Your Guide to After The Jump Fest This Saturday at Studio B
After The Jump Fest is finally coming up this Saturday, August 24th! Spectum aka Sonic Boom of the legendary Spacemen 3 is headlining the FREE day show and Riot in Belgium is headlining the night show. Free Blood (ex-members of !!!) has been added to the night show. Get your tickets before they are gone here. Help the kids!
All proceeds from the festival will help fund grants written by New York music teachers for their classroom via the Bloggers Choose chapter of DonorsChoose.org. Additionally, the free day shows will feature fundraising raffles with prizes such as concert tickets, cds and two CMJ passes.
There is also a pre-party with Friday on a roof in Williamsburg sponsored by The Musebox with performances by Luke Temple, Paul Duncan, and Butane Variations. The party is FREE and there will be FREE beer. 84 N. 9th St at Wythe Ave. 7:00 PM, Friday, August 24th. Click the image for a llarger flyer.
Check out all the interviews at the After The Jump blog and listen to some songs of the bands playing in the slideshow below. Set times and a word from our sponsors after the jump!
The Day Stage Schedule:
2:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) THE TEENAGE PRAYERS
2:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) JUKEBOX THE GHOST
3:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) LOCKSLEY
3:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) BLING KONG
4:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) GOLEM
4:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) GOES CUBE
5:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) RA RA RIOT
5:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) APACHE BEAT
6:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) SPECTRUM
Hosted by SARA SCHAEFER (Host of The DL on Spinner.com)
The Night Stage Schedule:
10:00 THE VIRGINS
11:00 SOULICO
Midnight FREE BLOOD
1:00 RIOT IN BELGIUM
FINGER ON THE PULSE (DJ SET)
DAVID BRUNO (SLAP YOU IN PUBLIC) (DJ SET)
After the Jump would like to thank our supporters for making this fundraiser possible:
• Cellfish Media. Cellfish Media creates digital content for mobile phones and is helping to revolutionize the blogging community.
• MetroMix.com. MetroMix is your one-stop local entertainment guide on where to go and what to do, from the hottest restaurants and bars, to the latest in events, music, movies, and more.
• CONCERT.TV. is the first television channel dedicated to live music by offering both cutting edge shows and past favorites.
• Indaba Music. Indaba Music is an international community of musicians, music professionals, and fans exploring the creative possibilities of making music with people in different places.
• Imeem. Imeem is an online community where artists, fans & friends can promote their content, share their tastes, and discover new blogs, photos, music and video.
• CMJ. CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through interactive media, live events and print.
• Xanga. Xanga is a community of online diaries and journals.
• Colt 45. For over 4 decades, Colt 45 Premium Malt Liquor has been the "class of all malt liquor brands". With its smooth and distinct flavor and historic affiliation with Billy Dee Williams, it has become an urban American icon.
• Studio B. Simply put, a night club in Brooklyn but really, a Greenpoint phenomenon.