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10.24.2008 Win A Performance Slot at Bumbershoot 2009!
Wonder who will be the first band announced to play at Bumbershoot 2009? Win EMP|SFM’s Sound Off! competition, and it could be you!
EMP|SFM hosts the eight annual Sound Off!, the Northwest’s largest underage musical showdown. If your band is aged 21 or under and you reside in the Northwest, this is your chance to Sound Off! at EMP|SFM, and maybe win a spot on the 2009 Bumbershoot roster.
Applications are due by Monday, November 10, and the live concerts will take place Saturday nights February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 2009. The competition culminates in a Sky Church show that will pit the winners from each semifinal night in a duel to score amazing prizes, plus the opportunity of a lifetime: to perform at Bumbershoot 2009.
Applications are due by Monday, November 10. Get all the details at empsfm.org and get ready to rock your stuff!
10.10.2008 Greg Behrendt & Tig Notaro on The Sound of Young America
Jesse Thorn of PRI’s The Sound of Young America chatted with comedian / author / talk show host Greg Behrendt and comedian / actress Tig Notaro, live at Bumbershoot. Read about it on The Sound of Young America blog or listen to the podcast.
09.26.2008 BENT in the Bumbershoot Music Lounge
Another great entry on the KEXP Blog, featuring four loud and rawkin’ videos from Black Eyes & Neckties in the Bumbershoot Music Lounge.
09.12.2008 Idolator's Report Of Bumbershoot Day 2
And it’s filled with our arts offerings! Check it out!
09.10.2008 BENT Is Better Than Food
Monday was a day of decisions, for me. Should I walk across the entire Festival grounds to see two Jon Vanderslice songs? Should I postpone work to watch Death Cab For Cutie, and probably end up working until about 3 AM as a result? Should I ask Sondre Lerche to autograph my lower back, and then have it made into a tattoo? (The answers to those questions are Yes, Yes, and I should have but didn’t).
So, I was ready to make one more executive decision on Monday, around 5 PM: should I go get free, delicious Indian food on my dinner break, or should I go to the Bumbershoot Music Lounge (and KEXP live broadcast from a top secret venue) and enjoy the frenetic punk-rock of Black Eyes And Neckties? The other decisions were easy enough to make (I had a tattoo artist all picked out and everything!) but this one concerned one of the more important aspects of my existence: eating. And not just eating, but eating Indian food, that was free (that took it to a whole ‘nother level). I read the book Sophie’s Choice in high school, and this reminded me of that. Like, it made my head hurt. (I only got about 40 pages into it. Was it good?)
I’ve seen Black Eyes And Neckties before. I’ve had Indian food before. I made my choice accordingly. I snuck into the Music Lounge just before the show started, hungry and hoping for my choice to be validated. I could not have gotten a better show if I tried, in exchange for my dinner. Bradley Horror, confined to a wheelchair after a recent spill at Totalfest, was in top form, ringed by his wildly thrashing band-mates, more than making up for his lack of mobility with his frantic vocals. In case you weren’t there, here’s a little taste. You can tell me whether or not that’s worth going hungry (YES, IT WAS).
09.08.2008 The Seattle Times Profiles Bumbershoot
And catches up with One Reel’s founder, Norm Langill!
09.08.2008 The Saga Of Monday
The Saga of Monday, Part 1: Death Cab For Cutie
So, Bumberlings, our beloved Festival has been laid to slumber for another 11 1/2 months until its triumphant return in 2009. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did, which was a metric ton. I measured. Please don’t ask me how precisely to measure fun; just know it is hard to do.
I thought Death Cab For Cutie’s set Monday night was the perfect closure for the Festival, with their epic, album closing title-track “Transatlanticism,” complete with a waterfall pyro display. It was great to sit in the bleachers with my friends and see what I’ve been working for all summer and, as fun as it was, to know I was finally done.
Unfortunately at this point I had to go back to work, and remain at Seattle Center until 3 AM. While DCFC may have been a fitting end for most of you in attendance, my night was only just beginning. Its tale is one of hardships, mystery, and triumph of the human spirit. I beseech you to read on, and tell my story! My voice must be heard!
09.08.2008 Honorary Member Of Production
One of the coolest things about working Bumbershoot was actually being on the grounds of Seattle Center the entire week preceding the Festival, watching everything get built and come together, while helping a little bit (a really little bit). This meant I got to step outside of my role as a spindly blogger and start to toughen up and help people move boxes and build things. Obviously this was quite a departure for me.
09.05.2008 MSNBC Takes In Bumbershoot
And it made them come to a few conclusions about live music (like that it is AWESOME).
09.03.2008 Rolling Stone's Take On The 'Shoot
Rolling Stone covers Bumbershoot’s mainstage artists, but still gives some love over to the smaller bands.
09.03.2008 Pitchfork's Bumbershoot Pix
Pitchfork Media graces us with some fantastic photojournalism to document Bumbershoot on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
09.01.2008 Seattle P.I. Covers T.I.
And that rhymes rather well. Read the story here.
08.31.2008 The TNT Profiles Tacoma's Musical Offerings At Bumbershoot
And they had a lotta love for Bumbershoot’s T-Town flavor.
08.27.2008 The Seattle Times Informs You Of Bumbershoot's Theater
The good Folks over at The Seattle Times have taken it upon themselves to keep you well informed this year about Bumbershoot’s numerous theater offerings, and for that, we thank them.
08.27.2008 Bumbershoot's Mighty Literary Lineup
The Seattle Times provides us with an in depth preview of Bumbershoot’s literary lineup
08.27.2008 Bumbershoot's Fancy Footwork
The Seattle Times has taken notice of Bumbershoot’s upcoming dance performances this year, and it sounds like they’re as excited as we are!
08.27.2008 The Seattle Times Profiles Bumbershoot's Jazz
Check Out our friends at The Seattle Times giving you the rundown”> of Bumbershoot’s jazz offerings this year.
08.27.2008 Bumbershoot: The Party Of The Year
The Seattle Times couldn’t be more right in their assessment of Bumbershoot.
08.27.2008 Evan's Top 10 Tips For Bumbershoot
We’re down to the final stretch here, readers. Bumbershoot is this weekend, so I thought it would be appropriate to put together the definitive top 10 list of Bumbershoot tips (just for you, lucky people). These helpful hints are designed to let you maximize your awesome times at the ‘Shoot, courtesy of your very own Bumbershoot Insider. So pay attention, take notes if you need, because I’m about to drop some knowledge on all y’all.
08.26.2008 Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla Blogs From The DNC
Check out Death Cab For Cutie‘s Chris Walla blogging from the DNC on Rolling Stone’s Rock n’ Roll Daily blog.
08.25.2008 New T.I. Song "Swagger Like Us"
Head over to PitchforkMedia today to hear T.I.‘s new song “Swagger Like Us”.
08.21.2008 Bumbershoot's Production Department: Seriously Hardcore
Here at Bumbershoot, we’re in high gear preparing for the Festival. It’s a bustling hive of activity as we cross our t’s to put on one of the biggest music and arts festivals around. And one of the busiest teams around is made of Bumbershoot’s industrious production department. I was recently able to sit in on one of their meetings, and dear holiness they are some busy folks. Their meeting agenda alone was longer than one of Battles’ guitar solos. These people are no joke.
Continue reading Bumbershoot's Production Department: Seriously Hardcore
08.19.2008 Saul Williams rocks the vote
Saul Williams breaks down the issues for SPIN.com.
08.15.2008 Evan's Guide To Bumbershoot: Monday
So after two full days of Bumbershoot already gone by, I have one more day to cram myself full of art and fried food (not that fried food isn’t an art in and of itself). You’d better believe that I’m up to the challenge.
08.13.2008 Death Cab For Cutie plays the Democratic National Convention
Local boys Death Cab For Cutie are all set to play a “Concert For A Cooler Planet,” as well as a few other dates, according to their publicist.
08.11.2008 Download: "Ghosts In Our Clothes" By Black Eyes And Neckties
As soon as the haunted house keyboards give way to the dueling guitars, I know I’m ready for something awesome. then they up the ante with screamed, horror-themed vocals. I can’t wait to see these Bellingham locals rock some socks off.
RIYL: Schoolyard Heroes, The Russians, Murder City Devils
08.01.2008 An EP possibly in Death Cab's future
Death Cab For Cutie’s Nick Harmer recently told Rock Sound they will enter the studio again in September (after Bumbershoot, of course), possibly to work on a new EP. (via Drowned in Sound)
Nick: We were really happy with [a new batch of songs] so we decided to go back into the studio, in some time off between our Australian tour and before our Fall starts up, to add a few finishing touches and do a mix.
08.01.2008 Recommended If You Like: The Emerald City
You’ve already read about Bumbershoot’s international acts, flying in from all over the universe to play this year, that’s a given. But what about our distinctive hometown heroes? (Yeah, when I said The Emerald City I was talking about Seattle, not The Wizard of Oz. Sorry.) The much-lauded Seattle sound will be at Bumbershoot in force, and with a little guidance, you can be in the front row for every fresh local act.
I’ll start with some local punk. We’ve got the pop-punk upstarts Speaker Speaker this year, embodying what one critic called a “nosebleed on overdrive” as best they know how. They’ll be alongside Bellinghamsters Black Eyes and Neckties (yeah, they’re from Bellingham, but I’m claiming them local, okay?), who are known not only for their kinetic live shows and spoooooky subject matter (like ghosts and werewolves and whatnot), but also for their black eye makeup (oh – and neckties). Perhaps there’s a connection… but I’m no Miss Marple, so I won’t worry about it too much. I’ll just file that under C for coincidence.
We’ve also got local indie kids Throw Me The Statue playing this year. They play just that perfect brand of fresh-faced pop to take home and introduce to your family. You know, some music that’ll treat you right for a change and make you happy. You deserve it! Check out this video of them playing “Lolita” on a Washington State Ferry while apparently completely freezing (can you blame them, seriously?).
Okay, so you knew I was going to have to get to this band, obviously if I’m talking about awesome local things… 4 words: Death Cab For Cutie (OMG!). That was my basic reaction when I heard they were added to our lineup. Not just added, but they are closing the entire festival on the Samsung Mobile Mainstage. Man, their bass player Nick has come a long way from being a garbage man in Tacoma (that’s right, I did research). Fun fact: I personally believe that somewhere around 60% of college students have a copy of Transatlanticism, and that is a conservative estimate. They mail it out with your acceptance letter. It is also the perfect album to listen to on the bus while you pretend to be in a music video. Not that I’ve ever done that.
So if you’re going for Seattle flavor, you can’t go wrong with Seattle School (it has Seattle right in the name). And to sweeten the pot, they are performing their show RECESSION! about a J-pop band trying to rescue America from our “macroeconomic frownzies” so we start spending money again. Seattle School also won The Stranger’s Genius award, ensuring a show that is not only awesome, but actually genius.
So now Seattle gets to share its sweet arts with the rest of the world, through Bumbershoot, in exchange for the world giving us their best acts for the Festival (you know I’m looking at you, Sondre Lerche. Answer my letters!). I say it’s a fair trade.
07.30.2008 The 2008 Bumbershoot Music Lounge artists revealed!!
The Bumbershoot Music Lounge returns with a series of intimate performances by 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 venue is to reserve your spot at kexp.org, or be a BumberFan and enter to win passes.
This 2008 Bumbershoot Music Lounge schedule:
Saturday, August 30
Asylum Street Spankers, Mono in VCF, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Nada Surf and !!!.
Sunday, August 31
Forro in the Dark, Orgone, The Whigs, Sons and Daughters, and Joshua Morrison
Monday, September 1
Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles, Two Gallants, John Vanderslice, Old 97’s, and Black Eyes and Neckties
Want to sit-in on one of the Music Lounge performances? Reserve a spot for any performance online at KEXP.org. Seating is limited and reservations are available on a first come, first served basis. You can also enter here to win a pair of day-specific Festival tickets and passes to all the Music Lounge performances that day.
07.25.2008 Free Black Eyes And Neckties mp3!
KEXP has decided to be generous this week, both with a free mp3, and with its glowing praise for those spooky Bellinghamsters Black Eyes And Neckties.
07.18.2008 T.I. reveals Paper Trail info
T.I. has unveiled the artful cover to his upcoming release Paper Trail (due September 9) to MTV.
“We didn’t want to just do a typical cover, especially for my sixth album,” T.I. told us via e-mail. “I wanted to try something a little more different. The illustration for Paper Trail pays an obvious homage to my rekindled affinity for writing my lyrics down as well as displays my commitment to keep my art slanted towards the abstract.”
Check out the cover art at MTV.com or Pitchfork, who also add that the album may feature a collaboration with Fall Out Boy.
07.18.2008 Death Cab vs. Catie Curtis
Death Cab for Cutie goes up against Catie Curtis in Spinner.com’s Clash of the Covers this week with the song “Soul Meets Body.” I’m pretty sure this is going to be a blowout.
07.17.2008 Win Your Way into Bumbershoot
Right now at Bumbershoot, we have eight contests going on. Yeah, even I was surprised at that number when I just checked it. Of the eight contests, my level of involvement ranges from getting every individual entry in my personal email to notifying winners.
07.16.2008 Bumbershoot's Ultimate CD Design Competition
Pssst. Music freaks. Yeah, we’re talking to you. We know you spend the weekend putting together the perfect playlist or mix CD for every occasion…. So why don’t you put that nerdy compulsion to use by creating the Ultimate Bumbershoot CD—you choose the tracks featuring Bumbershoot artists (past or present) and you design the cover. If other music fiends like you decide YOURS is the coolest, then Bumbershoot, The Seattle Times and the Seattle P-I will reward you with the Ultimate Bumbershoot Weekend.
You don’t want to miss this one. Get all the deets here.
07.14.2008 The Seattle Times Gets Ready For Bumbershoot
Aftera profile of indie heroes Death Cab For Cutie, The Seattle Times goes on to express its fondness for our massive lineup.
07.14.2008 KEXP launches Bumbershoot Podcast!
Our buddies over at KEXP put together a sweet little podcast to get you all prepped for this year’s Bumbershoot. Take a listen!
Tracklist:
- Superchunk – Misfits and Mistakes
- !!! – All My Heroes Are Weirdos
- Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Bubble Pop
- Dan Deacon – Okie Dokie
- Throw Me the Statue – Lolita
- Nada Surf – See These Bones
- New Faces – Impulse
- Howlin Rain – Dancers at the End of Time
- Neko Case – Needle Has Landed
- PWRFL Power – Coffe Girl Song
- Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands – Cody’s Dream
- Star Anna – Restless Water (Live @ KEXP)
- The Hands – I Don’t Want to Turn You On
- Kinski – Punching Goodbye Out Front
- Black Eyes and Neckties – Broken Teeth
07.12.2008 Death Cab for Cutie: Whirlyball Experts
Check out Death Cab For Cutie‘s whirlyball tutelage from a recent MTV appearance, as well as some great live performances.
07.12.2008 Q&A with DCFC: Death Cab For Cutie Interview
Death Cab For Cutie members Ben Gibbeard and Nick Harmer recently had a chat with the SF Weekly that you should definitely check out.
07.12.2008 New Death Cab For Cutie Video: "Cath"
Pitchforkmedia brings us the new video from Death Cab For Cutie for the Narrow Stairs standout “Cath.”
07.12.2008 Death Cab For Cutie wow audience in Portland
Three Imaginary Girls had a blast at the Death Cab For Cutie show in Portland, and they’re only too happy to tell you about it.
07.12.2008 Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard goes solo at the Hiro Ballroom
...and he covered Rilo Kiley and The Stars while he was at it. Check out the story about the Death Cab For Cutie frontman.
07.12.2008 Sonic Dice enjoys Death Cab For Cutie's new album
Check out the mad love Sonic Dice gave to Narrow Stairs, the new album from Death Cab For Cutie>.
07.02.2008 T.I.'s Got a New Video!
Check out the new T.I. video for “No Matter What,” the lead single of the upcoming Paper Trails. (via Pitchfork)
06.25.2008 Bumbershoot's Literary Lineup!
Bumbershoot is indeed Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival… but really, Bumbershoot is also a Music & SMARTS Festival. Case in point: all of the sweet literary artists and intelligentsia that flock to the Festival each year. This year you can get your music on, while holding true to your brainiac leanings by bragging about your time at Starlee Kine’s Post-It Note Reading Series, checking out comix artists Dan Clowes, Adrian Tomine and Ivan Brunetti, and need we even mention William Gibson, Sherman Alexie, Saul Williams, Chip Kidd or Edmund White? The 2008 literary arts lineup looks awesome; we’ll save you a seat. For a complete literary listing, visit bumbershoot.org/music-and-arts.htm.
06.25.2008 Write Bumbershoot a Theme Song!
Every great TV show has one. Baseball’s 7th inning has one. Pro wrestlers each have one. Heck, even my bologna has one! All great things require a truly great theme song… and now Bumbershoot wants in on the action. Write, perform and video a theme song for Bumbershoot, and be our favorite rock star! The winning song will collect a pair of coveted Gold Passes to this year’s Festival, entrance into Bumbershoot’s top-secret Music Lounge and our endless affection. That’s some sweet, sweet lovin’. More info here.
06.25.2008 Teen Angst Poetry Contest!
In the spirit of Sara Bynoe’s F**k Off & Die: Tales in Teen Angst Poetry, we turn to BumberFans for their most heartfelt teenaged writings. It might be your worst fear to let your teenage self see the light of day again after all these years, but let go of your shame and you could score a pair of Gold Passes! But of course that’d mean Sara would read your scary teen poetry to a live audience at Bumbershoot, so that’s a risk you’ll have to weigh… Get all the deets at here.
06.18.2008 Ace the MacGyver Challenge, score big!
This month, Bumbershoot and ReadyMade are presenting a MacGyver Challenge exclusively here on bumbershoot.org. The item to repurpose? Old CD jewel cases! Refashion this old plastic into something useful or beautiful, and share the step-by-step instructions with us.
If we and ReadyMade find your design the most awesome of the bunch, we’ll reward you not only with a pair of Gold passes to Bumbershoot 2008, but a bicycle so you can arrive at the Festival in eco-style! Oh! And a year subscription to ReadyMade!
Get all the details here.
06.12.2008 Anti-Flag: Popmatters concert review
Popmatters reviews Anti-Flag’s April show at San Francisco’s Fillmore.
The one-two closing punch of “Die for Your Government>Power to the Peaceful” puts an appropriate stamp on the night with another raging anti-war screed followed by a call to arms for non-violent revolution… It’s not one of the longer sets seen at the Fillmore this year, but it’s certainly one of the most intense and most political.
06.05.2008 T.I. Signs Three-Picture Movie Deal!
T.I. has just signed a three-picture movie deal with Screen Gems Studios, so Pitchfork Media has reported.
06.02.2008 Announcing Bumbershoot's Haiku Contest
Love writing a witty haiku? Put your talents to good use, and win Bumbershoot stuff! It’s so easy…
All you have to do is add your haiku to Bumbershoot’s Facebook wall. Then, tell us about it by filling out the simple registration form. That’s it! Every Monday through August 11 we will announce the week’s best haiku on our page.
Weekly winners will receive a limited edition Bumbershoot 2008 official poster, and one grand prize winner will receive a pair of 3-day passes to this year’s Bumbershoot, August 30–September 1 at Seattle Center.
05.30.2008 Recommended If You Like: Punk
Punk rock is a pretty elusive concept. Is it just driving guitars, two-count drums, propulsive bass, and yelled lyrics? Or is it something more… something indefinable… something I don’t feel like looking up on Wikipedia right now? Probably, I have no idea.
But if you happen to be aware of what punk is, exactly, or if you’re like me and think it’s just this abstract mystery that produces awesome music, then Bumbershoot is sure to please this year. We’ve got artists to please every level of the punk spectrum, from the new generation of jelly-bracelet wearing upstarts, to the dudes wearing studded jackets who are always surprisingly nice to me on the bus.
The Popular
This year we’re very excited to have one of the most popular punk bands around: Paramore. In case you’ve been hiding in a cave like some kind of punk rock hermit, the youthful Paramore, with their spritely lead singer (who may or may not be old enough even to smoke), have been rocketing up the charts and claiming coveted spots on the Warped Tour and now Bumbershoot.
The Classic
Perhaps the most straightforward punk band at the Festival this year is Anti-Flag, known for their politically charged lyrics. Take a wild guess as to their political affiliation with songs like “The WTO Kills Farmers” and “The Press Corpse.” Combine that with a new album called War Sucks, Let’s Party, and you know you’re going to have fun (and might just learn something too, if you’re not careful).
The Underground
Now, onto the next progressive stage of this ever-cutting edge genre. Hailing from Israel, Monotonix make punky, dancey, good time jams. Just check out one of their ass-shaking live performances on YouTube if you don’t believe me. I’ll wait. Pretty crazy, right?
Or if you want to keep it in the family, as it were, come support local heroes These Arms Are Snakes, with their experimental punk rock that’s as heavy as it is catchy. If you’ve never seen them live, you’re severely missing out on a positively electric, insane live performance. Jaws will drop, I guarantee it.
The Literature
And for the bookish punk in you, Bumbershoot has ya covered. Check out Joshua Furst talking about his most recent book, The Sabotage Café, about a girl who leaves her stifling suburban existence to squat with a group of anarchists. I’m sorry, but if that’s not punk rock, then nothing is.
This is just the tip of the black, studded iceberg of punk at this year’s Festival, and we’re going to announce even more in the coming weeks. Seriously, you punks have got it made this year.
05.29.2008 T.I. gets his own reality show
EW.com reports T.I. will be getting his own MTV reality show very soon. The show will chronicle the making of his new album Paper Trail, his community service efforts and his preparation for fatherhood.
05.28.2008 T.I., Keyshia Cole, Minus the Bear and dozens more announced
The lineup keeps getting bigger! The list of bands just added to the 2008 Bumbershoot lineup include:
T.I. / Keyshia Cole / Adele / Minus the Bear / Battles / Aiden / Unearth / Sondre Lerche / The Whigs / Thao with The Get Down Stay Down / Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles / These Arms Are Snakes / The Blakes / Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands / Barcelona / Kinski / Throw Me The Statue / J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science / Tyrone Wells / Howlin Rain / Monotonix / The Shackeltons / Star Anna / West Indian Girl / Ravens & Chimes / Hadley Caliman Quintet featuring Thomas Marriott / Grynch / The Hands / Joshua Morrison / Matt Jorgensen +451 / Chester French / PWRFL Power / The Girls
View an up-to-date list of all artists announced so far here.
05.28.2008 Partial comedy lineup announced! A new comedy pass!
Last year the clamor for comedy was evident as Bumbershoot’s comedy stages grew to be 3-strong. If you haven’t checked out this popular part of the Festival, it’ll be easier this year to claim your seat for a show with a brand new comedy pass system. Great news considering the 2008 comedy lineup includes Zach Galifianakis, Doug Benson, Aziz Ansari, Jessi Klein, Karen Kilgariff, Michelle Buteau, Hannibal Buress, and Tig! More featured shows and regional comedy to be announced mid-July.
Now, what’s this talk about a new comedy pass? To allow more fans the chance to see a show (without having to wait in line all weekend) Bumbershoot is kicking off a free pass system that will guarantee pass holders general admission to one comedy show per day. Passes will be available at 11am each day at a Comedy Pass Distribution booth, while supplies last. For more info on the new comedy pass system (and how to stand by for shows for which you don’t have a pass), visit bumbershoot.org/festival-faq.htm.
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.”
04.22.2008 New artists just added to lineup!
Xavier Rudd, Anti-Flag, Ian Moore, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Brother Ali have just been added to the 2008 Bumbershoot lineup. These artists join the initial acts we revealed last week… The full lineup won’t be revealed until July, but your Bumbershoot Weekend (August 30-September 1 at Seattle Center) is already shaping up to be a hot one!
04.17.2008 Get Creative & Score 3-Day Passes!
We wanted to make sure you knew that the WaMu Family 4th has just announced a major music video contest... Why should you know that, you ask? It has a huge prize package including four 3-day passes to Bumbershoot 2008! As if hooking up you and your friends for Bumbershoot wasn't enough, you'll also win tickets to a WaMu ZooTunes concert, a Seattle Mariners home game, VIP seating at the WaMu Family 4th at Lake Union, $1000 bucks spending cash, and some sweet video equipment!
All you have to do is make a 2-minute music video of you and your pals rocking "You're a Grand Old Flag." Easy enough? Get all of the details on the WaMu Family 4th Music Video Contest, and good luck!
(NO PURCHASE OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN, AND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. YOU HAVE NOT WON YET. See The WaMu Family 4th Music Video Contest Official Rules for eligibility and other details, available at wamufamily4th.org.)
04.08.2008 INTERN AT BUMBERSHOOT!
One Reel is still seeking a few kick-ass interns to work with us on Bumbershoot this summer! Seriously. What. Are. You. Waiting. For?
Check out the complete internship descriptions here, but the lady writing this note wants to draw your specific attention to this little gem. If you live and breathe music and pop culture, are a fabulous, witty and smart writer, and would rather go without your left eye than miss a single day reading (and contributing to) your favorite blogs, we’re holding a spot for you.
Get on it!
03.03.2008 New Faces Win Sound Off!, Slot at Bumbershoot
Congratulations to New Faces, winners of this years EMP|SFM Sound Off! competition. They have earned an opportunity to play at this year’s Bumbershoot!
Check out the full story.
11.01.2007 Win a Spot on the 2008 Bumbershoot Lineup!
Wonder who will be the first band announced to play at Bumbershoot 2008? Win EMP|SFM’s Sound Off! competition, and it could be you!
EMP|SFM hosts the seventh annual Sound Off!, the Northwest’s largest underage musical showdown. If your band is aged 21 or under, this is your chance to Sound Off! at EMP|SFM, and maybe win a spot on the 2008 Bumbershoot roster.
Applications are due by Wednesday, November 15, and the live concerts will take place Saturday nights February 9, 16, 23 and March 1, 2008. The competition culminates in a Sky Church show that will pit the winners from each semifinal night in a duel to score amazing prizes, plus the opportunity of a lifetime: to perform at Bumbershoot 2008.
Get all the details at empsfm.org and get ready to rock your stuff!
08.17.2007 Bumbershoot's Got Talent! Do you?
Calling all performers in the Seattle area! This is your chance to be a part of the famous Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. “Bumbershoot’s Got Talent” is a variety show that is looking for everyone who has a 3-minute act ready to be seen by industry professionals and our panel of celebrity judges. Music, juggling, tumbling, sword swallowing, magic and anything you can do in 3 minutes – we want to see it!
Compete to be crowned “Bumbershoot’s Most Talented Without Exception!”
To apply, please send a short description of your act, including number of performers and any instrumentation to programming (at) onereel.org. Write “Bumbershoot’s Got Talent” in the subject line. All acts selected to audition will receive further information via email.
Deadline to submit is Monday, August 27. Auditions will be held in Seattle on Friday, August 31. If selected, you must be able to perform 3pm – 4pm all days of the Festival (Saturday, September 1 through Monday, September 3.)
Break a leg!
08.16.2007 Ultimate CD Competition - POLLS ARE OPEN!
You made the designs and playlists, now you pick the winner! Choose your favorite and make your voice heard. One winner will win the Ultimate VIP Weekend at Bumbershoot, and a runner-up will win two 3-day passes to this year’s festival, courtesy of The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
08.15.2007 Tiny Vipers on the move
Stereogum spotlights Tiny Vipers in today’s edition of Quit Your Day Job.
08.14.2007 Bumbershoot short video competition winner!
Congratulations to Patrick Gallo of Santa Monica, CA for his video “What is Bumbershoot, by Little Bobby”.
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.
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08.02.2007 Announcing... Bumbershoot's Ultimate CD Design Competition
Presented by The Seattle Times and the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Are you a music freak?
Do you spend countless hours compiling and reordering playlists on your iTunes to correspond to every possible mood you can have? Tunes for the road trip to Vegas? The perfect workout mix? Cleaning house songs? The "I Really Like You But I Can't Get Over My Awkward Shyness So I've Made You This Mix Tape" collection? Yeah, you know we're talking about you…
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06.26.2007 Announcing... Bumbershoot's Urban Craft Competition
Are you crafty?
Do you rock with knitting needles? Do your recycled magazine mosaics turn heads? Have you found a clever way to repurpose chopsticks, tube socks or your old cassette tape collection? If you have a passion for arts and crafts, then we have a contest for you! Bumbershoot and ReadyMade are teaming up to offer you this great opportunity to do what you love and, if we love it too, we’ll display it at ReadyMade’s Bumbershoot booth. Plus, one grand prize winner will get awesome free stuff!
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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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06.08.2007 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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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.
02.20.2007 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.