Joshua Tree Festival Features an Eclectic Mix of Electronic Music, Psychedelic Rock and World Music in the High Desert of California on Saturday, October 15th.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Fall is here, High Desert festival season is in full swing, and it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to head out on the highway and get ready to party under the full moon and stars. Promising an exciting and eclectic array of music, food and fun on the full moon Saturday of October 15, 2005, the first annual Joshua Tree Joshua tree: see yucca. festival will gather some 5,000 folks from all around Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and beyond for the year's most exciting musical event. Held on the 40-acre Joshua Tree Lake Campgrounds with a lake and breathtaking mountain views, the intimate and comfortable festival will feature two stages (a main stage and a side stage) with a compelling mix of well-known and up and coming bands from the realms of electronic, psychedelic rock and world music. Mirroring the broad variety of music will be numerous food vendors offering everything from organic vegetarian selections to Mexican to barbecue. Add to this the easy parking, clean restrooms, tents, tables and chairs--and a collective desire to commune with both fellow music fans and nature in a unique, otherworldly setting--and you have the makings of a compelling yearly tradition. Joshua Tree's four top headliners are Rabbit In The Moon Rabbit in the Moon is an American electronic music group. Their style draws from psychedelic trance, house music and breakbeat, along with other diverse influences. History , Ozric Tentacles, Uberzone and Gram Rabbit; these ensembles perform on the main stage after an opening set by Girish. The Side Stage features an exciting lineup of compelling newer artists--African Showboyz, Sabrosa Purr, Innaway and West Indian Girl. Joshua Tree Promoter Tom Bunch launched his career in the early 80s, promoting concerts for punk bands like Dead Kennedys and Black Flag, which led him to work with some of the hottest bands in rock--Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana. As a manager in the 90s, he took two indie cult band darlings to mainstream success; The Butthole butt·hole n. Vulgar Slang The anus. Surfers scored a gold album, The Toadies This article is about the rock band. For the Nintendo characters, see Toady (Nintendo character). Toadies were a post-grunge band from Fort Worth, Texas. The band's final lineup consisted of Todd Lewis, Mark Reznicek, Lisa Umbarger, and Clark Vogeler. a platinum. RECAP CONCERT DETAILS: Joshua Tree Festival www.joshuatree.cc Joshua Tree Lake Campgrounds 2601 Sunfair Rd, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005 4pm-2am Presale Tickets: $40 Tickets available at www.Joshuatree.cc, www.groovetickets.com or call 877.71.GROOVE |
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