September 5, 1997
Date: Sunday, September 14
Time: Noon
Place: Festival Park (Between Primrose + Maguire, Robinson + Livingston)
Price: $12.50 (a bargain!)
Contact: 407-903-5022
Festival Kicks Off Local Music Crusade
Every hip radio and local music magazine in Central Florida is sponsoring the Summer Palooza IV Festival. Why is the entire community coming together for this event? It's simple: to bring the spotlight on Orlando's talent. Over the years, I've heard complaints from our local bands that nobody pays attention to them and that there are not enough places to play. This is why Three Little Pigz Entertainment was born. The four young entrepreneurs of 3LP decided to quit their plush little jobs so they could devote themselves full-time to holding a series of Summer Palooza Festivals. These festivals give local bands the opportunity to play more venues with more diverse crowds.
Summer Palooza IV promises to have something for everyone at every age. There will be midway games and rides, bungee jumping, an international food court, a vending village, a classic car and bike show, an arts and crafts center (it's even rumored that there will be sculpting with chainsaws) and an inline skate and B.M.X demo. This event will also be supporting New Wheel Order's drive to gather petitions to build a skate park in Orlando. They're hoping to gain awareness for skaters as artists and athletes instead of street punks. The promoters feel that if
they bring enough diversity to their show, there will be enough diversity in the crowd to give the local bands the widespread recognition they deserve.
The nationally signed Warner Brothers artists Cool For August and Treadmill Trackstars will be headlining this event to bring attention to the local music cause. The local bands scheduled to
play are Big Shirley, The Kill, Disappearing Boy, Addict Sunday, Chez Whitey, Forest Orange, and Blind Alley. 3LP Entertainment is hoping to create some permanent culture here in Central Florida. They're planning to hold six shows per year to support the enormous amount of talent we have locally.
Reprinted from Buzz Magazine
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