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---6/30/2009 THE DISCO BISCUITS ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR LATE NIGHT DANCE TENT AND MAIN STAGE SET BREAKS AT CAMP BISCO VIII 3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL JULY 16-18 2009
Camp Bisco Late Night Dance Tent Performers Include: Twisted Tent All Stars, Shpongle, Pretty Lights, Two Fresh, STS9,and DFA Disco Tent curated by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Pat Mahoney
$75 Saturday Only Tickets Now Available!!
The Disco Biscuits have announced the line up for the Camp Bisco VIII Late Night Dance Tent. Performances include sets by Twisted Tent All Stars, featuring Simon Posford, Raja Ram and Benjy Vaughn, Shpongle, Pretty Lights, Two Fresh, STS9 live set, and the DFA Disco tent curated by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Pat Mahoney. The dance tent will feature lighting design by Music Matters to enhance the visual experience of the performances.
In addition to their performances, Flying Lotus, Ott and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem will be lending their spinning skills during main stage set breaks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night respectively. The Flying Lotus set will be a precursor to the Disco Biscuits Thursday night headlining slot..
The Disco Biscuits have confirmed the second round of performers slated for Camp Bisco VIII, the eighth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 16-18, 2009. The 50 performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival includes: The Disco Biscuits - All 3 Nights; Nas & Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley; Asher Roth; STS9 (2 nights); Kid Cudi; Tractorbeam vs. The Perfume; DFA Disco Tent; Twisted Records All Star Tent; Chromeo; Bonobo Live; Dr. Dog; K'Naan; Younger Brother; Special Disco Version James Murphy & Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem; Brothers Past; Pnuma Trio; Flying Lotus; Pretty Lights; Shpongle; EOTO; Holy Ghost; Orchard Lounge; John Brown's Body; Telepath; Boombox; Martyn, BioDiesel with KJ Sawka; AC Slater; Phantogram; MO2; DJ Haitian; Fort Knox Five; Dr. Fameus vs. DJ Drizno; Kill the Noise; Prometheus; Ott; Starkey; Bluetech; Indobox; BLVD; Two Fresh; Mixed Bag's Superjam; The Chavy Boys of London; Chronicles of the Landsquid; Roots of Creation; Joe Nice; Tuphace; Mike La Sage and the Stumbling Troubadours; Otherwise; Synewave; and Dirty Paris.
Camp Bisco VIII will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The venue will be set-up with two performance stages and a third late night dance tent. The Indian Lookout Country Club is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York, and sits on 200 acres of rolling, flat grass fields. The grounds come equipped with full bathrooms; which include flush toilets and showers, as well as 24/7 bathroom attendants. Festival goers will have access to a full bar on site and a general store, which sells almost every necessity for a comfortable and care free experience.
Camp Bisco VIII is now releasing a limited number of $75 Saturday-Only tickets, as well as the 3-Day tickets, available for $145 online at www.campbisco.net and 1-800-594-TXX, and at all FYE stores in New England and select outlets in New York state. VIP packages will be made available for an additional $250 per 3 day ticket purchase. Travel packages which include; a ticket to the event, 3 night hotel stay and unlimited shuttle service to and from Camp Bisco will be made available. 15 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Trees For The Future, an organization that has been the steward of planting trees throughout the world since the early 1970s in an effort to remedy the effects of illegal logging and unsustainable land management systems on the world's developing communities. 50 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Headcount Cents for Sense, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and participation in democracy. BE-Green ticket upgrades will also be sold for an additional $2.50. Funds raised by the BE-Green upgrades will be used to offset carbon emissions through the use of renewable energy sources.
Camp Bisco VIII is presented by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits.
Visit www.campbisco.net for the most up to date information.
---6/30/2009 YOUNGER BROTHER LIVE - SHOWS NEXT WEEK
Younger Brother LIVE is excited to kick off their very limited run of US appearances with three shows starting next week, all leading up to their appearance at CAMP BISCO 8! We're also very pleased to announce that Shpongle (DJ set) and Prometheus have been added to all of the shows. Dates are as follows:
7/9/09 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY (w/ Shpongle DJ set and Prometheus) tickets
7/10/09 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD (w/ Shpongle DJ set and Prometheus) tickets
7/11/09 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA (w/ Shpongle DJ set and Prometheus) tickets
7/17/09 - CAMP BISCO 8 - Mariaville, NY (w/ tDB, Nas, Damian Marley, STS9, and many more) tickets
Younger Brother LIVE is Simon Posford (Shpongle), Benji Vaughan (Prometheus), Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits), Tom Hamilton (Brothers Past, American Babies), Joe Russo (The Duo), and Ruu Campbell.
---6/29/2009 - Camp Bisco Contests
Visit the Camp Contest page at www.campbisco.net/09/contests.html for several ways to win tickets to Camp Bisco 8 and ways to win more prizes at Camp Bisco.
Win a Chance to Spin The Wheel on the "Road to Camp Bisco"
Buy a CAMP BISCO ticket at the merch table on this road to Camp Bisco tour, or spend $50 on merch, and get a chance to spin the Wheel of Bisco Fortune on stage at that night's show! The Camp Bisco-themed wheel prizes vary from backstage passes to VIP upgrades to dinner with the band, and everything in between at Camp Bisco 8!
King and Queen of Camp Bisco!
Our partner IMeem.com is giving away 2 VIP tickets plus a $500 prize pack to Camp Bisco so you can see Nas, Damien Marley, Kid Cudi, Knaan, FLying Lotus, Pretty Lights and many more of your favorite artists up close and personal. All you have to do is submit your playlist of Camp Bisco performers on iMeem and you could be King/Queen of Camp Bisco!
Spin A Set at Camp Bisco 8!
ACIDplanet.com and Remix Magazine have teamed up with MCP Presents, promoters of the annual Camp Bisco music and arts festival, to send the grand-prize winner to spin on the stages of this year's Camp Bisco 8!Just announced—First prize winners will receive a festival pass with backstage access! Most recently, The Disco Biscuits added the unreleased track "Park Ave".
Caribbean Holidaze Trip with HeadCount
Free spots at the third annual Caribbean Holidaze will be up for grabs at the HeadCount tent during Camp Bisco. You can win by writing a letter to your Congressperson to enter a random drawing, or competing in the "Reality Check" trivia gameshow. Caribbean Holidaze trips include lodging, food and drink, transportation from the Montego Bay airport, and four days of great music. Register to Vote online.
Ourstage Helps Electro Rock Pioneers, The Disco Biscuits, Find their biggest fan!
The Disco Biscuits want to reward their biggest fan with free tickets to Camp Bisco 8 as well as a meet & greet with the band at the festival.
Camp Bisco First Annual Mural Art Showcase!
New for 2009, Camp Bisco is proud to announce an innovative mural art showcase. Entering is simple: bring your best design that ties into one or more of this year's Camp Bisco artists painted on a canvas, plywood or cardboard display (minimum size is 2'x2', maximum size is 4'x8') to the entrance gate of the festival site. The painting with the most votes by Midnight Friday July 17th will be win a coveted slot to create a live painting during a headline set by one of the main stage Camp Bisco artists. Get there early to make sure the thousands of attendees see your painting as they enter the festival site!
All the details at www.campbisco.net/09/contests.html
---4/27/2009 - Holidaze Rooms On Sale April 27th at Noon ET!
The Holidaze start early in Jamaica! Each and every musician cannot wait til December to play sweet sounds under vast palm trees and Caribbean skies. Come join us at the music festival of a lifetime!! From December 10-14, 2009, let's lay out on the beach all day and drink island cocktails. Let's bask in the sun while listening to solo sets by the pool. At nightfall, let's dance with our feet in the sand under the bright stars. Can you think of a better way to escape the winter weather? We can't! Book your room right now and be a part of this special event . Here is our incredible lineup for Caribbean Holidaze 2009:
3 Disco Biscuits shows
3 Umphrey's McGee shows
2 shows by the New Deal
2 shows by Perpetual Groove
2 shows of Lipp Service "Eliot Lipp & Members of Pnuma"
1 Yacht Rock show
1 Omega Moos show
1 Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz solo show
1 Brock Butler solo show
2 shows by Michael G from Easy Star
Late nights in the Disco with D-BO, DrFameus and others!
The tropical settings of Breezes and Hedonism in Runaway Bay, Jamaica are ideal for music lovers wanting a true vacation. The resorts are both super-inclusive which means once you step onto the property, put your wallets away… food, drink, activities and MUSIC are included in the price of the trip.
Visit www.caribbeanholidaze.com for details and to book a room now!
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