Friday, February 20, 2009

What IS the RedGorilla Music Fest?



RedGorilla Music Fest launched six years ago as the DreamScapers Artist Showcase and grew each year under that name. In 2007, the showcase branded the event RedGorilla Music Fest, and over 200 artists participated in shows at venues on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. In 2008, RedGorilla hosted 300 bands, solo artists, and DJs and expanded the event to eight stages. The 2009 festival will boast even more artists and venues, and its mission still remains the same: to promote up-and-coming independent music in all genres and help independent artists further their careers.

The 2009 RedGorilla showcases will take place from Wednesday, March 18 to Saturday, March 21 in venues on 6th Street, right in the heart of all the action. The event continues to be a “No Badge Required” event, it is free to attend and is open to the general public.

RedGorilla Music Fest takes place during one of the most important music weeks of the year. The city of Austin, TX hosts the music industry's premier destination, and thousands of fans and industry professionals descend upon Austin to network and check out new talent. The festival has been an overwhelming success and continues to uphold its reputation as the cool, rebel showcase that caters to talented artists from all parts of the world! RedGorilla offers performance slots to bands, solo artists, and DJs so they can take advantage of this excellent opportunity. RedGorilla Music Fest prides itself on making these showcases the best experience possible for participating artists as well as their fans.

Over the years, some of the hottest up-and-coming acts in the world have been showcased by RedGorilla Music Fest. As a result, RedGorilla Music Fest has received international media attention and a reputation for being the showcase for new music. Showcasing acts have included: Rachel Sierra, Family Force 5, Earl Greyhound, Dropping Daylight, Luna Halo, Landon Pigg, Alternate Routes, American Bang, The Colour, AbsentStar, Ligion, Red Monroe, De Novo Dahl, AutoVaughn, Born In The Flood, Radiant, H-Beam, The Hero Factor, Uncrowned and many more…

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Me and my friends are gonna be out there, it is way better than SXSW because they don't send people away. Will you be there covering the shows?

Stacey Soleil said...

Yes, I will be attending BOTH SXSW and RedGorilla Musicfest this year covering shows.
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Stacey