This week's free ticket giveaways!

Josh Ritter / Eric Bachman
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Workplay in Birmingham

Widespread Panic
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9-10
BJCC in Birmingham

Nickel Creek
Sunday, Nov. 11
Alabama Theater in Birmingham

Voodoo Fest is coming up, Oct. 26-28!

The Capstone just finished giving away tickets to Voodoo Fest in New Orleans. Congratulations to all the winners! This is going to be an awesome weekend. Here's some info on it, sent to me by Voodoo Fest itself. Impressive, eh? ;) Check out our Archives for more press releases and information.

VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE:

CULTURAL INFLUENCE OF NEW ORLEANS

REFLECTED IN 2007 POSTER

In a city known for its unique mix of cultures, this year’s VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE poster will reflect the varied influences of New Orleans.

The 2007 poster created by acclaimed New Orleans artist Lionel Milton--who has designed the posters for five prior VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE’s--will be unveiled this Thursday, October 4 at Milton’s Elleone Gallery space and will remain on display there throughout the month. The evening’s festivities will also include the music of Big Sam’s Brass Band and DJ Soul Sister and will mark a weekend long grand opening celebration at Elleone Gallery (2001 Magazine Street) in the historic Lower Garden District of New Orleans.

“This year's Voodoo Music Experience poster was inspired by the gumbo of musical contributions from my hometown of New Orleans,” says Milton. “The Crescent City has its own feel of funk, groove, rock & roll and of course jazz. That mixture of creativity gave me more than I needed to project the image of funk I created this year. New Orleans has its own way of seeing and doing things. I think Voodoo captures that well and it made it easy for me to be inspired visually.”

VOODOO’s three full days of music--October 26, 27 and 28--will kick off with appearances from Rage Against the Machine, Kings Of Leon, Toots & the Maytals and M.I.A. (Friday); the Smashing Pumpkins, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Sinead O’Connor and Tiёsto (Saturday); Wilco, Dr. John, Fall Out Boy, the Black Crowes and Common (Sunday). More than 120 acts will appear in the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE’s three distinct performance areas--Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and Le Carnival--each of which highlights a unique side of the personality of New Orleans.

Ticketing, Will Call and free Bike Valet will be set up on the NOMA Lawn. $40 single day tickets, $115 3-day weekend tickets and $450 LOA Lounge (VIP) passes are currently available via www.voodoomusicfest.com. All tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

To download copies of the day-by-day line-up with set times, along with information about transportation, travel and other general topics, visit the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE website at www.voodoomusicfest.com.

Bottle Tree keeps me posted... and then I keep YOU posted. :)

I received another one of those super-nice-and-thoughtful, informative emails today about an upcoming show at Bottle Tree in Birmingham. We'll be giving away tickets to it, by the way. Keep listening to 90.7 The Capstone for ticket and event info! And great music, of course.

Anyway, here's the email:

Howdy all
Just wanted to let you know or remind you (whichever fits) about this show at Bottletree:

Through the Sparks/Office/Earlimart
Bottletree
Monday, October 15th
9pm Sharp

Earlimart is a great band from LA's Silverlake scene. They recorded in Elliott Smith's old studio and have been thrown in the same circles with Grandaddy. The band was recently featured on KCRW. Check out their performance below.
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb070821earlimart

Office is from Chicago. They put on a great energetic performance. They sometimes dress in Office attire. They're gaining a lot of momentum.

Through the Sparks will be going on first at 9pm. Don't miss these hometown boys before they head to New York the following day to perform at CMJ Music Marathon. Please come show your support.

It's going to be an awesome show.

Check out some you tube videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv1BHv_NlJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLBX8tjRLeQ&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOGHoywmMko

Hope to see you at the show,
Travis
(Please pass around and repost this info as much as you can)

Our Giveaways for October 8-12

Just thought y'all might want to know that we'll be giving away tickets to these shows this week:

Kings of Leon
Oct. 10
Alabama Theater

Avett Brothers
Oct. 12
Workplay

Drive By Truckers
Oct. 12
Workplay

The Echo Project
Oct. 12-14
Atlanta, GA

Cowboy Mouth
Oct. 13
Workplay

The Donnas/Donita Sparks/American Bang
Oct. 14
Bottle Tree

Raul Malo
Oct. 14
Workplay

Ryan Adams
Oct. 15
Alabama Theater

Earlimart/Through the Sparks
Oct. 15
Bottle Tree

Man Man/Nowhere Squares
Oct. 16
Bottle Tree


We offer the tickets randomly throughout the day and evening, but these shows almost always give away tickets:

The Jake and Steve Show
(Mon-Fri, 7-9 AM)

The Jake and Yahweh
(Mon-Thurs, 5-6 PM)

The Goat Show
(Fri, 2-4 PM)

The Hardy Monster
(Fri, 4-6 PM)

Guess what? It's Bargain Ticket Time!

SPECIAL $25 TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!

LIVE IN CONCERT

KINGS OF LEON

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB

and MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA

OCTOBER 10

ALABAMA THEATRE

BIRMINGHAM, AL.

Don’t miss this incredible show with

KINGS OF LEON and BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB! It’s a one of a kind performance at the intimate Alabama Theatre.

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Voodoo Fest is coming up, Oct. 26-28! We have tickets for our listeners...

VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE

GETS NEW SITE WITHIN

NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK

T0 ACCOMMODATE ONGOING RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PARK

This year’s VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE--set for October 26, 27 and 28--has a new location within its New Orleans City Park home. Adjacent to the site utilized in 2006, the new location is situated closer to Tad Gormley Stadium where the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE was born in 1999.

After festival-goers enter the grounds in front of the New Orleans Museum Of Art (NOMA), they’ll walk by the 200, newly planted 6 foot Crepe Myrtle and Oak trees. These new trees are part of the ongoing efforts outlined in the park’s master plan to “preserve and improve park spaces for recreational, educational, cultural and beautification purposes.” More than 1,000 trees in City Park were toppled or extensively damaged after 90% of the park was flooded in the 2005 storms.

“Last year’s site was incredibly beautiful,” says Stephen Rehage, founder/producer of the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE. “But after seeing the new trees in front of the museum, I just could not figure out the logistics of setting up the event around them. It actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise because the new site is perfection and we still get to showcase NOMA and the park to the rest of the world.”

VOODOO’s three full days of music--October 26, 27 and 28--will kick off with appearances from Rage Against the Machine, Kings Of Leon, Toots & the Maytals and M.I.A. (Friday), the Smashing Pumpkins, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Sinead O’Connor and Tiёsto (Saturday), Wilco, Dr. John, Fall Out Boy, the Black Crowes and Common (Sunday); more than 120 acts will appear in the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE’s three distinct performance areas--Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and Le Carnival--each of which highlights a unique side of the personality of New Orleans.

Ticketing, Will Call and free Bike Valet will be set up on the NOMA Lawn. $40 single day tickets, $115 3-day weekend tickets and $450 LOA Lounge (VIP) passes are currently available via www.voodoomusicfest.com. All tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

To download copies of the day-by-day line-up with set times, along with information about transportation, travel and other general topics, visit the VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE website at www.voodoomusicfest.com.

Ticket Update from The Echo Project!

The Echo Project three-day eco-responsible music festival announced that it is selling Saturday/Sunday and Sunday only tickets beginning Tuesday, September 25 at 12 p.m. EST at www.the-echoproject.com and 1-800-594-TIXX. Saturday/Sunday tickets are $135 and Sunday only tickets are $85. Three-day passes are currently available for $155.50 and will soon go up to $178.50.

15 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Trees For The Future, an organization that has been the steward of planting trees throughout the world since the early 70s in an effort to remedy the effects of illegal logging and unsustainable land management systems on the world's developing communities.

Patrons can also upgrade to a “Be Green Ticket” for $4.00. When a Green Ticket is purchased, Green Mountain Energy Company will provide, on behalf of the Green Ticket buyer, 500 kWh of renewable energy made from sources like wind and bio-energy. 500 kWh of renewable energy will offset the environmental impact of approximately 682 pounds of CO2, which is the equivalent of not driving a car 758 miles or the annual carbon sequestration of 40 trees.