SING OUT LOUD FESTIVAL, THE FREE, MULTI-DAY, MULTI-VENUE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FESTIVAL SCHEDULE FEATURING OVER 200 ARTISTS PLAYING 50 SHOWCASES AT 15 VENUES AROUND ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY FIRST CREDIT UNION
St. Augustine, Fla. (August 14, 2017) – Nine days, 15 venues, 50 showcases, over 200 performing artists. All free and open to the public. This is the Sing Out Loud Festival, the largest free music festival ever held in North Florida. The official Sing Out Loud schedule is now available, detailing the epic celebration of live entertainment that will take place throughout St. Augustine, Florida for three weekends this September. The schedule with full performance lineups, show times and locations is available online at www.singoutloudfestival.com/schedule. The Sing Out Loud Festival is presented by Community First Credit Union and produced by the St. Johns County Cultural Events Division with support from St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the St. Johns Cultural Council and the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau.
In a convergence of musical genres as wide ranging as Texas Outlaw Country, New Orleans Brass and Funk, Alternative Indie Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Neo-Soul, Folk, Punk, Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Comedy, Electronic and more, the Sing Out Loud Music Festival, now in its second year, has expanded to include over 200 national, local and regional acts playing 50 showcases at 15 St. Augustine venues during September 8 – 10, 15 -17 and 22 - 24. The free, multi-day, multi-venue festival features national acts including Steve Earle & the Dukes, Lake Street Dive, Wolf Parade, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Los Lobos and more in addition to a massive regional and local lineup. New to the Festival this year is a Poetry Showcase hosted by 100 Thousands Poets for Change, a Kid’s Matinee with live entertainment and activities for the kids and two showcases staged at St. Paul Park in the historic Lincolnville Neighborhood on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue between Park Place and DeHaven Street. The Narrow Magazine, Comedy and Gamble Rogers showcases will return this year as well as showcases dedicated to Americana, blues, reggae, hip hop, punk and more.
“The Festival represents an intersection of live entertainment and community,” explains Ryan Murphy, director of the St. Johns County Cultural Events Division and coordinator of the Sing Out Loud Festival. “It is very exciting to provide this massive free music festival to the community; one that features such a high profile and eclectic lineup and shines a light on St. Augustine’s vibrant performance scene.”
A Sing Out Loud Festival Guidebook will be produced and available to the public the week of August 28 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and in the Folio Weekly. The free official Sing Out Loud Festival app (for iPhone and Android) will also be available for download the last week of August.
2017 Sing Out Loud Festival Schedule and Lineup. All events are free and open to the public!
Friday, September 8 Schedule Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 4:30pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: Ramona, The Young Step, Brent Byrd & The Suitcase Gypsies and Z.F. Lively
Venue: Planet! Sarbez! Doors: 5:00pm / Show: 5:15pm Performances By: Groove Orient, Mustard, Observatory, Light Elixir, Brent McGuffin and Duffy Bishop
-More- Venue: Limelight Theatre Showcase: Comedy Out Loud! Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm Performances By: Will Blaylock, Casey Crawford, Amanda Moon, Nick Davis, Sean Beagan, Stephen Baker, Robert Alan Hall and Lauren Bressette
Venue: Nobby’s Showcase: Narrow Magazine Showcase Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 7:30pm Performances By: Flagged Van, Kyra Livingston, Salt & Pine, Mai Tatro & the Moonlight Drive-In, Jordan Henley & the Nars and Jesse’s Girls
Venue: Mardi Gras Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 9:00pm Performances By: Emma Moseley Band, the Firewater Tent Revival and Ancestros Cord
Venue: Tempo Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 9:00pm Performances By: Sugarbeats
Saturday, September 9 Schedule Venue: St. Augustine Amphitheatre Doors: 5:00pm / Show: 6:00pm Performances By: Lake Street Dive, Lucero and Matthew Logan Vasquez
Venue: The Front Porch at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 12:45pm Performances By: Darren Hanlon, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Shelley Short and Hedges
Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 3:30pm / Show: 4:00pm Performances By: Ancient City Slickers, the Bridge Street Vibe, Hard Luck Society, Jackie Stranger, Christina Wagner and Lauris Vidal
Venue: Planet! Sarbez! Doors: 5:00pm / Show: 5:30pm Performances By: No PDA, Shea Birney, Kings Canvas, the Pemberwicks and Kaleb Stewart
Venue: Nobby’s Showcase: Full Plate Records Showcase Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm Performances By: Stono Echo, Willie Evans Jr, Dillion, Tough Junkie and DJ 3 Clops I
Venue: Aviles Street Showcase: Gamble Rogers Fest Showcase Doors: 2:00pm / Show: 3:00pm Performances By: Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizards, the Obscure Brothers, Paradox, Dewey Via and Charlie Robertson
Venue: Limelight Theatre Showcase: 100 Thousand Poets for Change Showcase Doors: 4:30pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: 100 Thousand Poets for Change Panel featuring Michael Rothenberg, Michael Henry Lee, Kimmy Van Kooten and Robert Waldner. Moderated by Chris Bodor. Open mic to follow.
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Venue: Hoptinger Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm Performances By: Go Get Gone
Venue: Tempo Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 9:00pm Performances By: Lawless Hearts and Wendy Kissinger
Sunday, September 10 Schedule Venue: St. Augustine Amphitheatre Doors: 4:45pm / Show: 5:30pm Performances By: Steve Earle, Los Lobos and John Moreland
Venue: The Front Porch at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:00pm Performances By: Have Gun, Will Travel, Fond Kiser, Shea Birney and Wild Shiners
Venue: Planet! Sarbez! Doors: 4:30pm / Show: 5:30pm Performances By: Telepathic Lines, Small Reactions, Waylon Thornton & The Heavy Hands, Pohgoh, DieAlps!, Hardship Anchors and Communist Radio
Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: Catch the Groove, Stephen Pigman, Jon Bailey, the Dunehoppers and Denny Blue
Venue: Aviles Street Showcase: Gamble Rogers Fest Showcase Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:00pm Performances By: Lon & Lis Williamson, Jamie DeFrates & Susan Brown, Charley Simmons and Belmont & Jones
Venue: The Rosy Cheek Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 7:30pm Performances By: The Mother Gooses and Dark Horse Saloon
Friday, September 15 Schedule Venue: Lincolnville Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Doug Carn and Willie Green
Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Showcase: Reggae Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: I-Vibes, Scholars Word, Night Nurse and DJ Raggamuffin
Venue: Mardi Gras Doors: 9:00pm / Show: 9:30pm Performances By: Funk Butter and the Reminiscents
Venue: Nobby’s Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 6:30pm Performances By: Divebar, Doug Burns, Holy Human and Bubba Spliffs
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Venue: The Distillery Showcase: Lincolnville Afterparty Doors: 10:00pm / Show: 10:30pm Performances By: Michael Jordan
Saturday, September 16 Schedule Venue: Lincolnville Doors: 11:00am / Show: 11:30am Performances Justin Townes Earle, Lydia Loveless, David Dondero, Wax Wings, Chelsea Saddler & Inner Alchemy, Ghost Tropic, Jenny Parrott and special Kids Matinee hosted by Bears and Lions starting at 11:30am!
Venue: Nobby’s Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 6:45pm Performances By: Sladical, Debt Neglector, Mudtown, Whiskey Face, 5 Cent Psychiatrist and Rip Junior
Venue: Aviles Street Showcase: Gamble Rogers Fest Showcase Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:00pm Performances By: Company Man, Lis Williamson & Jim Quine, Michael Claytor, Pine, Matthew Fowler, Uncle Mosie and Victoria Romero & Mike Rocha
Venue: The Distillery Doors: 10:00pm / Show: 10:30pm Performances By: Sam Pacetti
Sunday, September 17 Schedule Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:00pm Performances By: The Infamous Stringdusters, Dave Simonett (of Trampled by Turtles), Joe Pug, Guts, Colton McKenna and Skin & Bonz
Venue: Aviles Street Showcase: Gamble Rogers Fest Showcase Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 12:00pm Performances By: The News 76ers, Gregg Ruggiero, Belle & the Band, Katherine Archer and Davis Loose
Venue: Café 11 Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm Performances By: Joey Harkum, Big Logic & the Truth Serum, Love Chunk and Jesse’s Girls
Friday, September 22 Schedule Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 4:30pm / Show: 5:15pm Performances By: Langhorne Slim, Mariee Sioux, Todd & Molly and Aslyn & the Naysayers
Venue: Mardi Gras Doors: 9:00pm / Show: 10:00pm Performances By: Not Quite Dead and Pellicer Creek Band
Venue: Planet! Sarbez! Doors: 4:30pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: Constant Swimmer, Space Heaters, Grant Paxton Band, Kenny & the Jets, The Good Bad Kids, Ema Chiswell and Tom McKelvey
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Venue: Nobby’s Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 6:30pm Performances By: Tubers, 86 Hope, Teresa Rose, Heat Rash, Bite Marks, Lilac Angel and The Reinhards
Venue: Tempo Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 9:00pm Performances By: Deron Baker and Alex Peramas
Saturday, September 23 Schedule Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 1:00pm / Show: 1:30pm Performances By: Wobbly Toms, Last Electric Rodeo, The Rubies, Katie Grace Helow, Folk is People, Kristopher James and I Like Dandelions
Venue: Hoptinger Doors: 8:30pm / Show: 9:00pm Performances By: Chillula and the Groove Coalition
Venue: Planet! Sarbez! Doors: 5:00pm / Show: 6:00pm Performances By: Reels, Severed + Said, Virgin Flower, Strangerwolf, Gris Gris Boys and Uncle Marty
Venue: Nobby’s Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm Performances By: Kid You Not, Mock Toxins, Dylan Nirvana, Mental Boy and I Came From Earth
Venue: Aviles Street Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:00pm Performances By: The Skinny, the Pinecone Shake, John Dickie with Collapsible B, Rob Peck, Darryl Wise, Nicholas Roberts and Timberwood
Venue: Push Push Salon Doors: 5:00pm / Show: 6:00pm Performances By: Tim Savage, Nerd Kill Overdrive, Cry No Mas, OK! Charlie, MNBND and Flo.Wav
Venue: Tempo Doors: 9:00pm / Show: 9:30pm Performances By: Kim Brown
Sunday, September 24 Schedule Venue: St. Augustine Amphitheatre Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 5:00pm Performances By: Wolf Parade, Deer Tick and Blackfoot Gypsies
Venue: The Front Porch at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Doors: 12:00pm / 12:30pm Performances By: Dan Andriano, the Dog Apollo, the Pauses and Expert Timing
Venue: Colonial Oak Music Park Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:30pm Performances By: Billy Buchanan, Salt Drive Ride, the Grapes of Roth, Remedy Tree, Jason Wall, Davis & the Loose Cannons and Joe Rocco
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Venue: Planet! Sarbez! Doors: 5:30pm / Show: 6:30pm Performances By: DigDog, Chelsea Lovitt, Claire Vandiver, Zack Slaughterbeck, Brandon Lucas and Christian Powers
Venue: Aviles Street Doors: 12:00pm / Show: 1:00pm Performances By: Buffalo Rose, Haffa Hog, Sunset Monday and Heather Lee & Jordyn Wynn
The Sing Out Loud Festival is supported by the following local businesses committed to sustaining the arts in our community. These Festival partners include presenting festival sponsor Community First Credit Union, who made a multi-year commitment to the Festival, WJCT 89.9FM, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Narrow Magazine, TRYP by Wyndham Sebastian St. Augustine, Folio Weekly, The Bayfront Westcott House, Columbia Restaurant, Beacher’s Lodge, WSOS 103.9FM, St. Augustine Distillery, Canan Law Attorneys, The Collector Luxury Inn and Gardens and Flying Saucer Presents. The festival was produced in a unique collaboration among the St. Johns County Cultural Events Division, the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the St. Johns Cultural Council and the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau to feature St. Augustine’s vibrant live music scene.
Schedule and times are subject to change. Stay up to date with all Festival updates by liking SingOutLoudSJC on facebook and visiting the official festival website at www.singoutloudfestival.com.
EVENT: 2017 Sing Out Loud Festival FESTIVAL DATES: September 8, 9, 10; September 15, 16, 17; September 22, 23, 24 TICKETS: All events are free and open to the public, no ticket needed! WEBSITE: www.singoutloudfestival.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/singoutloudsjc LOCAL CONTACT: Dianya Markovits, Marketing and Community Relations Manager [email protected] (904) 209-3751 Kara Pound, Sing Out Loud Festival Publicist [email protected]
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