Charlotte Pop Fest is a 2-day “power pop” music festival that will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th, 2008. It will mainly feature local and regional power pop artists/bands. The band line up is impressive and if you missed IPO, this will do just fine. Featured will be:
The Saving Graces (Winston-Salem, NC) – Frank Royster (Charleston, SC) – Ed James (Harrisburg, NC) – James Deem (Charlotte, NC) – The Vinyl Strangers (Athens, GA) – Tim Anthony (Syracuse, NJ) – Cool King Chris (Charlotte, NC) – Leisure McCorkle (Charlotte, NC) – Crisis (Charlotte, NC) – Mitch Easter (Kernersville, NC) – Shalini (Kernersville, NC) – Bryan Shumate (Charlotte, NC) – The Fire Apes (Charleston, SC) – Analog Daze (Charlotte, NC) – Steve Caraway (Gloucester, MA) – The Dukes of Stratford (Winston-Salem, NC) – Barry Holdship (Los Angeles, CA) – Carl Rosen (Charlotte, NC) – Jerry Chapman (Mt. Airy, NC) – The Stellas (Charlotte, NC) – Lindy Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx (Charlotte, NC) – The Smith Bros. (Columbus, OH)
Between now and July 4, 2008 James Deem and Ed James will be hosting a “popcast.” Each episode will feature a different artist/band that will be performing at Charlotte Pop Fest. You can subscribe via iTunes
Mark your calendars, Powerpopaholics!
More info on MySpace.com