[Imc-events] IMCFest tonight!

[Arun Bhalla]

The second day of IMCFest is tonight!

IMCfest 2003 was so fun that we decided to have another one and it's
two days this time. On Saturday, May 1st we'll have 2 stages at the
University YMCA with 5 bands, a short film, and a zine slam. On
Wednesday, May 5th we'll have 2 stages at the Canopy Club with 9 bands
and 2 films. The events are $3-$50 sliding scale so for a mere $6 you
can see 14 bands, 3 films, and a 'zine slam on 4 stages. Never a dull
moment with the IMC Shows Group.

We raised $1600 towards the Capital Campaign and the Shows Group at
the last IMCfest and we hope to do it again. When the IMC acquires a
new building of it's own, we will need funds to build our own shows
space so that C-U can once again have a permanent all ages non-smoking
volunteer operated independent music venue. 14 bands are donating
their performances to this event, let's make it worth their while by
packing the University YMCA on Saturday and the Canopy Club on
Wednesday!

http://shows.ucimc.org/imcfest2004.html

IMCfest - International Labor Day
May 1st from 7 PM until 11:30 PM
At the University YMCA
1001 South Wright St., Champaign
All Ages, $3-$50 sliding scale

IMCfest - Cinco de Mayo
May 5th from 6 PM until 2 AM
At the Canopy Club
708 South Goodwin, Urbana
18+, $3-$50 sliding scale
$3.50 Margaritas, $2 Coronas

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, in conjunction with The
Canopy Club, WEFT 90.1 FM, and the Hub, is having a follow-up to its
highly successful fundraiser last August. IMCFest 2004 will take place
at the University YMCA on May Day from 7 PM until midnight and at the
Canopy Club on Cinco de Mayo from 6 PM until 2 AM. This festival will
be a fundraiser for the UCIMC--100% of the money collected at the door
will go directly to the Independent Media Center. Help the shows group
get a new PA, book more bands, fix up our OWN concert space, and more.

IMCFest 2004 will be a two-night multimedia event featuring 15 bands
and four independent films. Music groups at the fest will range in
styles from folk to rock to punk. The May Day event is all-ages; the
Cinco de Mayo event is 18+. See below for a list confirmed bands and
films.

May 1st and May 5th are days to celebrate independence and grassroots
struggle. May 1st is Labor Day celebrated by workers all over the
world. International Labor Day commemorates the struggle for the 8
hour day by workers in Chicago in 1886 and the Haymarket Martyrs who
were targeted by the government as part of that struggle. May 5th
(Cinco de Mayo) commemorates the victory of an outnumbered Mexican
peasant army over foreign invaders.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

May 1

G. Lee and Jet Blonde

    "Lee has a beautiful, airy voice, and combined with her acoustic
    guitar, she spins gold-threaded webs around listeners....This is the
    kind of quality music that should be playing on the radio." - Holly
    Rushakoff, The Octopus,Champaign, Illinois

Missing in Action

    Local female-fronted straight-up punk rock. Complete with mohawks.

jigGsaw

    A local old school pop-punk band. They have been accused of
    "fus[ing] up-tempo melodies with loud, experimental riffs and vocal
    dynamics reminiscent of Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl." Very catchy.

DIY

    Loud, high intensity rock drum and guitar duo. Featuring
    ex-Buzzards, ex-Empty Orchestra, and ex-Goldsmith Jones. Did I say
    loud already?

Green Light Go

    Local power pop foursome featuring IMCsta Jenny Stewart.

May 5

Water Between Continents

    Instrumental indie rock. Only much, much better than you've heard
    it done before.

Wanamaker

    Chicago-based jangle pop. Wanamaker is nice enough to stop off at
    IMCFest from their tour, so come see them! Featuring Janet Kim of Kim,
    and Brent Olds, ex-Poi Dog Pondering and ex-Johnny Socko.

i:Scintilla

    i:scintilla is Champaign's best local industrial
    band. Female-fronted, they put the "dark" back in "darkwave."

Solips

    Veteran local power pop band, unrelated to polyps. Check out their mp3s.

Nu Orbit Ensemble

    Nu Orbit Ensemble features Tom Paynter (from Ear Doctor) on
    keyboard and flute, Jason Finkelman on berimbau and percussion, Chad
    Dunn (G. Lee and Jet Blonde and many others), and Jay Eychaner on
    synthesizer.

The Hags

    The Hags are an all women a capella (plus drums) singing group
    with funky attitude and fair shares of silliness and political
    seriousness. Infinite fun. "Worms shit dirt but they don't eat
    concrete." The Hags are exactly what the IMC is all about, independent
    community-oriented radical music that you won't hear many other
    places.

Joni Laurence

    Joni Laurence sings, plays guitar and writes songs, not unlike
    lots of other girls with guitars. So, what makes her stand out? The
    truth is, Joni's music is everything you already love about acoustic
    music -- strong vocals, meaningful lyrics and memorable melodies. Joni
    has worked hard to become a well known singer-songwriter throughout
    central Illinois and up to Chicago. Her influences include the Indigo
    Girls, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Suzanne Vega, Nanci Griffith, and Paul
    Simon.

Cynthia G. Mason

    A Philly-based singer/songwriter, Cynthia is touring with
    Wanamaker and is also nice enough to stop and play for us. Her
    folk-rock sound has been described as "placid delivery and appealing
    production [that] have lulled me into believing Pennsylvania is a
    modern-day utopia with mood-lighting."

Rodeo Girl Collective

    Band members describe themselves as rock "through a classic rock
    filter." Curious yet?

The Films

May 1

IMC Newsreal Cancun 2003

    IndyMedia's documentation of the 2003 WTO protests in Cancun. 28 min.

May 5

Storm from the Mountain

    The video tells the story of the 24 unarmed, ski-masked rebel
    leaders of the Zapatistas, joined by thousands of indigenous, Mexican,
    and international supporters in their mission to address members of
    the Mexican government to demand democracy, liberty, and justice for
    the indigenous peoples of Mexico. The perfect way to celebrate Cinco
    de Mayo, as the Zapatistas and others continue to struggle for true
    independence and peasant rights.

    This movie will be shown at 6 PM. 70 min.

Land and Street

    A collaboration between IMC-Italy, IMC-Argentina, and Vrije Keyser
    Televisie in Amsterdam, this video tells the story of the
    Argentinian economic collapse and how the people are creating
    autonomous organizations such as the piqueteros and neighborhood
    assemblies to both solve their own problems and struggle against
    neo-colonization by global capital. No Pasaran!!

    This movie will be shown at 7:15 PM. 40 min.

Mission

Indymedia is a global network of collectively run media outlets for
the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of
truth. We are motivated by a love and inspiration for people who work
for a better world despite corporate media's distortions and
unwillingness to cover efforts to develop an egalitarian and
sustainable society.

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots
organization committed to using media production and distribution as
tools for promoting social and economic justice in the
Urbana-Champaign area. We are dedicated to addressing issues that the
mainstream media neglects and we do not conceal our politics behind a
false objectivity. We will empower people to "become the media" by
providing democratic access to available technologies and information.
Capital Campaign

The UC-IMC's Capital Campaign to buy a building of its own,
establishing a permanent presence in our community, is in full
swing. The capital campaign seeks to raise $100,000 by this
December. In just a few months of active fundraising the Capital
Campaign already has $37,000 in the bank.

The UC-IMC is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. All donations to
the capital campaign are tax deductible as allowed by law. Those who
would like to make an anonymous or one-time contribution to the IMC
capital campaign can send donations by mail to:

Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
ATTN: Treasurer/Capital Campaign
218 W Main St, Suite 110
Urbana, IL 61801-2725