Nerdapalooza 2010

I’m back behind the blogging wheel! That’s right, folks, hex here, with a brand new Nerdapalooza site. If you’re reading this on Facebook, Myspace, or Blogspot, head on over to http://nerdapaloozafest.com for the new face of Nerdapalooza’s web presence. It’s still a work in progress, but I’ll be giving it all of my unconditional love!

Well, where to start? It’s been a crazy time for us over at the Nerdapalooza camp! I guess, it’s best to start with our second headliner to announce!! The Protomen, the amazing rock opera about the Megaman franchise in a dystopian future setting, are the newest addition to the Nerdapalooza line up! They have been added to the new “Who’s Playing?” page along with these amazing artists:

• The Megas :: Amazing Megaman themed rock
• Shael Riley :: Phenomenal nerdy pop
• Uncle Monsterface :: Returning with their musical hijinks
• The great Luke Ski :: The Prince of Parody himself
• Jay Tholen :: Local chiptunes master
• Odd Austin :: Up-and-coming comedy musician

For those playing the home game, you may have caught that Shael Riley has joined the roster with Beefy and are now asking if that means the first ever live performance of The Grammar Club… well, you would be correct! The Grammar Club will be performing for the first time live thanks to the magic of Nerdapalooza! This is NOT a show to miss!

And folks, we are STILL not done announcing people! We have more artists to come, so stay tuned! If you are already sold, however, feel free to make your way over to our ticket booth and pick up a ticket or 3 to Nerdapalooza 2009!

This also sounds like an appropriate time to announce who is in fact going to act as emcees for the event! While other notables might be asked to jump in to say a few words, like they have in the past, the hosting responsibilities are going to belong to none other than Genoboost of Game Music 4 All and MisterB, the two halves that make the podcast, Letters vs. Numbers. Here’s a taste of what you have to look forward to…

If you are hard on cash this year or would like to throw in a helping hand to Nerdapalooza on principle, we ARE still looking for volunteers! Just send an email to Masurao of Krondor Krew, our Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteer@nerdapaloozafest.com and he will hook you up as a volunteer at Nerdapalooza. To jog your memory, we only ask for three hours of volunteering a day during these 12 hour days, (for a total of 6 hours of volunteering), where we work with you so you won’t miss your favorite bands. In return, you get in for free! Contact Masurao for more info.

Now, over at the Nerdapalooza twitter, I’ve started doing a kind of a “Free Song of the Day” tweet. It hasn’t been faithfully everyday, but I do it when I can. It’s a way to share the amazing music I already find for free. Today I wanted to share Find the Top by one of our artists, My Parents Favorite Music. It was featured on GM4A’s free album, Heavy Troopa is Ready to Launch You can download the entire album here, or watch the amazing video here…

So, I’m going to keep working on that, occasionally posting about that here, too!

Lastly, for those that were caught unawares, I’m on the local radio show Nerdy Show, found on WPRK 91.5. We have finally stolen some of the interwebs just for ourselves over at www.nerdyshow.com. We now have archives up, dispense the scoop on Nerdapalooza news there, have great nerdy music weekly, and plan on having amazing guests in the future! Keep your eyes peeled there, too!

Well, enough babbling… I’m off to go get some lunch.

Much nerdy love,

[hex]