Kohoutek Festival 2011

Another taste of THE OCTOPUS PROJECT

2011-04-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

Here's another tune by our Saturday headliner; completely different from the last "Wet Gold" song I posted; below is a video for "Porno Disaster" (an image I'm trying not to think of) from their first album "Identification Parade" released in 2002. The song gets REAL(ly) good at the :30 mark.

2011-04-19T08:40:00.001-07:00

3 DAYS UNTIL TO KOHOUTEK.

Friday 4PM.

Saturday 12PM.

Pitzer Mounds.

AFTERPARTY: Space Jesus

2011-04-18T21:40:00.001-07:00

Here's a short preview track from our afterparty DJ, Space Jesus. Steezy DUB if you know what I'm gettin' at.

fear not, the nite ate me (preview) by SPACE JESUS

2011-04-18T14:48:00.000-07:00

4 DAYS UNTIL KOHOUTEK.

Friday. 4pm. Pitzer Mounds.

ARTIST: DJ TONY FRESCH

2011-04-18T14:41:00.001-07:00

Opening for our Saturday night headliner is DJ Tony Fresch; Having opened for Diplo and opening for Steve Aoki the Tuesday after Kohoutek, I have no cooler way of saying it, but Tony is definitely about to blow up on the electronic music scene. Take a look at his own original "Oh No Techno" below, and if you've ever wondered what the sensation of dancing unbelievably hard in the middle of a jungle would be like (more commonly know as the genre Moombahton) there's a few songs for that as well...

Oh No Techno! by DJ Tony Fresch

Electro Spin (Tony Fresch Moombahton Edit)-Peruz & Sala & Takeshy Kurosawa by DJ Tony Fresch

ARTIST: COSMONAUTS

2011-04-18T14:27:00.000-07:00

Our 5C radio station KSPC has been generous enough to spearhead the band the Cosmonauts for Kohoutek! Playing mellow garage rock that is super indicative of their Orange County upbringing, what makes the Cosmonauts such an awesome up-and-coming local band is their ability to make it all so fun to dance to live. The energy picks up and it's an easy sell to a living body, especially when they pull out the classic 3 minute rock-n-roll songs. Below is a video for their song "Flower Bomb", and THANKS to KSPC for funding them!

http://www.kspc.org/

ARTIST: Modal Tease String Band

2011-04-15T13:15:00.000-07:00

Local artist Modal Tease from Mount Baldy! Some really unbelievable folk, old time string band music making the trek down for Saturday afternoon. Can't put up music, but below is a link to their Myspace page, where they have some tunes!

Modal Tease String Band Myspace

CONGRATULATIONS! Battle of the Band Winners

2011-04-15T13:06:00.000-07:00

Congrats to the student band winners from Battle of the Bands, who now have slots to play at this year's Kohoutek!!

Nora and the Brights

Sparagmos

Sleepy Feet

Chess

Apollo

And thanks so much to all who played, you are awesomely unbelievable and I look forward to seeing you all live again sometime sooooon!

ARTIST: THE MORNING BIRDS

2011-04-05T22:27:00.000-07:00

Yet another Kohoutek band to look forward to: L.A. based alternative/indie rock duo the Morning Birds. Definitely stripped down kind of rock sound, not too many bells and whistles which is a superbly nice change of pace; here's the video for their song "It's Then You'll Know":

Here's their myspace for more info:

The Morning Birds Myspace

ARTIST: BEAT CONNECTION

2011-04-02T12:14:00.003-07:00

Here is song "Silver Screen" from another one of our Kohoutek artists, duo Jordan Koplowitz and Reed Juenger who make up the group Beat Connection. They self-define their sound as like, "waking up to a sunset", and I have to say I don't disagree; I wouldn't mind waking up on the Pitzer mounds after a night of Kohoutek and hearing this. (Plus, they're kind of cuties.)

Beat Connection - Silver Screen by abeano

Also, if you want some more info and music take a look at their Myspace: Beat Connection

Now Accepting Kohoutek T-Shirt Designs

2011-03-28T14:41:00.000-07:00

Submit a design for this year's KOHOUTEK festival, because everybody loves somebody who becomes infamous from making a cool shirt for a music festival.*

Some things to include:

38th Annual

Kohoutek Music and Arts Festival

April 22 and 23rd

maybe a comet or something spacey

Submit your designs to Laura at lsilverb@students.pitzer.edu

DEADLINE IS APRIL 3

DOOO ITTTT.

*not guaranteed.

More on American Royalty

2011-03-28T10:38:00.000-07:00

I don't know exactly why that Pharoahe Monch song is at the beginning, but I am digging it; definitely many points to American Royalty. Here's a link to a video of them re-recording a sped of version of their song "For the Record". Super awesome, especially when the vocals kick in. GET PUMPED.

Phantogram?

2011-03-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

Liked this review on the BBC website of Phantogram's Eyelid Movies, commenting on how their music sounds like, "drunken robots walking arm and arm down the Champs-Elysees.":

BBC Review

Artist: PHANTOGRAM

2011-03-11T07:42:00.000-08:00

We've solidified our second headliner: Phantogram! They hail all the way from New York (yeah!), playing this really titillating and awesome combination of electronic samples, synth and live guitar; A sort of dancey, indie-rock aesthetic that will be certifiably enjoyable at Kohoutek. Below is my favorite song of theres "When I'm Small" from their 2010 album Eyelid Movies.

Here's their myspace for a little more info: Phantogram Website

Some Space Sh*t

2011-02-16T19:20:00.000-08:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Kohoutek

For everyone that doesn't know, Kohoutek got its name from a long-term traveling comet discovered sometime in the early 70s. Good call Lubos.

Artist: ARToFFICIAL

2011-02-16T19:16:00.000-08:00

ArtOfficial- "Big City Bright Lights"

Hip-hop with a smidge of jazzy-ness, good rhymes and smooooooothhhhhhh.

Good good good stuff

Here is their website: http://www.artofficialmusic.net/

Artist: AMERICAN ROYALTY

2011-02-16T17:51:00.001-08:00

American Royalty- Lately

Here is a new addition to the Kohoutek lineup: American Royalty! Really awesome melding of strong rock sounds combined with this dancey electronic undertone that makes all of their songs just exciting to listen to. This song is from their album El Ardemo released in November 2010.

DOPE. I SWARE IT.

DOPE. I SWEAR IT.

THANKS NANDIES FOR THIS

Here is their myspace with some more music: http://www.myspace.com/aroyalty

Artist: THE OCTOPUS PROJECT

2011-02-16T17:04:00.000-08:00

The Octopus Project- WET GOLD

First addition for headliner for Kohoutek 2011, indie, electronic, experimental, digital, alternative mish-mash sound dopeness is The Octopus Project from Austin, TX