The 14th annual Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk) will take place this weekend, April 1st and 2nd, 2011 in downtown Harrisonburg, VA.
This year, MACRoCk will be hosting over 90 bands. Some of the bands performing at MACRoCk are Bouncing Souls, Capsule, S. Carey, Screaming Females, Turbo Fruits, Algernon Cadwallader, Matt Leech, Timbre, Super Vacations, Invisible Hand, 1994!, Pulling Teeth, US Christmas, Cannabis Corpse, Inter Arma, Pianos Become Teeth, The Extraordinaires, Snack Truck, Dangerous Ponies, Snowing, Woe, Withered, Brooke Waggoner, Antlers, Gifts from Enola, Ocoai, Eternal Summers, Gringo Star, Air Waves, Arches, Andrew Cedermark, Sacred Harp, Heavy Cream and Pujol. MACRoCk will also be hosting a variety of speakers on topics such as Sustainability, Booking in the Music Industry, Independent Radio and Screen Printing.
The featured venues for this year’s showcasing bands are the Artful Dodger, Blue Nile, Clementine, Court Square Theater, Downtown 34 Music and The Little Grill.
All tickets will be offered the day of MACRoCk at the Court Square Theater Box office on Friday, April 1st from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, April 2nd from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Tickets are $25 All Access Weekend Badge or $15 for All Access Friday OR Saturday only.
MACRoCk was originally put on by student volunteers at James Madison University’s student radio station, WXJM, in 1997. The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conferenc was founded on the belief that corporate sponsorship and big business are not part of what makes music great. All MACRoCk performances take place at independently run and operated downtown music venues. Through grassroots organization and an all-volunteer staff, MACRock strives to promote independent music, thought, art, business and culture. MACRoCk is the largest independent music conference on the east coast and it offers an opportunity for bands, industry professionals and fans to interact and connect to support the music they love.
For more information about MACRoCk XIV visit www.mackrock.org or check out MACRoCk’s Facebook — Twitter and Tumblr.
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