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May 10, 2007
Joshua Tree Music Festival rocks out May 18 through May 20
As the weather continues to warm, outdoor festivals become more prevalent. And though Coachella is now in the rearview mirror, the Joshua Music Festival is on its way.
The festival will take place May 18 through May 20, featuring bands from all over the world including Los Amigos Invisibles from Venezuela and The New Deal from Canada.
What is great about recent music festivals is their “green” agenda.
Like Coachella, the Joshua Tree Music Festival encourages carpooling to the site, recycling the biodegradable products at the event and even uses biodiesel for the generators, donated by TurkeyTown Biodiesel.
The festival also includes a Kidsville which offers daily parades, stargazing, arts and crafts, face painting, juggling, a playground, bubbles and puppets.
Coachella could have used a Kidsville. I watched parents pushing strollers through crowds of patrons who were passing joints and dancing crazily. Not the best environment for children.
If you bring 10 non-perishable food items to donate to the Conscious Alliance Food Drive you receive a Joshua Tree Music Festival limited edition poster.
Coachella offered a free water bottle when you recycle 10. The only thing they didn’t mention was that you had to buy the water inside the event and could not bring in outside bottles for recycling.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to this year’s Joshua Tree Music Festival and I encourage readers to write in with their experiences for those of us who are missing out.
On the upside, the Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival will be taking place Oct. 20 and 21. So if you couldn’t make it out next weekend, get a jump start on the October festival.
Joshua Tree Music Festival May line up:
Los Amigos Invisibles
Garaj Mahal
The New Deal, fea. Dave Murphy of STS9
Rhythm Council
Heavyweight Dub Champion
Ganga Giri
Be Good Tanyas
Prezident Brown
Pnuma Trio
Brett Dennen
Hunkamama
Meltone
Trampled by Turtles
Po’ Girl
Axis Brothers, fea. Wally Ingram
Goddess Alchemy Project
Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra
Omar Torrez
Blvd, with Souleye
Vegitation
Maneja Beto
Scott Huchabay
Mojow and the Vibration Army
Solid Ray Woods and the Raw Soul Revue
Local Music Calendar: May 10 — 17
The Vault: 14 E. Vine St., Redlands
9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 — Hobo Jazz
The Performance Loft: 345 N. Fifth St., Redlands
7:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 — Buffalo Blues Band
Market Night: State Street, Redlands
Tonight — Broken Arrow, Crystal Marie, and Sounds Divine
Farm Artisan Foods: 22 E. State St., Redlands
6 p.m. Friday, May 11 — James Nation Trio
Angel’s Road House: 32464 Dunlap Blvd., Yucaipa
10 p.m. Saturday, May 12 — Kisses
The Vibe: 1805 University Ave., Riverside
8 p.m. Friday, May 11 — Charley Horse, Mad Marge and the Stonecutters, the sleeping Sea King and the Hellions
Lake Alice: 3630 1/2 University Ave., Riverside
8:30 p.m. Friday, May 11 — Under Cover ($6)
8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 — Under Cover ($6)
The Press: 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont
9 p.m. Tonight — Ryan Seward and DJ 33 66 North
10 p.m. Friday, May 11 — DJ Jordanian
10 p.m. Saturday, May 12 — DJ Jordanian
10 p.m. Sunday, May 13 — DJ Jordanian
The Wire: 247 N. Second Ave., Upland
7 p.m. Friday, May 11 — Capulet, A Hearts Affair, Unarmed, and Chiasmata
7 p.m. Saturday, May 12 — Science Fiction Theatre, 200 West, Late Night Avenue, AXIS and donny
7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 — IN:AVIATE, Day Two, and The Ready Aim Fire!
Next Week: Buffalofest
Posted by Darcie Flansburg at May 10, 2007 11:28 AM