EMERGENCE is pre­sent­ing two ground­break­ing show­cases at the 2010 South By Southwest (SXSW) music fes­ti­val in Austin: DXSW (Detroit Hip-Hop show­case) and The Revival: SXSW (Women in Hip-Hop show­case). Curated by Invincible, who will per­form at both events, these show­cases aim to build unity and a stronger spirit of coop­er­a­tion within the music move­ments in which EMERGENCE is rooted.These show­cases are gen­er­ously spon­sored by SplinkMe.com, mark­ing the launch of this inno­v­a­tive com­pany and web­site which aims to link small busi­nesses with musi­cians and other influ­encers towards suc­cess­ful sponsorships.

DXSW fea­tures a dozen of Detroit Hip-Hop's finest, head­lined by the leg­endary Slum Village, in their first ever SXSW appear­ance. Black Milk will also be per­form­ing along with live musi­cians AB and Daru. Detroit is known inter­na­tion­ally for its unique musi­cal inno­va­tions, most recently spread by super-producer and artist Jay Dilla, who joined the ances­tors nearly 5 years ago. Dilla's younger brother Illa J will be host­ing the event along with Marv Won, with musi­cal inter­ludes pro­vided by DJs/Producers House Shoes and 14KT.

The Revival: SXSW will high­light a wide spec­trum of regions and styles through­out the women in Hip-Hop move­ment, and is head­lined by vet­eran Philadelphia emcee Bahamadia mak­ing her SXSW pre­miere. Other per­form­ers fea­tured include Tiye Phoenix, Chicago's own Psalm One, Toronto emcee Eternia, as well as Diamond, best known for her work with Crime Mob. The event will be filmed for a follow-up short doc­u­men­tary in EMERGENCE's The Revival series, which gives view­ers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the grow­ing Women in Hip-Hop move­ment. The first doc­u­men­tary in The Revival series can be viewed here, with follow-up inter­views with the fea­tured artists here.

Event dates, set times and loca­tion after the jump..

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