"GOOD ONE" (posted 23 July 2008)
The 7th What The Heck? festival is now over. It is officially a success. Good one everybody.
Thanks for coming to Anacortes! Thanks for making it go so well.
Do you have a cool story from the festival you want to share? Go to the past Heck fests page and there is a comment form down at the bottom.
Do you have some pictures? There is a flickr group.
See you again someday.
"IT IS HAPPENING NOW!" (posted 17 July 2008)
You can pick up your passes here:
Friday from noon to 3pm at the Dept. of Safety
and then from 3:30 to 8pm at the Croatian Club,
and then at the City Hall.
Saturday at Causland Park until 6pm
and then at the City Hall. Bring an ID.
Here is the official schedule of events:
FRIDAY, JULY 18th
Croatian Club
5pm – 8pm
(official Heck Fest grand opening ceremonies and dinner show)
D+
Sandman
Katy Davidson
City Hall
8pm – 1am
Karl Blau
Lucky Dragons
The Moore Brothers with Owl & the Pussycat
Calvin Johnson & Ian Svenonius
Mt. Eerie
FRIDAY NIGHT JOINT COVER AT THE BARS:
Watertown Pub: ...WORMS, Love Tan
Brown Lantern: Bryan, Frank & Bob, the Moondoggies
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SATURDAY, JULY 19th
Causland Park
noon – 7pm
(all day sushi show in the park)
Caulfield & His Magical Violin
Desolation Wilderness
Bryce Panic/Better Bizness Bureau
Gift Machine
Nate Ashley
Lonely Forest
City Hall
7pm – 1am
Photosynthesis
Graves
Angelo Spencer
Ô Paon
Your Heart Breaks
Little Wings
Kimya Dawson
SATURDAY NIGHT JOINT COVER AT THE BARS:
Watertown Pub: ザ ジョージ マイケルス バンド, the Coconut Coolouts, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death
Brown Lantern: Yes, Oh Yes, TacocaT, See Me River
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SUNDAY, JULY 20th
11am “brunch show” at Anderson’s Store on Guemes Island:
Real Live Tigers, Dennis Driscoll, Solvents!
Causland Park
noon – 2pm
“Game Day” curated by the Blow
City Hall
2pm – 5:30pm
Mirah & Spectratone International performing “Share This Place”
Alyse Emdur (films)
Stella Marrs (films)
Oliver Orion-Miles
Honcho #1 (short film)
Department of Safety
6pm – 10pm
A Rich Jensen Intensive
Al Larsen
LAKE
(also: Jib Kidder Chalk Space – an all day superchalking and boomboxing)
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VENUE LOCATIONS:
Croatian Club: 7th St. & “N” Ave.
City Hall Basement: enter in the parking lot at 5th St. & “Q” Ave.
Causland Park: 8th St. & “N” Ave.
Department of Safety: 12th St. & Commercial Ave.
Brown Lantern: 412 Commercial Ave.
Watertown Pub: 314 Commercial Ave.
Anderson’s Store: just up from the ferry landing on Guemes Island
"Orcas" (posted 9 July 2008)
We’ve just been notified that Doe Bay Resort on Orcas Island is holding a mini-festival on Saturday July 19th, so anyone who does not want to come to anything at What The Heck Fest that day but still wants to see music performed in a beautiful place can look here for information.
"PARTIAL PASSES SOLD OUT!" (posted 3 July 2008)
Partial Passes are now sold out.
Dang!
So, there will still be some tickets available at the doors for these shows:
Thursday, July 17th – 7pm at the Dept. of Safety – featuring Burl, Tender Forever, Oregon Donor, Trampoline Team, Cock & Swan, International Falls (even with a Heck pass you have to pay for this show)
Friday, July 18th- City Hall Basement – 8pm – with Mt. Eerie, Lucky Dragons, Karl Blau, Calvin Johnson & Ian Svenonius, the Owl & the Pussycat & the Moore Brothers
Saturday, July 19th- City Hall Basement – 7pm- with Angelo Spencer, Ô Paon, Photosynthesis, Graves, Little Wings, Kimya Dawson, Your Heart Breaks
also the show in the park on Saturday afternoon is free
also the joint cover nights at the bars friday and saturday will probably have room
"FULL PASSES SOLD OUT" (posted 16 June 2008)
Woah.
Full Passes are sold out.
That was fast.
We will be offering Partial Passes momentarily,
and also there will probably be tickets available at the door of the bigger shows.
More explicit information to come soon.