If You Build it, They Will Come: Free Press Houston Summerfest August 8th and 9th

FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST GETS ON FOX! Sweet!

If You Build it, They Will Come: It’s on everybody’s mind right now. Will this be a huge success for the city of Houston and if so, how do we gauge this? Will Austinians Bite? Looking around at all the bands that frequent the IH house, practice and preparation is in the air. Bands are printing their t-shirts for merch sales, and rehearsing a mighty setlist. Many of the locals will be playing their biggest shows yet- Shit…  i just saw Buxton rehearsing with Robert Ellis downstairs a minute ago and now  The Mathletes are rehearsing with a whole new band for the festival. Whatever the verdict : The lineup is superb and if the same amount of people attend as the Westheimer Block Party -  there is no way anyone can deny our good taste in music….  And we look forward to seeing you there.

Tickets available at FREEPRESSSUMMERFEST.com

Confirmed to headline Free Press Houston Summer Fest are BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, OF MONTREAL, EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, THE SWORD, WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS, AND THE OCTOPUS PROJECT, OHMY!.

The music/arts festival will be held August 8th and 9th at Buffalo Bayou’s Eleanor Tinsley Park and will feature more than 40+ national and local musical performers, visual arts, and games. The park will host 2 stages, dozens of local artist booths, a craft beer garden, games, and several ‘cooling elements’ such as a misting tents to help attendees stage cool in the hot sun. Participants are encouraged to wear bathing suits and loose fitting clothing. A portion of the proceeds go to Project Row Houses which is a community non-profit that is responsible for restoration, art, and social activism in Houston’s Third Ward since 1991. Entry cost for the event is only 7 dollars per day via advanced ticket sales at www.freepresssummerfest.com. For more info contact Omar Afra at editors@freepresshouston.com. For vending info contact Don Schwarzkopf at EWMedia@swbell.net

Tickets available at www.freepresssummerfest.com and www.pegstar.net