NASHVILLE |DATE: JUNE 19, 2008
FROM: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/TODD BRODGINSKI
MITCH SCHNEIDER
SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL
INDIE 103.1 AND METROMIX COME ON BOARD AS SPONSORS;
WASTED SPACE, AN ALL-AGES RED BULL-HOSTED EVENT WITH SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES BY CAMP FREDDY, LOUIS XIV AND OTHERS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON 103.1 ADDED FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Indie 103.1 and Metromix Los Angeles—the weekly entertainment print guide and website—have signed on as partners for the first annual SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL, which now includes a Virgin America celebrity/VIP party at The Standard Hotel (Friday, June 27) and Wasted Space, an all-ages Red Bull-hosted event with scheduled performances by Camp Freddy, Louis XIV and others to be broadcast live on 103.1 (Saturday, June 28).
The three-day festival kicks off Thursday, June 26 at the House of Blues with a tribute—hosted by Sugar Ray frontman/Extra host Mark McGrath—to Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and Elmer Valentine, all music industry icons who connect the Sunset Strip to its past, present and future. Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & The Papas, Cheech Marin and other special guests will be on hand to honor Valentine, Adler, and Maglieri, respectively. The first night will culminate with musical performances by Everclear, Soul Asylum and Camper Van Beethoven at House of Blues.
Friday’s events will kick-off with the invitation-only Virgin America cocktail party at The Standard before all the clubs open their doors for a night of music.
On the final day of the festival—Saturday, June 28—Larry King will moderate an “Icon Roundtable” discussion with Adler, Maglieri and Valentine at the new London West Hollywood Hotel (formerly the Bel Age).
For the SSMF, the Cat Club, House of Blues, Key Club, The Roxy Theatre, Viper Room and Whisky A-Go-Go, are all uniting to promote, preserve and perpetuate the Sunset Strip Music Experience and The Strip’s rich music history, contemporary edge and sizzling atmosphere. A collaboration with the Sunset Strip Business Association, Sunset Strip music venue owners/operators and the City of West Hollywood, the SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL is expected to draw 9,000 consumers, fans, VIPs and music industry leaders. Legendary music from the past, present and future will shake up the notorious 1.3 mile stretch during the festival. The full list of SSMF sponsors is: Virgin America, Ticketmaster, 944 Magazine, West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau, Indie 103, Metromix, Red Bull Music Academy, Vitamin Water, Signature Creative, the City of West Hollywood and The Standard.
Here’s the latest talent line-up.
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| Thursday, June 26 | |||
| House of Blues | Everclear, Soul Asylum, Camper Van Beethoven (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Whisky A Go-Go | L.A. Guns feat. Jani Lane of Warrant (11:30 p.m.) | ||
| Friday, June 27 | |||
| The Roxy Theatre | Hot Hot Heat, The Shys, The Deadly Syndrome (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Viper Room | Juliette & The Licks, Lady Sinatra, Looner (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Whisky A Go-Go | B Real of Cypress Hill feat. Slash & special guests (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| House of Blues | Dilated Peoples (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| The Cat Club | Godhead (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Key Club | Hellogoodbye, The Hatch, Good With Grenades (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Saturday, June 28 | |||
| The Roxy Theatre | The 88, Derby, Satisfaction (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Viper Room | Louis XIV, Transfer (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Whisky A Go-Go | Whisky All Star Jam featuring McQueen with special guests: Billy Boy On Poison; | ||
| Faded Spades featuring Hollywood Allstarz and Joey Covington of Jefferson Airplane; | |||
| and other legendary guests (doors 8 p.m.) | |||
| House of Blues | Special guests to be announced | ||
| The Cat Club | Starf***ers All Star Jam (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Key Club | Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy, Beardo, Lisa D’Amato (doors 8 p.m.) | ||
| Wasted Space (8755 Sunset Blvd.) | Scheduled performances by Camp Freddy, Louis XIV as well as Guitar Hero and other | ||
| interactive games (1-9 p.m., all ages, free admission) | |||
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SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL INDIE 103.1 AND METROMIX COME ON BOARD AS SPONSORS; WASTED SPACE, AN ALL-AGES RED BULL-HOSTED EVENT WITH SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES BY CAMP FREDDY, LOUIS XIV AND OTHERS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON 103.1 ADDED FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 28
