Xmas in July 2009!

XMAS IN JULY FEST 2009!!

SATURDAY, JULY 25th 2009 12:30PM - SUNDOWNISH

DOUBLE DAGGER
Yesss! Mind bending minimal punk assault from beautiful Baltimore. New album titled, More, out now on Thrill Jockey.

VIDEOHIPPOS
Addictive lo-fi noisy pop/video projection overload from Baltimore.


FUTURE ISLANDS
Post-wave, bass heavy spazz party that totally rules from Baltimore.

DJ DOG DICK
Sleezy rhythms and rhymes from Baltimore slumlord, Max Eisenberg.

MAKE A RISING
Newly reformed with less members, greater power. Our absolute favorite West Philly avant-freakout!

READING RAINBOW
Sylvan influences, harmonies, and reverb mania from Philadelphia. New full length, Mystical Participation, out soon!

100 ACRES
Epic psychedelic and rhythmic post-rock from ex/current mems of Seven Twins & Ugh, God. Tour kick-off show!

SERPENTS OF WISDOM
A mystical journey of riffs and rhythm from Badmaster’s Brendan O’Connor.

RAD RACKET
Danger dangerous angular, energetic indie rock from West Philly. First hometown show in a real long time!

DRUMS LIKE MACHINE GUNS
A brotherhood of uncontrollable frequencies and feedback. Our neighbors will love this!

PLENTY MORE BANDS & SPECIAL GUESTS TBA IN THE COMING DAYS & WEEKS

@ THE NORTHEAST POLE
(9227 Walker Street —> Frankford & Linden Avenues in NE Philly)
$10+ Sliding Scale Donation // All Ages !

EXPECT LOTS OF BARBECUED FOODS, DRINKS, GAMES, XMAS CAROLS, XMAS DECORATIONS, & MUCH MID-SUMMER FUN TO BE HAD!

ALSO, ANY VOLUNTEERS ARE APPRECIATED AND NEEDED! AKA PASSING OUT FLYERS, GETTING THE WORD OUT, AND SETTING UP DAY OF FEST! WE VERY MUCH NEED HELP BUILDING TWO STAGES AND DECORATING! WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A FEW BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY TO RAISE MONEY FOR SOME MINISCULE EXPENSES! IF YOU CAN HELP OUT GET IN TOUCH ASAP!

AND OF COURSE, BRINGING MORE FOODS, BEVERAGES, & DECORATIONS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY IS ENCOURAGED!

IN CASE OF A RAIN DELAY, WE WILL BE MOVING ALL ACTIVITY TO WEST PHILLY’S PILAM AT 3914 SPRUCE ST!

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
FROM SOUTH, TAKE I-95 ACADEMY ROAD/LINDEN AVE (EXIT 32) TO LINDEN AVE, GO WEST ON LINDEN AVE ABOUT 0.8 MILE, MAKE RIGHT ON WALKER STREET, ONE BLOCK EAST OF FRANKFORD AVENUE
FROM NORTH, TAKE I-95 ACADEMY ROAD (EXIT 32) UP EXIT RAMP UNTIL ACADEMY ROAD, MAKE RIGHT AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, GO ONE BLOCK NORTH UNTIL LINDEN AVE, MAKE RIGHT AND TURN LEFT ONTO WALKER STREET

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
REGIONAL RAIL —> TORRESDALE STOP ON R7 (CHESTNUT HILL <—> TRENTON)! THEN FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS FROM TRAIN STATION: http://tinyurl.com/qbbyzy
OR TAKE SEPTA MARKET/FRANKFORD BLUE LINE EL UNTIL FRANKFORD TRANS CENTER (LAST STOP E. BOUND) THEN TAKE 66 BUS ROUTE UNTIL LINDEN AVENUE/GREGG ST STOP, WALKER ST IS ONE BLOCK EAST

ALL ROUTES ARE BIKE ACCESSIBLE!

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP OUT, DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME AT:

GeoffMcGov@gmail.com
215-847-5510

ALSO, MORE UPDATES AT THE FOLLOWING: http://myspace.com/geoff_mcg and http://twitter.com/GeoffMcGov