RTP-area local music and culture

["info AT troikamusicfestival.org" <melissa.thomas AT gmail.com>]

Hey Dan,

"keep in mind, there will be more bands announced in the coming
weeks..."

We received and listened to over 200 submissions!

There will be more to come....

Thanks so much,
Melissa
TMF 09

On Jul 31, 11:49=A0pm, ampm... AT gmail.com (streib) wrote:
> hey what happen to Resist Not! We played last year...are we so last year
> this year!! I submitted in March! We've become a very important part of t=
his
> durham scene and would like to be viewed for such!!
>
> one day longer one day stronger
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 dstreib
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:09 AM, i... AT troikamusicfestival.org <
>
>
>
> melissa.tho... AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
>
> > This is the first in many announcements to come!
>
> > We would like to thank the 200+ artists that submitted to this year's
> > festival!
>
> > Read our blog at:http://bullbot.blogspot.com/as we continue to post
> > updates.
>
> > Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/bullbotwe will send out
> > updates and festival event info.
>
> > Artist Announcement List:
>
> > Bowerbirds
> > Birds of Avalon
> > Dexter Romweber Duo
> > The Moaners
> > Schooner
> > Future Islands
> > Whatever Brains
> > Hammer No More The Fingers
> > Bellafea
> > EAR PWR
> > Caltrop
> > The Travesties
> > Lonnie Walker
> > The Dirty Little Heaters
> > The Future Kings of Nowhere [solo]
> > The Loners
> > I Was Totally Destroying It
> > The Bronzed Chorus
> > Liza Kate
> > LA Tool & Die
> > Jews & Catholics
> > Citified
> > Pink Flag
> > The Huguenots
> > Grappling Hook
> > Maple Stave
> > Scientific Superstar
> > Veelee
> > Regina Hexaphone
> > The Dry Heathens
> > Rat Jackson
> > The Beast
> > Embarrassing Fruits
> > Molly Bancroft
> > Max Indian
> > Ryan Gustafson
> > The Pneurotics
> > Ghost Cats
> > Beloved Binge
> > Tea & Tempests
> > Three Days in Vegas
> > Pistil
> > The ExMonkeys
> > Dynamite Brothers
> > The Desmonds
> > Gray Young
> > Brett Harris
> > Luego
> > The Tender Fruit
> > Wembley
> > Bright Young Things
> > All Your Science
> > Sea Cow
> > Veronique Diabolique
> > Mount Moriah
> > Birds and Arrows
> > Proclivities
>
> > Keep in mind, there will be more bands announced in the coming weeks
> > (hopefully some great surprises in store) as well as interviews, free
> > MP3s, more stories from past Troikas, contests for passes, and
> > giveaways for Bullbot merch, so check back to the blog often.
>
> > The Troika Music Festival is a three-day, Durham-based festival
> > featuring local and regional bands happening November 5th-7th, 2009.
>
> > Festival passes will be available starting August 15th. Stay tuned
> > here for details and pricing.
>
> > More information is available athttp://www.troikamusicfestival.org
>
> > For more information: i... AT troikamusicfestival.org
> > To volunteer: volunte... AT troiksmusicfestival.org
>
> > The Troika Music Festival
> > In 2002, the Durham Association for Downtown Arts, Inc. (DADA), having
> > successfully hosted a showcase series since 2001, decided to organize
> > the first Durham Music Festival, a one-day event featuring musicians
> > and bands from Durham, North Carolina. The event was a success, so
> > DADA held the following year's festival over the course of three
> > nights at multiple venues in downtown Durham. In 2004, festival
> > organizers invited independent bands from all over the Triangle and
> > beyond. Plus, several well respected independent record labels
> > participated by showcasing some of their bands and themselves.
>
> > In 2005, organizers made an effort for the festival to better serve
> > and represent the whole Triangle area. During the festival's five day
> > span, there were events at locations in Durham, Chapel Hill, and
> > Raleigh. Additionally, organizers changed the name to Troika Music
> > Festival, so that, although the bulk of the events were still in
> > Durham, the whole area could celebrate its vibrant music scene
> > together.
>
> > In subsequent years, organizers resumed efforts to concentrate the
> > activity in the burgeoning, culturally rich downtown area of Durham,
> > consistently featuring the area's brightest musical acts as well as
> > critically acclaimed acts visiting from elsewhere.
>
> > More info about the event can be found atwww.troikamusicfestival.org/
>
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