NewsSUNFEST ANNOUNCES NEW MUSIC NIGHT LINEUP (2009-03-25)WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2009 - New Music Night returns for a second year after making its place as one of the hottest new additions to the festival. Combined with Opening Night, Wednesday April 29, this year promises to provide extra value with national headliner and favorite musical act, 311. The New Music Night component features some of the hottest up-and-coming bands hailing from Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego and Mexico.
This mini-music festival within the festival is a hit with fans who want to discover new music and see acts they may not have had a chance to see live including Kinky, Wavves, The Mae Shi, Solillaquists of Sound, The Spam Allstars and Awesome New Republic.
Thanks to Tobacco Free Florida and Palm Beach County Health Department, receive $10 off the regular gate price for Opening Night with New Music. Log onto sunfest.com/newmusic and register on our site to receive the passcode. Then use the passcode online or visit the SunFest store. Promotion ends at 5 pm on Wednesday, April 29.
WAVVES will perform on the pbpulse.com Stage. WAVVES is Nathan Williams, a solo beach punk musician hailing from San Diego, California. Spin Magazine wrote that WAVVES is "what you get when you cross the Beach Boys' sunny melodies with the atonal guitars of Sonic Youth." His self-titled second album has gained notable media attention, including Pitchfork, which tapped WAVVES with the label "Best New Music." Rolling Stone went on further to say "[t]he battle between noise and melody veers from scary to hilarious to heroic, and as a metaphor for trying to feel good in trying times, it may hit you close to home." Some hits include "So Bored," "Rainbow Everywhere," and "Sun Open My Eyes."
The Mae Shi will perform on the pbpulse.com Stage. Originating in Los Angeles, California The Mae Shi is an experimental punk band. Their latest album, "HLLLYH", was released to critical acclaim, including an 8.1 from Pitchfork and the single "Run to Your Grave" was listed as number 16 on Pitchfork's Best Songs of 2008. Recently, The Mae Shi made headlines with their tribute to Christian Bale, "R U Professional", which featured samples from the actor's infamous rant on a movie set. A few of their hits include "Run To Your Grave," "To Hit Armor Class Zero," and "Lamb and Lion."
Solillaquists of Sound will perform on the pbpulse.com Stage. Solillaquists of Sound are an organic hip-hop band out of Orlando, Florida. Their message and ambitious fusion of varied stylistic genres continue to reinvent the perceptions and experience of music as a whole. Backed by a powerful message of self-awareness, the Solillaquists combine rapid-fire lyricism, jazz-tinged vocals, insightful poetry, and innovative live electronics in their performances. Their unique sounds and passionate performances earned them Orlando's Best Unclassifiable Act in 2003. Popular hits include "Mark it Place," "Ur Turn," and "Ask Me if I Care."
Spam Allstars will perform on the Tire Kingdom Stage. Out of Miami, Florida The Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga. It's not a known genre, but people dance salsa next to break-dancers. Their hits include "BWY," "Hoy Como Ayer," and "Aranitas."
Awesome New Republic is a 2-piece indie band from Miami, FL comprised of core members Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson. MJ and B-Rob both graduated from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and have been cultivating their sound for the past 3 years. ANR self-released their first album ANR So Far to critical and popular acclaim in 2005. ANR have toured the South East, East Coast, and North East with such acts as Girl Talk and The New Deal. After a successful 2008 CMJ, the band headed back into the studio to complete Rational Geographic Volume I which they will be supporting and touring around for the bulk of spring. The disc will be the first in a series of 3 volumes to be released in 2009. Volume II will be released in July and Volume III (with 3 volume bundle) in October.
Kinky will perform on the Tire Kingdom Stage. Kinky is a five-member band from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Their music is a mixture of electronica and alternative rock. Since their self-titled debut release in 2002, the band has received multiple nominations from both the Latin Grammy Recording Academy and the Latin MTV Video Music Awards (including a 2008 nomination for Best Alternative Group). They've also had great success in the TV/film world with over 60 placements in TV shows (like 90210, CSI Miami and Dexter), commercials (like Nissan and Pontiac) and video games (like EA's Need For Speed 2009). Their song "We Are The Galaxy" is the official theme song of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). Other hits include "Mas," "Field Goal," "Uruapan Breaks," and "Sister Twisted."
Headliner added to 2009 line up
SunFest is also excited to announce Collective Soul as a headliner for Friday evening, May 1 on the South Stage. Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge, Georgia. They have enjoyed popularity on alternative rock, mainstream rock and pop music radio throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium, recording seven #1 mainstream rock hits. Their No. 1 hits include "Shine," "December," "The World I Know," "Where the River Flows," "Precious Declaration," "Listen," and "Heavy."
Many regional and local bands have been added as well including Black Finger, Griffin Anthony, Risa Binder, The Ben Robinson Band, Monty Warren & the Whatevers, The Nouveaux Honkies, Mark Gaignard & The Also Ran, Card Sound Road, The Resolvers, Wait for Green, Hep Cat Boo Daddies, New Noise Standard, Ever So Klever, Dharmata, NeedToBreathe, Cerveza, Debbie Orta, The Pretty Faces, B-Liminal, Shauna Sweeney & Friends, The Jesse Young Band, and The Darrell Raines Band.
These artists join the previously announced headliners for the 2009 festival to be held April 29-May 3. For a complete schedule visit sunfest.com
Reserved Seats on Sale
Tommorow March 26th at 10 a.m. Reserved seats go on sale to the public for several of the pbpulse.com Stage performances including 311, James Taylor, David Cook, G. Love & Special Sauce, The Steve Miller Band, Slightly Stoopid/ Pepper/Pennywise, and Gin Blossoms/Tonic.
About SunFest
SunFest 2009 will be held from April 29-May 3 along the Flagler Drive waterfront in West Palm Beach. SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc., a non-profit organization based in West Palm Beach, is a Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council Funded Project and is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about SunFest, visit www.sunfest.com or call (561) 659-5980 or 1-800-SUNFEST.
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