Michael J Paepke Productions

ROOTSTOCK 2008 TRIBUTE FESTIVAL JULY 12TH, 2008 "TUMBLIN DICE"-MINNESOTA'S ANSWER TO THE ROLLING STONES WILL APPEAR AT THIS YR.'S EVENT IN SANTIAGO MINNESOTA FROM 8:30P.M.-10:00P.M. OTHER ACTS TO APPEAR ARE: ZED LEPPLIN, HARD DAY'S NIGHT, AND ECHOS OF ELVIS. PLENTY OF FREE PARKING, FREE OVERNIGHT CAMPING, MUSIC, FOOD, AND MORE! MORE INFO. GO TO: WWW.BAILEYRAYS.COM Summer Sounds 2009 June 1st-August 31st, 2009 Greensburg, PA SummerSounds is in its 10th year as an eclectic outdoor music series noted for consistently high-quality performers. SummerSounds is produced in a natural amphitheater in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg, Pa. Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada October 21-25, 2008. The Halifax Pop Explosion is one of Canada's most respected emerging music, art, and media festival and conferences. Founded in 1993, the festival features the best in emerging, new and innovative music. Monolith Festival Red Rocks Colorado September 14th & 15th, 2007 50 Plus Bands, 2 days & 2 nights of Rock n Roll! San Diego Indie Music Fest The third annual event will be held on March 3, 2007 from noon to midnight and will feature over 50 artists on 6 stages. Artists will include everything from local buzz-makers to national indie icons and only independent artists (not signed to a major label) are eligible to play at SDIMF. Diversity reigns at this year's festival, with music ranging from rock to pop, R&B to hip-hop, salsa, spoken word, folk and more – all genres are not only welcomed but encouraged. Past headliners have included indie icons Veruca Salt, Jonatha Brooke, Julie Wolf (of Ani Difranco), and Erika Luckett. Potential headliners for 2007 include Michael Franti & Spearhead, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Todd Rundgren, Melissa Ferrick and many others. DECIBEL FESTIVAL SEATTLE WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 14TH-17TH, 2006. Decibel is a four-day, multiple venue, community music and arts festival exposing the Northwest to the electronic music scene. Over 10,000 attendees will attend showcases, workshops, seminars, open discussion, interesting venues, and a diverse selection of quality electronic music. More than 75 artists will perform on eight stages throughout the event, with several showcases dedicated to emerging performers and DJs.
San Francisco, CA The Summer Of Love 40th Anniversary Concert will take place on Sunday, September 2, 2007, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park between 10AM and 6PM. The concert will be a free event celebrating both the music inspired by the 1967 Summer Of Love and the consciousness raising efforts of the time. The organization securing the permit, the non-profit Council of Light, includes members of the original Family Dog, original Grateful Dead management, FM Radio programmers, and many of the era's poster artists. Former Family Dog partner and longtime Chet Helms associate Boots Hughston is serving as coordinator. Former Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully, along with former president of CTI Records and manager for Jesse Colin Young, David Bean, are organizing bands, licenses and sponsors. The promoters intend to utilize the best in concert production for the musicians involved, from sound, to stage, to travel and lodging. While noted musicians from the era will be featured, organizers welcome bands from the past four decades inspired by the San Francisco music scene of the 60's. It is anticipated that there will be worldwide media coverage with live broadcast and streaming possibilities.
Summerfest 2007 Summerfest - "The Big Gig" - is the ultimate festival experience that ignites on more than 75 acres along the shores of Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This annual 11-day music blowout features 13 stages offering live music all day and night in front of over 1 million fans. Last year's performers include Tom Petty, Weezer, Robert Randolph, The Pixies, Death Cab for Cutie, Coheed & Cambria, The Donnas, The Black Crowes, Talib Kwelli, Moby, Keith Urban, Los Lonely Boys, Stevie Nicks, Santana, Antigone Rising, String Cheese Incident, Seether, Gavin Degraw, Stereophonics, Femi Kuti, Tim McGraw, Story of the Year, Shinedown, Umphrees McGee, Rusted Root, Howie Day, Alter Bridge, Chevelle, Lucinda Williams, Fantasia, The Lovehammers, O.A.R., Ben Folds and many, many more. This year's Summerfest, will continue to provide exciting and affordable entertainment for all ages and musical tastes, plus a variety of food, shopping and children's activities. Where/When: Milwaukee, WI USA - June 29-July 9, 2007
18th Annual City Stages Festival The 18th Annual City Stages will be held June 16-18, 2006 in downtown Birmingham. With 125 artists playing on eight stages, City Stages boasts a broad range of musical performances including rock, alternative, hip-hop, country, R&B, gospel, classical and singer-songwriter. The festival also features a Children's Festival, arts & crafts and terrific southern food. Last year’s festival attendance was 100,000! Performers featured at last year's event included Ludacris, Loretta Lynn, The Killers, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Gerald Levert, Def Leppard, Alejandro Escovedo, Mary Chapin Carpenter and The Black Crowes. Festival sponsors include Coca-Cola, Miller Lite, Alabama Power, AmSouth Bank and Books-A-Million. Where/When: Birmingham, AL USA - June 16-18, 2006 NEMO Music Festival 2006 Charging into its tenth year, the NEMO Music Festival is one of North America's premier music industry events. NEMO is three days of music, featuring almost 300 artist showcases, two full days of panels, workshops, clinics and a music industry trade show. NEMO will take place in Boston, a city renowned for being a hotbed of new talent with artists like Ray LaMontagne, The Click 5, Akrobatik, Killswitch Engage, and legendary for breaking acts; such as The Police, U2, The Pixies, Gavin DeGraw. Almost 2,500 people attend the NEMO Conference: Panelists include major label representatives, managers, publishers, retailers, artists, booking agents, and much more. The Conference also offers performance clinics, ten-minute mentoring, an acoustic stage, and an outdoor stage. When the sun sets, NEMO's nearly 300 showcasing artists take stages at over 25 of the best clubs in Boston and Cambridge, to remind industry insiders and music fans (almost 15,000 of them) what NEMO is really about; playing and hearing great music. NEMO's showcases have been held at venues including the Paradise, Axis, Avalon, Middle East, TT the Bears, Roxy, Harper's Ferry, Club Passim Folk and Cultural Center, Bill's Bar and numerous others through out Boston and Cambridge. Where/When: Boston, MA USA - September 28-30, 2006 WOLFSHEAD RALLY, TWO HARBORS MINNESOTA. This festival is held each yr. at the Fairgrounds in Two Harbors. Excellant food, Awesome music, good times had by all. http://www.wolfsheadrally.com Midsummer Festival/North Branch Minnesota June 13-17, 2007. Michael J. Paepke to perform 2nd Year in a row at Midsummer Festival. The 82nd Annual Midsummer Days will include activities for the whole family. Carnival rides start with wristband night on Wed. June 14th. Don't miss the Queen's Coronation and exciting Street Dances under the "Big Tent". Continue the celebration with the Parade on Sun. starting at 2 p.m. Watch the local papers and posters for the complete schedule of events. Hosted by North Branch American Legion Post #85 Dont miss " Michael J. Paepke" and his new band on Sunday June 17th under the Big Tent from 3:00p.m.-7:00p.m. More info. call Paepke Productions @ 612-799-6049 or 763-545-9660.