February 2012
10 posts
THIRD WAVE OF BANDS. HOLY...
We heard you. We get it, you want us to release more bands. Well we have more. AND THEY’RE SO SICK AAAHHH OH MY GAAAHD!
Here you go you little bloodsucking music fiends:
Hunx and his punx
Heavy Cream
Cough
Internal Void
Ramming Speed
Timbre
La Des Les
Just soak that in for a second and then faint and then wake up and then ask yourself, “wait… was that a...
Lucky You
We’re extending our deadline for band applications to the following Tuesday, Feb. 21st due to some BIG DEAL band announcements coming up. SO that means if you thought you had run out of time, you haven’t. That also means there’s no excuse to not turn in your band application because you have a whole extra week!
So if you want to play along side bands like:
LOWER DENS
-OR-
These...
ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT SOON
Snow my God! We’re going to announce our third wave of bands within a few weeks. And guess what? IT’S AWESOME. Like… you have no idea. If y’all were stoked before, you’re probz gonna lose it. Because we’re losin’ it. Because of… uh… how good the bands are… so, yeah… music.
ALSO, if you’re in the Harrisonburg area, come to...
Don't Forget
6 Days left to send your Macrock Application.
YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME If it’s post marked before the 14th, WE’ll TAKE IT!!
Also, coming up this weekend [Saturday the 11th]:
Macrock XV Presents:
Hooking Up, Monuments, Sundials, Gifts from Enola
Downtown 34. 8pm. $6 -> Be there or be square.
CountDownnn
Countdown for the Deadline for Applications starts today:
I promise you, your Valentines Day is going to suck if you don’t get your application in.
Macrock won’t love you anymore..
January 2012
11 posts
Brand Spankin New Website
Hey ya’ll! We just launched our new website, IT Looks soooo snazzy. If you don’t take my word for it, look for yourself: http://macrock.org/
yep,
Kirsten
Tombs (!)
Sooo a lot of people are stoked on Tombs, as well they should be. This sludge metal band from Brooklyn will be sure to liken the ears of headbangers, moshers, and yes, even you, pretentious hipster. (By the way, what are you doing still rocking that flannel? Don’t you know stripes are the new plaid?) Technically proficient with sick breakdowns, this band knows what they’re doing, and...
HEY RICHMOND KIDS
(And others, who should care) You can add The Diamond Center to that kick-a$$ list below of bands who will be showing up at Macrock.
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music2/diamondcenter.jpg
I personally have seen The Diamond Center’s live twice and love them more and more every time.
Check out their website here: http://www.diamondcentermusic.com/ And listen to some of their tunes.
...
Just a few things you want to know.
Hello fellow attenders, participators, and straight up lovers of Macrock,
Here’s a few things you know you want to know:
First, I know we have announced both the 1st and 2nd wave of bands. But I wanted to put them all together so you can start to fantasize about this year’s Macrock:
Algernon Cadwallader
Big Troubles
creepoid
The Beets
Infernal Stronghold
Self Defense Family...
This band is playing.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13005-lower-dens-brains/
Lower Dens is one of our confirm bands. wut wut
Check out this post on Pitchforck about them.
yeah yep.
Second Wave of Bandz!!
Youuuu guuuyyyys!!!! We’re super stoked to release more band info! Here’s the list! It rules! Call all your friends and tell them to come to Macrock! And your roommates! And your enemies, because we don’t care if you don’t get along!
Drum roll pleeeaaase,
Teenage Cool Kids, Total Slacker, Lower Dens, Valkyrie, Black Anvil, Forest Fire, Tombs, Jeffery Lewis, Invisible...
Creepoid!
Creepoid is part of our first wave of bands! They’re a cool low-fi foursome out of Philly and they’re definitely worth listening to/seeing. Think badass 90s grunge. Then think about listening to their sick record, Horse Heaven. THEN DO IT! Trust me, you’ll like it.
http://creepoid.bandcamp.com/
Here’s a link to an interview with these awesome folks. It’s a year old,...
WE'RE BACK!!
Sorry for our lack of updates, Tumblrfolk; we’ve been busy listening to bands and planning the Shenandoah Valley’s largest indie music festival! But don’t fret, we’re back, and we’ll be posting several times a week.
Stay tuned for videos, interviews, band descriptions, restaurant suggestions, general Harrisonburg tourism information, etc.
ALSO: We’re...
April 2011
1 post
THE TIME HAS COME
MACRoCk is TODAAAAYY!! You can get tickets at Court Square Theater starting at 3PM and tomorrow starting at 12PM!! They are 25$ for the weekend and 15$ for day badges. Get there EARLY, sweet bands are playing that you definitely don’t wanna miss!!
March 2011
7 posts
Panels 2 of 2
Hello ya’ll! New updates on some cool panels! Since our screen-printing panel was so popular last year, we decided to bring it back, except with some changes. If you are unfamiliar with the panel last year here’s how it works: You bring a t-shirt to the Laughing Dog located on 82 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. The Laughing Dog looks like this:
Once inside you can choose to...
PANELS 1 of 2
Panels
Panels are likely the most important and rewarding aspect about the Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference. Each year open discussions and talks take place during the afternoon of the 2nd day of the conference. Most topics deal with important issues to college radio and the independent music community. On occasion, topics branch out to various loosely related subjects like war,...
Adam Smith Interview (from Invisible Hand)
Invisible Hand is a band from Charlottesville, Va. The members play in a lot of other bands. They released their first full length, Invisible Hand, on Funny/Not Funny Records late last year. Their drummer, Adam Brock, has a band called Borrowed Beams of Light that are recording a new record as well. They are also playing this year’s conference. Jeff: Adam Smith. Musician. Songwriter. Bartender....
Interview with Brooke Waggoner!
Brooke Waggoner is a Nashville, Tenn.-based musician who will be headlining Court Square Theatre on April 2 during MACRoCk 2011. Brooke was kind enough to take my call and discuss her past MACRoCk experience and her writing process for her latest full length album Go Easy Little Doves. Check out her music at http://music.brookewaggoner.com/
Jeff: Thanks for speaking with me. You’ve performed at...
MACRoCk announces full line up!
We’ve listened to all the applications and have made some final decisions! We’re happy to announce that the MACRoCk XIV schedule is up: www.macrock.org/bands.
For all the bands that applied and didn’t make it, we want to let you know that we have had even more applications then last year and it was very hard to arrive at this line-up. We hope that you will apply again next year and continue to...
Screaming Females Interview w/ Jeff Byers
Screaming Females are a band from New Jersey and are playing the 2011 Mid Atlantic College Radio Conference. Marissa and Jarrett were kind enough to answer some questions about their new record “Castle Talk,” what it’s like to make a music video and the possibilities of getting beat up by a super villain.
1. How would you describe your band’s sound to a friend vs. your...
February 2011
8 posts
MACRoCk Announces 4th wave of bands!!!
MACRoCk is proud to announce that we’ve added Red Clay River, Spirit Family Reunion & Gringo Star to the lineup of this year’s MACRoCk!!!
For those wondering, we’ll have the full line-up to announce as soon as we can confirm the accepted bands, so continue checking back this week. The posted schedule will be available on our bands page.
Lastly, pre-sales are still available through March...
Third Wave of Band Announcements!
MACRoCk is happy to announce our third wave of bands! Bouncing Souls, US Christmas, Pulling Teeth & Capsule are all playing this year’s conference! In case you hadn’t heard, MACRoCk pre-sale tickets are available for purchase over at our registration page! Buy your tickets now and save money later! We’re also aiming to have the entire schedule up in the next week or two! Get...
MACRoCK Pre-Sales are up!!!
MACRoCk XIV presales are live! $20 weekend badge will get you into more than 12 showcases for 90+ bands! Head on over to www.courtsquaretheater.com to get your pre-sale badge today!
We’ll be announcing more bands in the next few days, we’re sorry for the delay! Stay tuned!
MACRoCk Band Application Deadline Extended!!! →
Due to the high volume of requests to continue submitting applications to MACRoCk, we have decided to extend the deadline to February 14th, 2011. Applications must be post marked by this date in order to be considered! You can download the application under the “Band” section of our website. In addition to this extension, we have some exciting announcements coming up regarding the third wave of...
January 2011
5 posts
WatchPujol-Too Safe
Pujol is one of the headliners for MACRoCk this year. Dude released his Blue Series 7” out on Jack White’s Third Man Records label.
He’s also working on an xmas split with Turbo Fruits.
Also, who wanna go larpin wit me?
MACRoCk 2nd Wave Band Announcement
MACRoCk is proud to announce the 2nd wave of bands for this upcoming MACRock: S. Carey, Pujol, Cannabis Corpse, Inter Arma, Pianos Become the Teeth, Timbre, Super Vacations, Invisible Hand, 1994!, The Extraordinaires, Snack Truck, and Dangerous Ponies.
Keep tuned, we’ll have a 3rd wave to announce shortly. And please don’t forget band applications are due FEB 1st! Head over to...
BAND APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 1st!
Hey ya’ll,
Been receiving a lot of emails asking if it was too late to send in band applications for MACRoCk.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Head over to http://macrock.org/bands for the application and postmark it by February 1st. HOPE TO HEAR Y’ALL.
April 2010
15 posts
Thank you Thank you Thank you!
On behalf of the MACRoCk 2010 Committee, we just wanted to say Thank you to everyone who made this year great. All the venues, venue staff, volunteers, bands and attendees: this has been one of the best MACRoCks to date, and we hold you all responsible for why it was so. We all had a blast and now that we’ve finally recuperated from the weekend we’re ready to start planning for next...
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