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MACRoCk Announces More Panel Information!

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

MACRoCk is happy to announce the final wave of panels at the conference. They are as follows:

Screen-prints for Free Freety-Free
DATE: April 2nd, 2011
TIME:1:00-3:00pm
LOCATION: Laughing Dog (82 South Main Street)

Come to Laughing Dog, a local screen-printing shop, and get a free screen-print. Here’s how it works. You bring a t-shirt or an article of clothing, we screen-print one of two MACRoCk designs onto that shirt for free! Don’t have a t-shirt? That’s ok too, Laughing Dog will have some blank shirts available for purchase as well. Designs by Jeff Crag and Seth Bauserman!
*NOTE*:
Please do not bring bags to screen print, and please minimize to one screen per person.

Love Your Momma Earth
DATE: April 2, 2011
TIME: 12:30-1:30
LOCATION: Shenandoah Bicycle Company (135 South Main Street)

Whether you ride a bike in the freezing cold to conserve gas or simply throw your bottles into the recycling bin, this panel is for you! We have a ton of earth-loving people showing up to this event including Friendly City Food Co-op and the Farmers Market, EARTH club, Shenandoah Bicycles, and a bunch of musical artists. Come listen to some lovely speakers and sample delicious smoothies from PULP while you get excited for the showcases to begin.

Speakers:
Suzi Carter (Marketing and Membership Coordinator for Friendly City Food Co-op)
Justin Van Kleeck (Assistant Manager of the Harrisonburg Farmers Market)
The Petrol-Free Gypsy Carnival Tour
JMU’s EARTH Club and Cycle Share
Shenandoah Bicycle Company and PULP
Gifts From Enola
Dangerous Ponies

MACRoCk Announces Initial Record Label Exposition Participants!!!

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Each year MACRoCk showcases a label exposition during the day on Saturday. Independent labels, booking agencies, PR groups, distros, local businesses, and independent vendors selling art and wares all participate in a garage sale style event heralding in what they have new to offer.

This year the Label Expo will be held at Blue Nile from 12 Noon till 4PM on Saturday, April 2nd. This year’s participants include:

Funny/Not Funny Records | Funny/Not Funny Records
Flannel Gurl Records | Flannel Gurl Records
Rorschach Records | Rorschach Records
Speaker Tree Records | Speakertree Records
Church Hill Records| Church Hill Records
Jeff Guinn | Jeff Crag
Abby Rose Antiquities/Collectibles | Abby Rose Antiques
Linnaeus Cosmetics | Linnaeus Cosmetics
Topshelf Records | Top Shelf Records
Worthless Junk | Worthless Junk
Nonsense Nonsense | Products benefiting the Nonsense Nonsense Literary Zine
Amanda Wilson + Gwendolyn Garrett | Locally made crafts
WTJU | WTJU
Elliott Downs | Elliot Downs

MACRoCk Announces Panel Information!!!

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference is excited to announce our first wave of Panels! Panels are likely the most important and rewarding aspect about the Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference. Each year open discussions and talks take place during the afternoon of the 2nd day of the conference. Most topics deal with important issues to college radio and the independent music community. On occasion, topics branch out to various loosely related subjects like war, politics, d.i.y. ethics, and grassroots organizing.

Two of this year’s 4 panels include the following:

Put My Band On That!
DATE: April 2, 2011
TIME: 11:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Clementine (153 South Main Street)

It takes a great deal of committed people to make a show happen. While it’s easy to recognize bands as the main element of a show, there are many awesome people behind the scenes making shows happen. We’d like to recognize the booking aspect of music. Come and listen to booking agents who know their way around the music industry. If you’ve ever wanted to get involved in booking, whether it’s festivals or house shows, this panel is for ya’ll!

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Cable – Owner and Senior Booking Agent at Panache Booking for Health, Monotonix, Turbo Fruits, Pujol, Julianna Barwick, An Albatross, among other great bands. Michelle also organized the Bruise Cruise, a 3-day Caribbean cruise & music festival featuring The Black Lips, Vivian Girls, Surfer Blood and Turbo Fruits. Panache Booking

Daniel White – Independent Label Collective Distribution and Blood & Ink Records are two of his biggest affiliations, Daniel has also booked many shows in the Lynchburg area over the last 6 years and has an invaluable perspective.

Jacob Wolf – Owner of Holy Smokes Booking. Jacob is dedicated to bringing new music and arts to Charlottesville, VA. Books for Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, but also presents shows practically anywhere in town you can think of.

Independent and College Radio
DATE: April 2, 2011
TIME: 1:30-2:30pm
LOCATION: Clementine (153 South Main Street)

There has been a great deal of discussion in the media about radio. Politicians debate funding for NPR while Congress passes the Local Community Radio Act. But is radio still relevant in the 21st Century with an increasing internet presence? Come hear WTJU, a college radio station based in Charlottesville, and WRIR, an independent radio station from Richmond, discuss these issues and what it means to small radio stations and independent music. Topics range from the future of radio, how to get involved, and why radio is valuable. Bring your questions and let’s get a conversation going!

SPEAKERS:
WTJU (Charlottesville | wtju.net)
WRIR (Richmond | www.wrir.org)