“A squall is a sudden, violent, gust of wind usually associated with active weather or thunderstorms.”
“A squall line is a line of thunderstorms that have a common lifting mechanism. Lifting mechanisms tend to occur in bands“.
By the definition of “squall” and “squall line”, it’s safe to assume that the definition for “Squallfest” would be: A sudden, violent, gust of rawk that tends to occur within the bands on this line-up.
Now, what the hell is “Squallfest”?
Squallfest is a two-day music festival, held in Lexington, Kentucky with a portion of all tickets($18-$20) sales going to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. The festival, which will have two stages, will be held at the massive, 11,000sqft, live music venue Buster’s Billiard’s & Backroom in the Lexington Distillery District.(Fun Fact: the building that Buster’s now calls home was built in 1860 and was part of the first registered distillery in Lexington.)
That being said, if you love music or historical buildings or music held in historical buildings, you need to make the trip to Squallfest.
Now, let’s talk about the important things, the music. This line-up really does perfectly accompany the festival title (and made-up definition), all these bands pack a heavy punch of rawk fused with punk, metal, and rocknroll with one common factor running rampant through most of these bands; southern roots. Headlined by Nine Pound Hammer and The Dopamines, check out the schedule below, make your plans, “grab the ticket and take the ride”; all the cool kids are doing it!
Friday September 19th 2014
8:00 – Doc Feldman and the Infernal Method
8:45 – Christian Lee Music
9:30 – The Past
10:00 – Sonic Deville
11:00 – Those Crosstown Rivals
*Doors at 7:00 PM music starts at 8:00 PM sharp!*
Saturday September 20th 2014
(frontroom)
5:00 – Vibrolas
6:00 – Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound
7:00 – Josh Nolan
8:00 – Jeremy Porter and the Tucos
9:00 – Bad People
10:00 – The Dopamines
(backroom)
4:30 – Alcatraz Shakedown
5:30 – Todd Farrell Jr. & the Dirty Birds
6:30 – Paper Bridges
7:30 – Bohannons
8:30 – Alone At 3AM
9:30 – Ned Van Go
10:30 – Those Crosstown Rivals
11:15 – Nine Pound Hammer
Doors at 3:00 pm music starts at 4:30 PM sharp!*
Tickets: $10 day of show / $18 pre-sale – http://www.ticketfly.com/event/656321-squallfest-2014-lexington/
Playlist: Squallfest 2014 Playlist<
