Brattleboro Fest 3!

(Friday June 29, Saturday June 30 2007)

A celebration of underground music, culture, freedom, fun, and summertime...

Featuring performances by 28 bands in two days, as well as an action packed schedule of day time events, the third annual Bratt Fest is sure to be the grandest of them all--and possibly the most important thing for you not to miss this summer! Come by The Tinder Box (third floor 17 Elliot Street) Brattleboro, VT 05301 any time during the weekend starting at 1 PM Friday June 29 for a full orientation pamphlet that will guide you through the experience. There's a lot going on besides these shows, including: CAPTURE THE FLAG, BREAKDANCING WORKSHOP, FOUR SQUARE, FLASH-C RADIO-COORDINATED DANCE PARTY/TREASURE HUNT AROUND TOWN, THEATRE AND PUPPET PERFORMANCES, and way too much more to include on this list.

FRIDAY JUNE 29. 8 PM @ The Tinder Box (17 Elliot Street) Brattleboro, VT 05301. $5-10 (pay the bands!) All ages, no drinking (we'll kick you out for real)!
The Can Kickers (Legendary old-tyme punks from CT http://www.cankickers.com)
Wingnut Dishwasher's Union (Anti-punk with saxaphone and extra foot stomping http://www.angelfire.com/folk/sparechange)
A Fistful Of Dynamite (High energy indie/punk from NY www.myspace.com/afistfulofdynamite)
Jevon (Smooth local hip hopper)
Bread & Roses (Boston folk/country/bluegrass-punk http://www.myspace.com/breadandrosesboston)
Allamo's Basement (Pure outrage http://www.myspace.com/alamocellar)
Rev. Matthew (Local acoustic skate-and-die thrash metal)

SATURDAY JUNE 30. 8 PM @ The Tinder Box (17 Elliot Street) Brattleboro, VT 05301. $5-10 (pay the bands!) All ages, no drinking (you'll get kicked out)!
Mischief Brew (Philly folk punk superstar http://www.myspace.com/mischiefbrew)
JerkOff JackOff Frigface (Country punk from Brattle-Putney, TX http://www.myspace.com/jerkoffjackofffrigface)
SUPER SECRET BAND! (Don't miss it, but we can't tell you what it is)
Endless Mike and the Beagle Club (Catchy and political/smart--sprawling indie pop with all the saws, banjos, and fiddles you can handle http://www.myspace.com/beagleclub)
Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass (VT pop rock that's gonna get you smiling http://www.myspace.com/michaeljordantouchdownpass)
Nam Buddies (sloppy grunge rockers)
Brownbird Rudy Relic (a one man dynamite explosion of holler-blues/punk http://www.myspace.com/brownbirdrudyrelic)

SATURDAY JUNE 30. 8 PM @ The Common Ground (25 Elliot Street) Brattleboro, VT 05301. $5-10 (pay the bands!) All ages, Drinking=21+ (for real) James Brown Band (plays all your favorite hits!)
Fashion People (impossibly tight funk/punk rock dancing http://www.myspace.com/fashionpeople)
Moscow Mule (terrible noisy punk from Massachusetts) Otobenga (thrash metal from NY)
The American Motherf--kers (straight ahead hardcore/punk)
Sequoyah (noise)
Broken Glasses (NJ experimental)

PLUS AN ACOUSTIC SHOW during the day (time/place TBA) on Saturday June 30 featuring shugE, Alex Burnett, Solar Culture, Mark Leoonard, Dino, Brook Pridemore, and more!

IF YOU ARE COMING, YOU SHOULD BRING...tents, sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, snacks for in between meals, watter bottles (if you want to survive). YOU SHOULD BRING...skateboards, instruments, water guns, and dance moves (if you want to have maximum fun).

You should not bring jerks. Thanks to every jerk that doesn't come.

Don't write us asking to play this thing because (1) we are only booking our favorite bands in the world (2) there's 28 of them already! You can contact us about anything else though: tinderfriends@hotmail.com