The
Sacramento Electronica Music Festival is the brainchild of Adam Saake,
a musician, artist and enthusiast of the local music scene. The idea
was simple: create an event, on a very limited budget, to celebrate and
recognize electronica artists in the Sacramento area.
Saake began to reach out to dozens of artists to gather support for
this event. He was taken back by the response. “It was overwhelming,
people were genuinely stoked on this idea,” he said. “I think they were
just happy to know that we would be creating an event that paid homage
to some really great Sacramento artists in this genre.”
Sacramento's electronica roots date back several years to a tiny coffee
shop off Freeport Boulevard where a band of artists called the Command
Collective created a scene. The collective included artists such as
Tycho, Chachi Jones, Dusty Brown, Tha Fruit Bat, Park Avenue and DJ
Muppetblast.
While some members of the Command Collective, such as Dusty Brown, are
still going strong in Sacramento, many perform less frequently. Tycho,
one of the collective's most acclaimed members, moved to San Francisco.
Today the electronica music community is as eclectic as the beats and
bleeps that emanate from their instruments. Artists such as City State
more closely resemble artists of the Command Collective past, while
bands like The New Humans, who employ preprogrammed beats along with
swirling piano and crashing drums, and Sister Crayon, who adds
pulsating finger-drums and vocal effects with their backing band, take
a group approach to the genre.
From Jan. 28-30, The Town House Lounge on 21st Street will host The
Sacramento Electronica Music Festival, three days of multi-genre
electronica music from local, regional and internationally acclaimed
artists.
On Thursday, the Bay Area’s internationally heralded MochiPet will
play. Toph One of XLR8R said of the musician, "his shit is dope!" Other
performers Thursday will include CityState, Seventh Swami, Thriftcar
and Vacant Persons plus DJ Whores, DJ !@N and DJ Crush Delight.
Friday’s portion of the event will be in conjunction with Shaun
Slaughter’s raucous dance night “FUCK Fridays.” The night will include
“FUCK Fridays” regulars Slaughter, Jon Droll and Roger Carpio, along
with performances by The New Humans and producer and dance-music maker
Melee Beats.
A reunion of the Command Collective will play Jan. 30, minus Jones.
Sacramento Electronica Music Festival
January 28-30
Townhouse Lounge 1517 21st St., Sacramento
For more info: www.sacelectronicafest.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219923526016&ref=ts
Buy tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93079
$10 for a three-day pass online or $5 per day at the door.
DISCLOSURE: This article was written by Clay Nutting of Concerts 4 Charity, an event producer.
For anyone who is interested.
Universally acclaimed artists will play this show.
Come check out local artists as well.
Killing it on Saturday will be Tycho.
Yes, its only $5 per night.
Only $10 if you buy a ticket here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93079
Under 21 is not admitted, but everyone over 21 definitely is!