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Next week, Lexington, Kentucky, will play host to Boomslang, a three-day, multi-venue music and arts festival. Besides a mountain of bands, there will also be workshops, sideshow performers, art exhibits, and a circus-themed fashion show. There's a lot more info about the festival, kickoff events, and after-parties on the site. It should be big heaps of fun and coolness.
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Thread: Boomslang Festival - Oct. 9-11
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10-01-2009, 01:05 PM #1
Boomslang Festival - Oct. 9-11
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10-04-2009, 08:33 PM #2
Fabulous
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10-04-2009, 08:49 PM #3
When I lived in Lexington we had the occasional 9 Pound Hammer or Bloated Floaters show... and basically nothing else. Had to go to Louisville or Cinci for anything resembling cool music or a scene.
Good on y'all. If I hadn't just been out of town for two weeks I would be down there for this. The thought of a real festival with good bands happening in Lexington, blows my mind. High fives to whoever (WRFL?) pulled this thing together. Hope it continues and thrives.Crosshair pushing here until its limit the bringing together.
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10-05-2009, 07:59 AM #4
damn , looks like a killer few days. too bad i have to work. would love to see faust. make sure you see Sapat, good people and good music. still listen to that lp quite a bit.
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10-05-2009, 09:32 AM #5
Exactly! I have a friend who's been working on promotions for the festival and we're both stunned that something on this scale with these performers is happening in Lexington. A country music festival I could believe, though even that would be a little surprising. But Faust? When Shipping News canceled, I couldn't believe their replacement was Mission of Burma. It's surreal. Somebody at WRFL has some ambition.
Originally Posted by crosshair
There seem to be a lot of reasons why something like this hasn't happened here before. Part of it has certainly been a lack of vision, but it's also been a lack of venues. Somehow, venues can't stay in business for more than a few years. Moreover, there haven't been any midsized venues: it's been Rupp Arena, Memorial Coliseum, and bars. I've heard that the newly reopened Buster's Billiards & Backroom has a capacity of something like 1,000 people, which makes them perfect to anchor a festival like this. I really hope it's a success, not just so there will be another Boomslang next year, but to inspire more people to ambitiously envision new events and venues for the city.
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10-08-2009, 09:51 AM #6
The Lexington Herald-Leader has a big write-up on the festival in today's paper. I can't wait for tonight!
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10-12-2009, 12:36 PM #7
Music blog Backseat Sandbar has a write-up and a truckload of photos from the first night of Boomslang.
Awesome weekend!
Boomslang! : Night One | Backseat Sandbar
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10-15-2009, 06:37 AM #8
I accept with pod9 : Music blog Backseat Sandbar has a write-up. I love music.
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