Just some stuff i came across recently. A few festivals coming up in August in the south and the midwest, and highly convienent for people who didn’t want to pay out the ass (like myself) to go to something like Bonnaroo. Tickets for each are reasonably priced. I’ll just copy and paste descriptions for each, cos i don’t feel like typing.
Roy Culver, A&R – Century Media/Abacus Recordings
About The MMS…
The MMS showcases over 300 of the world’s top emerging artists. Previous events have seen performances by KRS-One, Rachel Yamagata, Marc Farina, Juliana Hatfield, Ambulance Ltd, VHS or Beta, Rock N Roll Soldiers, Fall Out Boy, Louis XIV, Tegan & Sara, Longwave, Zero Boys, Dead 60’s, and Cat Power. In just six short years more than 1624 bands and artists have performed at the MMS.
Panel discussions present many of the industry’s top executives from such companies as XM Satellite Radio, E! Entertainment Television, The Chop Shop, AdVice, ASCAP, BMI, Lumberjack Distribution, Amazon.com and record labels ranging from Bloodshot to Interscope to Kill Rock Stars. Attendees are able to engage panelists in topics ranging from getting their songs played on the radio, new media forms such as podcasting and blog promotion, licensing their music for movies, TV and video games and presenting music to record companies.
The 2006 event will take place August 10-12th in Indianapolis, IN. Music Showcases will take place in a variety of nightclubs, live music venues and cultural points of interest centered around Broad Ripple Village.
“I went to MMS 2004 as a panelist and left a true fan of Indianapolis. The panels were informative and covered a ton of ground and the showcases were fantastic. There is a great music scene going on in Indy and I was proud to be a part of it, even if it was only for four days.”
Jamie Farkas – Vice Recordings – Brooklyn, NY
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records is proud to present the Athens Popfest 2006. This year will be a 5 day event featuring over 50 bands from around the world. This year dates will be August 8th through August 12th. The event will begin with a “FREE SHOW” at Little Kings on the 8th, and then the rest of the fest will take place at Little Kings and the 40 Watt Club with a huge party ending it all at the Secret Squirrel. Check the “Schedule” page on our website for information on times and locations as well as a complete band listing. The Tickets are limited to 200 for a 4 day pass since only 200 people can go to Little Kings due to the size. So if you want to go to the first paying day August 9th and all the afternoon shows you better buy a 4 day pass. Individual passes will be sold for the 10th, 11th, & 12th 40 Watt Shows. This year the tickets will go very fast and will no doubt be sold out quickly so be sure and get your tickets early in advance or you will miss out on this amazing 5 day festival. Take a look at the amazing lineup and you’ll see what I mean. For more information on bands and to hear a sample please visit the “Bands” page on our website.
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so i’m assuming this is different from athfest then? I don’t recall there being an athens popfest when i lived there, but we didn’t quite live there a year, so maybe i just missed it…
i’ve never heard of this, so i have no clue haha