dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
DECIBEL in the PARK
Saturday, September 27 @ Volunteer Park Free! Gate opens at 1pm / All ages
Someday near the end of the world the white-hairs will speak with stars in their eyes the legend of a dance party that took place on a simple Saturday afternoon at Volunteer Park in the heart of Seattle. The storytellers will drool and twitch just a bit as they describe the funky dance mania, the spontaneous combustion that erupted one pleasant day as a thousand dancing freaks jumped and spun and yelled and disrobed and had the dirtiest, filthiest fun of their lives with performers who were creating not only for the dance floor but also with it, for the magic moment of Now and the community who lives for it. They will speak of the inaugural live music showcase in the great outdoors of the city; they will speak of Decibel in the Park.
Currently the Glitch Mob is straight conquering the known and unknown world with their celebration of distorted, sample-heavy, bass-ridden sounds and bizarre noises from other planets cut in with intelligent hip hop lyrics, unexpected beat switches, and the distinct flavor of music history in the making. A fun ferocity and love of the outdoor aesthetic unites the artists performing at Decibel in the Park and the crowd will concur ecstatically with no choice but to worship at the altar of dance. With fellow bass fanatics and bold risk-takers Noisemaker, Michael Manahan, Jacob London and local crunk-band sensation Truckasaurus, the lineup for dB in the Park is so sick, it’s practically dying. The obese bass beats will no doubt crazy-make the crowd into a scene of wild, unabashed debauchery; it doesn’t matter if you come in stilts or khakis because your mind will be blown. You WILL dance like you have five-thousand fevers, you will foam at the mouth and will crawl out of there soaking wet with your brain coming out of your ears. Join the freaks and immerse yourself in the future of electronic music and filthify your life – because one day, they’ll tell stories.
For more information on this showcase and the rest of the festival, please visit the Decibel Festival 2008 website here.
Buy TicketsWhere: Volunteer Park
Source: http://www.dbfestival.com
Price: FREE
When: 1:00pm Sat 9.27.08
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Reviews & Previews
Ra
The Pacific Northwest outpost may seem backwater, but it's also a Petri dish of passionate geekdom and musical fanaticism. That's why it stands to ... (residentadvisor.net)
Cedric Ross
Shilo Urban has been giving me a crash course on the meaning of Decibel Festival. With her daily inspirational rants such as “dude! you gotta go se... (blog.culturemob.com)
Eric Grandy
The Truckasauras sound is lo-fi and robotic, but their pixilated jams are structured more like traditional rock songs than repetitive techno. And w... (thestranger.com)
Kelly Davidson
While my friends and I stepped outside and took a break from Sascha's set, we ran into Bob from Jacob London, who ended up being a seriously nice g... (mel.opho.be)
Jennifer Marston
Kratz has, perhaps, the loosest definition of what The Glitch Mob’s sound is: “We want a new name every time. If someone asks us what the name is, ... (xlr8r.com)
Sasha Frere Jones
Though there is an obvious affinity of sound...“heavy drums and low end thump is a must,” as Lazer Sword’s Bryant Rutledge, a.k.a. LL, put it—there... (newyorker.com)
Ed It
ccording to edIT, “The idea behind the name 'Certified Air Raid Material' has often been misunderstood with violent connotations and negative under... (365mag.com)
Michael Manahan.Com
Michael Manahan, innovator and mainstay of Seattle's underground dance music community, produces music and events as nourishment for the soul. (michaelmanahan.com)
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Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave. E.
Seattle, WA 98112-2805
- Phone: (206) 748-1551
- Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
- Web: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=399
User Reviews
8 Comments. Add Your Comments
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: Oi VAY!
Hell yeah! The best right herrrrr.
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: Shilo Urban
dB in the Park is ON!
Ah this showcase is going to change the way you perceive the forward direction of music! Plus it will no doubt be one of the most straight-up FUN times of the Decibel Festival!
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: King Louis XIV
FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
Wow, one of the best shows in Seattle all year and it is FREE! You are pretty much a big dumb ass if you don't come out and check out this show! The music will blow yer mind!
dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park
Parties; Community; Music: Electronic, Hip Hop, Special Event
Comment by: Nikelle Nikelle
CALLING ALL FREAKS!
This is a FREE show and features some of the most fun-loving, intelligent, most engaging performers of the festival. Everyone is invited and especially:
Hoola hoopers, Stilt Walkers, Twirlers (no fire, sorry it's the MAN not me), Go Go Dancers, Pop-and-Lockers, Robot dancers ,Belly dancers, People in costumes, Poi twirlers, People with body paint, People who want to do live body painting on their friends while the show is going on, Candy ravers, (hell why not)...you get the drift, right?
Basically, we are looking for people who love, no really LOVE, to have fun and want to come and rock out outside to the best showcase of the festival. For FREE. So come out, dress in crazy psychedelica and dance! Bring your toys and let's show them how we do in Seatown. TELL YOUR FRIENDS! INVITE EVERYONE! THIS IS A FREE SHOW!
Truckasauras
Musician
Comment by: Shilo Urban
WHAT THE TRUCK?
If you haven't seen Truckasauras, where the hell have you been? Obviously not in Seattle because these guys have been bangin' out hot sweaty feverish nights of dance mania from the Capitol Hill Block Party to a dilapidated warehouse. So get yer yokel gear on, grab that red, white, and blue trucker hat, pour yourself a double of Maker's Mark and GET DOWN with America's #1 Electro Truck-Hop band!
God I love you guys.
Jacob London
Musician
Comment by: Shilo Urban
GO SEE JACOB LONDON
These guys will just be coming off a killer set at the Decibel Festival in Seattle where they were booked for a sweet outdoor with Truckasauras and the Glitch Mob and will be bringing the energy right down to our cleaner sister city, Portland. DO NOT MISS THIS SHIT.
NoiseMaker
Performing Artist; Musician
Comment by: Nikelle Nikelle
This is all I ever hear:
Noisemaker's the shit!
NoiseMaker
Performing Artist; Musician
Comment by: Teh Intoxicologist
3 days before Halloween
wear your freakish costumes.