It's the season for bathing suits and beaches, sunshine and BBQs,
fireworks and fun- perfect time for this year's SUMMERSHINE POP FESTIVAL!
Summershine will be held this year at the fabulous Art Barn, home to great
children's art. Headlining the festival this year will be very special
guest all the way from the UK, PHIL WILSON! Wilson, of course, was in the
much admired and imitated JUNE BRIDES in the mid-80s. After the group
split
in 1986, Wilson released a couple singles are the infamous CREATION
RECORDS. A couple of the orginal June Brides will also be joining Phil for
this special event!
Other groups include:
MARIA:
YAY! Records flagship band. The group is currently working on
material for a debut full-length album.
APPLE ORCHARD:
Originally from the Philippines the groups has released
tracks on comilations as well as eps on Humblebee Recordings and
Cloudberry
Records. A full-length album was released 2008 on Haymarket Recordings.
TALL TALES:
Fronted by Franklin For Short bassist Trevor Beld,
they
have
an album on Beehouse Records as well as a new ep, The Earthling.
THE TARTANS:
This bicycle loving quartet from LA has a couple
upcoming
singles, one on YAY! Records and the other on Cloudberry Records.
SWAY: Ventura's My Bloody Valentine, Sway has been
shoegaze fixture for years. The first single was out in 2001, followed by
their fabulous ep, The Milla Pink and Green in 2003 and their most recent
released- the Winter Heart ep (2005).
SILVERSCREEN:
Airy pop fronted by Chris Miller, an debut album
came
out in
2005 on Claire Records as well as a great ep Cloudberry Records (2007).
They will be playing their first show ever at Summershine.
PAM & TERI:
Fillmore lovable sibling duo, they have a single out
on
YAY!
Records and continue to charm listeners with increasing live appearances.
WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS:
YAY! Records newest sibling duo, the group
has
released cassette tapes on Pop Monster Records and Lost Sound Tapes.
Future
releases on YAY! Records are coming soon.
BANK HOLIDAY:
Another LA group, they have an album on Best Kept
Secret
Records as well as an upcoming album on Black Hand Records.
DEW WATS RT: A graduate of Brooks Institute in photography; originally
from Michigan.
In addtition to BBQ and beverages there will be some fantastic DJs
spinning for your pleasure:
JEFF GRIMES: Local music laurete, Grimes also fronts two bands: The Broken
Strings and The Bad Trips.
MARION HODGES: Writer for blogsite/promotion group
Squaregirls:http://squaregirls.blogspot.com/
GRADY RUNYAN: Owner of Ventura record store Grady's Record Refuge, also
plays with Jeff Grime in The Bad Trips and The Broken Strings.
BRIAN CUNNINGHAM: Member of YAY! group, The Tartans, Cunningham is
veteran
of LA clubs and DJ team Substance.
JOSH REDMAN: KCSB general manager and host of radio show
5...4...3...2...Fun!, also plays in Watercolor Paintings
ERIC KAYSER: Owner of Ventura record shop, Buffalo Records; previously
ran
record label
RICH YVARRA: First put together the Summer Pop Festival last year,
also in
the mix this year.
Presale tickets are available at:
Grady's Record Refuge
2456 E. Main St
Ventura, CA
Buffalo Records
105 S. Oak St.
Ventura, CA
SUMMERSHINE POP FESTIVAL
Saturday July 5, 2008
856 E. Thompson Blvd
Ventura, CA 93001
1PM/ ALL AGES/ $5
for more information visit:
www.myspace.com/summershinepopfest08
or email:
eric@yaylabel.com
Hope to see you there!
And show up early, it gonna be super fun!!!!
www.yaylabel.com