Tag: bumbershoot
04.24.2008 Bumbershoot Featured in Rolling Stone's Festival Guide
Rolling Stone, in its 2008 Rock Festival Guide calls Bumbershoot “a boon for fans of all things alternative.”
12.18.2007 Andrew Bird in the 2007 Music Lounge
KEXP’s Kevin Cole reviews the Andrew Bird performance in the Bumbershoot Music Lounge for NPR’s Pop Session. Hear the entire set online!
12.04.2007 Vote for Bumbershoot!
Your favorite music & arts festival (Bumbershoot, of course) has been nominated for a PLUG! The 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards celebrate the independent music community and recognize the artists who live and flourish in the margins of mainstream culture.
Vote for Bumbershoot as Music Festival Of The Year! You’ll find us in the “Obsessive” section of the Music Categories.
And thank you to everyone who made Bumbershoot 2007 the best ever!
09.29.2007 Bumbershoot on KEXP's Flickr
Check out KEXP’s photos from Bumbershoot 2007 here and here.
09.29.2007 Bumbershoot Music Lounge on KEXP's Flickr
Check out KEXP’S photos from the 2007 Bumbershoot Music Lounge.
09.27.2007 ReadyMade photos on Flickr
ReadyMade has some fun pictures of their wildly popular booth at Bumbershoot this year over on Flickr.
09.26.2007 Ice Cream Man at Bumbershoot!
The Ice Cream Man shares words and pictures from his stop at Bumbershoot this year.
09.06.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Sucka!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our friend Sucka.
09.06.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Angela!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our friend Angela.
09.05.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Josh
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog by our pal, Josh!
09.05.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Crankleft
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal, Crankleft!
09.05.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Dylan
We have fans! They have blogs! Check out this great BumberBlog from our pal, Dylan.
09.05.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Patrick
We have fans! They have blogs! Check out this great BumberBlog from our pal, Patrick!
09.05.2007 A BumberBlog by Mark
A discussion erupts in the comments to Mark’s blog on not allowing water bottles into the Stadium. Check it out and add your comments here.
09.05.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Paul
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal, Paul.
09.03.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Bill!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal, Bill.
09.03.2007 Post your Bumbershoot 2007 Photos
Bumbershoot may have come and gone but, like the tattoo with the name of your first girlfriend, the memories won’t fade. Post your Bumbershoot 2007 photos to our Flickr group. as a shrine to all that is wonderful about your favorite music and arts festival. See you next year!
09.02.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by James!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal James.
09.02.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Jason!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal, Jason.
09.02.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Alix!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal Alix.
09.02.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Puki!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal Puki!09.02.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Mackenzie!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal Mackenzie.
09.01.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Tim!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal Tim.
08.31.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Rick!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal Rick!08.31.2007 Bumbershoot's not just for big bands
The Olympian takes a deeper look at some of the bands and other acts at Bumbershoot this year.
08.30.2007 From our friends at Seattle Weekly
Read Seattle Weekly’s Bumbershoot preview!
08.30.2007 Third Places at Bumbershoot!
Instant Coffee is installing nooks at Bumbershoot where people can meet and talk. Read more about this new idea at Seattle Weekly!
08.30.2007 Seattle Weekly's Festival Guide
Check out Seattle Weekly’s picks for Bumbershoot ’07!
08.30.2007 The Shins & The Cops live on 107.7 The End
As a Bumbershoot preview, The Shins will be playing an acoustic performance on Friday at 4 PM live on The End from their summer Beach house on Alki. Also featured at 8 PM, The Cops! Get more info on The End’s website.
08.29.2007 The Cops are the Artist of the Day
Spin.com features The Cops as their artist of the day.
08.29.2007 A Blog by Kevin Hyder from People's Republic of Komedy
This featured blog is from People’s Republic of Komedy, formed in 2005 by four comedians, Kevin Hyder, Daniel Carroll, Emmett Montgomery and Scott Moran. This foursome has produced over 130 comedy shows in multiple venues around the Seattle area. Their entertainment has been classified as “alternative” comedy, a format in which comedians are free to experiment with unconventional material.
People’s Republic of Komedy will host two showcases daily at Bumbershoot on the Comedy West Stage.
08.28.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Puki!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal, Puki.
08.28.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Marilyn!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog in the making from our pal, Marilyn.
08.28.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Abbey!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s another great BumberBlog from our pal, Abbey!
08.28.2007 Another BumberFan Blog by Stacey!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s a Mobile Blog from our pal, Stacey.
08.28.2007 A BumberFan Blog by Megan!
We have fans! They have blogs! Here’s a BumberBlog from our pal, Megan.
08.28.2007 Cave Singers Tour Dates
The Cave Singers are starting a tour spanning the USA. See if they are coming to your town here. But catch them first at Bumbershoot!
08.28.2007 A Blog by Emmett Montgomery from People's Republic of Komedy
This featured blog is from People’s Republic of Komedy, formed in 2005 by four comedians, Kevin Hyder, Daniel Carroll, Emmett Montgomery and Scott Moran. This foursome has produced over 130 comedy shows in multiple venues around the Seattle area. Their entertainment has been classified as “alternative” comedy, a format in which comedians are free to experiment with unconventional material.
People’s Republic of Komedy will host two showcases daily at Bumbershoot on the Comedy West Stage.
08.28.2007 Gogol Bordello Fall Tour
Gogol Bordello announces their fall tour, but you can see them first at Bumbershoot and on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Find out here if the band will be playing near you.
08.27.2007 Share your blogs!
Joss Stone does it. So does Lupe Fiasco. Heck, even the squeaky clean John Legend does it. That’s right, they all blog! It’s the internet craze that’s sweeping the…internet. So if you’ve got a blog and are writing about this year’s Bumbershoot Festival, we want to share it with the masses. Just send us the link and we’ll post it on our website where millions of people (or at least a couple dozen) will read it each day. No, it’s not a contest and you won’t be winning tickets to a sunny destination, but you still might want to put on sunscreen because you’ll be getting some serious exposure. So load up your laptops, calibrate your keyboards, and start blogging!
08.27.2007 A Blog by Saba Mohajerjasbi
This featured blog comes from Saba Mohajerjasbi.
Saba Mohajerjasbi made his standup debut at the “Celebrity Open Mic” during the first annual Week of Fun Comedy Festival in January 2007. It wasn’t very good. Saba doesn’t care though, and apparently, neither does the regional comedy booker for Bumbershoot. What the hell is this guy doing here anyway? He’s not a comedian, he’s a DJ! BOO!
Saba Mohajerjasbi will be performing in the “Music’s Funny!” show on Saturday, September 1 at 2:00 at the Vera Stage.
08.27.2007 A Blog by Ryan Boudinot
This featured blog is by Ryan Boudinot. Boudinot is the author of The Littlest Hitler, a collection of short stories and Sperm & Egg, a novel set to appear in spring of 2008. His work has appeared in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, McSweeney’s, Black Book, The Stranger and elsewhere. He is on the faculty at Goddard College’s Port Townsend MFA program.
Ryan Boudinot will be performing with other Bad Ass Writers at the Leo K. Theater Saturday, September 1 at 3:30.
08.26.2007 Janeane Garofalo joins cast of Fox action drama
Funny woman Janeane Garofalo will play a serious role this fall on Fox’s “24”, but first she’ll make you laugh at Bumbershoot.
08.26.2007 Megan Kelso returns to Seattle for Bumbershoot
An interview with comic-book writer and artist Megan Kelso, originally of Seattle.
08.26.2007 Author Mary Gordon at Bumbershoot
Mary Gordon, with novelist Lydia Millet and moderator Matt Briggs, will take part in a Bumbershoot panel discussion titled “Happy Lives.” Read The Seattle Times review of her book Circling My Mother.
08.26.2007 Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding)
In singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding’s second novel, penned under his real name, Wesley Stace, the author both investigates and celebrates the art of ventriloquism while simultaneously lampooning every storyteller’s dilemma: finding just the right voice in which to tell a story. Read The Seattle Times review.
08.24.2007 A Blog by Brangien Davis
Today’s featured blog is from Brangien Davis. Davis is editor in chief of Swivel magazine, the only nationally distributed literary journal devoted to smart, funny writing by smart, funny women. As a freelance writer, Davis’s work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Seattle Times, ReadyMade and elsewhere. She is also a book editor, most recently for Lauren Weedman’s collection.
Brangien Davis will be moderating “Of Clowns and Ventriloquists”“at Bumbershoot on the Literary Arts Stage, Monday, September 3 at 2:30.
08.23.2007 The Bumbershoot Music Lounge is back!
The Bumbershoot Music Lounge returns with a series of intimate
performances and interviews with some of the Festival’s brightest stars, all of which will be broadcast live on 90.3 KEXP/KEXP.org during Bumbershoot weekend. The only way to get access to this secret stage is to listen to 90.3 KEXP/KEXP.org for details on how to reserve your spot in the audience, or be a Platinum Pass holder!
08.06.2007 Bumbershoot Video In the Press - again
Artist Sean Pecknold is interviewed in The Capitol Hill Times about the creative process behind the Bumbershoot video.
08.05.2007 The Making of the new Bumbershoot video!
Ever wonder, “How did they do that?” Director Sean Pecknold put together this video to take you behind the scenes during production and scoring of the new Bumbershoot video.
08.03.2007 Announcing... Bumbershoot's Hemingway Challenge
Let's face it: books are long. They're chocked full of big words that frankly, we simply don't have time to read. Now more than ever people want the good stuff, and they want it fast. Just look at instant coffee, instant messaging, and instant photos for proof.
Continue reading Announcing... Bumbershoot's Hemingway Challenge
07.27.2007 Bumbershoot spotlights local talent
Seattle PI’s Big Blog praises the new Bumbershoot trailer by Sean Pecknold.
07.07.2007 Full Lineup! Discount Tickets! Music Preview!
Following a series of MAJOR teasers, we are finally unleashing the complete lineup for the 2007 Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival. That's right, music, visual arts, comedy, literary arts, film, performance, dance, theater, and special installations all for your planning pleasure. From film director John Sayles and performance artist Taylor Mac to pop icon Fergie and SNL veterans Janeane Garofalo and Fred Armisen, Bumbershoot will surely satisfy the widest of artistic tastes.
Continue reading Full Lineup! Discount Tickets! Music Preview!
06.22.2007 Announcing... Bumbershoot's "Top 4 Friends" Contest
Is Bumbershoot one of your Top Friends? Prove it, and win Bumbershoot stuff! It’s so easy…
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06.13.2007 Roky Erickson Film - Showing in August!
Beside the long awaited Roky Erickson and The Explosives
show at Bumbershoot (Monday September 3), there will also be a showing of a new documentary on Roky’s life a few days before! Here’s some info:
August 24-30, Fri – Thurs at 7 & 9:15 PM (plus Sat & Sun at 3 & 5 PM) at Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave., Seattle).
Keven McAlester says of his award winning documentary, “I started out thinking I was making One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but I ended up with something more like Being There.” Shot by cinematographer Lee Daniel (_Slacker_, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunset), the film tells the story of Austinite Roky Erickson, undeniably one of the greatest singer-songwriter, guitar player and harmonica-wailers of all time, and Janis Joplin’s chief influence. The singer and founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators was talented but unpredictable. After entering an insanity plea in 1969 for a marijuana arrest, Roky was sent to a mental hospital for three years where he was surrounded by the worst violent and mentally ill criminals. To the great dismay of his fans, he became a recluse. Featuring interviews with Billy Gibbons, Thurston Moore, and Patti Smith, You’re Gonna Miss Me is a devastating exploration of the life of one of rock’s most infamously tragic figures.
06.08.2007 Announcing... Bumbershoot's Short Video Competition
Theme: “What is Bumbershoot?”
Bumbershoot is Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival, of course. And the largest festival of its kind in North America. But what is it to YOU? Yes, the theme is wiiiiiide open in order to allow you to reflect the diverse and creative spirit of the Festival. Maybe you’ll create a micro-documentary, an old-fashioned song and dance routine or an animated short. Or if you’re feeling really ambitious, you might turn out a full-blown production complete with mind-bending plot twists and a surprise ending. Whatever it is, we want to see it and we want you to share it.
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06.06.2007 Kings of Leon lead brings faith and music together
Caleb Followill, lead singer of Kings of Leon, discusses being the son of a preacher and a rock & roll singer in an interview on Entertainment Weekly.
06.06.2007 Revealing even more acts for Bumbershoot 2007
With summer’s official start still a couple weeks away, isn’t it funny how we’re already looking ahead to the end of the season? Yeah son, because “end of summer” can only mean one thing… Bumbershoot!
Continue reading Revealing even more acts for Bumbershoot 2007
05.12.2007 Bumbershoot Street Team
Need to fulfill some community service requirements? In search of a fun way to beef up your resume? Want to meet fellow music freaks like yourself? How about earning free tickets to Bumbershoot? If you answered HELL YES! to any or all of these questions, then the Bumbershoot Street Team is right up your alley!
We are now accepting volunteers for our summer-long Bumbershoot Street Team campaign. Our first volunteer shifts start this Memorial Day weekend, Friday May 25th through Monday May 28th. Learn more here and sign up!
04.04.2007 Bumbershoot 2007 Partial Lineup
As spring begins to bloom some of you may already be gearing up to make summer plans. We have something that just might help… a glimpse at the 2007 Bumbershoot lineup! Gold, Platinum, and 3-day passes are on sale now.
02.28.2007 For Years Blue Wins '07 Sound Off! Competition
On a night filled with choreographed dance moves, songs about facial hair, and a band dressed in ski outfits, one group rose to the top to be named winner of the 2007 SoundOff! Competition and claim a spot on Bumbershoot’s 2007 roster. This year’s winner is For Years Blue, a progressive septet featuring violins and an abundance of electronic flourishes.
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02.25.2007 Tell us who you want to see at Bumbershoot 2007
We’re sorry but the polling is now closed! Thanks for telling us who you want to see at Bumbershoot 2007. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out all the great artists we have already lined up for you at this year’s Festival.
02.21.2007 Finalists gear up for the '07 Sound Off! Competition
With the field sufficiently whittled down to just a trio of local bands, the stage has been set to crown the winner of the sixth annual SoundOff! Competition, the Pacific Northwest’s largest battle of the bands for musicians under 21. That’s right, they may be able to rattle off an awe-inspiring performance, but you still can’t buy them a drink after the show. The finals will take place Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Experience Music Project’s Sky Church venue, with three young bands vying for a coveted spot on the 2007 Bumbershoot lineup.
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02.20.2007 The New Look of Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival is unveiling its new look with the launch of the 2007 Festival website! When the '06 Festival wrapped, we went right to work plotting and scheming an original and fresh look for the next Labor Day extravaganza. To that end, we scoured the Pacific Northwest for an artist with a truly distinctive style, a sense of humor, and as much passion for Bumbershoot as we have. We are happy to announce we found the talented and slightly warped Dan Stiles, and today reveal his "City Comes Alive" artwork online, with more website features, killer merch, and other goodies to be released over the next few months.