Nerdapalooza

Nerd Invasion was the event of the weekend, kicking off what I’m calling Nerdvember, and it was a blast. Due to a few technical tweaks, a show that was intended on going until midnight ended up going straight until 5:30 in the morning. While each artist put their heart into their performance, I’m going to have to say my favorite went to Shael Riley’s performance, where he crooned over chiptunes renditions of his tracks (solo, Grammar Club, and Double Ice Backfire). Being 4 in the morning, those insane enough to still be alert when he mounted the stage pulled up chairs, giving the penultimate performance of the night a feel of an information age lounge singer.

Now safe at home, I’m recovering with a few plans in the works to make both Nerdapalooza and some of the music genres a little better. One of the really fun things about the weekend was having a cameo in a Dual Core music video. However, while at the shoot, apparently NONE were aware of the fact that we’re planning a Nerdapalooza Music Video Awards, so I thought I’d remind y’all again and say that details are imminent.

A big announcement is that we are going to be changing the date! Yes, I thoroughly apologize to any who may have already bought tickets to fly out here, but there was such a strong reaction to Memorial Day with the reasoning of proximity to Finals Week. It was something we had thought of, but didn’t think would have THAT big a reaction. As such, we are now pushing to the last weekend of June, so that it would be the 26th and 27th. I’ve done my research now, and it seems that this will be a good weekend, so we won’t be moving it again! Sorry once again for the inconvenience!

Also, our amazing sponsorship kit is now available upon request for any companies or interested parties that would like to sponsor Nerdapalooza. It’s an amazing opportunity to endorse a good cause, for we are a charity show for Child’s Play, and a great way to reach out to your target demographic. A sponsorship kit is available upon request. Just email us over at hex@nerdapalooza.org. If you are an individual and would like to donate to help make Nerdapalooza a success, visit our new donation page. Every donation WILL be remembered and every donor WILL be thanked. We’re still working on the exact recognition system, but until then, we are accepting donations.

Now, for those in the Orlando area, I would like to announce how lucky you are with all the amazing events coming up! As I mentioned, it is officially Nerdvember in Central Florida! We had Nerd Invasion to kick it off, for those of us lucky (or crazy) enough to have gone to it. This weekend coming up we have three events, one on Friday and two on Saturday.

• Friday over at Copper Rocket in Maitland from 9-11 is the birthday party for the original Emergency Pizza Party beauty, Betty Rebel! She is having a helluva party with a whole gaggle of Floridian rappers accompanying her with a special guest all the way from Washington! OH SCHNAPPS!!
• Saturday starting at 1pm at A Comic Shop on the corner of Semoran and University in Winter Park is The Gauntlet for all those who have been following The List. It’s going to be an AMAZING event with the Nerdy Show team in heavy presence with none other than I Fight Dragons chillin’ in the store! How could this be beat?
• Only by everyone heading on over to the AKA Lounge downtown to party with IFD when they open for the Diminutive Duke of nerd rap himself, mc chris! Wow!! This is not a day to miss!
• The following Saturday (Nov 21st) up at AMF Casselberry Lanes off of Semoran is the official Nerdapalooza CD Release Party! We’ll be showcasing artists that performed at Nerdapalooza 2009, so it’s bound to be one amazing event! More details over at this Facebook event!
• Then the Friday after that (Nov 27th), also known as Black Friday, we hop back to A Comic Shop for the Blackest Friday to celebrate the PHENOMENAL Blackest Night story arch going on in the DC Universe. They’ll be open for 36 hours straight with loads of frivolity, followed by…
• The Black Tie Kegger that’s taking place there the next day (Saturday 28th). Rob Tobias, aka mCRT, is having a host of Florida Nerdcorida’s finest performing to celebrate him gettin’ hitched, in a blend of classy and classless. It’s bound to be a great show that you won’t likely forget (despite the amount of alcohol you’ll consume TRYING to).

And finally, I am returning to my duties of reviewing albums, starting today. I’m going to try to have at least one a week, aiming to coincide with Twitter’s Music Mondays. If you aren’t yet, follow @Nerdapalooza on Twitter! Thanks as always for reading, folks! Hopefully this week, I’ll post on time.

[hex]