BEMF3, the 3rd Annual
Boise Experimental Music Festival, is almost here! In just two days,
this five-day event will begin and feature over 30 creative music artists from
all over the world. Spanning four venues, with nearly 16 hours of music,
and featuring virtual performances over the internet with the Kybermusik
program, BEMF3 is going to create a unique music vibe in Boise that has never
been experienced in its entire history. If you are intrigued by
cutting-edge music that pushes boundaries and leaps beyond the reach of popular
music, you can't miss BEMF3!
BEMF3 kicks off on May 28 in
Idaho City at the "Museum of Eastern Idaho," continues in Boise on May 29 at "3
Shapes Aikido," and continues on May 30 through June 1 at the "El Korah Shrine
Center" and Boise's own "Record Exchange". All tickets are on sale at the
door.
Also note that the BEMF1 two volume CD set, as
well as BEMF2 CD compilation and two volume DVD set are on sale at Boise's
Record Exchange (artist of the month) and at the festival, May 30 through June
1, or online at these online locations:
Details on exact dates, locations, times, and
schedules are below and at the BEMF3 website.
The 3rd Annual Boise Experimental Music
Festival
May 28 - June 1, 2008
The Boise Experimental Music Festival is beginning
to earn the reputation of being one of the most exciting and well executed
creative music events in the world. Now in its third year, the festival
continues to evolve and feature an impressive array of performers from all over
the world. This year, the festival runs from May 28 through June 1, 2008, and
fans will come from all over to hear some of the finest and most cutting edge
creative music artists on the planet. The talent and caliber of this year’s
performers will be spectacular. The event will also feature experimental film
and the ground-breaking program, Kybermusik, coordinated by one of Germany’s
most inventive musicians, Rainer Straschill. The Kybermusik program will give
festival performers the opportunity to perform live with musicians all over the
world via the internet.
Obtain more information on the festival at
www.boisemusicians.com/BEMF-3 or http://www.myspace.com/boiseexperimentalmusicfestival
SCHEDULE
May 28 (Wednesday), 7:00 - 8:30pm
Museum of
Eastern Idaho
Eastern Idaho Experimental Music Festival
300 S. Capital
Ave
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
208-524-7777
$10 at the
door
May 29 (Thursday), 7-11pm
3 Shapes
Aikido
1512 north 10th street
Boise, ID 83702
$5.00 at the
door
May 30 (Friday), 8:30pm -
Midnight
El Korah Shrine Center
1118 W Idaho
Boise, ID 83701
$7.00
at the door
May 31 (Saturday),
1-7pm
El Korah Shrine Center
1118 W Idaho
Boise, ID 83701
$6.00 at
the door
May 31 (Saturday), 1-5pm
The
Record Exchange
1105 W Idaho St
Boise, ID
83702
FREE
May 31 (Saturday), 8:30pm -
Midnight
El Korah Shrine Center
1118 W Idaho
Boise, ID 83701
$7.00
at the door
June 1 (Sunday), 1-7pm
El
Korah Shrine Center
1118 W Idaho
Boise, ID 83701
$6.00 at the door
FESTIVAL
PERFORMERS
Rainer Straschill
(Munich,
Germany)
With financial support by the Federal Foreign
Office and the Goethe Institut
Jim McAuley
(Los Angeles,
CA, USA)
Tom Baker
(Seattle, WA, USA)
The
Choir Boys (Jeff Kaiser & Andrew Pask)
(San Diego & Los Angeles, CA,
USA)
The Deep End Ensemble
(Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Emily Hay
& Motoko Honda
(Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Rob Wallace, Colter Frazier, & Jim Connolly
(Santa Barbara, CA,
USA)
The Transhumans
(Ventura, CA, USA)
Robert Price, David
Grollman, & Lucio Menegon
(New York, NY, USA)
Lucio Menegon
(New York, NY, USA)
Ted Killian
(Medford, OR,
USA)
Krispen Hartung & Robert Sterling
(Boise, ID & Ventura, CA,
USA)
Krispen Hartung, Brian McFadin, & Jared Hallock
(Boise, ID,
USA)
Mike Blomquist
(Boise, ID, USA)
Emily Hay, Motoko Honda, & Krispen Hartung
(Los Angeles, CA
& Boise, ID, USA)
Craig Green, & Krispen Hartung
(Los Angeles, CA & Boise, ID,
USA)
Funding for BEMF was made possible by a grant from the
National
Endowment for the Arts and the Idaho Commission on the Arts