it’s free to join and easy to install; visit SecondLife.com to get started.

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