Post by suzannarchy on Dec 13, 2005 14:10:39 GMT -5
woah! so i just got an email from the chris at plan it x fest 2006 that is going to take place this summer in july. this will be the 3rd ever, and i have been to the first two and they have been soo much fun so. i highly recommend going.
so here is the deal.
this year its not going to be a tour. its going to be more like a summer camp in bloomington indiana. I am probably going to live in santa fe next summer because in june we have a fest here in that we put on called get awesome fest which is kind of similar. but smaller and more of the new mexico, southwest, westcoast scene.
(if anybody is interested in coming for it or playing let me know!! we can set it up)
but in july i would make the trip to bloomington for planitx fest and then after that i am going touring on my bike down the west coast. (thats the tentative plan as of now)
But what i was thinking was that this could be a chance for all the kids to meet. kc, chicago kids, st.louis, little rock, okc. all our crew that lives all over the states. and we could kind of have our own little party/reunion/friend tour thing.. and then we will probably make a bunch of new friends from all over the US!
so here is a copy of the email. or there is more info on www.plan-it-x.com
if you are interested let me know. we can start planning now!
hello. this is chris from plan-it-x.
we are doing a fest this year. i thought i would tell
everyone i know at once. sorry.
please direct all fest emails to:
pixfest2006@yahoo.com
here is the deal.
plan-it-x fest 2006 JULY 5th-11th bloomington IN.
for the last two years plan-it-x records has done a
fest. the 1st year was our 10 year anniversary and we
had a 32 band, 3 day show in our hometown of
Bloomington, Indiana. Everything went really great,
about 600 kids came and we made 6,000$ to benefit two
local, radical, causes: the midwest pages to prisoners
program (that makes it's home in boxcar books) and
mother hubbard's cupboard (a free food pantry.) it was
really fun. it worked well. last year we decided to
try and bring the fest to other places and we loaded
nine bands (34 people) onto a 38' school bus and went
on a 30 day tour of the east side of the country. the
shows all went well but the tour proved to be very
stressful and tiring. we didn't really achieve the
level of community building and person to person
connections that we hoped to, nor did we raise as much
money for good causes. we made less than 3,000$ for
the benefits.
this year we have decided to stay home.
to imagine this years plan, start with the idea of a
punk rock summer camp.
the FEST begins on JULY 5th at a park at 4:00pm. this
will be ORIENTATION. there will be a short speech then
some time to meet your teachers and meet each other.
there will be WELCOME PACKS provided, with maps of
town and buildings that have classes in them and a
guide to local shops. this will also be the time when
you can figure out where you are staying and how to
get there.
the fest activities begin on JULY 6th. during the day
there will be CLASSES. teachers from bloomington and
teachers that are coming to the fest will teach
classes on a wide array of subjects. there will be DIY
skills classes, like how to do stuff. there will be
lecture style classes on many topics, political,
social, sexual, ethical, history, science....and so
on. there will be radical training classes that
discuss and train for direct action, protests, dealing
with cops, revolt and revolution. the classes will
vary in length. some will be all 5 days, some will be
a one day/one session class. the teachers will decide
this. students will have to enroll in classes by
emailing/calling/writing the teachers. this way the
classes will have a serious focus, unlike a typical
workshop/skill share environment where students come
and go during the class which i think can be counter
productive and very distracting. enrolling in classes
will also solve the problem of classes being too
large, since we expect 600+ kids to come again. the
class size will be determined by the teacher. many of
the classes will try to tie in some sort of community
benefit, like for example, there might be a class on
the midwest pages to prisoners program and during the
class students will package books, or mail packages.
this way, in some cases, people will learn and help at
the same time and our community/punk scene will
benefit from the invasion of 600+ kids. classes will
be held at various locations downtown and on campus,
hopefully a lot will be outside. the info on
classes/teachers/locations will be posted by APRIL
1st.
sometime during the day in a park close to town there
will be a LUNCH break and a SWAP-MEET. this will last
for 1-2 (11:00-1:00?) hours and food will be provided
for free by either local bloomington kids or out of
town food not bombs chapters that will hopefully be
simultaneously teaching a class on food not bombs (you
see where we are going with this?) the SWAP-MEET will
be a chance to trade or sell goods. once again, like
the first fest, there will not be distros at the
shows. we don't want the shows to be about selling
stuff. bands might sell their stuff on the night they
are playing but NO other distros or merch tables of
any other kind will be allowed inside the venues.
there won't be room. the SWAP-MEET is your chance to
sell/trade stuff. this will happen every day at the
same location at the same time. anyone that has
anything to trade/sell can set up. i suggest you bring
a blanket or a table since picnic table space will be
limited (for food).
there will be a few more classes until around 5:30pm.
then the DAY BREAK. this will be a chance to get some
food before the shows begin. during this time there
will be other random events/shows around town. more
than likely there will be an acoustic show at boxcar
books. there will be movies brought by gadabout film
fest, there will be puppet shows, open mics and other
stuff. this is kind of up to people coming to the fest
to set up. PIX will be setting up a few of these
events but for the most part this will be somewhat
independent of the fest, admission prices, if there
are any, will be determined by the event's promoter
and will most likely go to benefit the venue.
at 8:00pm THE SHOWS begin. on july 6th-11th there
will be punk shows every night. 6 bands will play each
night. the shows will only last for 4 hours. there
will be no set-up time or breaks between bands, all
bands will play a full sets (at least 30min.) all
shows will cost $5 at the door. there will be no
advance tickets. around 600 people can be in the venue
at a time.
the last day of the fest is the 11th of JULY. on this
day will be called CARNIVAL. we will meet at a park
around 2:00pm and show off what we have learned, for
example, if you took a puppet making class, maybe your
class will preform a puppet show at the CARNIVAL. if
you took a silk screening class, you could set up a
table to show off/trade what you've made during the
week. this will be a day to relax and get to know the
new friends you have made better. hopefully most
classes will be over by now. there will still be a DAY
BREAK and a SHOW that night.
WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE:
we want to build community. we want to raise money for
local causes. we want everyone that comes to the fest
to learn something when they are here and take it home
and teach it to others. we want to strengthen the
network of DIY punk and start making progress towards
a better world.
WHERE THE MONEY WILL GO:
the money raised at the SHOWS will be used to pay the
touring bands (100$ each) and some teachers if they
need it. we will have to pay some expenses too, like
the venue, food for the bands, promotion etc. (this
should be really cheap). the rest of the money will go
to one or more local benefits again. we hope to raise
at least $6,000 again. it should be easy.
WHERE YOU WILL STAY IF YOU COME:
not at a local punk house (unless they invite you.)
hopefully, we will have a FREE campground arranged
this year. there is a chance that we will have a
protest camp set up on campus. this will be only
semi-legal. this is not planned yet, there was a peace
camp on campus that lasted 2 years. i think if we told
the university it was only gonna last a week and we
would clean up when we left they may let it happen. i
don't think they will want to deal with the media if
the were to bust it up. if that happens, it will be a
peace camp. please DO NOT come here and force your way
into a local punk house. this fest is a lot of stress
for local people and we want their houses to remain a
safe place for them to retreat to. besides, they all
have friends and their houses will be full. other
ideas include: camping at a campground, there are a
lot around bloomington (you will need a car) or
renting a cheap hotel downtown. like i said, hopefully
we will have some camping arranged for you. sadly,
most camping will require a car to get to or at least
plan on a 4-5 mile bike ride/walk. carpooling can
solve this problem.
HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST:
the shows are 5$ each, each night. that's all. some
classes may have fees, this will depend on the
teacher. (supply costs etc.) there are NO ADVANCE
TICKETS.
CAN YOUR BAND PLAY:
probably not. at least not the PIX FEST NIGHT SHOWS.
there are a lot of plan-it-x bands and we all have a
lot of friends in band. we are asking 50 bands to
play. only 36 bands can play, so unless you are asked,
please assume that you can not play. sorry. if for
some reason there is room will will be looking for
bands. if you want to be on this list please send a
demo to the PIX PO BOX but address it to PIX FEST
DEMO. don't get your hopes us, sorry. however, there
will be shows during DAY BREAK (see above) maybe you
could play one of these shows.
WHAT TO BRING, WHAT NOT TO BRING:
bring a tent, a sleeping bag, a bike, a toothbrush, a
bowl and eating utensils and about $50-60 for the
week. DO NOT bring a dog, drugs, spray paint, or
weapons.
RESPECT IS REQUIRED:
when you are in our town, do not destroy things, do
not in anyway damage the VENUE. do not vandalize our
town without expert local advice/guides, you know,
maybe you can put your stencil up in a place where
there a lot of other cool stencils, but get advice. do
not steal from our local businesses (it would be
better if you did not steal at all since it limits the
local thieves' resources and could also create a
problem for PIX FEST if you get caught.) do not
eat/patronize corporate businesses but feel free to
use their restrooms. if you have to buy food or
anything please refer to you city guide and find a
local shop to support. we will not except any form of
homophobic, sexist, racist, or macho behavior. be nice
or get kicked out. (yes, out of town). i don't think
this will be a problem but for the sake of our town i
have to say it and STRESS it. we require your respect.
THIS IS LIST OF BANDS that MIGHT PLAY? or that i might
ask... OR THAT HAVE ASKED TO PLAY.
THIS LIST IS NOT COMPLETE IN ANYWAY and IS SLIGHTY
OUTDATED.
paul baribeau
the door-keys
japanther
this bike is a pipe bomb
sexy
one reason
defiance ohio or pretty hot or destroy
soophie nun squad
kimya dawson or antsy pants
the bananas
the four eyes
ghost mice
the max levine ensemble or lava lava or spoonboy
erin tobey
matty pop chart
madeline
the dauntless elite
reactionary 3
tiny hawks
latterman
bent outta shape
the good good
the modern machines
dave deans musical forklift
your heart breaks
mount gigantic
justin clifford rhody of smut
submission hold
requiem
onion flavored rings
the mountain goats
propagandhi
bright eyes
jello biafra
the tiger (or his new band with pascaloo and seasamee)
los gatos negros
totally michael
panoply academy
hot new mexicans
this is my fist
stress face
the evens
j-church
pinhead gun powder or cbds or astrid oto
saw wheel
eric peterson
bread and roses
johnny hobo?
baby calander
the fleshies
drunken boat
aphid ant constructions
allergic to bullshit
toys that kill
jeff ott
snuggle
best friends forever
what the kids want
tree of knowledge book distro
greg wells book reading
gad about film fest and or lost film fest
remember all emails to: pixfest2006@yahoo.com
thanks. -chris
so here is the deal.
this year its not going to be a tour. its going to be more like a summer camp in bloomington indiana. I am probably going to live in santa fe next summer because in june we have a fest here in that we put on called get awesome fest which is kind of similar. but smaller and more of the new mexico, southwest, westcoast scene.
(if anybody is interested in coming for it or playing let me know!! we can set it up)
but in july i would make the trip to bloomington for planitx fest and then after that i am going touring on my bike down the west coast. (thats the tentative plan as of now)
But what i was thinking was that this could be a chance for all the kids to meet. kc, chicago kids, st.louis, little rock, okc. all our crew that lives all over the states. and we could kind of have our own little party/reunion/friend tour thing.. and then we will probably make a bunch of new friends from all over the US!
so here is a copy of the email. or there is more info on www.plan-it-x.com
if you are interested let me know. we can start planning now!
hello. this is chris from plan-it-x.
we are doing a fest this year. i thought i would tell
everyone i know at once. sorry.
please direct all fest emails to:
pixfest2006@yahoo.com
here is the deal.
plan-it-x fest 2006 JULY 5th-11th bloomington IN.
for the last two years plan-it-x records has done a
fest. the 1st year was our 10 year anniversary and we
had a 32 band, 3 day show in our hometown of
Bloomington, Indiana. Everything went really great,
about 600 kids came and we made 6,000$ to benefit two
local, radical, causes: the midwest pages to prisoners
program (that makes it's home in boxcar books) and
mother hubbard's cupboard (a free food pantry.) it was
really fun. it worked well. last year we decided to
try and bring the fest to other places and we loaded
nine bands (34 people) onto a 38' school bus and went
on a 30 day tour of the east side of the country. the
shows all went well but the tour proved to be very
stressful and tiring. we didn't really achieve the
level of community building and person to person
connections that we hoped to, nor did we raise as much
money for good causes. we made less than 3,000$ for
the benefits.
this year we have decided to stay home.
to imagine this years plan, start with the idea of a
punk rock summer camp.
the FEST begins on JULY 5th at a park at 4:00pm. this
will be ORIENTATION. there will be a short speech then
some time to meet your teachers and meet each other.
there will be WELCOME PACKS provided, with maps of
town and buildings that have classes in them and a
guide to local shops. this will also be the time when
you can figure out where you are staying and how to
get there.
the fest activities begin on JULY 6th. during the day
there will be CLASSES. teachers from bloomington and
teachers that are coming to the fest will teach
classes on a wide array of subjects. there will be DIY
skills classes, like how to do stuff. there will be
lecture style classes on many topics, political,
social, sexual, ethical, history, science....and so
on. there will be radical training classes that
discuss and train for direct action, protests, dealing
with cops, revolt and revolution. the classes will
vary in length. some will be all 5 days, some will be
a one day/one session class. the teachers will decide
this. students will have to enroll in classes by
emailing/calling/writing the teachers. this way the
classes will have a serious focus, unlike a typical
workshop/skill share environment where students come
and go during the class which i think can be counter
productive and very distracting. enrolling in classes
will also solve the problem of classes being too
large, since we expect 600+ kids to come again. the
class size will be determined by the teacher. many of
the classes will try to tie in some sort of community
benefit, like for example, there might be a class on
the midwest pages to prisoners program and during the
class students will package books, or mail packages.
this way, in some cases, people will learn and help at
the same time and our community/punk scene will
benefit from the invasion of 600+ kids. classes will
be held at various locations downtown and on campus,
hopefully a lot will be outside. the info on
classes/teachers/locations will be posted by APRIL
1st.
sometime during the day in a park close to town there
will be a LUNCH break and a SWAP-MEET. this will last
for 1-2 (11:00-1:00?) hours and food will be provided
for free by either local bloomington kids or out of
town food not bombs chapters that will hopefully be
simultaneously teaching a class on food not bombs (you
see where we are going with this?) the SWAP-MEET will
be a chance to trade or sell goods. once again, like
the first fest, there will not be distros at the
shows. we don't want the shows to be about selling
stuff. bands might sell their stuff on the night they
are playing but NO other distros or merch tables of
any other kind will be allowed inside the venues.
there won't be room. the SWAP-MEET is your chance to
sell/trade stuff. this will happen every day at the
same location at the same time. anyone that has
anything to trade/sell can set up. i suggest you bring
a blanket or a table since picnic table space will be
limited (for food).
there will be a few more classes until around 5:30pm.
then the DAY BREAK. this will be a chance to get some
food before the shows begin. during this time there
will be other random events/shows around town. more
than likely there will be an acoustic show at boxcar
books. there will be movies brought by gadabout film
fest, there will be puppet shows, open mics and other
stuff. this is kind of up to people coming to the fest
to set up. PIX will be setting up a few of these
events but for the most part this will be somewhat
independent of the fest, admission prices, if there
are any, will be determined by the event's promoter
and will most likely go to benefit the venue.
at 8:00pm THE SHOWS begin. on july 6th-11th there
will be punk shows every night. 6 bands will play each
night. the shows will only last for 4 hours. there
will be no set-up time or breaks between bands, all
bands will play a full sets (at least 30min.) all
shows will cost $5 at the door. there will be no
advance tickets. around 600 people can be in the venue
at a time.
the last day of the fest is the 11th of JULY. on this
day will be called CARNIVAL. we will meet at a park
around 2:00pm and show off what we have learned, for
example, if you took a puppet making class, maybe your
class will preform a puppet show at the CARNIVAL. if
you took a silk screening class, you could set up a
table to show off/trade what you've made during the
week. this will be a day to relax and get to know the
new friends you have made better. hopefully most
classes will be over by now. there will still be a DAY
BREAK and a SHOW that night.
WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE:
we want to build community. we want to raise money for
local causes. we want everyone that comes to the fest
to learn something when they are here and take it home
and teach it to others. we want to strengthen the
network of DIY punk and start making progress towards
a better world.
WHERE THE MONEY WILL GO:
the money raised at the SHOWS will be used to pay the
touring bands (100$ each) and some teachers if they
need it. we will have to pay some expenses too, like
the venue, food for the bands, promotion etc. (this
should be really cheap). the rest of the money will go
to one or more local benefits again. we hope to raise
at least $6,000 again. it should be easy.
WHERE YOU WILL STAY IF YOU COME:
not at a local punk house (unless they invite you.)
hopefully, we will have a FREE campground arranged
this year. there is a chance that we will have a
protest camp set up on campus. this will be only
semi-legal. this is not planned yet, there was a peace
camp on campus that lasted 2 years. i think if we told
the university it was only gonna last a week and we
would clean up when we left they may let it happen. i
don't think they will want to deal with the media if
the were to bust it up. if that happens, it will be a
peace camp. please DO NOT come here and force your way
into a local punk house. this fest is a lot of stress
for local people and we want their houses to remain a
safe place for them to retreat to. besides, they all
have friends and their houses will be full. other
ideas include: camping at a campground, there are a
lot around bloomington (you will need a car) or
renting a cheap hotel downtown. like i said, hopefully
we will have some camping arranged for you. sadly,
most camping will require a car to get to or at least
plan on a 4-5 mile bike ride/walk. carpooling can
solve this problem.
HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST:
the shows are 5$ each, each night. that's all. some
classes may have fees, this will depend on the
teacher. (supply costs etc.) there are NO ADVANCE
TICKETS.
CAN YOUR BAND PLAY:
probably not. at least not the PIX FEST NIGHT SHOWS.
there are a lot of plan-it-x bands and we all have a
lot of friends in band. we are asking 50 bands to
play. only 36 bands can play, so unless you are asked,
please assume that you can not play. sorry. if for
some reason there is room will will be looking for
bands. if you want to be on this list please send a
demo to the PIX PO BOX but address it to PIX FEST
DEMO. don't get your hopes us, sorry. however, there
will be shows during DAY BREAK (see above) maybe you
could play one of these shows.
WHAT TO BRING, WHAT NOT TO BRING:
bring a tent, a sleeping bag, a bike, a toothbrush, a
bowl and eating utensils and about $50-60 for the
week. DO NOT bring a dog, drugs, spray paint, or
weapons.
RESPECT IS REQUIRED:
when you are in our town, do not destroy things, do
not in anyway damage the VENUE. do not vandalize our
town without expert local advice/guides, you know,
maybe you can put your stencil up in a place where
there a lot of other cool stencils, but get advice. do
not steal from our local businesses (it would be
better if you did not steal at all since it limits the
local thieves' resources and could also create a
problem for PIX FEST if you get caught.) do not
eat/patronize corporate businesses but feel free to
use their restrooms. if you have to buy food or
anything please refer to you city guide and find a
local shop to support. we will not except any form of
homophobic, sexist, racist, or macho behavior. be nice
or get kicked out. (yes, out of town). i don't think
this will be a problem but for the sake of our town i
have to say it and STRESS it. we require your respect.
THIS IS LIST OF BANDS that MIGHT PLAY? or that i might
ask... OR THAT HAVE ASKED TO PLAY.
THIS LIST IS NOT COMPLETE IN ANYWAY and IS SLIGHTY
OUTDATED.
paul baribeau
the door-keys
japanther
this bike is a pipe bomb
sexy
one reason
defiance ohio or pretty hot or destroy
soophie nun squad
kimya dawson or antsy pants
the bananas
the four eyes
ghost mice
the max levine ensemble or lava lava or spoonboy
erin tobey
matty pop chart
madeline
the dauntless elite
reactionary 3
tiny hawks
latterman
bent outta shape
the good good
the modern machines
dave deans musical forklift
your heart breaks
mount gigantic
justin clifford rhody of smut
submission hold
requiem
onion flavored rings
the mountain goats
propagandhi
bright eyes
jello biafra
the tiger (or his new band with pascaloo and seasamee)
los gatos negros
totally michael
panoply academy
hot new mexicans
this is my fist
stress face
the evens
j-church
pinhead gun powder or cbds or astrid oto
saw wheel
eric peterson
bread and roses
johnny hobo?
baby calander
the fleshies
drunken boat
aphid ant constructions
allergic to bullshit
toys that kill
jeff ott
snuggle
best friends forever
what the kids want
tree of knowledge book distro
greg wells book reading
gad about film fest and or lost film fest
remember all emails to: pixfest2006@yahoo.com
thanks. -chris