New London\'s 5th annual Indepent Art & Music Festival is next week on Saturday 9/11.
I will be there- just seein if any .info heads wanna come rage the New London scene?!?
THIS IS A FREE FESTIVAL
One day. Noon-11pm. All ages. On the waterfront pier in New London.
This years Line-up consists of :
We Are Scientists
Mates of State
O\'Death
Darlings
Fake Babies
Eula
also, New London\'s own:
Gone for Good
The Hempsteadies
Straight to VHS (featuring .info\'s own, LightHeavyWeight, also of the Weird Beards)
and more to be announced.....
I AM Fest Website I have a pretty legit source that says the Stepkids are going to be one of the final bands added to this line-up. shhhhhh
confirmed = the stepkids will follow straight to vhs!!!
The full schedule for I AM Festival 5 is as follows:
MAIN STAGE
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9:30 We Are Scientists
8:00 Mates of State
6:40 O?Death
5:30 Darlings
4:15 The Hempsteadys
3:00 Gone For Good
1:30 Llama Tsunami & The Without Helmet
SECOND STAGE
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7:20 The Stepkids
6:10 Straight To VHS
5:00 Fake Babies
3:45 Eula
2:15 MiniBoone
GREEN & GOLDEN DJ STAGE
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DJ sets by The Swagger Jackers, Rob Guess, Frank Lo
Chumzilla, EULA, DJ Sir Round Sound and Zo Fresh!
With a special "Stoopid Animals"
performance by Chumzilla!
I AM Festival celebrates its fifth year of bringing reputable national and regional indie acts to New London\'s Waterfront Park on September 11, 2010. This year\'s I AM Festival is no exception, with a stellar lineup that includes headliners We Are Scientists, Connecticut\'s own Mates Of State, the long-awaited return of O\'Death and many more. The event takes place from noon to 11pm. It is an all ages event and free to the public.
In its five year history, I AM Festival has boasted some of the indie world\'s best, booking the likes of Deerhoof, Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, The Drums, Jay Reatard, Free Energy, Martha Wainwright, amongst others.
This year\'s lineup offers various stages of indie rock success. We Are Scientists, this year\'s headliners, have found a great amount of underground success in the US after releasing their debut album, With Love And Squalor. Their UK success is even greater, charting well with each new record and playing sold-out tours across the pond. Their new record, Barbara, is more indie pop at its finest.
In a similar regard, Mates Of State have garnered critical acclaim and quite a hefty fanbase as a result of constant touring and a solid batch of records. Their latest tours, ironically enough, were in Europe with We Are Scientists and in the US with I AM Festival 4 alums, Free Energy. Mates are proud to be a Connecticut band, hailing from New Haven, and jumped at the chance to be a part of something that they felt was so pertinent to the Connecticut music scene.
O\'Death was the first confirmed band on I AM Fest this year. They are no strangers to Connecticut, having played various venues in the state multiple times. A couple years ago, at the height of their buzz, the band took time off and dealt with personal issues and their outstanding side projects, Blood Warrior and Skeletonbreath (who are, in fact, on the uber-cool New Haven record label, Safety Meeting Records). This is O\'Death\'s first show back in Connecticut since regrouping earlier this year and we cannot be more excited for it!
very happy to see that schedule. i\'m planning on staying up there for a while, then coming back to new haven as soon as the stepkids show is done. anybody need a ride?
and don\'t forget this pertinent info from the official
website:
DIRECTIONS by TRAIN:
Pretty simple... whether you\'re coming from New York or Boston or Philly or whatever, all you have to do is buy a train ticket that says "To: New London" on it. The train literally takes you to I AM FESTIVAL. The train station is located at NewLondon Waterfront Park, where the festival will take place. The festival is FREE, so all you have to do is get here and party! If you wanna party all night and need a place to stay for the night, let us know and we can probably hook you up with a sweet place and a sweet afterparty. It\'ll be a blast! (By the way, same goes for a bus. Greyhound is located at the train station!)
i\'m all ready for a beautiful day in new london. hoping to get up there around 4 and leave right after the stepkids
noyce. cant wait. headin into town now
StepKids 2010-09-11 I AM Festival - New London, CT
Entire set - play the first song link. The next song will load automatically when the song ends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrYXAJQRVCM1. Brain Ninja > Suburban dream
02. Shadows on Behalf > Legend in my own mind
03. Santos and Ken
04. La La
05. Black Gold
06. Cup half full
source: single HD camera, matrix audio
StepKids 2010-09-11 I AM Festival - New London, CT
Entire set - play the first song link. The next song will load automatically when the song ends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrYXAJQRVCM
1. Brain Ninja > Suburban dream
02. Shadows on Behalf > Legend in my own mind
03. Santos and Ken
04. La La
05. Black Gold
06. Cup half full
source: single HD camera, matrix audio
awesome matt. thanks for taping. can\'t wait to listen/watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-C-5YXoLy8Virgin drummer, Jay Silva from the weired beards, plays the drums first time live at the I Am Festival, New London , CT on 2010-09-11 the band Straight To VHS performs "It\'s not the money"
amazing set! wish i could\'ve seen it live!
StepKids 2010-09-11 I AM Festival - New London, CT
Entire set - play the first song link. The next song will load automatically when the song ends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrYXAJQRVCM
1. Brain Ninja > Suburban dream
02. Shadows on Behalf > Legend in my own mind
03. Santos and Ken
04. La La
05. Black Gold
06. Cup half full
source: single HD camera, matrix audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-C-5YXoLy8
Virgin drummer, Jay Silva from the weired beards, plays the drums first time live at the I Am Festival, New London , CT on 2010-09-11 the band Straight To VHS performs "It\'s not the money"
ha! good stuff, matt. thanks again for recording