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2012 Downtown Dayton Revival Festival Recap

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Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

The music scene in Dayton has always been packed with great talent. From the new-age bluegrass and folk artist Todd the Fox, to the great indie rock band Me and Mountains, to the energy Orange Willard brings to each set-the Dayton music scene is impressive.

However, a lot of people outside Dayton don’t see that way.  Actually, they don’t see anything.  The popularity of the music scene in town has dropped some, to where only the people in the town are really the only ones that pay close attention to what’s going on.  And with the accessibility of local music (websites, Facebook, record shops), the scene isn’t what it once was.

Matt Luongo noticed this dilemma, and wanted to change it.  For eight years Matt crafted an event that would bring Dayton music back to the way it used to be, and also have major recording acts come to the party as well.  Thus, the Downtown Dayton Revival Festival became reality.  The festival just had their first weekend take place on September 8th and 9th.

The first performance to get the festival started was Dayton’s own, The Giant Steps.  Their slow, psychedelic sound made the early crowd slowly ease themselves into getting ready for a full day of music.  The Giant Steps blasted the stage with smooth guitar play that was well beyond their years of age (the oldest members are close to, if not already, 17 years old).

The Werks

Bronze Radio Return made their presence known early in the day.  The band’s soulful, indie rock provided the crowd to get into the music early and often. After their set, the lead singer, Chris Henderson, met up with me and just raved about how the festival was going.  “This is incredible”, Chris mentioned.  “The people here are amazing.  I can’t wait for us to come back.”

Griffin House talked about being a waiter when he was younger.  He mentioned that he was just awful at it.  He was so bad that he knew that it wasn’t going to make enough to pay rent.  So, he took his guitar with him after work one night, went to a corner, and just playing and singing.  People started dropping money down for him, and he soon realized that this was going to help him make money (and pay rent).  House’s alternative, very mainstream-friendly sound had the crowd singing and dancing to his music.

One of the most powerful performances on the first day of the festival was the one that Kristy Lee gave.  Kristy immediately engaged the crowd that brought her in with open arms.  She talked about having gone through bad breakups, seeing her friends go through rough times, etc.  Her music was very Adele meets Tracy Chapman-stripped down vocals with amazing acoustic guitar play.  It was truly a performance that a lot of people, including myself, left talking about.

One act treated us to a show that was very much like seeing Phish-a psychedelic rock band with instrumental play that is simply out of this world.  The band is Dayton’s own, The Werks.  The chilled out band ripped on their guitars as if they were gods standing on the clouds of the sky.  The play of the bass was impressive.  The drum play was off the charts.  The crowd danced throughout the whole set with freedom and joy, as if they channeled themselves to the days of Woodstock.  The Werks had everyone in the palm of their hands.  For the people that follow them, this set was just another fantastic show.  To the others that were seeing them for the first time-they will make it a point to make it to see them time and time again from this point on.

Guided By Voices (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

Wheels brought a show that made everyone in the crowd completely stunned.  The 5 member band from Yellow Springs brought a show that was filled with folk rock and bluegrass. The band showed their musical range throughout their set, including a brilliant Dr. Dog cover.  Their dreamy play of the harmonica and banjo only enhanced the experience of watching Wheels perform.

Guster has always been known to always have a show that is different.  During a recent tour, they requested their fans to bring things to put on the stage.  For example, they ask their fans to bring matchbox cars to put on the stage during one of their sets.  It’s fun for the band and their fans to have that interaction.  At the Revival Festival, Guster made a young girl become a fan for life.  The lead singer, Ryan Miller, noticed a young girl that was holding up a sign mentioning that this was her first concert.  Miller asked the young girl to come up on stage, and they wrote a song together on the spot.  Everyone in the crowd loved it.  If anything, this was the top 5 moments that the weekend brought us.

Guided By Voices came home to Dayton to be part of the inaugural event.  They haven’t lost a step after all these years.  Robert Pollard and crew took the stage as if they were still in the teen years.  With their garage rock influenced sound blaring through the guitars, their trademark short songs, and their punk-like attitude; it was simply tremendous to see the boys back home.  They gave their old fans more reason to keep trucking along with them, and it gave the younger generation to true sense on what Dayton music is all about.

John Legend (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

The headliner on Saturday was John Legend.  The hometown boy (Legend is from Springfield, Ohio) gave a performance that was simply one word-sexy.  The singer brought the crowd to frenzy with his smooth, signature sound and his lyrics about love.  ‘Slow Dance’ featured a young lady that came from the crowd and danced with Legend on stage.

On the second day of the festival, another hometown act came home.  Heartless Bastards came in town and absolutely brought everyone to their knees with Erika Wennerstone’s haunting, Janis Joplin-like vocals, and the bands incredible instrumental play.  ‘My face is melting with excitement’, screamed people from the crowd.  I have to admit-one of those people was me.

Andy Grammer brought the crowd a performance that didn’t almost happen.  Grammer had some issues getting to town that day, and it seemed like he wouldn’t be coming to town.  Luckily, he got into town and gave the crowd an acoustic set that didn’t disappoint.

The Ohio Players (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

Some other highlights on the second day of the festival included The Ohio Players bringing their signature funk sound to the Dayton festival.  It was a true honor seeing the band play.  Much like the way Guided By Voices, some of the young people in the crowd got a chance to see a band that has influenced many after them.  Rusted Root gave their ‘Fortunate Freaks’ another suburb show.  Buffalo Killers brought their signature sound, and made a few people in the crowd become diehard fans going forward.  Robert Randolph and the Family Band had a dance party break out on stage during their set.  They promised to bring a party, and they delivered.  Train performed a fun, energetic set that closed the weekend off in style.

The two day festival brought a lot to the people that attended.  It brought music that included folk, soul, R&B, alternative, rock, and so much more.  What the festival brought most of all was the awareness that Dayton is still alive and well in the music scene.  Walking around the festival, you noticed the attendees of the festival enjoying every act that took to the three stages.  You saw people old and young joining together to hear music from the past and present.  People from all around the United States came to this festival.  People who never heard of some the local acts got to see the fantastic music being played here. You can say the festival gave Dayton music the revival it needed.

Festival Recap: Food Survivial at Dayton Revival

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“Jerk Chicken Wrap” from Caribbacanas

Did you get a chance to sample some of the “street eats” at The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival?   The Big Ragu did !  In between our favorite musical acts, he experienced a truly unique Downtown Food Adventure.

It is so great not to have to deal with anyone in weird festival mode anymore, or a “sudden health kick for a night.”  You know the ones, who then they eat biscuits and gravy the next day after hiking in Kentucky.  Just eat the festival food and quit trying to impress your girlfriend.

The bash was hosted around 3 separate concert stages with indie bands, Ohio bands and some national feature acts.  Were you  listening to John Legend and enjoying legendary sandwiches? How about listening to Train while eating plantain?  Whatever the case, good food was available throughout the event in a 3 block area.  Some vendors were local, others were in from as far away as Miami, Florida.  The two day festival gave Daytonians plenty of time to sample vendor food in iconic places such as Cooper Park and in front of Memorial Hall.

 

Fried Pickles from The Dublin Pub

There were food trucks, grill setups and deep fryers a plenty! The aroma of freshly prepared specialties filled the air at the Dayton Revival.  Food vendors included local favorites like  Bessie’s Noodles, The Dublin Pub, Ritter’s Frozen Custard,  and Smokin’ Bar-B-Que.  Other Dayton based vendors we love included Red Wagon Cafe, Brock Masterson’s Catering and Frickers.

The Big Ragu also sampled food from places we were not so familiar with such as Caribbacanas, The Burrito Bus, D-Fish D-Chicken, Bourbon Street Grill and Cafe, Los Tucanes, Ma & Pa’s Kettle Corn, G’s Barbeque and Enrique’s Place Latin Grill.

Pork Sandwich from Bourboun Street Grill and Cafe

Take some time to browse through the incredible photos in the album below to get a taste of what was available for consumption.  From Gyros to fried fish, from beers to jerk chicken wings, we tried almost all of the offerings.  We covered the eats from fried pickles to kettle corn.  On this Food Adventure we learned this: nothing is better than good music, good food, with good friends in a great hometown.  What more could you ask for?

Did you get a chance to sample some of the foodstuffs at the Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival ?  If so, what did you think?  Please comment below!

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Downtown Dayton Revival Festival Band Spotlight Volume 5: The Funky Worm Returns

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The Ohio Players: The Origins Of Ohio Funk

I have a big, yet not unsurprising, admission to make. I did not purchase and take home my first Ohio Players album for the music. I did not even know who the Ohio Players were nor what the term “funk” could possibly mean. I did know, however, that the woman depicted on the album Honey was extremely hot and I was even more…er…excited to find that the interior cover was just as or even exceedingly more titillating than the front cover. Big deal! I was like thirteen and was always on the look out to fill up the account in my spank bank for future transactions! That’s not the point here. The point is that eventually I actually placed the record on the turntable and experienced the raw rhythms of funk which broadened not only my musical horizons, but also allowed me to see that not all great entertainment came from the sunny climes of the West Coast, but could be created far closer to home.

Although, to be honest, the whole album Honey was not a complete funkfest, as “Sugarfoot” Bonner’s heartfelt ballad Alone Again can attest to. This fact was overshadowed by the monster jam Love Rollercoaster, which has become the most identifiable legacy of the Ohio Players, being the most covered and sampled song from their extensive repertoire. Love Rollercoaster even became overshadowed by it’s own quirkiness, as rumors surrounded the origin of the scream heard in the first few seconds of the song. Whispers of death, murder and mayhem abounded as fans and DJs fanned the flames of intrigue. Was it a murder that occurred next door to the studio and was accidentally picked up by the sensitive mics? Was it the model who was so lusciously covered in honey, which was reportedly not honey at all, but a solution of melted plastic that horrifically burned her sensitive skin and she was murdered by a member of the band when she threatened to sue? According to James “Diamond” Williams, drummer for the Ohio Players, the truth was far more mundane than the rumors…yet the rumors served as purpose.

“There is a part in the song where there’s a breakdown. It’s guitars and it’s right before the second verse and Billy Beck does one of those inhaling-type screeches like Minnie Ripperton did to reach her high note or Mariah Carey does to go octaves above.” Williams then reveals how the rumor was born by saying, “The DJ made this crack and it swept the country. People were asking us, ‘Did you kill this chick in the studio?’ The band took a vow of silence because that makes you sell more records.”

During an interview with James “Diamond” Williams, I related my original interest in the cover art and how it introduced me to their music. He laughed, bemused, yet not at all surprised.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s what you gotta watch out for (laughs) but other than that, it’s just that we were very blessed to be able to write some music that has been able to stand the test of time and even to be around today to still play the music  and, as a matter of fact, to be quite well doing it. We wrote some music at that time…you know, everybody wants to write a White Christmas kind of song. It’s just a song that when you think about Christmas, White Christmas comes to your mind. But, to write a song called Fire was almost the same or to write a song called Love Rollercoaster.” Williams went on to explain his analogy. “When you think about a roller coaster, you immediately think of our song. If you think about fire and you think of a song that would illustrate that, you know, that visual type thing, you immediately think of our song in most cases. It’s just like, and I don’t want to be so picky, picky…there are a number of others. Like, if you think about happy times, you think of Celebration with Kool and the Gang. These are just songs that, during that period of time, you can relate to it. So, it transcends time. It transcends time. Rollercoaster transcends time; it’s not a period piece. People are still riding roller coasters. Of course they’ve changed. Sometimes now they’re on some doggone rollers or whatever, but nonetheless a roller coaster it is. And we were talking a little bit heavier than rides there, you know, so that kind of transcends things too. We’re talking love and romance and things like that.”

Even today’s youth are more familiar with the Ohio Players than they may even consciously know. Funky Worm, Fire and Love Rollercoaster are probably some of the most sampled songs in existence and the groups music is featured in everything from movie soundtracks to video games to television shows.

Love Roller Coaster and Fire, both of which have been very good songs for us. “Fire’” being used for the TV show Hell’s Kitchen with Chef Ramsey and it’s been used in various other movies and all that stuff and whatever, whatever.” Williams went on to say, “Like Rollercoaster has been covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop and other people have done our songs. So we’ve been very blessed in the TV and the movie media. We’ve done quite well in our songs being placed.”

It is amazing that after all these years, the Ohio Players are still performing a rigorous touring schedule to appreciative audiences. It’s not surprising…just amazing and inspiring.

“We’ve played at the Apollo several times. We did the Jazz festival in New Orleans, you know, just different places. In Memphis we were there at the Beale Street Festival for like, I don’t know, 200,000 people. It was a ridiculous number of people out there. So, you know, we do big festival dates.” As far as playing back in their hometown, Williams said, “It pleases us that we’re able to come home now and do a venue that’s real nice. We hope to do them proud by us coming there.”

Just to rile him up a bit, I asked Williams if the crowds that they encounter on the road are still receptive and energetic when they hear the funky slap bass and rhythmic groove of the Ohio Players.

“Yeah! Are you kidding me? I mean, we play a lot of casinos and all that stuff like Foxwood and all the big casinos. Yeah, we get a great response.” Williams ended by speaking towards the genre of funk itself, saying, “You know, this music, thank God, hasn’t died and there are radio stations that are still playing seventies music and that interim of music everyday and we’re just blessed to be around to play it.”

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Downtown Dayton Revival Festival Band Spotlight Volume 4

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Wheels

As the Downtown Dayton Revival Festival approaches, we here at Dayton Most Metro are highlighting all the bands that will be bringing music to the masses.  Here are four more acts that will be performing.

Wheels

From the pleasant city of Yellow Springs, Wheels are ready to give the crowd an incredible show.  Recently, the band released their second album, Big Feeling.  To help fund the equipment needed to self-record all of their own albums, including their newest one, Wheels decided to call upon the help of their fans and others and set up a Kickstarter account.   The band set a goal of $3,000 to help pay for several studio equipment, which included microphones, software, and computers.

Their seasoned sound is a collection of different styles-classic rock and roll, with folk and bluegrass influences.  Their love for Ohio comes alive in some of their songs.  The most common thing you hear about this quintet is that the fact they are so young.  Don’t let this fool you.  Wheels bring a style and sound that is well beyond their years.

Red Wanting Blue

Columbus, Ohio brings us the alternative rock band Red Wanting Blue.  The band has been touring for over a decade now, gaining fans one by one throughout the United States.  Red Wanting Blue take pride in letting it be known that will do what it takes to make fans in every stop.  In return, Red Wanting Blue is emerging as one of the top indie bands in the county.
The bands lyrics tell stories of being on the road, the people that meet while remembering where they have come from.  The band’s sound bursts at the seams with passion, which gives theirstage show one that keeps people engrossed from start to finish.

Early this year, Red Wanting Blue released their 9th album, From The Vanishing Point.  According to the band’s website, the album ‘sheds some of Red Wanting Blue’s small-town sensibilities as it evolves into the world-class rock n’ roll outfit that audiences have believed in for years and marks an official move to the national stage for a band that will always remember where it’s from’.

Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

In the western parts of Massachusetts in 2003, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers were formed.  Kellogg and the Sixers have an unashamed way about them and their music has given them a rabid fan base.  With a roaring sound of rock, coupled with folk and country flavor, the band’s lyrics are about their lives, and the world around them.  They sing about their relationships, past and present.  They sing about wisdom given to from family.  It gives you a very intimate feel, and just connects you with the group even more.

Gift Horse is the latest work from Kellogg and the Sixers, and it will be the last album for a while.  The band posted on their website back in July that at the end of the year, they will be going on hiatus.  The reason for the planned break, according to the band, is that band needs to ‘explore other facets of life’.  In the meantime, the band plans on bringing their wild stage show to the Dayton festival.

Kristy Lee

 

Kristy Lee is one of the few female acts taking the stage during the two day festival.  From her home in Alabama, Lee will be bringing a rawness that will no doubt leave people with their mouths wide open.  Her vocals are rich with that trademark Southern soul sound.  Lee’s lyrics are filled with heartbreak and anger.  However, with the pain of losing love, the healing is the bond that forms with the crowd, singing along with her.  Raise The Dead, Lee’s recent album, talks about starting all over again, and finding your way.

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Volunteers for Dayton! Opportunities: September 4-11

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Greetings MostMetro-land!

Welcome to our new weekly round-up of urban Dayton volunteer opportunities!

Mural by David Kenworthy at Garden Station

As someone who’s been involved in a lot of community improvement projects at both grassroots & government levels, I’ve sensed a need to better coordinate all the amazing energy that people have for our center city these days. I’ll be pulling these from our Facebook group and items that you e-mail me. So if you’re looking for ways to get involved in Dayton’s revival, check back here every week. Be sure to report back what you’ve accomplished!

Get Your Hands Dirty – Help Wanted!

    • Install a mosaic mural:  East End Community Services and K12 Gallery need your help at 504 Xenia Avenue in the Twin Towers neighborhood. Tues. & Wed., Sep. 4-5; drop in any time from 8:30am until 2pm. Bring work gloves if you have them and dress to get messy! For more info call Amanda at 259-1898 or e-mail her.
    • “First Friday Park” Planting & Volunteer Social:  Downtown volunteer Brian Ressler took it upon himself to get a grant to beautify the highly-visible triangle between St. Clair & Patterson at Fifth. Now he needs some extra hands to help plant flowers! Gather for drinks, pizza, and First Friday after. Friday, Sep. 7, 6pm; more info & RSVP here.
    • Downtown Dayton Revival Music Fest: Talk about slacktivism! All you need to do to show your support for downtown is buy a ticket and show up to hear great music. Saturday & Sunday, Sep. 8-9.
Downtown Mural Volunteers

Downtown Mural Project volunteers cleaning. Photo: Carli Dixon

  • Volunteer at Urban Nights: Downtown’s favorite street party needs your help! Visit the Downtown Dayton Partnership and sign up to be a trolley or walking guide, serve beer, or survey guests at this Friday, Sep. 14th event.
  • The Dayton Skatepark Project: Join other skateboarding enthusiasts in their quest to start a downtown skatepark by following their page.
  • Dayton Unleashed is a grassroots group improving a fenced area at Deeds Point for use as a dog park. Learn more at their page and stay tuned for volunteer clean-up dates.
  • Donate Dayton items for the RNNC basket: Each year neighborhood activists represent Dayton at the Regional Neighborhood Network Conference and contribute a Dayton-themed basket (including gift certificates, mugs, T-shirts, etc.) to be raffled off. Contact Sandy Melke to contribute.

Crowdfunding

We know that money is often tight these days, but remember that there is power in numbers – even the smallest donations can add up for grassroots projects!

Future Fifth Street Co-op Brewpub

  • Build a park in St. Anne’s Hill: This historic neighborhood just east of downtown hopes to raise $1500 as a match to their City of Dayton mini-grant. Learn more and contribute on Razoo.
  • Own a brewpub: Speaking of St. Anne’s, their cooperatively-owned Fifth Street Brewpub is still seeking inaugural members, so for $100 you could be an owner too!
  • Cityfolk Post-Festival Appeal: The weather was truly unkind this year, shutting down the downtown festival twice and resulting in a 60% loss compared to other years. To keep the festival, the concert season, and the Culture Builds Community educational program going, Cityfolk hopes to raise $100,000 by the end of the year. Please give at the Cityfolk website.
  • Give a Dam!: Over $3.8 million has already been raised for the River Run project, but now it’s your turn to give a dam.
  • Success! Congrats to Sew Dayton and the Downtown Mural Project for meeting their recent crowdfunding goals (although I’m sure they’ll continue to take your money).

 

You can also join our group to participate in discussions on Dayton activism–this week’s hot topics include food trucks, bike share programs, and the Priority Board system–send me volunteer opportunities, or just check back here next Tuesday!

 

 

Buffalo Killers Celebrating Dig Sow Love Grow, Looking Ahead to the Fall

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A little over a year ago the Buffalo Killers were celebrating the release of their third full-length album, simply titled “3.” But the three piece band hasn’t let the last 12 months go by quietly. In addition to a steady schedule of touring, the Buffalo Killers spent some time at Candyland Studios in Cincinnati working with engineer Mike Montgomery on what would become their fourth full-length.

Dig Sow Love Grow was released nationally on Tuesday via Alive Records and is available at local record stores and digitally. The Buffalo Killers will celebrate the release locally with a show this Saturday (August 11th) at Canal Street Tavern. Joining them onstage is Goodbye, a new band featuring M Ross Perkins, Ian Kaplan, Nick Eddy and Chris Green.

Following Saturday’s show, the Buffalo Killers will begin touring in the support of the album. Your next local opportunity to see them live will be at the Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival in September. The festival is two days and features 3 stages with over 30 bands including Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Rusted Root, Burnt Sugar and many more. The Buffalo Killers are scheduled to perform on Sunday, September 9th at 4:45pm on the Monster Stage.

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(“Circle Day” – from the Buffalo Killers “3” album)

Downtown Dayton Revival Music Fest Announces Schedule

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Here is your Downtown Revival Music Festival Schedule! (subject to change)

Saturday, September 8th

Budweiser Stage CareSource Stage Monster Stage
12:15 – 12:45
Prima Luce
Facebook
1:00 -2:00
Burnt Sugar 1:15 – 1:45
1:30 – 2:30 ReverbNation Facebook The Giant Steps
Bronze Radio Return Facebook
ReverbNation Facebook
2:15 – 2:45
2:30 -3:30 Customer Service and the Gem City Horns
Kristy Lee ReverbNation Facebook
3:00 – 4:00 ReverbNation Facebook
Griffin House 3:15 – 3:45
Facebook The Right Now
ReverbNation Facebook
4:00 – 5:15
The Werks 4:15 – 4:45
ReverbNation Facebook Crusher
5:00 – 6:15
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk 5:15 – 6:00
Facebook Wheels
ReverbNation Facebook
6:15 – 7:30
Cowboy Mouth 6:30 – 7:15
ReverbNation Facebook Motel Beds
ReverbNation Facebook
7:15 – 8:30
Guster
Facebook 7:45 – 8:30
Jordan Hull
8:15 – 9:30 ReverbNationFacebook
Guided by Voices
Facebook
9:00 – 10:15
Needmore
9:30 -10:45 ReverbNationFacebook
John Legend
Facebook

Sunday, September 9th

Budweiser Stage CareSource Stage Monster Stage
12:15 -12:45
Good English
1:00 -2:00
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers 1:15 -1:45
1:30 -2:30 ReverbNationFacebook Lauren Eylise
Heartless Bastards ReverbNationFacebook
ReverbNationFacebook
2:15 – 3:00
2:30 – 3:30 Bad Sines
Red Wanting Blue ReverbNationFacebook
3:00 – 4:00 ReverbNationFacebook
Andy Grammer
ReverbNationFacebook 3:30 – 4:15
Green Light Morning
ReverbNationFacebook
4:15 – 5:30
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Facebook 4:45 – 5:30
5:00 – 6:15 Buffalo Killers
Rusted Root ReverbNationFacebook
Facebook
6:00 – 6:45
6:15 – 7:30 The Cliftones
The Ohio Players ReverbNationFacebook
7:15 -8:30 7:15 – 8:00
Matt Kearney Brent James and the Contraband
Facebook ReverbNationFacebook
8:30 -9:45 8:30 – 9:45
Robert Randolph and the Family Band Tony Lucca
ReverbNationFacebook Facebook
9:30 – 10:45
Train
Facebook

More Bands For Your Buck: Downtown Dayton Revival Music Fest Adds to Lineup

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Griffin House

15 bands is good, but 23 is even better.  If you haven’t already marked your calendar for the Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival on September 8th and 9th, you’ve got 8 more reasons to do so.  Festival organizers have just announced the following additions to their lineup including:

Red Wanting Blue (Columbus)

Griffin House (Springfield native)

The Werks (Dayton/Columbus)

Needmore

Brent James and the Contraband

Burnt Sugar

Bad Sines (Dayton)

Wheels (Yellow Springs)

Wheels

“We are very excited to add this group of talented artists to our already exceptional lineup,” said Matt Luongo, President, Downtown Revival, LLC.    “With these additions to our existing lineup, as well as one more round of  bands to be announced at the end of May, we are confident there will be  something for everyone at the first ever Downtown Dayton Revival and cannot  wait to bring these great bands to downtown Dayton in September.”

That’s right, there are still more band announcements to come.  In the meantime, two day passes and are available at www.downtownrevival.com.  Early bird ticket prices are $55 and include entry into a contest for a VIP package upgrade including access to the VIP hospitality tent, invitations to a Friday night preview party, artist meet and greet, and other exciting upgrades.  Early bird tickets are limited in quantity and will be on sale until May 31st or  until sold out.

The Werks

CONFIRMED ARTISTS: John Legend, Train, Guided By Voices, Guster, Rusted Root, Heartless Bastards, Motel Beds, Red Wanting Blue, Karl Denson’s Tiny  Universe, Andy Grammar, Griffin House, Brent James and the Contraband, Mat  Kearney, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Kristy Lee, Tony Lucca, Ivan  Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Bronze Radio Return, Bad Sines, Burnt Sugar, The Werks, and Wheels.

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Presenting The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival

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John Legend

The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival has just been announced along with the initial lineup for its inaugural year – including performances by several acts with local ties, like John Legend (a Springfield native), Guided by Voices (based in Dayton), Motel Beds (based in Dayton) and the Heartless Bastards (Dayton/Cincinnati area natives) . This two day street festival is scheduled for September 8th & 9th, 2012 and will have 3 stages in key locations in downtown Dayton.

Confirmed acts include:

Several more performers will be announced in the coming weeks, and as DMM is a Media Sponsor we will have festival updates right here as they happen!

Guided By Voices

“We are very excited to fill the streets of downtown Dayton with exceptional music from a wide variety of artists.  From Grammy winners to local talent, and everything in between this will be a weekend to remember,” said Matt Luongo, President, Downtown Revival, LLC. A Dayton native himself, Luongo graduated from the University of Dayton in 1998 and is enthusiastic about creating this music fest right here in Dayton.

The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival is to be a mix of national and local talent, with several slots still open for local acts.  If you are interested in playing this event, send them your info at [email protected].  In addition to over 30 bands, festival organizers are planning family friendly events as well as other activities to be announced.

Two day passes will be available at www.downtownrevival.com beginning April 24th, 2012 at 10:00a.m. A limited number of discounted early bird ticket will also go on sale on April 24th and will include entry into a contest for a VIP package upgrade including reserved seating, VIP hospitality tent, invitations to a Friday night preview party, artist meet and greet and more.

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