It’s Not Dead Festival Comes To Life This Fall

Courtesy: Earshot Media

Courtesy: Earshot Media

Punk rock is alive and well!

That is the message being sent by “It’s Not Dead Festival” co-founders Kevin Lyman, Jon Reese and Live Nation’s Rich Best. Thanks to the trio’s combined efforts, the aptly-titled festival will become reality, proving the spirit of punk and the music itself is alive and well. The “It’s Not Dead Festival” will be held Saturday, October 10th at the San Manuel Amphitheater Festival Grounds in San Bernadino, CA. The festival will feature performances from a total of thirty-five bands across three stages representing the past, present, and future of punk and ska. Those bands include: Bad Religion, Pennywise, Descendents, NOFX, The Vandals, 7 Seconds, The Vandals, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, Strung Out, Fishbone, H20, Lagwagon, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and many more. The festival’s complete lineup is listed below.

The Lineup: Bad Religion, Pennywise, Descendents, NOFX,The Vandals,7 Seconds, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, Strung Out, Fishbone, H20, Lagwagon, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake

Second Stage: The Adolescents, Agent Orange, CJ Ramone, Devils Brigade, Duane Peters Gunfight, Manic Hispanic, Pulley, Riverboat Gamblers, Sham 69, Swingin’ Utters, The Dickies, TSOL

Third Stage: DI, Left Alone, Otherized, Rhythmic Asylum, The Briggs, The Interrupters, The Untouchables, Total Chaos

Tickets for the “It’s Not Dead Festival” will be available beginning this afternoon at 1pm ET on the festival’s official website at http://www.itsnotdeadfestival.com/. Early bird tickets start at $25 and go up in price from there. Regular on-sale price for tickets is $42.50. Service fees and parking are not included in ticket prices. Kids 10 and under get in free. On-site overnight parking will be available for those that get there early in anticipation of the big day.

While the bands tapped to play this year’s festival are the main attraction, they are just part of what audiences can look forward to this year. There will also be an old-school skate/BMX jam presented by Vans featuring appearances from skateboarding legends such as: Mike Frazier, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Omar Hassan, and Neal Hendrix along with pros Lizzie Armanto, Alex Perelson, and Josh Bordon. BMX rider Dennis McCoy will also be on hand for the event.

For those looking for something calmer, there will also be an art exhibition titled “Art’s Not Dead” and a book-signing area. The art exhibition will feature works from artists and photographers such as Mark deSalvo, Dave Naz, Natalia Fabia, Lisa Johnson, B.J. Papas, Greg Attonito, Chris Shary, Craig “Skibs” Barker, Jeff Alulis, Jason Cardwell and many others.  Their works will both be on exhibition and for sale. The book-signing area will feature books from well-known authors such as Jeff Alulis, Danny Bland, Cecil Castellucci, Jack Grisham, Shawna Kenney, Jim Lindberg, David Nazworthy, Christian Picciolini, John Roecker with Dylan Melody, Daniel Weizmann and Shanti Wintergate & Greg Attonito.

The “It’s Not Dead Festival” is sponsored by Vans, Rockstar Energy Drink, FYE, Coldcock Whiskey, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Epitaph Records, and Pure Noise Records. More information on the “It’s Not Dead Festival” is available online now including ticketing information at:

Website: http://www.itsnotdeadfestival.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsnotdeadfest

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Details Announced For 2014 Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

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Courtesy: Earshot Media

The annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival returns to Las Vegas this year.  Now in its sixteenth year, the festival will be held Memorial Day Weekend, May 23rd – 26th.  This year’s festival will feature a three bands sharing headlining duties—NOFX, Cock Sparrer, and Descendants.  Also announced for this year’s festival are: Face to Face, Anti-Nowhere League, Angelic Upstarts, Leftover Crack, Off!, Good Riddance, Masked Intruder, and a whole bunch more.  The complete lineup of bands is listed below.  New additions to the festival lineup are in BOLD.

The lineup:

COCK SPARRER
DESCENDENTS
NOFX
Anti-Nowhere League

Face To Face
The Adicts

Leftover Crack

Off!
Angelic Upstarts

The Dwarves

Good Riddance

Cerebral Ballzy

SNFU

Peter & The Test Tube Babies

Masked Intruder

Devil’s Brigade

La Plebe

The Generators

Bad Cop/Bad Cop

Black Market Syndicate

Lost in Society

Clepto

Rats in the Wall

The Objex

The Gashers

Plus more to be announced!

Three-day passes and VIP packages will be available beginning Saturday, February 1st at 1pm ET.  They can be purchased online at http://www.punkrockbowling.com.  Single-day passes will be go on sale beginning Saturday, February 22nd (if available).  The three-day festival passes will be available for a cost of $110.  They are only for the festival and do not include club shows.  VIP passes will be available for a cost of $275.

The Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival has become one of each year’s biggest festivals.  It includes a punk rock poker tournament, comedy shows, four nights of late-night club shows, a two-day bowling tournament, hotel pool parties and more.  More information on this year’s Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival is available online at http://www.punkrockbowling.com and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Punk-Rock-Bowling-And-Music-Festival/288077407910557.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.