5th Annual Far West Fest

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5th Annual Far West Fest
July 17th, 2010 Love Field, Point Reyes
Voted Best Music Festival in Marin!!

http://www.farwestfest.com/

WHAT: 2010 Far West Fest
• Benefits KWMR, Community Radio, Area Preschools, and Home Base/Love Field:
• Celebrates community, music, local food, arts and crafts, activism, and sustainability
• Takes place in a beautiful, accessible, family-friendly environment
• Supports local and regional nonprofits by providing a forum for information sharing and networking

WHEN: Saturday, July 17th 2009
• Gates open at 10:30
• Music: 11:00 am- 7:30pm

WHERE: Love Field, 11191 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Point Reyes Station

"Tickets are on sale now for the 5th annual Far West Fest, happening July 17th, 2010 at Love Field in Point Reyes. Enjoy two stages of great acts including The Pimps of Joytime, Monophonics, Sister Carol, El Radio Fantastique, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, Dgiin, Bo Bo Tempo and more special guests to be announced. Voted "The Best Music Festival in Marin" the Far West fest features local oysters and plenty more quality local food, The Beer Garden, arts and crafts, a kids’ zone and much more. Farwestfest.com.”


The Line-Up (more acts and Special Guests TBA):

-Pimps of Joytime: From Brooklyn, NY, this infectious act is currently the hottest funk band touring the United States
http://www.thepimpsofjoytime.com/

- Sister Carol: Reggae Legend and her big band
http://www.sistercarol.com/

- Monophonics: Voted “Best Marin Band”, just back from an East Coast tour, these guys stormed New Orleans Jazz Fest. They’ll be bringing special guests, TBA. Be ready to dance. http://www.myspace.com/monophonics

-El Radio Fantastique: Their own blend of musical theater and cabaret utilizes a splendid array of instruments & will move you to magical and mysterious places.
http://www.myspace.com/elradiofantastique

-Brindl and Friends: This Bay Area Singer-Songwriter’s soulful brand of folk nouveau, acoustic blues and sultry old time jazz has been captivating audiences up and down the West Coast and beyond.
http://www.brindl.com/

Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
San Francisco singer-songwriter Nicki Bluhm released her debut album Toby's Song in Summer 2008. Recorded at Mission Bells Studio and Pacific Dust Studio in San Francisco, Toby’s Song earned rave reviews as “[An] amazing album...Nicki has tapped into the Country-Folk and Blues side of Rock music that came up in the west coast in the 1960's and 1970's with Laurel Canyon artists like CSN&Y, Joni Mitchell and The Byrds..." (Wiretap Online). Jambase put it alongside breakthrough releases by Dr. Dog and Fleet Foxes as one of the Top Debuts of 2008, calling it ”a pearlescent treasure kicked up from the sand.”
http://www.myspace.com/nickibluhm

Dginn
http://www.myspace.com/dgiin
Named "Best World Band" by the North Bay Bohemian, Dgiin is an exciting
mixture of French-Gypsy-Funk with a twist of Django-esque Flamenco. Since
their inception eight years ago, the band has been creating quite a stir with their
memorable and energetic performances.
Dgiin's members are as diverse as their music and hail from France, El Salvador
and Ohio. Their music ranges from Paco de Lucia flamenco to Django Reinhardt
gypsy guitar with Tito Puente style salsa beats and unforgettable vocals.

Bobo Tempo is a band that brings energy and excitement to their music with original,cover and jam tunes that bring smiles to faces and dances to feet. Jeffrey Commons [ lead vocal and guitar], Perry Hooper [ guitar and vocals], Magi Barror [ keyboard, accordion, vibes and vocals], were formerly with the group "Music Club". Bass player Jerome Bohman also plays in the band "Just Friends". Brothers Tony and Sean Onorato [ percussion] spent many years touring in the band "Vinyl" , and also play in the band "Dub Squad". Lorenzo Ferlingetti , the regular drummer , will be in the Philippines, so joining the band will be Michael Pinkham formerly of the band "Albinos". The band does music in the style of reggae, funk, New Orleans, latin, rock and blues. If you like to dance, or even just like to tap your foot with a smile on your face, you will enjoy their music. Come early to Far West 2010 and catch Bobo Tempo!

Coastal Dave, One Man Band - Sanctified Cigar Box Guitar.

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The Far West Fest, the only festival of its kind in Marin County, has become a day synonymous with community. Now in our 5th year, we have enjoyed significant annual growth and evolution. We expect to host 2,000 West Marin, Regionally based, and traveling revelers in 2010.

FWF is a GREEN event with 100% recycling/ zero-waste, carbon offset options, and no plastic packaging on site. Food vendors are local purveyors of organic, sustainable offerings including oysters, fresh produce, grass-fed meats, and baked goods.

The festival hosts two stages, offering a lineup of blues, country, rock, folk, experimental, bluegrass and world music, internationally touring acts and local favorites. Past Far West Fest performers have included The Mother Hips, Camper Van Beethoven, New Monsoon, Hot Buttered Rum, Sambada, Poor Man’s Whiskey, Vinyl, Get Set Go!, HoneyDust, Hot Buttered Rum, Jerry Hannan, The Wronglers, Larkin Gayl, Tim Cain, Lyrics Born, Sean Hayes, Albino, Red Meat, The Green String Farm Band with Arann Harris, Chris Haugen, The Honey Dewdrops, and This Old Earthquake.


In addition to two music stages, the Far West Fest offers a supervised Kidz Zone that features interactive activities, healthful snacks, and kid-centric live music and storytellers. Clowns, jugglers, and other circus acts dot the landscape throughout the day.

Dozens of regional arts and crafts vendors line the periphery, and a “Localization Zone, sponsored by “Think Local First” offers area nonprofits an opportunity to interface and share their mission with the community.

FWF is a crucial fundraiser for area non-profits, including Home Base, KWMR Community Radio, and three area Non-profit preschools.


Home Base is the non-profit governing body of Love Field (home of West Marin Little League & the Redwood Empire Baseball League) serves West Marin with recreational commons, youth mentoring, and community gathering and open space.

KWMR Community Radio is recognized as a model for communities worldwide that struggle to create and sustain publicly owned airwaves. KWMR champions local and independent music and includes a roster of progressive and environmentally oriented, locally produced programming, local news, as well as engineering and production training programs for adults and youth. KWMR, “Homegrown Radio,” is listener supported, and sustained in part by events such as the Far West Fest.


More Community Partners Include:
The Environmental Action Committee (EAC), First 5 and Shoreline District School Readiness (Kidz Zone), Plastic-Free Point Reyes Nation, The Point Reyes Hostel, Waste Management, and The West Marin Citizen, The Coastal Health Alliance, Make It in West Marin (interactive workshops), The West Marin Lions Club, Think Local First: West Marin, The West Marin Chamber of Commerce, and The Dance Palace Community Center among others.

More Info

Link

http://www.farwestfest.com

Call

(415) 663-1171 (Box Office)

Email

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