We are on a vacation. That’s our excuse THIS week for having another limited Bandgeek post. Now you may ask “How DOES one take a vacation from being an unpaid blogger?” Not sure but it’s happening. Anyway, Fresno music isn’t taking a vacation. It’s working hard:
FRIDAY
KUPPAJOE’S: Metal and hardcore from San Jose’s Me The Mountain and more:
It's probably a good sign when you are tired after a music festival. Nobody is ever tired after having a boring time. Such is the case the day after FUSE Fest 2012. We're very tired.
There were a lot of cool moments this year: Being moved by the rock of Sparklejet. Discovering Alana Hill has an amazing voice. Seeing Kat Jones reconnect with her Fresno fans. People tripping out on the robot that is Collecto. Light Thieves wowing F55:
Werebear tearing it up the Lampost:
People on Iron Bird Loft balconies enjoying Blake Jones:
Our last Fresno Urban Sound Experience 'post takeover' is the biggest. A special Bandgeek with all the info you need to enjoy the festival this weekend with links to the venues and band websites.
Come out early and stay late. It's a total geek-out for fans of live and local music. It's FUSE FEST!!:
FRIDAY
IRON BIRD LOFTS (All Ages)
7:30 So Long Williamsburg
8:30 Blake Jones & the Trike Shop
9:30 Boxcar Figaro
FULTON 55 (Main Stage) 21+
7:00 Alana Shap Hill
8:00 Actress
9:00 Light Thieves
10:00 Sparklejet
11:00 Collecto
FULTON 55 (Coffeehouse Stage – upstairs) 21+
7:30 Karen Marguth
8:30 Siren Singing
9:30 Kat Jones
10:30 Fatty Cakes
THE LAMPOST (21+)
10:30 Your Hero Is A Villain
11:30 Werebear
12:30 Dislodic
SATURDAY
CMAC (Inside Old Fresno Met building) “Studio Stage” (All Ages)
4:30 Gayle and The Bowties
5:30 Danielle Rondero
6:30 College Kids
7:30 Art By Numbers
8:30 Lezayr
9:30 American Sanchez
CMAC “Outdoor Stage” (All Ages)
5:00 I Do Not Exist
6:00 Before Perils
7:00 Distrito Torre
8:00 B-Rawcity
9:00 [surprise band]
FISHBOWL – Warnors Theatre Marque (ALL AGES)
6:30 Aesop Fables
7:30 Strawberry Jam
8:30 Cinco
9:30 It’ll Grow Back
FRANK’S PLACE (21+)
7:00 The Dirty Stomp
8:00 Back In The Valley
9:00 Basura
10:00 Patrick Contreras
FRESNO BREWING COMPANY (All Ages)
6:30 Restaurnaut
7:30 The Overdubs
8:30 Brother Luke & the Comrades
9:30 Achievement House
TOKYO GARDEN (21+)
10:00 Niilo Smeds
11:00 Sunburns
12:00 General Populus
1:00 Ornery Ones
TICKETS
Festival Pass is $20 (gets you into every venue and stage for both days).
Day Pass is $15 (gets you into every venue and stage for one day).
Venue Pass is $5 to $10 (Fulton 55), depending on venue. Good for one venue.
Tickets will be available at the Fulton 55 box office starting now. BRING CASH! They will also be available at most venues throughout the festival…did we mention to BRING CASH! You want to have some cash for band merch too!
PARKING
There is free street parking throughout the Cultural Arts District (or
Mural Town!! if you prefer) and at city lots around the Fulton Mall.
(Parking meter spots are free on weekends and evenings)
RANDOM
The official Twitter hashtag being used is #fusefest
Check the Facebook event page and invite some folks! There's a lot of samples from FUSE Fest artists poping up there too.
FOOD
Eating at FUSE Fest is recommended at Iron Bird Cafe, Tokyo Garden and Fresno Brewing Company. Dusty Buns will be on the Fulton Mall (in front of Fresno Brewing Company) on Saturday night.
DRINKING
On Friday: Fulton 55 and The Lamp Post. On Saturday: Frank's Place, Fresno Brewing Company and Tokyo Garden. Iron Bird Cafe both nights for excellent coffee and tea.
GET THERE EARLY! The set times aren't like normal set times that are "suggested". It STARTS at 7pm on Friday and 4:30 on Saturday (Music Gods willing).
The Central California's biggest LOCAL music festival. Come out and kick ass with everyone.
Back again with another special edition of Flowing With Famous: Flowing With FUSE 2012.
Josh and Mikey talk about some highlights from the past five years of the Fresno Urban Sound Experience. Plus, breakdown what they’re looking forward to this year, all with FUSE Fest music flowing in and out.
It’s a good time. Click to listen: FlowingWithFUSE2012.mp3
*Heads up: Some of the music is Not Safe For Work – which makes it more kickass.
We have to apologize for this week’s Bandgeek. It’s thin on linking, heavy on just fliers. We are helping with next week’s big local music event and this version of Bandgeek is half-assed because of it. It’s cool, it’s still… Bandgeeeeek!!:
FRIDAY
FULTON 55: So-Cal indie dream-pop band Goldenboy. More show info here.
Plenty to cover. Let's get to it. Let's Bandgeeeeek!!:
FRIDAY
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST BUILDING: The Light Thieves are hot and have new music to play for you. It's Hide and Seek's two-year anniversary. Starskate will be there too. And it's all happening in an old bank vault. Go:
KUPPAJOE'S: Experimental rock from Las Vegas with Stolas and Habit. Plus locals Mane Horse, Corsair and Weary Hands:
AUDIE'S OLYMPIC: If the Soulflower Group is doing a tribute to Def Jam we're pretty damn sure it's going to be good:
STARLINE: Well hand it to American Made Concerts for bringing the OG metal through town. It's Mandy Lion:
THE NEXT BAR: Metal from Grooveyard, Spirit Descending and more: