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Concert Review: Rockstar Disrupt Festival, Syracuse, NY
Rockstar Disrupt Festival 2019
Thrice, The Used, Circa Survive, The Story So Far, Atreyu
St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse, NY
Our score 3 out of 5 stars
The Rockstar Disrupt Festival made a stop in Syracuse, NY on July 2nd as part of the tours inaugural run featuring a variety of musical acts including Hyro the Hero, Andy Black, The Used and Thrice. Despite the event starting off under questionable skies it didn't stop the bands or fans from giving their all over the course of the 7 plus hour event.
Kicking of the day on the Festival Stage was the Texas based Hyro the Hero who performed a handful of songs of their latest album "Flagged Channel". Though fans were still filling in the sprawling lake side venue the bands high energy and unique style of rap infused metal quickly grabbed people's attention and set the stage perfectly for the day's festivities. After checking out the various merchandise booths which were placed around the venue grounds we made another stop at the Festival stage where we took in performances by Memphis May Fire, Four Year Strong and Andy Black. All of which put on solid sets despite the muggy afternoon conditions. Sleeping with Sirens closed out the Festival stage lineup however it was hard to focus given the lineup which was about to be performing on the Main Stage. Veteran metal act Atreyu opened up the stage performing songs from their various albums including "Ex's and Oh's", "Bleeding Mascara" and their cover of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name". The band sounded great and really got the crowd going again after a brief lull during stage changes caused the energy to dip. The Story So Far and Circa Survive would follow both turning in note worthy performances that had large portions of the audience dancing and singing along from beginning to end. The Used were up next performing a spattering of songs from their career including "Take It Away" "The Taste of Ink" and "Buried Myself Alive. Front-man Bert McCracken and company even included a cover of the Oasis song "Wonderwall" which made us question if a majority of the crowd were even alive when that song first debuted? Thrice would close out the night with an eleven song set including songs "The Artist in the Ambulance", "In Exile" and "Black Honey" before closing out the evening with "The Earth Will Shake" from the bands 2005 album "Vheissu". Though the band members were all fairly stationary throughout the performance the crowd did not seem to mind as they loudly sang along to front-man Dustin Kensrues lyrics.
For those looking to fill the void left by the Warped Tour whose last full summer run was in 2018, Rockstar Disrupt Festival could be just! Yes the festival is much smaller and not hitting as many cities as its predecessor however the artist lineup is on par as are the various vendors and pop-ups. Probably the biggest selling point for us was the fact that you could actually see all the acts on the bill if you chose to. Having only two stages made for a much less stressful day and ensured you could everything. This feature alone makes the tour stand out above others with a similar design. Sure the tour has to contend with some growing pains and the various first year hiccups however with those things aside if you are looking for a full day of diverse music where you can actually see everything then we highly recommend the Rockstar Disrupt Festival.
Festival Stage:
Trophy Eyes
Juliet Simms
Hyro The Hero
Main Stage:
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Live Nation and SGE Present Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT FESTIVAL
Featuring The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, The Story So Far, Atreyu, Sleeping With Sirens, Meg & Dia and more, in select cities
Tickets On Sale Now at https://rockstardisrupt.com/
Featuring some of the biggest bands in rockas well as the genre's rising stars,The Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival is a brand-new music experience making its debut across North America this summer.The touring festival will feature unique line-ups in each city, with performances varying from artists including The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, The Story So Far, Atreyu, Sleeping With Sirens, Andy Black, Four Year Strong,Memphis May Fire, Trophy Eyes,Meg & Dia, Juliet Simms and Hyro The Hero.
Please visit rockstardisrupt.com for full line-up details by city. The 25-city rock roadshow of the summer will kick off June 21st in Dallas, TX at the Dos Equis Pavilion and make stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, Denver and more,before wrapping July 28th in Albuquerque, NM at the Isleta Amphitheater.
Fans will be immersed into a full-day interactive experience where they will not only be able to see some of their favorite bands live, but will also be exposed to the latest in lifestyle brands and pop-up activations. Unlike most other festivals, there will only be one band performing at a time,avoiding conflicting set times and allowing fans to experience the full lineup in one rock-filled day.
The event will start on an outdoor stage on festival grounds with surrounding activations before shifting into an amphitheater setting around sundown allowing for larger stage productions as well as comfortable seating options for fans. Concert-goers will get the best of both worlds with a festival environment during the day as well as a high-production amphitheater concert at night from some of the most exciting live performers in the rock scene today.
Fans who bring any empty 16 ounce can of Rockstar Energy Drink to recycle at the main gate will have the opportunity to skip the line and be entered to win a signed festival guitar and exclusive meet & greet with festival headliners.
Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival Dates
June 21–Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
June 22–Austin, TX @ Austin 360 Amphitheater
June 23–The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
June 25–West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatreat S. Florida Fairground
June 26–Tampa, FL @ MID FLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
June 28–Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheare at Lakewood
June 29–Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 2–Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
July 3–Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
July 5–Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
July 6–Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 7–Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
July 9–Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 10–Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 12–Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July13–Thornville, OH @ Legend Valley
July 14–Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 15–Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 17–Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre*
July 20–Irvine, CA @ Five Point Amphitheater presented by Mercury Insurance
July 23–Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
July 24–Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 26–Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 27–Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
July 28–Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
*not a Live Nation date DISRUPT is presented by Live Nation and Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. (SGE).
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Looking Ahead To Glastonbury Festival
It's June, which can only mean one thing; after taking last year off, the largest and best-known music festival in the world is upon us. On Wednesday, June 26th, the doors of the famous festival will open, and they won't close until the morning of Monday, July 1st. By that point, almost a thousand bands and performers will have played, an ocean of alcohol will have been drunk, memories will have been made and lost, and with a bit of luck, some music history will have been made.
Glastonbury is almost fifty years old now, having evolved from the Glastonbury Free Festival of 1971, and it's had to change with the times over the course of those decades. Not everybody who used to attend the festival feels like all those changes have been good ones. You'll hear plenty of old-timers say that the festival isn't what it used to be, and even those who went as recently as ten years ago might be inclined to agree. After 2006, the festival stopped including the 'Lost Vagueness' field in its offering. The area was a crude and muddy Las Vegas-esque area with vaudeville shows, unofficial 'weddings,' small casinos for revelers to win and lose money and a boxing ring for when they couldn't get on. It was popular with the more hedonistic of the festival's visitors, and had entertained them for well over a decade.
Now, 'Lost Vagueness' is gone. Festival organizer Michael Eavis felt like it had outlived its purpose. He said that tastes were changing; people weren't interested in faux-weddings, the boxing rings were sending out the wrong message, and the people visiting the casino or sister site were more likely to be playing online casino games these days anyway (along with the problematic issue of people bringing finite amounts of money to the site, and then losing them at the casino table). Those who enjoyed 'Lost Vagueness' disagreed, feeling that the closure was a sign that the festival was becoming 'too corporate.'
Keen to shake off that image, Emily Eavis (Michael's daughter) and her fellow organizers have pushed the boat out with both the lineup and the new entertainment offerings this year to show that it still has just as much 'edge' as it's always had. Here's what to look out for if you're attending.
The Headline Acts
Once upon a time, Glastonbury was all about bands and singers who played guitar. That's not the case anymore. The star attraction on Friday night is British grime artist Stormzy, whose selection didn't come without its fair share of controversy. Known for his infectiously catchy bars and his socially conscious lyrics, Stormzy may yet to prove more 'in tune' with the feeling and message of the festival than his doubters are willing to admit. This will be the largest stage and audience he's ever likely to play in his life.
On Saturday, the festival has gone for a 'safer' bet by handing the headline slot to the Killers; an American indie rock band who have always sounded far more British than they do American anyway. It's probably been a decade or more since they were at the peak of their powers or popularity, but they have enough hits in their locker to please an audience of 150,000. Look out for the inevitable enormous singalong to 'Mr. Brightside.'
If the Killers are a few years past their peak, then we don't even know where to begin with 80s goth rock act the Cure, who take the headline spot on the final night. There's no doubting their iconic status, and everybody loves 'Boys Don't Cry,' but what they have to offer a festival crowd of this size in 2019 remains to be seen. They'll give it their best shot, and they've obviously been working up to their return to the spotlight; they're about to release their first new album in ten years.
If the acts on the main stage aren't for you, then you'll find 'the Other stage' headlined by Tame Impala on Friday, The Chemical Brothers on Saturday, and Christine and the Queens on Sunday. Lauryn Hill, Liam Gallagher, Janet Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Minogue, Snow Patrol, and Billie Eilish all have prominent slots elsewhere on the bill.
The Heavy Metal Stage
Glastonbury has been accused of ignoring heavy metal music for years. It doesn't anymore. During 2017, the festival's first-ever hard rock stage was introduced in the Shangri-La area, and it was a sight to behold. The 'stage' was a small affair, made out of an old London tube train carriage, and was called 'the Earache Express.'
This year, the same team who brought the Earache Express to you are back with a much larger stage which will be known simply as 'Scum,' and will be where the metal heads spend their entire weekend. If you'd like to go headbanging, you'll find The Damned, Black Futures, Jamie Lenman and many more acts on the bill.
New Hidden Gem Stages
The entire dance music area of the festival is being revamped, with a new extended layout for the Sonic Stage, and a selection of smaller 'hidden gem' stages dotted around the area. The Sonic Stage is the largest of all the dance and electronic music stages at the festival, and features a lineup packed full of big hitting DJs from across the UK and the world at large.
The highlight of the hidden gem stages is the 'No Average Groove' stage, which presents us with a confusing description. On the one hand, it's supposed to be playing the best in underground dance music, but on the other, it's claimed that there will be no defined genre or style of music for the stage, and so anyone might turn up. Go, stay there for a while, tell your friends you saw Justin Timberlake play to 400 people there at 4 am, and dare them to prove you wrong.
A Full Sized Victorian Pier
For reasons that will only make sense if you've been drinking at a festival for four consecutive days, this year a full-sized wooden mock Victorian Pier is being built at the site. It's going to weigh over 160 tonnes, will be sixty meters long, and spraypainted gold. You'll be able to find it – as if it were even possible to miss such a thing – close to the Park Stage.
Nicknamed 'Glastonbury on Sea,' it's claimed that you'll be able to find everything here that you'd be able to find on a pier at a traditional British seaside resort. That includes a Ferris wheel, a fortune teller, an amusement arcade, and carnival shows.
What's a pier doing in an area where there's no sea? Who knows, but it wouldn't be Glastonbury if it weren't a little weird. Is it losing its edge? We don't think so.
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FeaturingThe Used, Thrice,Circa Survive, Sum 41,The Story So Far, Atreyu,Sleeping With Sirens, Meg & Dia and more, in select cities Tickets On Sale Starting This Friday, March 29that 10am Local Time
Featuring some of the biggest bands in rock as well as the genre's rising stars, The Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival is a brand-new music experience making its debut across North America this summer. The touring festival will feature unique line-ups in each city, with performances varying from artists including The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, The Story So Far, Atreyu, Sleeping With Sirens, Andy Black, Four Year Strong, Memphis May Fire, Trophy Eyes, Meg & Dia, Juliet Simms and Hyro The Hero. Please visit rockstardisrupt.com for full line-up details by city. The 25-city rock roadshow of the summer will kick off June 21st in Dallas, TX at the Dos Equis Pavilion and make stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, Denver and more, before wrapping July 28th in Albuquerque, NM at the Isleta Amphitheater.
Fans will be immersed into a full-day interactive experience where they will not only be able to see some of their favorite bands live, but will also be exposed to the latest in lifestyle brands and pop-up activations. The entire festival will take place across two incredible stages, allowing fans to experience all of their must-see artists in one rock-filled day. Fans who bring any empty 16 ounce can of Rockstar Energy Drink to recycle at the main gate will have the opportunity to skip the line and be entered to win a signed festival guitar and exclusive meet & greet with festival headliners.
Tickets for DISRUPT will go on sale beginning this Friday, March 29th at 10am local time. A full list of dates and ticket links can be found at rockstardisrupt.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 26th at 12pm local time until Thursday, March 28th at 10pm local time through Citi's Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival Dates
June 21 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
June 22 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
June 23 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
June 25 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre at S. Florida Fairground
June 26 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
June 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheare at Lakewood
June 29 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 2 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
July 3 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
July 5 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
July 6 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 7 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
July 9 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 10 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 12 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 13 – Thornville, OH @ Legend Valley
July 14 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 15 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 17 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre*
July 20 – Irvine, CA @ Five Point Amphitheater presented by Mercury Insurance
July 23 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
July 24 – Boise, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 26 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
July 28 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
Synergy Global Entertainment Inc. Presents "The Bash Music & Craft Beer Festival"
The Bash Music & Craft Beer Festival
With Rancid,Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies & L7,
Plus The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, H20
& More On Select Dates
With Tastings From A Selection Of Over 100 Different Craft Beers
Including The Debut Of Rancid & Ska Brewing's Brewstomper Golden Ale
Touring Festival Launches May 11 In Phoenix, AZ
With Stops In Tucson, AZ; Englishtown, NJ; Boise, ID;
Tacoma, WA; San Jose, CA & Sacramento, CA
Tickets On Sale Friday, February 22 At 10:00 AM Local Time
Legendary punk rock band Rancid have teamed up with premier music event producer/promoter Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. (SGE) and respected craft beer event production powerhouse Brew Ha Ha Productions to debut The Bash — a brand new music and craft beer festival hitting the U.S. this spring.
The Bash launches on May 11 in Phoenix, AZ and includes a total of 7 stops in May and June. With a lineup curated by Rancid, all dates of The Bash will feature music from Rancid, Pennywise (excluding Phoenix), Suicidal Tendencies, and L7, along with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Phoenix only), H20, Madball, Noi!se, and Sharp Shock on select dates. Each date of The Bash will also host craft beer tastings (until 4:00 P.M.) from some of the best breweries in the country. Beer tastings will vary by city according to local alcohol laws and restrictions. Music and brewery lineup details per date can be seen at http://www.TheBashFestival.com.
Tim Armstrong of Rancid says, "I'm looking forward to playing with some of my favorite bands in the world. Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies, L7, and more. We look forward to seeing everyone out at The Bash!"
John Reese, CEO of Synergy Global Entertainment and co-producer of The Bash adds, "I am a massive fan of these bands, and the chance to launch this event with Rancid is really exciting for SGE. The band has been so engaged in developing this special series of shows, and it shows how much they care about their fans."
In addition to a diverse selection of participating beers and breweries, each date will offer Brewstomper Golden Ale — a collaboration between Rancid and Ska Brewing out of Durango, CO. Brewstomper will be available at all dates of The Bash for sampling and at concessions, as well as everywhere that Ska Brewing is sold, in both cans and on draft.
"The Bash is going to be absolutely epic," says The Bash co-producer Cameron Collins of Brew Ha Ha Productions. "The lineup of bands pair perfectly with the craft beer industry's spirit of creativity and independence! We've brought in some of the most exciting breweries and beers in the nation for The Bash, it's a MUST attend event!"
The 2019 dates for The Bash are as follows:
Saturday, May 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Margaret T. Hance Park
Sunday, May 12 – Tucson, AZ – Rillito Park Racetrack
Sunday, June 2 – Englishtown, NJ – Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Saturday, June 8 – Boise, ID – Memorial Stadium
Sunday, June 9 – Tacoma, WA – America's Car Museum @ LeMay's
Saturday, June 15 – San Jose, CA – Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
Sunday, June 16 – Sacramento, CA – Papa Murphy's Park
Note: Pennywise will not perform at the Phoenix date. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones will perform at the Phoenix date only, as direct support. Additional support varies by date.
During VIP early entry craft beer tastings (from Noon – 4:00 P.M.), and general admission tastings (from 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.), craft beer lovers who are 21+ can sample from a selection of over 100 different craft beers from the finest breweries in the nation. Tastings will feature tons of local favorites, with an initial list of well-known breweries including:
The Shop, Helio Basin Brewing, Modern Times, Helton Brewing, and Ska Brewing in Phoenix, AZ
The Shop, Stone Brewing, Barrio Brewing, Modern Times, and Ska Brewing in Tucson, AZ
Heretic Brewing, High Water Brewing, Bell's Brewing, Solid Ground, and Ska Brewing in Englishtown, NJ
Payette Brewing, Sockeye Brewing, Edge Brewing, Iron Horse Brewery, and Ska Brewing in Boise, ID
Pike Brewing, 7 Seas Brewing, Stone Brewing, Harmon Brewing, and Ska Brewing in Tacoma, WA
Ska Brewing, 21st Amendment, Modern Times, Faction Brewing, and Stone Brewing in San Jose, CA
New Glory Craft Brewery, Jackrabbit Brewing Co., Seismic Brewing Company, Auburn Alehouse, and Ska Brewing in Sacramento, CA
Tickets for all tour dates of The Bash go on sale Friday, February 22 at 10:00 AM local time at http://www.TheBashFestival.com, with General Admission tickets starting at $39.50 (plus fees) and VIP tickets starting at $99.50 (plus fees), while supplies last. The Bash is 21+ only during craft beer tastings, and is open to all ages after 4:00 PM.
VIP tickets include: One VIP admission ticket to The Bash; a dedicated VIP entry lane into the venue; one hour early entry for up to 4 hours of craft beer tastings (Noon – 4:00 PM, 21+ only); and access to the The Bash VIP Lounge, which includes: comfortable areas to sit and relax, a VIP bar, private restrooms, convenient food options available for purchase, and more. After 4:00 PM all ages are welcome into the VIP Lounge area. Additional VIP ticket perks – including views of the main stage and exclusive beer tastings – vary by market.
Visit http://www.TheBashFestival.com for exact ticketing details per date.
The festival producers encourage attendees to drink responsibly.
Sponsors for The Bash include: Ska Brewing Co., Monster Energy, Seagram's 7, Mike's Harder, White Claw, 805 Beer and Wienerschnitzel. Sponsor activations vary by market.
For more on The Bash, visit:
Website: http://www.TheBashFestival.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBashFestival
Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/TheBashFestival
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheBashFestival
Hashtag: #TheBashFestival
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Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival Expands To Two Days At Doheny State Beach April 6 & 7
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival
Powered By Gringo Bandito
Expands To Two Days At Doheny State Beach In Southern California
Saturday, April 6 & Sunday, April 7
With Performances From The Offspring, Flogging Molly,
Bad Religion, Descendents, Good Charlotte, Black Flag & More
Plus Unlimited Tastings From Over 150 Craft Beers,
Gourmet Tacos, Lucha Libre Style Wrestling & More
Tickets On Sale Friday, February 1 At 10:00 AM PT
Now in its sixth year, Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival powered by Gringo Bandito has announced its biggest event yet. After selling out its flagship date in Dana Point, CA for two years in a row, this year's Southern California festival expands to two days on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 at picturesque Doheny State Beach, with additional tour dates for early 2019 to be announced soon.
Produced by premier music festival production company Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. (SGE) and California's most successful and respected craft beer festival producer Brew Ha Ha Productions, Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival will feature performances from The Offspring, Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, Descendents, Good Charlotte, Black Flag, and more, with craft beer tastings (until 4:00 P.M.) from some of the best breweries in the country. Delectable tacos from the region's top chefs and restaurants will be available for purchase, and attendees can enjoy Lucha Libre style wrestling, lawn games, contests, and more.
Dexter Holland of The Offspring says, "Sabroso is now a WEEKEND of our favorite things: tacos, craft beer and great bands!"
CEO of Synergy Global Entertainment and Sabroso co-producer John Reese, says, "We couldn't ask for a more perfect lineup and a more perfect location inside of California State Parks…The Offspring, Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, Descendents, Black Flag, and all of the other great acts we have over the weekend… it really doesn't get better than this. Between the music, unlimited craft beer tastings, tacos, wrestling and more, Sabroso is a can't miss weekend!"
"There is so much to be excited about this year at Sabroso!" adds Sabroso co-producer Cameron Collins of Brew Ha Ha Productions, which celebrates its 10th year in 2019. "There will be more tacos than ever before, with an even greater variety offered…we're talking carne asada, grilled fish, fried fish, shrimp, lobster, chicken, al pastor, and more! In addition to the crazy amount of insane tacos, we have some of the most sought after breweries and beers on the planet participating! It's literally a brewery lineup that craft beer fanatics dream about: Russian River Brewing (Santa Rosa, CA), Burgeon Beer Company (Carlsbad, CA), MadeWest Brewing Co. (Ventura, CA), The Shop Beer Co. (Phoenix, AZ), Modern Times (San Diego, CA), Artifex Brewing (San Clemente, CA), Chapman Crafted (Orange, CA). This year's brewery lineup is possibly the strongest we have ever had – it's going to be absolutely incredible!"
The music lineup for Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival is as follows (subject to change):
Saturday, April 6: Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, Good Charlotte, Lagwagon, Strung Out, The Suicide Machines, and D.I.
Sunday, April 7: The Offspring, Descendents, Black Flag, Face To Face, Plague Vendor, Red City Radio, and Orange Blossom Special
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival kicks off at 1:00 PM each day (with doors for Early Entry and VIP guests opening at Noon, to allow for an added hour of tastings). During tastings (available until 4:00 PM), craft beer lovers 21+ can choose from over 150 craft beers from the finest breweries in the nation. Tastings will feature tons of local favorites, with an initial list of breweries including: Artifex Brewing Company, Burgeon Beer Co., MadeWest Brewing Co., Chapman Crafted Beer, Fall Brewing Company, Modern Times Beer, Docent Brewery, Noble Ale Works, Russian River Brewing Company, and many more to be announced.
Attendees are also invited to sample all flavors of Gringo Bandito—Dexter Holland of The Offspring's top rated hot sauce—during the event.
This year will mark the 9th Annual Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge, where professional eaters from around the world compete for cash prizes and the highly-coveted title of Chronic Tacos Eating Champion. World-champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, from Nagano, Japan returns to defend his 2018 Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Eating Champion title, where he devoured an astonishing 154 tacos in 10 minutes.
Additionally, taco creations from food vendors will compete for the coveted Sabroso "Best Of Show," awarded by a panel of food judges.
Lucha Libre style wrestling stars from across the globe will take to the ring battling for the title of Sabroso Champion, as multiple qualifying wrestling matches take place throughout the weekend, with one final championship match. Renowned Mexico City luchador Cesar Gonzalez (Silver King)—who is more widely known for his role as Ramses, the villain wrestling champion in the film Nacho Libre (starring Jack Black)—will return to Sabroso this year to defend his 2018 title of "King Of The Ring."
Tickets for Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival go on sale Friday, February 1 at 10:00 AM PT at www.SabrosoTacoFest.com,with Single Day tickets starting at $59.50 (plus fees), Single Day Early Entry tickets starting at $69.50 (plus fees), and Weekend tickets starting at $89.50 (plus fees), while supplies last. For this family-friendly event, kids 7 and under get in free with an adult ticket holder.
Single Day and Weekend VIP Lounge tickets will also be available for purchase and include: One VIP admission ticket (Single Day or Weekend) to Sabroso Festival; a dedicated VIP entry lane into the venue; one hour early entry for up to 4 hours of craft beer tastings (Noon – 4:00 PM, 21+ only); and access to the Sabroso VIP Lounge, which includes: exclusive craft beer tastings (Noon – 4:00 PM, 21+ only), a view of the Main Stage, comfortable areas to sit and relax, a VIP bar, private restrooms, convenient food options available for purchase, and a dedicated merchandise stand for convenient shopping.
At last year's sold out Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival powered by Gringo Bandito at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA, 8,500 attendees gathered under the California sunshine for an afternoon of complimentary craft beer tasting with over 40 of the best breweries from Southern California and beyond, gourmet street tacos and more, and Lucha Libre style wrestlers competed throughout the day as the waves of the Pacific crashed behind their beachside ring.
A portion of the proceeds from Sabroso will be donated to the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association (DSBIA), the non-profit cooperating association of Doheny State Beach, dedicated to the protection of the park's beaches, facilities, marine refuge and its historical, cultural and social stories. Sabroso will also partner with Big Brother Big Sister, who are known for providing strong and enduring, one-to-one, professionally supported mentoring relationships for youth facing adversity.
Doheny State Beach is easily accessible by car from Los Angeles County, San Diego County, the Inland Empire, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, the San Joaquin Valley, and via flights to Orange County's John Wayne Airport.
Sponsors for Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival include: Rockstar Energy Drink, Milagro Tequila, Wienerschnitzel, Takis, Chronic Tacos, Del Real Foods, Jarritos, Gringo Bandito, and many more.
For more on Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival powered by Gringo Bandito, visit:
www.SabrosoTacoFest.com
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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup
BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL REVEALS 2019 LINEUP WIDE-RANGING BILL SPANS EXTRAORDINARY SELECTION OF ARTISTS AND GENRES.
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 AT 12 NOON ET/11 AM CT EXCLUSIVELY VIA BONNAROO.COM
Superfly and A.C. Entertainment are excited to reveal the initial lineup for the 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 18th annual four-day multi-stage camping festival will take place June 13 – 16, held as always at Great Stage Park, the spectacular 700-acre farm and event space located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN. Tickets – including General Admission (4 Day), VIP (4 Day), Platinum (4 Day) and more – will go on sale Thursday, January 10, at 12 noon ET/11 am CT, exclusively via www.bonnaroo.com/tickets. Bonnaroo has never been more accessible with GA ticket layaway plans available for just $47.
The 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will see a truly extraordinary range of artists performing around the clock across more than 10 unique stages over the four-day event. Friday, June 14, will feature Phish (Late Evening Set), Childish Gambino, Solange, The Avett Brothers, Brockhampton, GRiZ, RL Grime, Beach House, GRiZ SuperJam, NGHTMRE, Gojira, Courtney Barnett, Girl Talk, AJR, Catfish And The Bottlemen, K.Flay, Anoushka Shankar, Nahko & Medicine For The People, Liquid Stranger, Deafheaven, Parquet Courts, Rival Sons, Ibeyi, Jade Cicada, Las Cafeteras, Cherry Glazerr, The Teskey Brothers, Medasin, Tyla Yaweh, Ducky, Monsieur Periné, Mersiv, and Crooked Colours.
Saturday, June 15, will include Post Malone, Odesza, Hozier, Kacey Musgraves, The National, The Lonely Island, ZHU, Juice WRLD, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Gucci Mane, John Prine, Jim James (Full Band), Maren Morris, Gramatik, Shovels & Rope, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Quinn XCII, Clairo, Bishop Briggs, Hippo Campus, Space Jesus, Tokimonsta, Chelsea Cutler, The Record Company, SNBRN, Ruston Kelly, Whipped Cream, Rubblebucket, Little Simz, Memba, Deva Mahal, and DJ Mel.
Sunday, June 16, will see Phish (2 Sets), The Lumineers, Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Illenium, Walk The Moon, Mac DeMarco, King Princess, Lil Dicky, G Jones, Trampled By Turtles, The Wood Brothers, Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers, Princess (Featuring Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum), The Soul Rebels, The Lemon Twigs, Two Feet, AC Slater, CID, Dombresky, Bombino, Faye Webster, Ripe, Kikagaku Moyo, and Igloohost.
In addition, the lineup for Thursday, June 13, includes Grand Ole Opry Featuring Special Guests, Saba, Space Jesus b2b Eprom b2b Shlump, 12th Planet, Sunsquabi, All Them Witches, Magic City Hippies, The Nude Party, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, The Comet Is Coming, Jack Harlow, Eprom, Caroline Rose, Donna Missal, Peach Pit, Hekler, and Dorfex Bos. The complete Bonnaroo 2019 lineup is below.
Bonnaroo has continually sought new ways to enhance the fans' onsite experience and the 2019 event will emphasize this with an array of remarkable new features and improvements. In 2018, Bonnaroo made significant upgrades to the site's communal areas, known as Plazas. Strategically located and well-lit public places throughout the campgrounds, Plazas include shade, free public Wi-Fi, showers, activities, charging stations, Clean Vibes Trading Post redemption centers, misting stations, medical, safety stations, information and portable restrooms.
This year's event features a "Sanctuary of Self-Love" campground experience curated by Hayley Williams of Paramore. Also, "The Yes Barn" presented by House of Yes and Little Cinema will once again feature jaw-dropping circus acts, mind-bending immersive cinema shows, wild theme parties, and Bonnaroo's first-ever Pride parade. And, located at Plaza 7, The Ville – presented in partnership with Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. and local maker-space Fort Houston – will showcase Music City's most creative, most entertaining and most delicious food with surprise performances, interactive and illuminated art installations, and late night fun. The ever-popular Grove, also at Plaza 7, will return in 2019, offering a shaded retreat during the days with art installations, hammocks and more. The evenings will see the beautiful tree-filled space transformed by Nashville's Fort Houston with more lights and inventive musical experiences than ever before. For more information, please visit www.bonnaroo.com/experience/camping-plazas. In addition, a pristine new wooded hangout is also being installed in a section of Bonnaroo's Eastern woods that has never been publicly available to fans before.
With tickets purchased in all 50 states and over 40 countries around the world, Bonnaroo is a truly universal event. Since its very first day, Bonnaroo has lived up to its responsibility as one of the planet's principal musical congregations by constantly pushing forward in its efforts towards environmental friendliness and sustainability. The only major event in the world with its own permanent solar array and compost waste on site, Bonnaroo has twice been recognized by the state of Tennessee, winning the Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award as well as the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Pursuit of Excellence Award. Complete details, as well as Bonnaroo's annual report to the fans, can be found at www.bonnaroo.com/experience/sustainability.
In addition, the Bonnaroo Works Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit organization serving as the philanthropic division of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, recently announced $236,000 in grant awards from its 2018 cycle. Formally established in 2009, the Bonnaroo Works Fund (BWF) – administered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee – supports nonprofit organizations that spearhead Tennessee-based initiatives with a mission of advancing arts, education and environmental causes. Since the inception of the festival in 2002, Bonnaroo and the BWF have generated more than $7 million in support, largely benefiting Manchester, TN, Coffee County and surrounding areas. Forty organizations received funding in 2018, including Musicians on Call, Notes For Notes, Nashville Ballet, Nashville Children's Theatre, National Museum of African American Music, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation, the Nashville Food Project, and more. For more information, please visit www.bonnaroo.com/information/get-involved/bonnaroo-works-fund.
THE COMPLETE BONNAROO 2019 LINEUP IS BELOW:
Grand Ole Opry Featuring Special Guests
Space Jesus b2b Eprom b2b Shlump
12th Planet
Sunsquabi
Magic City Hippies
The Nude Party
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
The Comet Is Coming
Jack Harlow
Eprom
Caroline Rose
Donna Missal
Peach Pit
Hekler
Dorfex Bos
Phish (Late Evening Set)
GRiZ SuperJam
AJR
Jade Cicada
Las Cafeteras
Cherry Glazerr
The Teskey Brothers
Medasin
Tyla Yaweh
Mersiv
Crooked Colours
Juice WRLD
Joe Russo's Almost Dead
Jim James (Full Band)
Gramatik
Shovels & Rope
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Quinn XCII
Space Jesus
Chelsea Cutler
The Record Company
SNBRN
Ruston Kelly
Memba
DJ Mel
Phish (2 Sets)
G Jones
The Wood Brothers
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers
Princess (Featuring Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum)
The Soul Rebels
Two Feet
Faye Webster
Igloohost
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'ASTRO' wins 2 Awards at the 14th Annual Action on Film International Film Festival
"Astro," the latest film from filmmaker Asif Akbar, took home two awards at the 14th Annual Action on Film International Film Festival which was held this past weekend in Las Vegas.
Actor Gary Daniels was named the Best Male Action Performer of the Year while the film's costume design was given the Best Costume award. "Astro" had received a total of (5) nominations, including Best Action Sequence, Best Fight Choreography and Best Sci-Fi Feature Film.
"The competition at this year's festival was tremendous and we are proud and excited of our five nominations and two awards," said Akbar, the film's director and co-writer.
For a look at an exclusive clip, click HERE
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Cannes Film Festival Review: "Astro"
Starring: Gary Daniels, Courtney Akbar and Michael Pare'
Directed by: Asif Akbar
Running time: 1 hour 45 mins
Avail Films
A young woman (Courtney Akbar) sits alone in her room as Christmas approaches. She wonders aloud if she will ever see her father again. She is greeted by a flash and is approached by a creature that calls herself "Vivian" (Max Wasa). She informs the daughter that she is there to "show her the way."
We are not alone.
That is the message we quickly learn in director Asif Akbar's latest film, "Astro."
The film begins with radio broadcasts, as well as newspaper accounts, of the various incidents reported in the late 1940s in Roswell, New Mexico. For years, Roswell has either been looked upon as either a tourist trap or the place where the government is hiding SOMETHING! We are privy to an examination of a "creature," under the guidance of billionaire space enthusiast Alexander Biggs (Marshal Hilton). When a DNA test of the creature reveals the name of a long lost friend, Biggs realizes that his thoughts and hopes about extraterrestrials may finally be coming true.
An entertaining film, "Astro" benefits from a strong cast and firm direction. I am a huge fan of Mr. Akbar's 2012 documentary, "Top Priority: The Terror Within," a film in which he took on the government after learning of a major security breach along the border, and his approach to this story is almost the same. His use of close-ups gives one the impression one is watching a documentary, which puts the viewer more into the story that is unfolding on screen.
The cast are also "all in" on the story, with nary a false note in sight. Mr. Hilton is slickly smooth, channeling a cross between Jeremy Irons and Charles Dance. Mr. Daniels and Ms. Akbar are a devoted father/daughter team, one whose bond seems genuine. And, to be honest, I've always liked Michael Pare', so it's always a pleasure to see him on the big screen.
The script, by Mr. Akbar and Bernard Selling, adds enough humor to keep the story light and the musical score, by Erick Schroder, sets the tone for the entire film. If there is a fault in the film, it is its budget. The special effects, while passible, do have a homemade quality to them. Nothing horrible, but when you release your film at the same time as the new "Avengers" or "Solo" is in theatres, you'd have to understand the criticism.
That being said, like "Close Encounters" before it, the questions need to be answered!"
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Inaugural INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival Set For July 13-15, 2018 in Mansfield, Ohio @ The World-Famous Historic Ohio State Reformatory
The Inaugural INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival Announces Event Details
July 13-15, 2018 in Mansfield, Ohio
@ The World-Famous Historic Ohio State Reformatory,
Home of the "Shawshank Prison"
Featuring Performances from Today's Most Electrifying Rock Bands:
Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Bush,
Black Label Society, Clutch
and Many More Scheduled to Perform
+ 70 Tattoo Artist Booths, Reformatory Tours, Rock N' Roll Circus Sideshows,
Food Trucks, Vendors & Much More
WEEKEND TICKETS + VIP ON SALE NOW @ WWW.INKCARCERATION.COM
Now is the time to "lock up" your summer concert plans! Introducing the INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival, a one-of-a-kind destination event that presents attendees with the experience of a lifetime: non-stop live music from 30+ bands on two stages and a tattoo festival inside of one of the country's most infamous abandoned locations, plus so much more. The inaugural INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival will take place on July 13, 14 and 15 in Mansfield, Ohio at the eerie, enormous Historic Ohio State Reformatory (100 Reformatory Rd.). This massive, awe-inspiring locale is recognized primarily as not only one of the most haunted buildings in the country, but also as the filming location for the 1994 cinematic classic, The Shawshank Redemption, starring Hollywood legends Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
Weekend tickets, VIP, RV and camping packages are on sale NOW at www.inkcarceration.com! Mansfield is conveniently located directly between two major cities in Ohio, Columbus and Cleveland, and is under a five-hour drive from major cities such as Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Detroit, Louisville, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh. Road trip!
Summer is always over in a flash – why not get the most bang for your buck and experience multiple huge events in one? At INKCARCERATION, not only will attendees rock out to three days of live music from their favorite rock bands, they can also be tattooed by acclaimed local and regional artists, tour one of the most famous reformatories of all time, enjoy tasty treats and refreshments from 15+ food trucks onsite, browse goods from a number of vendors, experience a full rock n' roll circus sideshow (brought to you by Hellzapoppin), and more!
OVER 30 BANDS ON TWO STAGES:
The concert portion of INKCARCERATION will feature performances from a vast array of rock artists from yesterday and today! Scheduled to perform are Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Bush, Black Label Society, Clutch, Our Lady Peace, Suicidal Tendencies, Fuel, Hatebreed, Sevendust, Living Colour, Of Mice and Men, Corrosion of Conformity, Lit, Life of Agony, Alien Ant Farm, '68, Soil, Adelitas Way, JennCity, Bad Omens, Fear The Fallen, Akadia, Through Fire, All About A Bubble and more TBD. Individual performance times and stages will be announced leading up to INKCARCERATION.
TATTOO FESTIVAL:
More information on the tattoo festival portion of INKCARCERATION – which will include over 70 booths featuring local and regional tattoo artists – will be announced soon. Interested in tattooing at INKCARCERATION? Applications are still open. Email contact@inkcarceration.com for more information and details, and please provide your name, company name, website and phone number in the email.
REFORMATORY TOURS:
Of course, the most one-of-a-kind attraction at the inaugural INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival is none other than the venue itself – the one and only Historic Ohio State Reformatory, home of the "Shawshank Prison". Attendees can take part in self-guided reformatory tours, exploring the prison independently at their own pace while learning about the history of the facility and the many unique Hollywood and paranormal connections. To be fully immersive, each tour experience should take about 1.5 hours.
The Historic Ohio State Reformatory
Abandoned cell blocks inside of the Ohio State Reformatory
Paul Smith, Executive Director of the Historic Ohio State Reformatory says, "We are very excited to host the 2018 INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival. They plan to bring next level entertainment to our venue and we hope to have a long and prosperous relationship with them that helps benefit and secure the future of our organization, the Historic site itself, and the community."
Susan Fisher, marketing lead for INKCARCERATION adds, "INKCARCERATION brings a powerhouse line-up to the Historic Ohio State Reformatory – home of the Shawshank Prison – for a summer weekend festival that's sure to be an amazing experience for the fans and our partner brands."
HELLZAPOPPIN ROCK N' ROLL CIRCUS SIDESHOW:
The Hellzapoppin circus sideshow is an event included in the price of an INKCARCERATION ticket and is fun for all ages! Named after one of the most successful Broadway musicals and movies from the late 30's & 40's, Hellzapoppin is a world-renowned theatrical rock n' roll circus stunt-show where some of the most death-defying stunts in live entertainment are performed to a live audience along with emphatic rock music. Spectators will experience one of the world's last authentic circus sideshows with performances including fire eating, fire breathing, the razor-sharp machete walk, acrobatic stunts, sword swallowing, knife-throwing, and archery using human targets, as well as illusions like the Chinese blade box of death, and human oddities and curiosities. Hellzapoppin has been featured on the Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, at Ripley's Believe It Or Not, in the Guinness Books of World Records and beyond. Learn more at www.hellzapoppin.com.
Weekend tickets – which include the concert portion, self-guided prison tours, tattoo festival, circus sideshow, and more – are a steal at a starting price of just $89 per person. Attendees can further accent their experience with a Weekend VIP or Premium VIP ticket! Weekend VIP tickets start at $321 per person (single day ticket and VIP options coming soon) and include all of the above plus access to the air-conditioned VIP lounge offering lunch, dinner, and a private bar. Premium VIP includes all of the above plus side stage access for premium viewing of the concert portion, a t-shirt and an exclusive festival laminate. Premium VIP begins at $1210.50 per person.
CAMPING:
Festival campers and RVer's, INKCARCERATION is the place for you! RV Weekend Camping packages are available for just $1053.50 for four people, and include four weekend tickets to the event and available hookups for water and electric. Tent campers can also buy a Weekend Tent Camping package at $803.50 for four people, which includes four weekend tickets to the event and a 20×20 camping space. All RV and tent camping will be located under five miles from the festival at Richland Fairgrounds. Shuttle service to and from the venue will be available.
Additional ticket prices, parking prices/details, event hours, and other important FAQ's can be found at www.inkcarceration.com.
Stay tuned for more information coming soon about the tattoo portion of INKCARCERATION and much more leading up to the main event!
INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival online:
www.inkcarceration.com
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91X Presents: Ye Scallywag! Craft Beer, Food & Music Festival Featuring Pennywise and More.
91X Presents: YE SCALLYWAG!
Craft Beer, Food & Music Festival October 21, 2017
Featuring Music From Pennywise, Me First and the Gimme Gimme Gimmes, The Vandals, Lagwagon, Strung Out,
The Adolescents & Western Settings.
Limited Number of 91X Presale Tickets Available Wednesday, August 16. General Tickets On Sale Friday, August 18 at 10:00 A.M. PT
After a successful debut in 2016, and what OC Weekly called "a great day of beer and punk rock," 91X Presents Ye Scallywag! returns to Waterfront Park in San Diego, CA for its second year. Produced by premier music festival production company Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE), and Orange County, California's most successful and respected craft beer festival producer, Brew Ha Ha Productions, the day-long craft beer, food and music festival will take place on Saturday, October 21 and feature over 100 craft beers, along with a full day of punk rock music with performances by Pennywise, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, The Vandals, Lagwagon, Strung Out, The Adolescents, and Western Settings.
"Ye Scallywag! was one of the most amazing events San Diego craft beer and punk rock music fans have ever seen," says Ye Scallywag! co-producer Cameron Collins of Brew Ha Ha Productions. "Let's be honest… it was one of the coolest events that took place last year! We know we've set the bar pretty high but we're confident we're going to nail it this year and even plan to offer a few surprises for attendees!"
An extremely limited number of $45 presale tickets for general admission to Ye Scallywag! will be available to 91X listeners registered with 91X's presale e-mail and texting lists. Visit 91X.com for information on their exclusive presale beginning on Wednesday, August 16. Regularly priced tickets go on sale Friday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. PT at www.ScallywagSD.com
During VIP and early entry tastings (from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.), and general admission tastings (from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.), Ye Scallywag! attendees will enjoy unlimited craft beer samples from top California breweries. Local artisan food trucks and pop-up restaurants will also be on site selling a variety of delicious and unique food options throughout the day and evening. Craft beer and other libations will be available for purchase at concession stands as well.
The initial list of breweries for Ye Scallywag! includes: AleSmith, Alpine Brewing, Beachwood Brewing, Booze Brothers, Bottle Logic, Chapman Crafted, Fall Brewing, Green Flash, Hangar 24, Mikkeller SD, and Modern Times, with more to be announced.
Starting Friday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. PT, General Admission and VIP tickets will be available for purchase for the following prices. Please note: The event is for those 21 and up and all tickets include beer tastings and access to live music.
Early Entry Admission: $65
One hour early entry for craft beer tastings, starting at 12:00 p.m.
VIP Lounge + Early Entry: $99
Includes 1 VIP admission ticket to Ye Scallywag!; VIP Entry Lane; and access to the Ye Scallywag! VIP Lounge which includes: early entry at 12:00 p.m. for beer tastings, exclusive tastings in VIP Lounge, VIP viewing from the Lounge, VIP cash bar, and private restrooms.
Side Of Stage Viewing + VIP Lounge With Early Entry: $199
Includes 1 VIP admission ticket to Ye Scallywag!; access to side of stage viewing platform on the Main Stage; VIP Entry Lane; and access to Ye Scallywag! VIP Lounge, which includes: early entry at 12:00 p.m. for beer tastings, exclusive tastings in VIP Lounge, VIP viewing from the Lounge, VIP cash bar, and private restrooms.
Waterfront Park is located at 1600 Pacific Highway in San Diego, near North San Diego Bay. Ye Scallywag! will have a convenient drop off area for ride sharing and taxis, and the Green Line to San Diego's Santa Fe Depot train station is just three blocks from Waterfront Park.
For more information on 91X Presents Ye Scallywag!, please visit:
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Lake Bell chats about "Man Up" along with director Ben Palmer and writer Tess Morris at Tribeca Film Festival
Man Up, the hilarious new comedy from director Ben Palmer and writer Tess Morris, made its NY debut at this year's Tribeca Film Festival with the creators and star Lake Bell in a cheerful mood on the red carpet. They along with producers Nira Park and Rachel Prior spoke with me about working on the film.
The film focuses on the awkward Nancy (Bell) accidentally swiping some else's blind date, Jack (Simon Pegg) and the wild night they have out in London. True to the spirit of Man Up's main character Nancy, writer Tess Morris was unabashedly honest about how she felt about the premiere, laughing and saying, "First time I'm going to see it with a paying audience–so I'm really excited and also I feel sick!"
Lauren Damon: How did you come up with some of the phrases and strategies that Nancy throws out in this film? The tactical puke? The blowjob paradox?
Tess Morris: Because they're all actual things in my life! Actually, The Blowjob Paradox is my friend Austin. I have to credit him. That was his theory that I stole. Never be friends with a writer because they'll just use everything of yours. Tactical puke? Because I'm the least sporty person in the world. So the idea of me actually having to do a tactical puke is sort of like half the joke. But yeah, I just base a lot of stuff on–I have a notebook with me everywhere I go and I just nick everyone else's…
LD: Like Nancy carrying a notebook.
Morris: Oh yeah! Yeah, she's very much myself.
LD: Did you write Jack with Simon Pegg in mind?
Morris: No I didn't, I actually wrote it on spec, but he came on board it quite early and just changed the whole process for me. Because obviously once he was playing Jack, I could just have even more fun with him. And he brought so much to it, obviously. As did Lake. So yeah, that was a very exciting moment when he agreed to do it.
LD: I appreciated how none of your other female characters are mean, how the other date isn't grotesque or competitive.
Morris: Oh yeah, like she gets her–I just sort felt like it was really important that she didn't come across as like some young shallow kind of gal. Like she's really excited for them because she's a good soul. And I don't like mean movies, you know? What's the point?
LD: Can you name some of your favorite romantic comedies?
Morris: Oh yeah! I love Moonstruck. I think it's underrated a lot. And I obviously love When Harry Met Sally and I also, most recently, Silver Linings Playbook and Crazy, Stupid, Love and Enough Said actually. I really liked Enough Said a lot. I think there's been a slight resurgance recently.
Producers Nira Park and Rachel Prior had worked with star Simon Pegg throughout his entire "Cornetto Trilogy" with Edgar Wright and even earliar than that on UK sitcom "Spaced."
LD: Can you speak about your relationship with Simon Pegg since you've worked with him dating back to spaced?
Nira Park: Eighteen years, seventeen years…we met on Spaced actually so I'd done something small with Channel 4 with Edgar before Spaced, then Spaced was starting up and Channel 4 actually asked me if I'd just do a couple of days a week initially to just kind of help them get it together. And I remember being really nervous when I met Simon and Jessica [Hynes] and I'm a bit older than them and they said they were terrified of me for the whole of the first series but I was actually quite scared of them! And–cause he's just so bright and so brilliant and so funny–so yeah, I did a couple of days a week at first and then we all got on so well that kind of within a few weeks they were like 'will you produce it??' So okay.
LD:How did you get connected to this particular script?
Park: Well this script came about, we were just saying, because Rachel [Prior]–well we were all completely obsessed with Bridesmaids because we premiered Paul at SXSW and Bridesmaids was the surprise screening at midnight after Paul's screening and it wasn't finished at that point and actually [producer] James [Biddle] and Rachel weren't there but I came back to London and was like 'Oh my god, I've seen this film! It's amazing! I wanna make this film!' and we were just like 'Why are there no more female writers in the UK who are writing this kind of thing??' And then literally a couple of weeks later, this script, no one in the UK really writes on spec in the same way–it's not the same as in the States–and this script just arrived through the letter box written by Tess and she'd kind of written it for Big Talk in the hope that we'd like it. Because she liked the films, the other films. And it was like everything we'd been hoping for! So at that point, we picked it up and we developed it for like a year and a half, we attached Simon kind of six months into the development.
LD:When did Lake come in?
Rachel Prior: When Lake came in it was just as we got to the point where we had a script that we were happy with and we were about to sort of start putting together and actually with BBC films and StudioCanal to actually start going into production. And we saw a couple of trailers for In A World and it was like there's this–we had knew Lake from "Children's Hospital" but there was something in In a World where we were like 'Oh my god, she could play Nancy' It's obvious she was great at accents. And then we read an interview with her where she had said she studied drama in the UK for four years so we were like 'Can she do a British accent?' And she can.
Park: A brilliant one.
Rachel: Some Brits when we tested the film had no idea that she was American!
Lake Bell's previous film, In a World featured her playing none other than a dialect coach with a great ear for accents.
LD:Was it gratifying going from In A World where the subject matter was doing dialects to this full feature where you're using your British accent?
Lake Bell: It definitely was. You know accents and dialects are very much an obsession of mine. That is very authentic to In a World. So this was definitely on my actor bucket list of things to do was to play a fully realized British character, so yes. It absolutely satiated a desire to play a British character.
LD: How familiar were you with Simon Pegg before you paired up here?
Bell: You know I had known Simon's work and certainly upon first meeting him I noticed we had a good sort of comedic chemistry and you know was excited to kind of go down this journey with him because I thought 'Yeah, this if is gonna work.' Especially with Tess Morris's words which are so brilliantly…I really do attribute the brilliant repartee to her script.
Finally, director Ben Palmer comes from having done the feature film of UK TV teen comedy Inbetweeners.
LD: Your previous feature was The Inbetweeners, with just this manic teenage male energy, how was it switching to having a strong female lead?
Ben Palmer: It's how I respond to a script, to be honest. And so the Inbetweeners was a really big part of my life and when I got sent Man Up, I almost felt they probably had sent it to the wrong person. Because I never thought that I'd be doing a British romantic comedy. But there was something–within the first couple of pages of reading Tess's script, there's something in that dialogue that stuck with me. And in a way, it has sort of that sharpness and that speed and the naturalism, I suppose. Those characters are so well drawn that I was a sucker for it, basically. And there's and edge and there's a truthfulness and it's anarchic in its own way. There's swears, there's all that sort of stuff that excites me, I suppose. Although it is a romantic comedy, there is a crossover to the Inbetweeners. And it's nice just to keep shaking it up and do a different thing.
LD: The film takes place over the course of one night, but has so many locations, what was that shoot like?
Palmer: I loved that hook, that it happened over sort of 24 hours, in one night really. So within that…the challenge is to try and liven it up and move it around and the fluidity and the speed that they're hammering through this city. It's trying to find locations, not the easy locations to shoot in, but to go well 'this is where this would happen.' And so with that, when you're doing a low budget film, there's problems there. Because you can't close down whole blocks, so you've gotta sort of work around general public in a way. But that's how you achieve something that feels real and honest.
LD: Bowling features heavily in Nancy and Jack's date, was there a best bowler on the set?
Ben: (Laughs) Simon. Simon's a pretty good bowler. I'd say he'd edged it.
Man Up opens in UK cinemas on May 29th, while Saban Entertainment has recently acquired US distribution rights. You can read my review from Tribeca here.
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2015 Tribeca Film Festival Red Carpet Interviews
The 14th annual Tribeca Film Fest was held from April 15th to 26th in lower Manhattan. Media Mikes had the opportunity to speak to many of the creative minds behind the films making their premieres over the course of the Fest. You can read my coverage by clicking on any of the posters below and check back to see more additions:
………About the Tribeca Film Festival:
"The Tribeca Film Festival helps filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enabling the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. It is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors.
Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, following the attacks on the World Trade Center, to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film, music, and culture, the Festival brings the industry and community together around storytelling.
The Tribeca Film Festival has screened more than 1,600 films from more than 80 countries since its first edition in 2002. Since inception, it has attracted an international audience of more than 4.9 million attendees, and has generated an estimated $900 million in economic activity for New York City."
Film director Jeff Santo talks about "This Old Cub"
David Keith talks about his latest film "Awaken"
Rob Zombie talks about his Crowd-Funded Clown Horror Film "31"
Erin Darley and Kai Winikka talk about their film 'Killer Pizza'
Leland Orser talks about his feature film writing and directing debut "Morning"
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Director Jeppe Rønde and star Hannah Murray talk about "Bridgend" at Tribeca Film Festival
Jeppe Rønde's harrowing new drama Bridgend made its debut during the Tribeca Film Festival this past week with both the director and star Hannah Murray ("Game of Thrones") in attendance. Bridgend is based on the true story of a massive series of teen suicides that occurred in a small town in Wales. The suicides received media coverage at a point where seventy-nine young people had taken their lives between 2007 and 2012. In the film, teenager Sarah (Murray) moves to Brigend with her police officer father and quickly finds herself running with the pack of local teens who've recently lost some of their peers to suicide. They are a wild bunch who borderline worship the deceased and memorialize them in an anonymous online chat. All the while Sarah's father, like the rest of the community, seeks to find what is causing this horrible phenomenon.
This mystery intrigued director Rønde who spent time in the actual community and eventually shot the film there on location. Rønde and Murray both spoke to me on the red carpet about how important it was to dramatize the town's story in a respectful manner.
Lauren Damon: You spent time in the actual community of Bridgend, what was that like and did you go there with the goal of developing a film about it?
Jeppe Rønde: I went there with the–a goal is a strong word–but I went there to try and find out what is this about? And why is this tragedy happening? Which is of course may be a mystery, because it doesn't make sense. Why do so many youngsters kill themselves? So I was trying to figure out how can this happen? And how can it keep on going?
LD: Was Hannah's character influenced by a particular story that you found there?
JR: Not particular, but I wrote the whole script through all the characters that I met there. Many of them. And I mixed them into, you know, one character. So you couldn't do like a one-to-one, 'oh this is that character', because I would never be able to do that. Because that would be morally incorrect. So I built it on the reality I met but also making it a fiction which was important to me. Because it cannot be too close to the real people living there…
LD: How did you find filming in the actual location?
JR: Actually to film on the location was very important to me. Because you feel the presence of what is there. The geography is specific. There's a fog coming, you know every day it rains a lot. And it can feel depressing. And at the same time it is extremely beautiful. And it was easy for me to get the actors into this state of mind that I wanted them to be in.
LD: How much preparation went into your work with the DP to get this very ominous atmosphere?
JR: Of course we wanted to push forward a feeling of something that would be this collective subconsciousness. Something that's within us that's a darkness. So we wanted to put that also into the shot.
LD: What would you want audiences to take away from the ending of the film?
JR: I hope that they will take away from the ending that this is something that is beyond understanding of who we are as human beings. That there's something in us that we don't know what it is…that if we do look into it carefully, then we can maybe choose one or the other. Because it is an open ending.
LD: Is this still going on? All the suicide statistics associated with the town seem to come from 2007 and 2012.
JR: Because that's the only figures that you can find officially. But unfortunately yes, it is still happening. From what I heard and no one really knows, but the media was shut down in 2010. So it's difficult to say, but you would have to ask the authorities there.
Hannah Murray, who currently plays Gilly on "Game of Thrones" had a breakout role in the UK teen TV drama "Skins" but saw the role of Sarah as a wholly different teen.
LD: What was your initial reaction to the script?
Hannah Murray: I'd never done something that was based on you know, based loosely on true events. I felt a huge sense of responsibility and I didn't really want to get involved unless I thought things were going to be done sensitivly and respectfully. And when I had been offered the part I had a meeting with Jeppe to ask him why he wanted to make this film because I was worried about someone, I don't know, wanting to do it in a kind of half-hearted way or taking advantage. So when I understood how long he'd taken to research it and how dedicated he was to the subject matter, and how involved he'd become with the community, I thought 'Oh, you're going to do this right and you're going to do this honestly and bravely and compassionately.' So that made me decide that it was something that it was worth jumping into.
LD: How was it shooting in that location?
HM: I don't think we could have made the movie anywhere else. When you go there, you feel something very unique about that place and it's beautiful. It's incredibly beautiful but in a very bleak way. And there's something kind of almost mystical and strange about it. I loved being there but it was, yeah you do feel a sort of sense of darkness in the air. Maybe that was because of the story we were telling though, I'm sure.
LD: You have this background coming from "Skins" of acting in the midst of a bunch of wild teens, did you feel a little like you were tapping into that again?
HM: I mean I feel like they're incredibly different projects in sort of every way. Skins shows a dark side of teenage life but it also shows an incredibly fun and comedic side of teenage life. And in this, I mean, one of my friends saw this movie and described it as a gangster movie. Which I think is a really really interesting way of looking at it. And I think there's a kind of, there's a level of tribalism in this world that is so much more severe than anything that related to my teen experience. Whereas "Skins" I could kind of go like 'Oh yeah, it was fun, we went to parties." It was very different.
LD: How was it different on set with between the days you had you just acting with the pack of young actors versus the more intimate, intense scenes of just your character and her father?
HM: I mean that was one of the most amazing things about the project was all the different people I was working with were so different in terms of experience they'd had and the types of things they'd brought to these characters. So yeah, I remember every day we had the gang there it was just like this injection of energy and they were so exciting and would throw all these amazing lines that they'd improvised…And they would talk a thousand words a minute. And when I was working with Steve [Waddington] I felt like a child and when I was working with the kids I felt more like an adult because I felt sort of more responsible for them. And then I also had the love story with Josh O'Connor, which was a whole other element to play out…but I love everyone who worked on the film. It was such an amazing group of people.
LD: Finally, congratulations of continuing with Game of Thrones–especially this season's opener being their highest rated–
HM: Oh was it?
LD: Apparently
HM: Oh that's great!
LD: Why do you think the audience just keeps growing for it?
HM: I think it's a REALLY good TV show. I think people put an incredible amount of hard work into it. The production values are really high and I just think David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss] and George [RR Martin] are geniuses. I just think they're so smart…And George created this amazing world in the books and these incredible characters and then the way David and Dan have adapted it is beyond. I think they're so so smart.
LD: And how many times a day does Kit Harrington have to hear he knows nothing?
HM: He gets told quite a few times. Not by our crew, but I've seen people come up to him in the street and that's allllways the thing they want to say to him.
LD: How about you, do you get fan recognition out and about?
HM: Um, a bit. Less so than I think some of the others. I think because I'm–well, now I have red hair, but I'm normally blond in real life whereas I have dark hair in the show so I can kind of be a little bit more under the radar. But I still, I'm surprised how many people still spot me. I think because there are so many fans of the show.
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Martin McCann, Olwen Fouere and Mia Goth talk about "The Survivalist" at Tribeca Film Festival
Stephen Fingleton's post apocalypse drama, The Survivalist held its NY premiere at the Tribeca Film Fest on Thursday April 16th with the stars and director in attendance. Martin McCann takes center stage in the film as the survivalist who has a small farm in the woods and a strict solitary routine to keep himself alive.
Lauren Damon: Was it daunting for you to receive a script where your character spends so much time in silence?
Martin McCann: No no, I just think when you've got a silent script, you've got more of an opportunity to appear a better than you actually are. Because most actors mess things up when they've got lines! [laughs]
The Survivalist's routine is broken by the appearance of mother-daughter travellers, Milja and Kathryn, played by Olwen Fouere and Mia Goth.
LD: Did you two have a backstory worked out for this pair of characters?
Mia Goth: Well you know, you never actually find that out in the movie either so you sort of, you know–which was a lot of fun–you get to create your own idea of what that character was and who she was as we lead up to where we meet her in our story. And I think I kind of just got the sense that she was just a normal girl, an ordinary girl, thrown into like extraordinary circumstances. And she, I don't know, just shows great bravery and resiiliance and that was one of the things that I found most compelling and [made] me wanting to be involved in this. I thought it was very empowering.
Olwen Fouere: We sort of did, yeah. We sort of did together and seperately. You know, I think what I thought was important was that we would each have a very strong internal life. So we would have individually worked towards that…And I think that it was also important that there was sort of a distance between the two of them as well, you know, because one of the points of the film is how it overthrows societal norms and the whole idea of family values, which of course is a whole idea that's falling apart now anyway.
LD: The Survivalist adds to a long string of recent bleak post-apocalyptic views of the future on film, what do you think the appeal of that genre is?
McCann: Sometimes the truth hurts. And even though it's a science fiction idea, you know post-apocalyptic and in the future, the inevitability of the life we're living is that resources will run out. So I think there's a weird sort of effect that that has.
Fouere: Well I think perhaps the world is starting to question the fact that with the explosive of our population, of the human race, and that the human race is becoming the greatest virus on the face of the Earth. So I think maybe people are beginning to realize that and you know, I think that's what happens at a critical time is people start to envision what might happen. What the future might hold and how you might address things.
You can read my review of The Survivalist here.
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