All excellent points, there have been questionable performers since the first year (I've attended every festival to date), but since the first year it's always been about events around the festival where the real pay-off has been for me. Record shopping, after parties (provided they don't get shut down) and hanging out in the city that started it all.
The Pittsburgh crew refers to the festival as the "techno spring break" and we enjoy are annual trips so much, that we'll continue to visit the city over that weekend, even if no festival is scheduled. With the being said the delay in announcing even a partial line-up is a bad marketing move. Perhaps they are counting on the low dollar to entice international visitors. But if I was in charge, I wouldn't bank on the scenario, as I know for a fact that hotel rooms are already at a premium, since there are many ppl like us who book their rooms months in advance. jw On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Dan Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Parties possibly in the pipeline from Beatdown and Rick Wilhite separately. > V. Much tbc though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Chester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 13 March 2008 12:10 > To: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) demf 2008 > > > on that note, putting the festival line up to one side - has there been > any news of good afterparties happening yet? other than the Soul Skate > one... > > Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote: > > > > i spend all > > my money over festival weekend at local detroit record stores, > > restaurants, and clubs that support the real music. so i know my > > monetary contributions go the right people no matter what is happening > > at the festival. > > > > tom > > > > > > > -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com "dealing with your imperfect world"
