CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCES:
THE ALBUM LEAF, CAUGHT A GHOST AND MAUDLIN STRANGERSAMONG 15 NEW ACTS FOR
CULTURE COLLIDE 2015 IN LOS ANGELES OCTOBER 8-10
WRISTBANDS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SINGLE DAYS VIA TICKETFLY
FESTIVAL TO HOST FREE INDEPENDENT LABEL MARKET
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 (12-6 PM)
FEATURING OVER 20 RECORD LABELS
THE GUARDIAN U.S. EDITOR LANRE BAKARE TO LEAD
CULTURE COLLIDE–CREATIVE SUMMIT
–FEATURING ARTIST AND INDUSTRY-LED PANELS FOCUSED ON TRENDS IN MUSIC–
Returning to Los Angeles and San Francisco this October is CULTURE COLLIDE–the quintessential music, arts and industry experience–which celebrates creative curiosity as multiple venues play host to dozens of established and on-the-rise bands from around the world for multiple days of musical discovery. Newly added talent for CULTURE COLLIDE 2015 in Los Angeles includes The Album Leaf, Caught a Ghost, Maudlin Strangers, Tuka, Avaberee, Diamente Electrico, Green Gerry, Hotel for Strangers, Enola Fall, LFNT, Panda Elliot, Crooked Colours and more to join previously announced headliners LadyHawke (NZ), Ash (UK) and The Juan Maclean (U.S.) as well as over 60 more artists. For the full line up, visit:culturecollide.com/festivals/losangeles.
For the first time in the festival’s history, wristbands for single days are now available via TicketFly for $20.00. The wristband will allow access into allCULTURE COLLIDE venues for that particular day. Music fans can also choose to purchase a $10.00 wristband that gives access to all venues excluding the Echoplex. Links to purchase all dates for CULTURE COLLIDEare listed below:
Passes to all Culture Collide international showcases ($10) HERE
On Saturday, October 10, CULTURE COLLIDE will play host to a massive international record fair in cooperation with Independent Label Marketfeaturing over 20 record labels including 100% Silk, Anchor Eighty Four,Anticon, Burger, Cold Busted, Delicious Vinyl, Everloving, Friends of Friends, Hit City USA, IAMSOUND, Iheartcomix, Innovative Leisure, Last Gang Records, Ninja Tune, Not Not Fun, Now Again, Stones Throw,Saddle Creek, Sargent House, Light In The Attic and more.
CULTURE COLLIDE’s annual Creative Summit–which features music industry panels focused on music and media from around the world–will take place on Friday, October 9 at Taix Restaurant (1911 Sunset Blvd. L.A., CA 90026). The 2015 CULTURE COLLIDE Creative Summit will be led The Guardian’s U.S. commissioning editor Lanre Bakare (pronounced LAN-RA).The artist-and industry-led forum will discuss and examine exciting trends in music, opportunities for international artists in the U.S., the future of music distribution and other breaking topics.
Returning to the festival this year will be the Aussie BBQ hosted by Sounds Australia, featuring some of the best Australian bands and solo acts. This will take place at the Taix Champagne Room on Saturday, October 10.
In another first for 2015, CULTURE COLLIDE has partnered with the Modern Sky Festival to bring a very special night of music from China to the Regent Theatre (448 South Main St. L.A., CA 90013) on Friday October 9. The line-up includes four acts that represent the diversity of the Beijing’s indie rock scene: SONG DONGYE 宋冬野, NEW PANTS 新裤子乐队, HEDGEHOG 刺猬乐队and MISERABLE FAITH 痛仰乐队. Presented by CULTURE COLLIDE, Modern Sky is a separately ticketed event that can be purchased here.
Culture Collide Los Angeles is presented by The Guardian, Fanflex, Fender, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Aquahydrate, KCRW, LA Weekly, OC Weekly, Busy Beaver Button Company, The Line Hotel, Hotel Figueroa and produced in association with our friends at Spaceland Presents.
For the most updated information on Culture Collide, visit culturecollide.com and follow Culture Collide on:
About COLLiDE Agency:
Created in 2014, COLLiDE sets a new charter for brands to explore. The team builds on a decade-plus foundation of cross-cultural marketing expertise with a new design shaped to focus exclusively on a client’s needs. Equipped with a deep breadth of brand clients, they specialize in the diverse portfolio of services required for today’s liquid landscape. Current clients include Macy’s, American Rag, Dr Martens, E&J Brandy, Shellback Rum, Landmark Theatres, Converse and many others.http://wearecollide.com
About Guardian News & Media:
Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com which, with almost 130 million unique browsers a month, is one of the largest English-speaking quality newspaper websites in the world. Since launching U.S. and Australia digital editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience.The Guardian is most recently renowned for its Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning revelations based on the disclosures made by whistleblower Edward Snowden. In 2014, the Guardian was named newspaper and website of the year at the Society of Editors UK Press Awards and is the most trusted news source in the UK (Ofcom digital media report, 2014).
About Independent Label Market:
Since launching in London on May 2011, Independent Label Market has brought together the founders of some the World’s greatest Independent Record Labels on both sides of the Atlantic to sell their fresh vinyl produce directly to the public at that traditional goods exchange – a market stall. Web:www.independentlabelmarket.com, Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/independentlabelmarket Twitter:http://twitter.com/IndieLabelMkt.
