0 [LOCAL NEWS] Sasquatch Festival Will Be Announced February 15th @ Crocodile

Great news today on the Sasquatch Festival front. The Northwest's premier music festival will announce it's 2010 lineup Monday February 15th during a special free concert event happening at the Croc. The Official Launch Party will feature much hyped indie bores Surfer Blood, Atlas Sound, and local hip-hop favs Fresh Espresso. While this rock guy isn't terribly jazzed about some of the sure bets for this years festival announcement, it doesn't take away from how much fun the Memorial Weekend get away has been for my wife and I over the past 5 years. I'm still holding out hope for a Soundgarden reunion or Faith No More appearance but Pavement's inclusion is still enough to make the trip, plus its a local event definitely worth supporting. Tickets for the party can be picked up at both locations of Easy Street Records starting Friday Feb. 12th at 9am.

Here's the official press release for the announcement party:

SPONSORED BY JACK DANIEL’S

Featuring SURFER BLOOD,

ATLAS SOUND & FRESH ESPRESSO
with host Luke Burbank

Seattle, WA – Live Nation and Adam Zacks are pleased to announce The 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival Launch Party presented by Esurance and sponsored by Jack Daniel’s happening on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Crocodile.

For the first time in the festival’s history the lineup will be announced LIVE at this very special event featuring performances by Surfer Blood, Atlas Sound and Fresh Espresso and hosted by Luke Burbank. Prize packages from Esurance and Xbox will be given away all night, along with limited-edition festival posters and more.

Free tickets are available courtesy of Esurance by listening to 107.7 The End all week to win, or by stopping by either Easy Street Records locations starting Friday, February 12th at 9:00 a.m. (limit 2 per person).

Surfer Blood calls West Palm Beach home and, while still in their early 20s, pen summery indie songs that even the most hook-laden power pop band would rightfully be jealous of. Called “irresistibly catchy” by Pitchfork, Surfer Blood’s critically acclaimed debut album, Astro Coast, was released on January 19.

Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox, so named since 1994, when a sixth-grade Bradford made recordings on a karaoke cassette machine. Now signed to 4AD, Atlas Sound is those ideas that he “can’t make work with a five piece rock band,” employing stream-of-consciousness writing alongside ambient electronics.

Fresh Espresso, named by local blog SoundOnTheSound as representatives of “the next wave of Seattle hip-hop,” is producer/composer P Smoov (of Mad Rad) and MC Rik Rude.