after the jump!

I'm back! And more busy than ever. Oy, it never ends, right? Well one of these days I'll say I'll blog every day and actually mean it, although with the way my life is going these days I'm not sure when that will happen. But, of course, I'll try my best to keep you posted.

London was wonderful and Pat survived the whole going to another country thingy. I always feel like I need a vacation after a vacation. It would be nice to have a couple days to do absolutely nothing. I didn't realize how much I missed my mom's cooking, so that was a definite plus. I wish I could get out there to see them more than I do, but again -- time is never on my side.

But of course, I cannot let another day go by without letting you know all the details about the After The Jump Festival that is going down this Saturday, August 25 at Studio B in Brooklyn. It's been a busy couple months for a group of 22 of New York's bloggers and it's all coming down to Saturday night. Underrated favorites and my good friends Jukebox The Ghost and Ra Ra Riot will be playing the FREE daytime show, along with a slew of other great bands, so come on down. And stay late for the dance party. It's totally worth your $12 (which all goes to a good cause.)

Set Times:
FREE Day Show Schedule

2:00 (MetroMix.com Stage) The Teenage Prayers
2:30 (CONCERT.TV Stage) Jukebox The Ghost
3:00 (MetroMix.com Stage) Locksley
3:30 (CONCERT.TV Stage) Bling Kong
4:00 (MetroMix.com Stage) Golem
4:30 (CONCERT.TV Stage) Goes Cube
5:00 (MetroMix.com Stage) Ra Ra Riot
5:30 (CONCERT.TV Stage) Apache Beat
6:00 (MetroMix.com Stage) Spectrum
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MetroMix.com Night Stage
Schedule:

10:00 The Virgins
11:00 Soulico
Midnight Free Blood
1:00 Riot In Belgium
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Finger on the Pulse (DJ set)
David Bruno (DJ set)

Tickets:
Again, the day show is FREE. Purchase tickets to the night portion
of the event HERE.


Raffle/Prizes:
Chris over at Music Snobbery is keeping a running tally of all the awesome prizes wehave to raffle off at After the Jump, including TWO passes to the CMJ Music Marathon worth nearly $500 each! We also have a ton of CD prize packs, signed posters, t-shirts, and much more - so come and donate for your chance to win!

Volunteer:
Interested in donating your time to this event? Go HERE for more info.

A HUGE thanks goes out to our Sponsors:

- Cellfish Media
Cellfish Media creates digital content for mobile phones and is helping to revolutionize the blogging community.

-MetroMix.com.
MetroMix is your one-stop local entertainment guide on where to go and what to do, from the hottest restaurants and bars, to the latest in events, music, movies, and more.

- CONCERT.TV
CONCERT.TV is the first television channel dedicated to live music by offering both cutting edge shows and past favorites

- Indaba Music
- Indaba Music is an international community of musicians, music professionals, and fans exploring the creative possibilities of making music with people in different places.

- Imeem.
Imeem is an online community where artists, fans & friends can promote their content, share their tastes, and discover new blogs, photos, music and video. Visit After the Jump on Imeem

- CMJ
CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through
interactive media, live events and print.

- Xanga.
Xanga is a community of online diaries and journals

- Colt 45.
For over 4 decades, Colt 45 Premium Malt Liquor has been the "class of all malt liquor brands". With its smooth and distinct flavor and historic affiliation with Billy Dee Williams, it has become an urban American icon.

Head on over to AfterTheJumpFest.com for interviews with the artists performing, and tons of more information. And see you on Saturday!!!

matt and kim...and eddie argos!

Greetings from London. In only two days, we've done quite a bit. Look! I even managed to run into my three best mates: Matt, Kim, and Eddie Argos from Art Brut.

xoxo
rachael

[edit: here's my recap of night over at the the cmj blog]

you could do better if you tried.

Whoops. I forgot to update this thing all week. I blame being very busy at work, and if you haven't heard we announced the first round of bands at this year's CMJ Music Marathon, so get ready. It's gonna be nuts.

In the past week I have seen four movies: Simpsons, Harry Potter, Ratatouille, and a screening of Ethan Hawke's new flick The Hottest State (which deserves its own post, to come soon.) I floated around apartments again, I have about 3 weeks before I can move into my new one. That date cannot come soon enough. I played cards. I saw Daft Punk and the Rapture. And last night I saw five bands: Silent League, Ford & Fitzroy, Ra Ra Riot, Wakey!Wakey!, and Los Campesinos!. It was pretty spectacular.

And today? I'm off to London for a week. I've been told to actually take a vacation, so I'm going to try and lay off the computer as much as possible. My boyfriend, however, is a much better blogger than I am so visit his site for updates this week.

I'll be back soon.

Buy Tickets For After The Jump!

Tickets for the night portion of After The Jump Festival are now available on Ticketweb. Confirmed acts include Riot in Belgium, Soulico, and The Virgins, with more to be announced.

Don't miss out!

Plus, all proceeds are going to charity, so you should feel bad if you don't come.