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    Boot Campaign to Throw "Friends With Benefits" Party During SXSW 2013

    Performances by Cody Canada, Sunny Sweeney, Aaron Watson, Sons of Fathers, Six Market Boulevard, Midnight River Choir, The Rankin Twins and surprise guests!

    AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Looking for a truly unique experience during SXSW?  KOKE FM and Wild Turkey present the Boot Campaign's "Friends With Benefits" party during SXSW.  "Friends With Benefits" features performances by Cody Canada, Sunny Sweeney, Aaron Watson, Sons of Fathers, Six Market Blvd, Midnight River Choir, The Rankin Twins and surprise guests! The Boot Campaign's "Friends With Benefits" party during SXSW is March 12, 2013 at Peckerheads on Austin's famed 6 th Street.

    "Friends With Benefits" will directly benefit the Boot Campaign's programs that are caring for military personnel, past and present, healing from a variety of physical and emotional combat wounds.

    Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with your "Friends With Benefits" hosts Rita Ballou of Rawhide and Velvet, and KOKE FM's Eric Raines and Drew Bennett. The party will feature live music on two stages, raffle, and more!  Wild Turkey and Shiner Beers will be the featured beverages of the night, with a portion of your drink purchases being donated back to the Boot Campaign.

    "Friends With Benefits" is an intimate concert experience. Tickets are extremely limited, so purchase yours today on http://bit.ly/FWBSXSW

    For those who cannot attend, the Boot Campaign is partnering with KOKE-FM and Stage It to offer a live radio broadcast and online video stream of the concert. Details on how to watch and listen will be posted on www.KOKEFM.com and www.BootCampaign.com

    The "Friends with Benefits" party wouldn't be possible with out these supporters: KOKE-FM, Wild Turkey, Peckerheads, Rawhide and Velvet, Shiner Beers, and Stage It.

    The Boot Campaign
    The Boot Campaign is a national 501c3 patriotic movement that is dedicated to showing tangible appreciation of our active military, raising awareness of the challenges they face upon return and supporting their transition home. Through the sale of its signature military combat boots, general public donations, and corporate sponsorship, the Boot Campaign operates five distinct programs -- Jobs, Housing, Family Support, Urgent Assistance and Wellness-- that are caring for military personnel, past and present, healing from a variety of physical and emotional combat wounds, embodying the campaign motto that, "When They Come Back, We Give Back".  www.BootCampaign.com

    *   Media Contact:  Meghan McDermott, Meghan@BootCampaign.com, 1-281-798-8385
    *   Join the line up: Larry Murray, Booking@BootCampaign.com

    SOURCE The Boot Campaign

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