"The best music festival we've ever played at!"
-- Pieces of East (2 time Austin Music Award winners)

"The South Park Music Festival exceeded my expectations in every possible way!"
-- Chris Jackson, E! Entertainment Television

"I think I have a new yearly retreat... Very picturesque, great
music, and people!"
-- Billy Zero, XM Radio Unsigned Channel

"The perfect setting to check out new bands."
-- Shawn Murphy, Artist Relations, ASCAP

More Testimonials...

How did you select these artists?
(behind the scenes...)

Thursday, Sept 8, 2005
(RIYL = "Recommended if you like")

VIP Kick-Off Party
Fairplay Hotel, 500 Main St, Fairplay, CO 80440
Doors at 6pm ~ Badge Holders or Invitation Holders only

Keynote Address
(Washington, DC) ~

Tobi
dean of music. program director
XM Radio - xmu. channel 43. college.indie.new music

Thanks to its ability to provide dozens of channels of programming and the decision to largely replace commercials with subscription fees, satellite radio has put itself in a position to offer diverse and adventurous programming to an audience of nearly 5 million subscribers. Tobi's station is on the forefront, giving mass exposure to deserving indie artists. She has the awesome and overwhelming job of playing full albums from independent artists that she loves. 

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All the Pretty Girls Leave Town
(live in europe)

Tim Easton
(Joshua Tree, CA)~ americana/troubadour

"Songs that are doubly blessed - with memorable musical nuances and a novelist's sense of humanity."
-- Rolling Stone (4 star review)

"Stellar... His songs resolve around the moments of musical camaraderie that exist between broken hearts, introspective loners and dark nights that illuminate the soul."
-- Chicago Sun-Times

New West recording artist Tim Easton's earth wandering takes a pit stop in South Park for this special performance.

Cameron McGill
(Chicago, IL)~ indie/americana

Gaining momentum as the top indie singer-songwriter in Chicago, McGill's lyrical craft is only surpassed by his live show. You may also recognize McGill as the guitar player for fellow songwriter Rachael Yamagata. McGill is one of many kindly making a stop in South Park on his way to the CMJ Festival. RIYL: Keane, Mark Eitzel.

"Seeing McGill perform is like a gift that leaves you blown away and astonished, staring at the stage, possibly wiping a tear from your face."
-- The Hub

Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band
(Indianapolis, IN)~ hyper/delta blues

The good Reverend Peyton and his Big Damn Band have single-handedly revived the Mississippi Delta blues for the modern generation.

"The Cd Smokes, Required Listening"
-- Matt Chandler, The Free Zone, WICR

"They Sound like Robert Johnson on crack. " -- Nuvo Newsweekly.

Hot IQs
(Denver, CO) ~ smart indie

Denver-based trio blends classic pop, fuzzed-out rock, and hints of lounge — putting the indie-rock chocolate in your disco peanut butter.

Hot IQs debut album “An Argument Between the Brain & Feet” - put out by Morning After Records - has been called the “Best Mile High Release of 2004" and peaked at #73 on the College Music Journal Charts (CMJ). RIYL: Interpol

Margot and the
Nuclear So and So's
urban folk scarf rock

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's are the pioneers of an urban folk sound now commonly referred to as 'scarf rock.' Blending cello, trumpet and piano with a spacey wash of electronic noise, melodic guitars and clever rhythmic stylings.

They love pop and that's what makes them punk. They all have degrees, and that's what makes them smart. They read long books with big words and drink wine. They are very pretentious. Don't mention the old days to them. They are very old and bitter. RIYL: The Decemberists, Bright Eyes

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You and Me Both (mp3)

Drowned (clip)

Halloween, Alaska
(Minneapolis, MN) ~ indie rocktronica

David King (The Bad Plus) is credited with putting together this red hot super-group buzz band. This is their official CD release party for their new disc "Too Tall to Hide" that has already received a massive amount of attention and airplay of every kind.

They've even been featured on the music taste-making show, "the O.C." on Fox. Don't miss Halloween, Alaska's first Colorado appearance!
RIYL: The Faint, Postal Service

"Halloween, Alaska is its own wild and sexy tech-driven beast" -- Pulse

Controlling the Famous
(Echo Park, CA) ~ indie punk

"Theirs is a sound that is becoming its own signature."
-- themusicedge.com

Fresh off the Warped Tour, Controlling the Famous stops off in South Park before they embark on their tour with Lux Courageous and Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer.

Savage Henry
(Denver, CO) ~ rock/funk

Buzz band Savage Henry just released their debut disc, "All In" at the world famous Red Rocks Amplitheater, blending rock, funk, jazz, reggae, and ska creating a sound that is unique but also familiar and accessible...

The Ethereal Plane
(Boulder, CO) ~ funk/jam

After a busy summer of the Telluride Jazz Festival, the Durango "Music On Main" concert series, and the Nederland Music & Arts Festival, as well as dates in MT, WA, OR, CA, and NM, don't miss the Ethereal Plane as they return to Colorado, tight and well traveled.

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One Hundred
Percent Free

Digby
(Louisville, KY) ~ rock/brit pop

"Infectious, Weezer-esque punch insures this Louisville quintet high marks." -- SPIN Magazine

Louisville, Kentucky isn’t where you’d expect a band like Digby to hail from. With a pop/rock sound that breeds New York City intellectualism with infectious melodic Brit pop, Digby’s debut on Label X, Falling Up, feels good the whole way through. Some bands just have that gift of being able to sound like 100 different influences while still delivering their own unique sound, and Digby is a prime example.

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Girl Named
Tomorrow

Rubber Planet
(Denver, CO) ~ alt-rock

Rubber Planet’s new self-titled EP was produced by Peter DiStefano of Porno for Pyros and co-produced by Jeff Kanan (No Doubt, Madonna) at Westlake Audio Studios in LA.  The result is an explosive collection of songs that shows a band that has paid its dues and is ready for some big things.

“Rubber Planet’s live show is second only to their songwriting prowess.”
-- Dave Herrera, Westword.