Silverlake, CA (Top40 Charts/ Pres Pak Public Relations) - SUNSET JUNCTION is rolling-out a special 30th ANNIVERSARY soiree in celebration of SILVERLAKE'S popular end-of-summer event - THE SUNSET JUNCTION FAIR - widely regarded as the eastside's biggest block party, with five music stages featuring a highly eclectic mix of both national and local acts, carnival rides, food booths, beer gardens, arts & crafts, a circus, DJ's, street performers and people watching on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 22. In honor of this milestone, a fifth "LOCALS ONLY" stage has been added, presented by THE FOLD, and featuring a wide cross-section of local buzz-bands. Additionally, a "30 DAY COUNTDOWN TO SUNSET JUNCTION" trivia contest will kick off July 21at www.sunsetjunction.org, offering daily giveaways, including 'THE PUNK ROCK RECORDING PACKAGE' courtesy of KING SIZE SOUND LABS; MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE HEADPHONES; ELVIS 75 boxed-sets and 25-song single CD's; FREE ENTRANCE to SUNSET JUNCTION along with 30th commemorative t-shirts and other valuable prizes.
SUNSET JUNCTION traditionally embraces it's rich diversity, which is always reflected in its musical line-up. This year, a MILES DAVIS tribute entitled "BITCHES BREW 40th RE-MIX" will take place in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Davis's jazz-rock-funk-fusion masterpiece, featuring his musical alumni with acclaimed eastside DJ's, in bridging the classic with the contemporary. A special laser light show will also be presented during the performance of Saturday's Bates Stage headliner - GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY and this year also features a strong Latin/Alternative line-up on Sunday's Bates Stage with Girl In A Coma, Insite, Division Minuscala, Aurum and Rolling Radio.
Other highlights include Rastafarian punks' Bad Brains, the communal/hippie vibe of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, retro, blue-eyed soul from Mayer Hawthorne, Electro/dance from Shiny Toy Guns, LA's original punk-funkster's Fishbone, classic soul from The Whispers and the Ohio Players, neo-soul artist Chris Pierce, Lee Scratch Perry, Dam Funk, The Crystal Antlers, Meshell N'degeocello, Big Daddy Kane and Sam Sparro among others.
Over the year's, SUNSET JUNCTION has consistently delivered the most cutting-edge, wide array of talent available, including such acclaimed acts as Lucinda Williams, X, Sonic Youth, Kinky, The Buzzcocks, The Black Keys, Hank III, Ben Harper, Conor Oberst, Sly & Robbie, The Cramps, Elliott Smith, Mike Watt, The New York Dolls, Chaka Khan, Mary Wilson, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, Dave Alvin, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Blasters, Los Lobos and more.
Comments Sunset Junction Street Fair coordinator, Micheal Mckinley: 'It is really exciting to be celebrating 30 years of diversity in the neighborhoods of Silver Lake, Echo Park and Los Feliz. Sunset Junction has had the opportunity to help local youth at risk, do community beautification, job training, mural painting, a weekly farmer's market and of course the annual street festival. Please join us in celebration August 21 & 22, 2010.
Following is the musical line-up for the 30th Annual Sunset Junction Fair:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
BATES STAGE
1:00 WHITE APPLE TREE
2:00 FEROCIOUS FEW
3:00 HANNI EL KHATIB
4:00 SAINT MOTEL
5:00 CHRIS PIERCE
6:30 DAM FUNK
7:30 MILES DAVIS/BITCHES BREW RE-MIX
9:00 GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY
HOOVER STAGE
1:00 BALANDUGU KAN
2:00 JIMMIE & MORAL GROVE
3:00 RYTHM ROOTS ALLSTARS
4:00 ORGONE
5:00 MEDUSA
7:00 EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING
8:30 THE OHIO PLAYERS
SANBORN STAGE
12:00 DJ PELAU
1:30 WHITE APPLE TREE
3:30 FEROCIOUS FEW
5:00 B-SIDE PLAYERS
6:30 BIG DADDY KANE
8:00 FISHBONE
9:30 BAD BRAINS
ELECTRO DANCE STAGE
1:00 CHRISTOPHER YATES CIRCUS
3:00 HYPHY CRUNK
4:15 DJ BRENT BOLTHOUSE
5:30 DJ ERIC CUBEECHEE
6:45 SPEAKER JUNKIES
7:50 PARTY CRASHERS F/DJ RUCKUS & CORY ENEMY
9:30 SHINY TOY GUNS - HYBRIDIGITAL f/WILD CHILD
THE FOLD STAGE/LOCALS ONLY (EDGECLIFFE)
1:00 THE SILVERLAKE CHORUS
2:00 MOSES CAMPBELL
3:00 SWEATERS
4:05 ANDY CLOCKWISE
5:05 POLLYN
6:15 EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
7:25 CHIEF
8:35 SPECIAL GUEST TBA
9:50 SPECIAL GUEST TBA
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
BATES STAGE
1:00 RAHEEM COHEN
2:00 AURUM
3:30 ROLLING RADIO
5:00 GIRL IN A COMA
6:00 INSITE
7:00 DIVISION MINUSCALA
8:00 EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
HOOVER STAGE
1:00 SPELLBOUND
2:00 RAY RICKY RIVERA
3:00 PERMANENT ABILITY
4:00 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS
5:30 MAYER HAWTHORNE
6:45 FREDDIE POOLE w/ELLIS HALL
8:00 THE WHISPERS
SANBORN STAGE
12:00 DJ WING KO
1:30 DJ CARLOS NINO
3:30 PALENKE SOUL TRIBE
5:00 BOBO MEETS RHETTAMATU
6:30 MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO
8:00 LEE SCRATCH PERRY
ELECTRO DANCE STAGE
1:00 CHRISTOPHER YATES CIRCUS
3:00 DJ ERIC NEUTRON
4:00 DJ GUSTO
5:00 DJ DEXTEROUS
6:00 DJ SPLICE
7:10 CC SHEFFIELD
7:25 CAROLINE D'AMORE
8:45 DJ DOC MARTIN
THE FOLD STAGE/LOCALS ONLY (EDGECLIFFE)
12:00 GWENDOLYN & THE GOOD TIME BAND
1:00 THE JANKS
2:00 WHEELHOUSE
3:00 LESLIE & THE BADGERS
4:05 RED CORTEZ
5:15 THE DEADLY SYNDROME
6:25 THE CRYSTAL ANTLERS
7:35 SAM SPARRO
8:45 INFINITY (female fronted tribute to Journey)
Sunset Junction is proud to produce the 30th Anniversary of Silverlake's beloved Sunset Junction Fair. The annual event was initially created to help ease tensions in the neighborhood, but has since grown largely in both attendance and scope. Revenue earned from the fair each year is invested right back into the community. The funds continue to help support programs designed to re-focus and educate at risk youth with comprehensive job training, soccer and sports programs, community beautification, art, safety and clean-up projects. To date, completed projects include 25 murals, after school sports and recreation programs, the Sunset Junction Soccer Club, job training, tree planting on Sunset Blvd., the building and maintenance of Triangle Park, painting murals for local businesses, ridding the area of graffiti, overall neighborhood clean-up and safety initiatives. If interested in learning how you can help support the good works of Sunset Junction, please reach out to [email protected].
For ticket purchase and updated information on the 30th Annual Sunset Junction Fair, please visit www.sunsetjunction.org. Tickets are $15 in advance; $20 at the door. 12 years-and-under is free; 65 years-and-older is free. Event location is 3700 to 4300 Sunset Blvd. (between Edgecliffe and Fountain) and 4000 to 4200 Santa Monica Blvd. (between Sanborn and Hoover). Saturday (8/21) 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. and Sunday (8/22) 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
