Pennsylvania news website LehighValleyLive.com has the scoop on the newly announced lineup on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, which will kick off in San Diego on June 24:
There might be snow on the ground, but the Vans Warped Tour is heating up. The annual punk/metal/alternative music festival has unveiled the initial lineup for its 2010 tour, which kicks off June 24 in San Diego. Pop punks The All-American Rejects, Sum 41, alt-metalhead Andrew WK and third generation ska legends Reel Big Fish are among the headliners.
All About Jazz has a great first take on the initial program announcement for the 11th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Spring Season:
The unique and spectacular five-month-long concert series begins on February 19 and continues through June 12. The season will present some of the most illustrious names in jazz, world and related music. See the full schedule beginning on page 6.
So, this Press-Enterprise (of Riverside and San Bernardino) article doesn't really focus on it, but for all of those Southern California-based festival fans out there, it might behoove you to know that both Coachella and its venue have been nominated "Music Festival of the Year" and "Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue" by Pollstar magazine, the concert industry's main periodical:
The Empire Polo Field in Indio, home of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Stagecoach Country Music Festival and this year's Phish Festival 8, is nominated for "Best Major Outdoor concert Venue." Coachella also got a nod in the "Music Festival of the Year (non-touring) category.
The website Broadwayworld.com has the scoop on Los Angeles's Public Theater's first revue of up-and-coming musical songwriters:
The Public Theater's Music Theater Initiative presents its first Songwriter Showcase, featuring sneak previews of three musicals in development by today's hottest young writing teams, curated by MTI director, Ted Sperling, Tony Award winner for The Light in the Piazza
For more information on the first Showcase, click here.
The Sonoma Index-Tribune's website has a nice and concise article about the next Sonoma (city in California) Jazz+ Festival's new dates and it's contribution to musical education:
While it was always a staple of Memorial Day Weekend, officials at Sonoma Jazz Plus announced today that the music extravaganza will move to the weekend prior. The slightly shorter festival, including the Wine and Song program, is now set for May 21 through 23 at the Field of Dreams.
The jazz news website All About Jazz announces the first ever Asian American Jazz Festival, taking place in downtown Los Angeles:
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Headlining the 3-day event are Japanese piano sensaton, Hiromi, Filipino singing stars, Charmaine Clamor and Mon David, and critically- acclaimed Korean band, Prelude. The festival will feature 12 Asian American and Asian artists throughout two days of music at Cafe Metropol on Friday and Saturday. The main event wil be held at the Japanese American National Museum's Democracy Forum amphitheater on Sunday, November 1st, 2009.
A writer for a local news blog based in Shasta County (California) presents a convincing case for having a similar festival to Jackson County (in Oregon)'s Britt Festival in their area:
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Why couldn’t we have a similar festival here? Shasta County has no shortage of available outdoor space that could be turned into an amphitheater with parking. Redding is on Interstate 5, which tour buses fly down on their way from Portland to Sacramento, as well as being the crossroads of Highways 299 and 44: easy access for visitors from all parts of Northern California.
