MARSCON 2011 DEMENTIA TRACK!
http://marscondementia.com
At last, the announcement that is long, long overdue, here are details on this year’s series of comedy music concerts and events happening at MarsCon 2011, and info on how to support it via our annual Fund Raiser album release. But first, here’s the basic info on the convention…
MARSCON - CONVENTION INFO
http://marscon.org/2011/index.php
MarsCon 2011 is March 4th thru 6th, at the Holiday Inn Select in Bloomington, MN, right across from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and next to the Mall of America. It’s $45 for a weekend badge until January 31st, after that it’ll be $60 at the door. This year’s Guests of Honor include actor Alexis Cruz, Four-time Hugo Award winner Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe & Megan Rheault of Dirtyinks and Pixiegirl Studio, and Bjo & John Trimble (famous for the “Save Star Trek” campaign).
MARSCON DEMENTIA TRACK ARTISTS 2011
Schedule: http://marscondementia.com/dementia-track-schedule/
So which comedy musicians are coming to perform at the MarsCon 2011 Dementia Track you ask? Well first of all, there’s MarsCon 2011’s Music Guest Of Honor, one of Dr. Demento’s most requested acts of the 2000’s, a founding member of the FuMP, and a colossal fan favorite at MarsCon, it’s the one and only ShoEboX, also known as, WORM QUARTET! Also performing this year: Making not only his first ever appearance at MarsCon, but his first ever appearance in the MidWest, it’s the animated animator himself, TVs KYLE! There’s a couple of acts getting their first main stage concerts this year. We have the world’s first and only hard rock filk cover band, TOYBOAT! And performing in their new rock band trio configuration, we have SOGGY POTATO CHIPS! Other returning favorites performing on the main stage include POSSIBLE OSCAR, STEVE GOODIE, NUCLEAR BUBBLE WRAP, CIRQUE DU SO WHAT?, DEVO SPICE, INSANE IAN, POWER SALAD, THE GREAT LUKE SKI, and more!
NEW FOR 2011: PARTY ROB'S PARTY BUS!
http://marscondementia.com/party-robs-party-bus/
Those of you who are planning on attending MarsCon should follow the previous link and read the announcement to find out how you can help out the Fund Raiser by buying yourself a ticket to ride PARTY ROB’S PARTY BUS!!!
MARSCON 2011 DEMENTIA TRACK FUND RAISER album
Track listing: http://marscondementia.com/fundraiser/
Once again, I have compiled just under 4 hours of excerpts from all of the live main stage concerts and the Dementia Fan Showcase from MarsCon 2010 which are available to purchase in both MP3 and 3-CD with MP3 formats. The Funds Raised will go towards covering the hotel room costs for the Dementia Track main stage concert performers this year, as well as to cover the fees & extra badges for our huge “Table 27″ merch table. This year’s collection includes music by Rob Balder, Worm Quartet, Schaffer The Darklord, The Nick Atoms, Nuclear Bubble Wrap, Power Salad, Insane Ian, Steve Goodie, Carrie Dahlby, Throwing Toasters, Cirque du So What?, the great Luke Ski, Devo Spice, the Gothsicles, DJ Particle, Odd Austin, Dino-Mike, Chris Waffle, and more.
If you’d like just the downloadable MP3 version of the album, you can get it for just $10.00!
http://marscondementia.com/products-page/2011-cds-and-bus-tickets/marscon-dementia-track-2011-10-donation/
If you’d like to order the 3-CD (with MP3) version of the album, you can get them for $30.00!
http://marscondementia.com/products-page/2011-cds-and-bus-tickets/marscon-dementia-track-2011-30-donation/
If you’d like to hear a FREE 20 MINUTE PREVIEW of the MarsCon 2011 Dementia Track Fund Raiser album, click the link below: (note: there’s a few short NSFW words in it)
http://badrapport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/LCBR_Ep032point5.mp3
PROMO COMMERCIAL FOR MARSCON DEMENTIA TRACK
If you’d like to hear a promo commercial for MarsCon, the Dementia Track, the Fund Raiser, the Party Bus, etc., click the link below: (note to DJs, this is radio friendly, so feel free to play it if you like, we would very much appreciate the publicity)
http://badrapport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/MarsCon2011CommercialRadioEdit.mp3
OTHER EVENTS
For information on other things happening in the Dementia Track, go to the Other Events page.
http://marscondementia.com/other-events/
As always, for more info and updates, visit http://marscondementia.com. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you all at MarsCon 2011.
~ Luke Ski,
MarsCon Dementia Track Chair