Post by noreen sobczyk on Apr 12, 2006 15:02:34 GMT -6
Curated By VICE Records,
Announces More Additions To The Summer’s Most Diverse Music Festival:
BLOC PARTY and THE STREETS Headline!
BLUE CHEER ? First Chicago show in 25 years!
ROBERT POLLARD ? Ex-Guided By Voices biggest solo show yet
RHYMEFEST ? Chicago MC, Kanye West collaborator, “Jesus Walks” co-writer
PLUS: THE SWORD, ERASE ERRATA, BILL DOLAN, FAVOURITE SONS
LINEUP NOW NEARLY COMPLETE.
Rock. Hip-Hop. Metal. Indie. Punk. Grime. Dance. Folk.
Tickets On Sale Now www.intonationmusicfest.com
Chicago IL – April 12, 2006 - This year’s annual Intonation Music Festival (IMF), scheduled for June 24 and 25, 2006 in Chicago’s Union Park, has nearly completed its unique lineup. Added to Sunday’s bill are seminal rock pioneers Blue Cheer, playing their first Chicago show in 25 years, and former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard.
Blue Cheer, the San Francisco band widely credited with “inventing” hard rock, will make their first Chicago appearance since 1971 on Sunday, joining an impressive lineup headlined by VICE artist Bloc Party. Also appearing on the festival’s second day is Robert Pollard, who released his first post-GBV album From A Compound Eye to rapturous acclaim earlier this year. Other acts added to Sunday are the astonishing Austin, TX band The Sword, Chicago MC Rhymefest, who won a Grammy for co-writing “Jesus Walks” with Kanye West, and local hero Bill Dolan (5ive Style, Heroic Doses), playing with Matt Lux (Isotope 217) and John Herndon (Tortoise).
Now added to Saturday’s lineup is San Francisco’s angular chaos queens Erase Errata and VICE recording artist Favourite Sons.
The lineup, as of today:
SATURDAY JUNE 24
• The Streets
• Lady Sovereign
• Boredoms
• The Stills
• High On Fire
• Devin The Dude
• Jose Gonzalez
• Chromeo
• Erase Errata
• 90 Day Men
• Favourite Sons
• Kano
SUNDAY JUNE 25
• Bloc Party
• Dead Prez
• Robert Pollard
• Jon Brion
• Blue Cheer
• The Sword
• Lupe Fiasco
• Annie
• Rhymefest
• Constantines
• Panthers
• Bill Dolan
• Tyrades
Further additions to the lineup will be announced shortly.
Tickets are on sale now through www.intonationmusicfest.com. Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $35 for a two-day pass. This year’s IMF will be curated by VICE Records, part of the New York-based media empire known for cutting-edge music and publishing. In addition, the festival will be sponsored in part by influential radio station KEXP, the Chicago Reader, Goose Island Brewery, The Chicago Park District and mpShows.
According to local organizers there will be booths, refreshments, and a Screwball poster gallery and sale.