The Audiophoric Summer of 2010

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We love intimate shows with our favorite bands but sometimes you want to share all of that energy with a couple thousand strangers. Check out our list of summer festivals from the east coast to the west coast and back again. Let us know who you're excited to see!

Sasquatch! Music Festival - George, Washington
May 29-31
When you're not busy rocking out you can laugh your ass off as Patton Oswalt (United States of Tara, Caprica), Rob Riggle (UCB) and other comedians take the stage. British songstress Martina Topley Bird (Tricky) is this summer's siren.


Roots Picnic - Philadelphia, PA
June 5

Ill Philly sons the Roots put the L-O-V-E in The City of Brotherly Love with Nneka, Vampire Weekend, Method Man/Ghostface/Raekwon (backed by The Roots), Jay Electronica and more.

Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN
June 10-13
Braveheart Nas and reggae royalty Damien Marley, united as one.


Lilith Fair - Various Locations, USA
June 27-August 16
Lilith Fair covers the ABC's of grrl power with acts ranging from The Bangles to Tegan and Sara.

Camp Bisco 9 - Mariaville, NY
July 15-17
One of the most colorful festival crowds descends on Upstate New York. Since the lineup includes Break Science with Talib Kweli and Major Lazer, it's pretty certain asses will literally be danced off.

Osheaga - Montreal, QB
July 31st-August 1st

Pretty much every indie act you know and love will be at one of the largest music festivals in Canada. Newish electro-rockers Metric, old faves Pavement and artists on the verge such as Jamie Lidell round out the lineup.

HARDfest - Various Locations, USA
Various Dates, July-August

M.I.A. post-baby birthing and ready to bring the fiyah one more time! South African action heroes Die Antwoord support several dates with their stealth punk-hop Ninja skills.

Lollapalooza 2010 - Chicago, IL
August 6-8

The house Perry Farrell built is back for another year. Acts range from the internationally known Lady Gaga to relatively unknown garage rockers The Ettes. Also, buying a ticket to Lollapalooza means you're giving back; a portion of each ticket benefits the Parkways Foundation.

Call For Artists:: Clandestino Festival

Just got this from friends at Clandestino -

CALL FOR ARTISTS :: CLANDESTINO FESTIVAL

We have initiated the booking of artists for the 8th edition of Clandestino Festival. The dates are set to 11-13 June 2010 in Göteborg, Sweden.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any recommendations of artists you would like too see in the line-up or have other ideas of collaborations you want to share with us. For artists there is no specific application form, just send us a request with all necessary information and we will do our best to try to answer.

However note that it is impossible for us to actually answer all requests, invitations to concerts and proposals for collaborations. We do our best but if we have not been able to answer you within a month it is likley we have drown in the work to make it all happen.

Thanks for your attention. For further info, galleries and much more check out: www.clandestinofestival.org | www.bwanaclub.org

Email: info@clandestinofestival.org

She's A LLADY: Stacy Horne

How long have you been a Ladies Lotto member and how has it benefited you?

I've only been a member for about 5 months. It's been a great resource for finding talent. I've used it to hook up with a web designer, and it's been great for finding everything from freelance talent to an apartment.

Was show production what you set put to do, or did you have something else in mind and how did you get your start?

Well, I didn't have show production as specific goal, but I knew pretty early on that I wanted to be involved in music. As a student at the University of Massachusetts, I worked in show production as an extracurricular activity. I also interned at a booking agency. Out of college, I worked for an artist management company. From there, one opportunity after another became available and here I am 14 years later. I feel really lucky to have known what area I wanted to be involved in. I love what I do and it's a lot of fun.

How did you become involved with Noise Pop Industries?

I knew Jordan Kurland and I felt that it was time for a break from New York City. I got in touch and it was sort of a right place, right time situation. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, but I've been here for 4 years doing Noise Pop and Treasure Island.

Since you know so well what goes into creating a show, do you still enjoy going to them?

Honestly, I don't enjoy festivals unless I have VIP access (laughs). As for my own productions, I DO like to get into the crowd and see how everything has come together. I'm usually running around, and making sure that things run smoothly, but I have to remind myself to stop and enjoy the music and the fruits of my labor. I'm really lucky in that I get to see firsthand, how much the people enjoy what we've done. It's really very rewarding.

You've primarily done festivals, but would you ever want to produce a large scale tour?

Actually, I have done tours before. I produced the Nintendo Fusion Tour, which involved quite a few big-name acts and hit a lot of cities. Corporate event planning isn't the most fun aspect of the job, but I was really proud of the end results.

You're producing a totally insane, other-worldly festival, and you get to choose 6 acts, dead, alive, together, or defunct to perform. Who's in the lineup?

Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, pj harvey, Janis Joplin, and The Kinks

You covered a lot of ground career-wise. Where else would you like to take things?

I'm really happy where I am. I'm grateful to have work, and work that I enjoy. Ultimately I'd like to do bigger, televised events, half-time shows, and things of that nature. It would be great to see my work reach a broader audience.

Echo Parque Community Festival

This weekend in LA! More details at www.echoparkfestival.com

Dancing in the streets

Dance your way into the summer this Saturday by joining the third annual Dance Parade in New York City. Join 7000 dance lovers in the big apple tocelebrate the expressive art form of dance. Dance Parade takes place on Saturday, May 16th  and run from Broadway and 

32nd streets, down to Union Square and St Marks Place to finish in Tomkins Square Park.

The grand finale will be a huge dance fest going on through sunset. The parade will run from 1pm - 3pm and the festival from 3pm - 7pm.

Saturday May 16
From Broadway and 32 street to Tompkins Square Park, New York

1pm-7pm

Sonar 2009: Barcelona's International Festival of Advanced Music & Multimedia Art

Sonar Festival is looking really, really good. Featuring the Sonar Matica multimedia exhibition and music from across the globe including Omar Souleyman, Little Boots, Michna (Egg Foo Young), Busy P, Fever Ray, Crystal Castles, Konono No 1 and soooo many others, it is likely to be one of the best festivals of '09.

SONAR 2009 runs from June 18-20

Make Some Music: SEAC

Born from the sound waves of Decibel Festival in 2008, SEAC brings the spirit of the music forum to the Capitol Hill area of the Seattle community. The festival was founded in Seattle in 2003, has expanded to bring the best beats to cities like NYC and Montreal, and is now the 3rd largest electronic and dance music festival in North America. Decibel holds a variety of activities during the festival, including concerts (there have been over 400!), panels, workshops and more! Previous acts have included Biosphere and Meat Beat Manifesto.

SEAC, often associated with the Decibel community, is a space for affordable music-related education and events.

DJ's, musicians, students, and instructors: rejoice!

Freewaves in Hollywould

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Freewaves, a global arts organization, presents Hollywould the 11th Annual Festival of Experimental Media featuring 160 experimental videos, films and media along Hollywood Blvd for 5 days and nights starting Thursday, October 9th.

Events include in-store screenings; exhibitions like "Who Is in Charge Here: Authors, Authority and Authoritarianism;" ginormous LED display on Hollywood and Highland; Art video installations on city wide buses and Remapping-LA, a community-driven participatory project merging social engagement, artistic experimentation, and technological research to enable collaborative investigation and expression of and about the neighborhood's physical, cultural, and social environments. That's a mouthful. For a full schedule click here.

Kick off party is Thursday, October 9th at the Roosevelt Hotel's Tropicana Bar.

Have some gourmet food this weekend! And discover great bands while eating...

This weekend is the premier of a new music festival: East Village Radio Festival.

As in the East Village Radio spirit there will be lots of great music to discover, lots of fun and lots of food. The event will take place from 1 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, and features a lineup that includes Flying Lotus, Boris, Mark Ronson, Vivian Girls, Devin the Dude, Hypnotic Brass ensemble and more. The festival has two stages and KRS-One playing host to the day activities.

Additionally, a visual art exhibition will feature films by Harry Smith and Jim Davis, avant-garde works about New York City, and classic pieces from organization Anthology Film Archives.
Free shuttle bus service will be provided from the station at 1st avenue to the Seaport where the festivities take place.

So what about the food?

Well East Village Radio offers some gourmet food to the music lovers at South Seaport. And this is not hot dogs or corn on the cob, common festival food. For this festival an exclusive gourmet menu has been planned, courtesy of Frank Catering, with bruschetta, Ceasar salad, salmon, and Italian sausage, amongst other delicious dishes.

Hope to see you there!