The Sixth MIDPOINT Music Festival Kicks Off In Style with the Return of SUPERDRAG.
The Midpoint Music Festival celebrates its sixth time around this September 26-29, 2007 in super fashion when over two hundred thirty artists from around the world join alt rock phenoms
Superdrag, as they play their first announced shows in eight years.
The original
Superdrag line-up (Don Coffey Jr., John Davis, Brandon Fisher, and Tom Pappas) are reuniting to play 6 limited tour dates in October and November, but their very first reunion show will kick off the Midwest’s only independent music festival
first on September 27.
In addition to the band’s performance, the MidPoint Music Festival announced today that its 2007 Artist Keynote will be
Superdrag vocalist and songwriter,
John Davis. He will be part of an artist’s conversation September 28 in the Black Box Theatre of MPMF’s conference headquarters at the Contemporary Arts Center downtown.
Superdrag’s performance will be at an exclusive MPMF pre-party at The Exchange located in the Main Street Entertainment District, and will kick off three nights of national headliners performing prior to each evening’s independent showcases. Friday night’s MPMF party will feature Nashville-based
Forget Cassettes. Saturday’s pre-party performer will be announced at a later date.
Admission to each pre-party is first come first served and requires MPMF
3-Day Wristbands or
Conference Badges, available through
www.mpmf.com. Wristbands also provide entrance to all Festival showcases, which begin each night at 9 p.m. and feature more than 230 artists from around the world. Conference Badges include the pre-parties, the showcases and admission to the two-day Music Industry Conference at the Contemporary Arts Center.
The official MPMF Showcase schedule will be released online on August 15, 2007.
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More on Superdrag and John Davis...
The release of
Superdrag’s first EP, 1995's
The Fabulous 8-Track Sounds of Superdrag on Darla Records set off a major label bidding war that ended up with the band on Elektra Records. At Elektra, the band released
Regretfully Yours in the summer of 1996, with their first single, "Sucked Out," becoming a major radio hit on both alternative and crossover stations in addition to becoming an MTV "Buzz Clip." The follow-up,
Head Trip In Every Key, was a gorgeously orchestrated album that showcased the band’s mastery of beautiful pop music. The band parted ways with Elektra and later, after parting ways with Pappas and Fisher and adding bassist Sam Powers and later guitarist Mic Harrison of the V-Roys, released
In the Valley of Dying Stars and
Last Call for Vitriol on New York-based Arena Rock Recording Company. Powers left in May 2003, and the band went on indefinite hiatus with Davis releasing a solo disc in 2005.
More on Forget Cassettes...
Led by the expressive vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Beth Cameron, Nashville-based
Forget Cassettes specialize in alternative rock/indie rock that is angst-ridden and emotionally intense yet highly melodic. Despite having a Nashville address,
Forget Cassettes have nothing whatsoever to do with country music, Americana, or roots rock; their material is alternative rock all the way. Formed in May 2002, when Cameron joined forces with drummer Doni Schroeder, the band’s debut album,
Instruments of Action, was released by the independent, Nashville-based Theory 8 label in 2003.
Salt,
Forget Cassettes' second album, was released by Theory 8 in 2006. In 2007,
Forget Cassettes landed a European distribution deal with London-based One Little Indian Records/Tangled Up Recordings, home of artists such as Bjork, The Twilight Singers and The Pernice Brothers.
More on Midpoint Music Festival...
Only in its sixth year, the Festival and Music Industry Conference is considered one of the most important proving grounds for independent artists rising through the industry ranks, showcasing thousands of artists from all over the world. Past Conference keynote participants have included Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Bootsy Collins, Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers), Art Alexakis (Everclear), Jody Stephens (Big Star), and Pat Dinizio (Smithereens).
For more information about
MPMF, visit:
www.mpmf.com.
For publicity requests related to the pre-parties or keynote conversation, please contact Sean Rhiney at: sean@mpmf.com
For more information about Superdrag and John Davis, visit:
www.superdrag.com and
www.johndavismusic.com.
For publicity requests please contact: Jeffrey Smith, jeffrey@crash-avenue.com
For more information about Forget Cassettes, visit:
www.forgetcassettes.com
For publicity requests please contact: Aaron Hartley, aaron@theory8records.com
