Saturday, March 28 San Diego IndieFest will take over City Heights Urban Village. Featuring over fifty diverse artists and bands on multiple stages and areas, San Diego IndieFest will close out the night with New York rockers, Bear Hands.
A four piece electro-indie rock band out of Brooklyn, Bear Hands, are coming off an explosive year which saw impressive success for their sophomore release, Distraction, which included the single, Giants, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
San Diego IndieFest will run from 12 Noon until 11p.m. on Saturday, March 28. Now in its ninth year of production, San Diego IndieFest will make its debut in City Heights, occupying much of the City Heights Urban Village including The Performance Annex, Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park, and The Weingart Public Library. Tickets are $15 General Admission, $12 Students/ Seniors/ Military and Kids 12 years and under are Free. Admission is also free for all City Heights residents (92105). Tickets on sale now at www.SanDiegoIndieFest.com
In collaboration with The City Heights Community Development Corporation, San Diego IndieFest will also feature The International Village Oasis and V.A.P. Lounge (“Very Awake People”), which will include the event’s very first culinary showcase to celebrate the wildly diverse and delicious cuisine found in City Heights. The International Village Oasis will feature world cuisine from Kenya, Vietnam, Mexico, Ethiopia, Laos and more, while the exclusive V.A.P. Lounge will offer seating and complimentary refreshments with a direct sightline to the festival Main Stage for V.A.P. ticket holders.
In honor of the late parents of San Diego jazz Saxophonist, Chris Kilch, San Diego IndieFest will present The Helen and Manfred Klich Improv Area, which will include interactive performance and visual art features such as The Train of Thought Stage hosted by local spoken word icon, Gill Sotu, and a live photo mural and art wall hosted by La Maestra.
Artist and band submissions for San Diego IndieFest are officially closed, and event producers are finalizing the complete line up which will be announced in the next two weeks.
San Diego IndieFest is a non-profit project of Rock To Stop Violence (http://www.RockToStop.org), which is also the theme for the event’s ninth year anniversary. San Diego IndieFest is dedicated to affirming the power of transformation that comes out of recognizing the independent spirit within us. Whether that manifests in music, film, art, business or community activism, it takes work, risk and dedication. Yet so many of these creatives go un-noticed by the general public. On IndieFest weekend, you can come empty and leave fully charged as you discover one after another of these remarkable artists and change-makers.
