Comedy headliners Kyle Kinane, Ron Funches, Kurt
Braunohler announced. Third annual Athens, GA fest takes place March 26th-28th.
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“Welcome to
ATH 2015 – the curve just changed again with SLINGSHOT.” – Michael Stipe
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Early bird SLINGSHOT passes for Music, Music
+ Comedy, and Comedy-only are available now.
The third annual SLINGSHOT
festival, a celebration of the intersection of music, electronic art, tech and
comedy in Athens, Georgia, today announced the addition of DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler
of Arcade Fire) to its lineup. Butler’s
DJ set will take place just before a headlining DJ set from James Murphy (DFA / LCD Soundsystem.)
Additionally, SLINGSHOT
has announced its Comedy Night headliners which include Kyle Kinane (“@midnight”),
Ron Funches (“Kroll Show”), and Kurt
Braunohler (“Bob’s Burgers”.) Other featured performers and events throughout
the weekend include Jamie XX, Nosaj Thing, CLARK, Skylar Spence, Reptar, Peelander-Z, a DJ set from Washed
Out, a screening of the DC punk documentary “Salad Days,” and label showcases from Elephant 6 and New West
among many other local, national, and international performers.
The many spring and summer festivals taking place
throughout the country rarely throw the spotlight on the towns that host
them. Not so of SLINGSHOT. Besides being
recognized throughout the world as the birthplace of REM, The B-52s, and Neutral Milk Hotel, among many others,
Athens maintains a near-mythological status for its ability to foster emerging
artists, embrace experimentation, and push boundaries.
SLINGSHOT founder Kai
Riedl elaborates, “Over the last 40 years, Athens has been that rare place
where musicians can comfortably collaborate with each other and perform for
audiences that approach music with open minds and open ears. Athens is a creative epicenter, and SLINGSHOT is a natural outgrowth of
that.” As such, the historic college
town of Athens, Georgia is the backdrop for the three-day SLINGSHOT event, which in addition to live music, DJ sets, and
comedy, dives deep into an eclectic and diverse lineup of next generation electronic
art and technology-related happenings.
This year’s electronic art offerings at SLINGSHOT include new work by designer Kyle McDonald, video artist Andy Thomas, filmmaker and artist Keith Willson, as well as exhibits
including a walk-in interactive synthesizer, and a performance by Mikromedas utilizing live astrophysical
satellite data.
SLINGSHOT’s tech dimension is highlighted by “Sensory Overload,” a two-day “big data
perceptualization” conference featuring JoAnn
Kuchera-Morin, inventor of The AlloSphere,
a three-story immersive scientific visualization and sonification environment. In addition to workshops in algorithmic
music, SLINGSHOT is also excited to
welcome synthesizer giant Moog,
which will install a sonic lab for the public to experiment with.
With several world-class venues within a few blocks of
one another (a SLINGSHOT app will be
available to help visitors navigate the town), SLINGSHOT benefits from this physical concentration of artists and
audience, allowing festival attendees to experience the small-town atmosphere
and creative freedom that is the lifeblood of Athens, Georgia.
The third
annual SLINGSHOT festival takes place in Athens, Georgia from March 26th-28th.
Contact Josh
Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
This year’s SLINGSHOT sponsors and partners include
MailChimp, Dust To Digital, Uberprints,
The Willson Center at UGA, and Urban Outfitters.
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SLINGSHOT Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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