The 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL at Coney Island.NEW YORK -- The Village Voice --Spoon, Mates Of State Mates of State are an American indie rock duo, active since 1997. The group is composed of Kori Gardner (vocals, Electone and Hammond B-3 electric organs, Casio synthesizer, and Rhodes electric piano, piano, and occasional guitar) and Jason Hammel (vocals, drum set, glockenspiel, , Brendan Benson, Dungen, VHS Or Beta For the videotape war between VHS and Betamax, see . VHS or Beta is a band from Louisville, Kentucky, that combines elements of rock, French house and dance-punk. Their self-released debut Le Funk , Q And Not U, The Dears, Saul Williams, Ambulance LTD, Diamond Nights, Morningwood, Be Your Own Pet, Detachment Kit and Nine Black Alps Performed at Festival On Saturday, July 16, 2005 the 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL The Siren Music Festival (a.k.a. Sirenfest) is an annual summertime outdoors concert held in Brooklyn's Coney Island. It is run by the free arts/politics/current-events newspaper the Village Voice, and is completely free-of-charge. at Coney Island secured its status as the premier outdoor indie rock festival by again drawing over 100,000 music fans throughout the day to the annual free event with its stellar lineup. Spoon, Mates Of State, Brendan Benson, Dungen, VHS Or Beta, Q And Not U, The Dears, Saul Williams, Ambulance LTD, Diamond Nights, Morningwood, Be Your Own Pet, Detachment Kit, Nine Black Alps, Tommie Sunshine, and The Notorious SHOUT! DJs drew fans from all over the country to the two outdoor stages located on West 10th Street and Stillwell Avenue in historic Coney Island. The 5th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL was sponsored by Budweiser, LGE LGE LG Electronics LGE Local Government Employers (UK) LGE Laser Guided Energy LGE Louisville Gas & Electric LGE Loop or Ground-start, Exchange (Newbridge) MobileComm USA Inc., Tower Records, Xbox, Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. , Inc., Music Player Live, Garnier Fructis, Converse, Astroland and TriBeCa Grand Hotel. Promotional partners included: Gibson Guitars, Jana Water and Filter Magazine. In addition, MTV2 sponsored this year's event and will feature the festival, including artist interviews and music videos, with a special episode of MTV2's "Subterranean" airing Sunday, July 24th at 12am ET/9pm PT. This successful event was covered to date by NBC, News 12, The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 , The Daily News, Newsday, New York Magazine, Time Out New York, Spin, Billboard, Filter, CMJ New Music Monthly, Pollstar, Pitchfork, Flavorpill, Tripwire, The Onion, Long Island Press, AM New York, gawker.com, and gothamist.com. For 2005 event photos or information on The Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL please visit: www.villagevoice.com/siren THE VILLAGE VOICE SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL is a registered service mark of Village Voice Media, Inc. |
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