Pre-Fest BBQ

[hehateme]

Announcing the 5th annual installment of the pre-Festival BBQ at Corktown Tavern. Past events included a Gotham Grooves showcase in the Brooklyn Lofts and last year's memorable "Live Wrong: Festival Edition". This year, we are bringing together techno artists of like mind and style from Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit to eat, drink, dance and be merry before the techno onslought of the Festival proper begins... 12 hours of pounding techno in this classic two room Detroit venue with indoor and outdoor areas. As always, cheap drinks and food available. Party starts at 5pm Friday, ends at 5am Saturday.

Artists confirmed so far include:

Representing Minneapolis: Bryan B. (SoundScene, Minneapolis), Jon Hester (Convergence, Minneapolis), Centrific (Intelliphunk, Minneapolis) and DVS-1 (Foundation, Minneapolis). Representing Chicago: Frankie Vega (In Your System, Chicago), Avex Axiom (Zuvuya, Chicago), John Patterson (Koncept, Chicago) and Mindbender (WaxAddict, Chicago). Representing Detroit: Jason Patrick (Klectic, Detroit), Josh Surma (Klectik, Detroit), Matt Caputo (PeopleMover, Detroit) and Geoff Johnson (LightSpeedDetroit).

Other artists to be announced or confirmed.

1716 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI

one block west of Old Tiger Stadium

$5 before 10pm, $10 after
18+ to enter, 21+ to drink

[mikdondadon22]

you do realize NOBODY reads ANY of this crap you keep posting

[xlr8ted]

Fred he's just mad cuz this BBQ is giving the Queens BBQ a run for its money.

[grimac313]

New additions: Matthew Martin (Meotic, Chicago), Steve Price + Mike Sturgis (d tek, Detroit). more to be announced...

[grimac313]

[grimac313]

updated flyer and lineup!

[grimac313]

set times announced, subject to change:

downstairs:

5:00- 6:00pm Tim (Bang!, Cincinatti)
6:00- 7:00pm Steve Price + Mike Sturgis (d tek, Detroit)
7:00- 8:00pm Bryan Benting (SoundScene, Minneapolis)
8:00- 9:00pm Geoff Johnson (Electromechanics, Detroit)
9:00- 10:00pm Jon Hester (Convergence, Minneapolis)
10:00- 11:00pm E-nots (NBFC, Chicago)
11:00- 12:00pm Josh Surma (Klectik, Detroit)
12:00- 1:00am Mindbender (WaxAddict, Chicago)
1:00- 2:00am Overfiend (Hej Records, Detroit)
2:00- 3:00am Centrific (Intelliphunk, Minneapolis)

upstairs:

9:00pm- 10:00pm Matthew Martin (Meiotic, Chicago)
10:00pm- 11:00pm John Patterson (Koncept, Chicago)
11:00pm-12:00pm DVS-1 (Hush/Foundation, Minneapolis)
12:00- 1:00am DJ Psycho (Detroit Techno Militia)
1:00- 2:00am Jason Patrick (Klectik, Detroit)
2:00- 3:00am special guest*
3:00- 4:00am Frankie Vega (In Your System, Chicago)
4:00- close Avex Axiom (Zuvaya, Chicago)

*to be announced

[grimac313]

Help wanted!

I need assistance with the door. No cover if you work for an hour. Chaos begins at 5pm. Serious inquiries only. Please send me an e-mail to grimac313 at yahoo.com.