Category: Power Pop Concerts

The group Analog Daze, at Charlotte Pop Fest. From all accounts it was a great time. See some photos at Monty Chandler’s website.

I saw this comic at viruscomix.com and it made me chuckle so I wanted to post them and add the links to larger versions. I love ripping on crappy bands like Nickelback.

Those FREE popcasts hosted by James Deem just get better and better, so tune in and support the bands at the PopFest in July. The latest one (#15) features Andy Bopp of “Myracle Brah” a true guitar pop hero. You can download them on their Charlotte Pop Fest My Space page or through Itunes.

Yup. Another Power Pop festival is scheduled for August 29th – 30th in Austin, TX. I guess the SXSW fest isn’t enough for that city! This is a definite retro skinny tie power pop affair. Among the headliners of this 30-band weekend will be first wave UK punk artists The Boys (“First Time,” “I Don’t Care”), appearing for their first U.S. show in over 25 years, and Paul Collins’ Beat (“Rock N Roll Girl,” “Walking Out On Love”), Vancouver’s Pointed Sticks, and 20/20 (“Yellow Pills,” “Cheri”) are back together to bring the quintessential power pop sound to the masses, alongside fellow Bomp Records alumni Nikki Corvette (“You’re The One,” “He’s A Mover”). Get more info on My Space

Hear a classic from Paul Collin’s Beat…

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