Your Rogue Festival Preparation Kit
The Rogue Festival began yesterday, with a series of samplers that coupled with different ArtHop stops. There was a bigger party at Full Circle Brewing Co., where Rogue acts took the stage for 15 minutes at a time, previewing their shows.
The place was packed and there was a certain excitement in the air. You could feel the artistic spirit buzzing around. The Tower District will have that same aura this weekend, for sure. A few of this year's Rogue stars -- Baba Brinkman (The Rap Canterbury Tales) and Barry Smith (Jesus in Montana) -- were in attendance, as were local acts like Cosmic Hayride, Liesl Garner and Jose DeLoza.
Everything really gets going today, though. At 6:15 p.m., the first shows begin and they'll run steadily until 11:30 p.m. tonight. On Saturday and Sunday the Rogue gets going at 11:30 a.m., with at least 50 shows going on each day. Check out the online schedule or hit the Tower and pick up a Rogue Map, which is the bible to navigating the festival.
Here's a rundown of our Rogue coverage thus far, to help you plan your weekend:
-- Overview of this year's Rogue.
-- Weekend picks from Donald and myself.
-- My column: The Rogue trying to court a new audience.
-- More Rogue music options.
-- Feature story on Rogue performer Kien Lim.
-- Will Albritton's video "Putting on a Show," which follows the the cast of "A Muse of Fire."
-- Will's video from last year's Rogue.
Other Rogue links:
-- The Rogue's main site.
-- This year's schedule (Venues and show descriptions are on the right side).
-- Promotional videos and slideshows.
-- The Rogue FAQ.
-- Fresno Famous' interview with Rogue promo man Jaguar Bennett.
-- Another Famous story -- this time a feature on Rogue performer Mallory Moad.
Donald Munro and I will be reviewing shows like crazy this weekend and posting our reviews here on the Beehive, so watch for that. If you see something you like (or don't) and want to tell us about, you can send us a review or post it here.
Comments:
thanks for helping to spread the gospel!!!!
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Posted by: Gregory Taber at March 2, 2007 11:50 AM
My dearest Mike:
Thank you so much for the invitation to the Rogue fest. I am not not sure, however, that I need a tattoo, an encounter with a panhandler, legitimately disenfranchised or not, or want to end my travels in a fine city hospital. We enjoy a nice environment here in north Fresno. Come on up, and I'll show you around. I know you say you can never find a place to park. So, maybe take a bus. You can borrow one of my cars when you get here. At the gate, ring the housekeeper for the code. For music, we can catch some migrating herons leaving the lake. For the visual arts, hit the new Marble Slab Creamery (Cheesecake Factory somewhat limited in its color offerings) and get something gloppy. For theater, though, we'll make a beeline to the department stores.
Very truly yours,
Cee Pee
Posted by: Milkcrate at March 2, 2007 5:14 PM
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