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May 23 – Volume 16, issue 12

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Thunder on the Mountain Update
Thursday~Saturday, Jun. 6~8 @ Mulberry Mountain Lodge
4117 Mulberry Mountain Loop Ozark, Arkansas Ph: 866-667-1919 (map) 3/28/13
From: Tsunami Publicity E-mail: info@tsunamipublicity.com
Range of Ticketing/Lodging Options Now Available
Thunder on the Mountain country music festival, is set to launch it’s inaugural event this summer at one of the country’s best festival sites - Mulberry Mountain. The event will feature nearly 50 musical performers including headliners Toby Keith, Luke Bryan and the ‘bad boys of country’ Big & Rich. There will also be performances from some of country music’s brightest stars including Montgomery Gentry, Thompson Square, Justin Moore, Eason Corbin, Randy Houser, Colt Ford, Gretchen Wilson and many more. Thunder on the Mountain will also showcase a healthy helping of red dirt country artists including Josh Abbott Band, Randy Rogers Band, Casey Donahew Band, Pat Green and Stoney LaRue to name a few.

Scheduled to kick off Thursday, June 6, Thunder on the Mountain promises a premier festival experience. Situated on 650 acres of private land in the heart of the Ozark National Forest, the event features 4 stages, including a country roadhouse (Hideout Stage) complete with mechanical bull and karaoke. Activities will include a giant Ferris wheel and water slide along with a paint ball area. Mulberry Mountain also offers a myriad of nature activities including hiking, biking, fishing, river floats and waterfalls. There are also ATV, 4x4 and motorcycling opportunities nearby. Toss in an incredible selection of food and craft vendors, a few hours of tailgating and people watching each day, and Thunder on the Mountain promises to be the best damn party of the summer.

For those who prefer a more refined experience to camping, Thunder on the Mountain announces a limited number of hotel packages which can include free breakfast and rides on the Hotel Hopper Shuttle to bring you safely to and from the festival grounds each day. All hotels are located a short drive away in Van Buren, AR, and will be available in three tiers, offering a variety of lodging choices for 3 or 4 night stays. Thunder on the Mountain offers a wide variety of ticketing packages which are available now on the event website. Patrons can chose from the full three-day event passes, to VIP packages, reserved seating packages and single day and weekend passes. Event organizers are expecting concert goers from all over the country for their first year event. For more information visit the official website at Web-site: http://www.thunderonthemountain.com. 03/28/13

8th Annual Sonic Bloom Festival
Thursday~Sunday, Jun. 13~16 @ Shadows Ranch
1259 Alvarado Road, Georgetown, Colorado (map) 03/28/13
From: Tsunami Music Publicity E-mail: info@tsunamipublicity.com
Ticket sales are underway for the 8th annual Sonic Bloom Festival. The nation’s premier boutique electronic music festival is set to return to the majestic Shadows Ranch 1259 Alvarado Road, Georgetown, Colorado (map), from June 13 thru 16. Known for launching the careers of some of the nation’s hottest EDM Music the festival has already announced such luminary acts as Opiuo, Vibesquad, Random Rab, ZILLA, The Polish Ambassador, Minnesota, Bluetech, Gaudi, Orchard Lounge, Phutureprimitive, Andreilien and many more.

This year Sonic Bloom will offer even more yoga, workshops and community learning events than previous years, featuring activities such as whitewater rafting, belly-dance classes and discussions of unified field theory. Aside from the dance party of the century, Sonic Bloom will offer all the amenities necessary on site for a seamless festival experience. An eclectic range of food vendors will provide your taste buds with tantalizing selections from around the world while local artists will showcase their craft, many, offering hands-on workshops around the clock. Sonic Bloom will not only cater to your ears, but your entire body and mind through intentional community co-creation. The landscapes surrounding Sonic Bloom will provide festival-goers with countless opportunities to enjoy the Colorado wilderness through hiking, biking, and whitewater rafting.

Nestled quietly between steep canyon walls of the Colorado Rockies, Sonic Bloom is a one-of-a-kind music and arts experience surrounded by a lush tree lined and lakeside camping, a rushing river and surreal mountain vistas. This majestic setting at Shadows Ranch has become a favored stomping-grounds for some of the world’s top performers. Musicians, artists, visual performers, yogis, dancers, jugglers, vendors, and of course, die-hard music enthusiasts, will come together in celebration of life arts in all of its guises.

To spike your appetites, Sonic Bloom has announced an official two-day Pre-Party at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom 2635 Welton Street Denver, Colorado, Ph: 303-362-5967 (map) on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, 4. Presentations each night by Alex and Allyson Grey and a special joint presentation on the unified field / sacred geometry with Alex and Allyson Grey & Jamie Janover will be followed by music from Vibesquad, ZILLA, Orchard Lounge, Wick-it The Instagator, Kaminanda, KiloWatts, Janover & reSUNator and SunSquabi to name a few!

Catch some of today’s biggest names in electronic music under the majesty of the Rockies and engage in the ultimate, intimate, boutique festival experience that is Sonic Bloom! For artist lineup, ticketing, and visual performance information check out Web-site: http://www.sonicbloomfestival.com.

Contact: Ami Heinrich, Tsunami Music Publicity
Ph: 303-442-1139 E-mail: info@tsunamipublicity.com 03/28/13

Dream Syndicate First North American Show In 25 years
Sunday, Jun. 22 @ Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival / Mass MoCa
1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, Massachusetts (details) (map) 03/28/13
From: Krista Mettler/Skye Media E-mail: krista.mettler@skyemediaonline.com
The Dream Syndicate To Perform First North American Show In 25 Years at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival
Fresh off of last September’s successful reunion tour of Spain, the Dream Syndicate will play its first North American show since 1988 at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festivall at Mass MoCa 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, Massachusetts (details) (map) on June 22, 2013, just a few weeks after the band wraps up a nine-city tour of Europe the month before. The band’s Spanish shows last fall were named Best Live Show of the Year by the influential Ruta 66 magazine, finishing ahead of gigs by (in order) Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and The Stooges. “I went into the Spanish shows with a little bit of caution,” says singer/guitarist Steve Wynn. “I’m really proud of what we did the first time around and wouldn’t want to do anything to tarnish or diminish our reputation. But I was so excited to see that the new shows not only replicated our sound and style but actually picked up on the dangerous, random, unhinged edge that was what I loved about being in the band in the first place.”

The band’s current lineup features singer/guitarist Wynn and drummer Dennis Duck, the two members who spanned the group’s entire seven-year career as well as bassist Mark Walton, who was in the band for its final two records and nearly all of their US and world tours. Guitarist Jason Victor who has played with Wynn in the Miracle 3 since 2001 will round out the 21st Century lineup. The Dream Syndicate made its splash in 1982 with the debut album ‘The Days of Wine and Roses’, which is often cited among the top records in rock history and has been named as a major influence by such bands as Nirvana, Yo La Tengo, the Japandroids, and the Black Crowes, among many others. The appearance at the Solid Sound Festival is the only US appearance booked for 2013.

The Dream Syndicate - Tour Schedule:
May 23, Belgium <> May 24 London, England
May 25, Oslo, Norway <> May 26, Cologne, Germany
May 28 ‘Beaches Brew Fest’ / Ravenna, Italy <> May 29, Milan, Italy
May 30, Thessaloniki, Greece <> May 31, Larissa, Greece <> June 1, Athens, Greece
Sat-6/22 @ Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival
Mass MoCa 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, Massachusetts (details) (map)
Web-site: http://www.thedreamsyndicate.com

For more information, Contact: Krista Mettler, Skye Media
E-mail: krista.mettler@skyemediaonline.com

Rock Ridge Music 744 Broad Street, Ste. 1720 Newark, NJ 07102 03/28/13

ARISE Music Festival Sets Sights on Colorado
Wednesday~Sunday, Aug. 14~18 @ Sunrise Ranch
100 Sunrise Ranch Road Loveland, Colorado (map) 03/28/13
From: Tsunami Music Publicity E-mail: info@tsunamipublicity.com
W.E. and Instigate entertainment group presents Colorado’s premier eco-conscious, music and co-creative camping fest. The inaugural ARISE Music Festival is slated for Wednesday thru Sunday, August 14 thru 18 at the picturesque Sunrise Ranch, 100 Sunrise Ranch Road Loveland, Colorado (map). The festival will feature 5 stages, on approximately 100 acres with a plethora of musicians, yogis, artists, activists, and visual performances, alongside workshops, seminars, films, and guest speakers. Attendees will find themselves in an exciting, activating space where they can learn, share, entertain and be entertained.

Festival-goers will enjoy musical performances from Xavier Rudd, Zap Mama, Michael Menert, Midnite, Random Rab, Toubab Krewe, Chali 2na, Gregory Alan Isakov, Kan’Nal, Shimshai, Lunar Fire and many more. Attendees will be immersed in the spectacular visual performance of Quixotic dance troupe and musical act and be inspired by some of the nation’s most prominent environmental activists, including Julia Butterfly Hill and Daryl Hannah. Each performance will uniquely highlight the mission of the festival: to promote sustainability, connection and consciousness through art, entertainment, and activism.

Cradled in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Sunrise Ranch has stewarded their land as a sustainable ranch and organic farm since 1945. Pesticides have never touched the soil. Red sandstone, tranquil lakes, permaculture gardens, meditation labyrinths, pine-covered hills and the surrounding Roosevelt National Forest make this special venue the perfect location to represent the ambitions of ARISE. Just an hour from Denver, 45 minutes from Boulder, 25 minutes from Fort Collins, and just 10 minutes from Loveland, ARISE is easily accessible to Colorado’s local and regional communities, as well as national and international supporters traveling through Denver International Airport.

Three distinct options will be available for accommodation this summer at ARISE: tent camping, RV camping, and a limited number of on-site and off-site guest rooms. Tree lined campgrounds and RV camping will be the focus of daily campsite contests for ‘best decorated site’ and ‘most green campsite’, where winners will earn VIP upgrades and access to a private sunset party each night. On-site VIP guest rooms range from three bedroom suites to single, double, or triple rooms for those seeking to enjoy the festival and sleep in a comfortable bed only a 2 minute walk from the stages, vending, and hiking trails. Numerous hotel and bed a breakfast options are available within close proximity. Visit Web-site: http://www.lovelandco.org.

General ticketing and VIP packages for ARISE Music Festival will be availableTuesday, April 2.

Contact: Ami Heinrich, Tsunami Music Publicity
Ph: 303-442-1139 E-mail: info@tsunamipublicity.com 03/28/13

Chinook Music Festival
Friday~Sunday, Sep. 13~15, Jim Sprick Community Park
13680 Rt. 410 Naches, Washington (map) (map) 02/28/13
If you would like to be considered for a performance slot for the 2013 festival E-mail: info@chinookfest.com or if you’d like to be a volunteer and help with the 2013 festival E-mail: volunteer@chinookfest.com or would be interested in being an event sponsor E-mail: sponsorship@chinookfest.com 02/28/13

‘BUY-A-BRICK’ To Help Rebuild The Annandale Hotel
Australian music’s brick-fix idea for favourite rock venue
by Linda Silmalis – The Sunday Telegraph, December 11th, 2011
‘reprinted without permission’ 08/16/12
Music fans will have a chance to save one of Australia’s favourite rock venues brick by brick as part of a public campaign to rescue the debt-ridden Annandale Hotel. Owners Matt and Dan Rule have already taken expressions of interest in the buy-a-brick project - which will kick off next year [2012] - and have sold off the venue’s poker machines to keep the business afloat.Under the buy-a-brick plan, music fans will pay for a brick (membership), bearing a plaque with their name, and a certificate for helping save the Parramatta Rd. pub. Funds raised will go towards further reducing the hotel’s debts while paying for a desperately needed upgrade. Matt Rule said several musicians had pledged support, and donations were collected from bands that had performed there over the years. “Pretty much any band who has made it big in Australia has played here,” he said.“Some of the Foo Fighters were here on Wednesday night with Jack Black watching a band; Kings Of Leon have played here, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Hummingbirds and Paul Kelly. The Metallica guys turned up after a Big Day Out, and bassist Rob Trujillo picked up glasses when we were short of staff. Having punters own a part of this place will allow it to remain as a music venue.” The upgrade will include overhauling the ageing live music room, replacing beer-soaked carpets and renovating parts of the exterior. The Rule brothers bought a half-share in the hotel a decade ago when it had debts of more than $2.5 million, before eventually taking full ownership but slipping further into the red. When the hotel was was up for sale six months ago developers expressed interest in knocking it down for units. The Rules won a reprieve after the bank let them sell its nine poker machines to reduce the debt.
The Annandale Hotel Annandale, Australia

Contact The Annandale Team with your interest Matt Rule E-mail: matt@annandalehotel.com

BUY-A-BRICK!
Thank you for your continued support.

“This pub rock institution is the lifeblood of the Sydney music scene.
There’s the distinct stench of blood, sweat and tears in the air to prove it”.
- Trish Roberts, Concrete Playground 08/16/12

Austin Music Foundation
From: Austin Music Foundation E-mail: members@austinmusicfoundation.org
About AMF
The Austin Music Foundation (AMF) is a nonprofit organization that operates on a singular mission: to unite, ignite, and revolutionize Austin’s music community. Since February 2002, we have been fueling the local music scene by educating our local artists and professionals, building a world-renowned community with roots in local music, and incubating the next wave of talent. Austin Music Foundation strengthens and connects the local music community with innovative programs that empower musicians and fuel Austin's creative economy.
Ph: 512-542-0077 E-mail:info@austinmusicfoundation.org Web-site: http://www.austinmusicfoundation.org
© 2006, Austin Music Foundation P.O. Box 4309 Austin , Texas 78765 05/10/12

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