PROGRAM - Summer Meltdown

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WELCOME
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FOOD VENDORS
Here are some ways that we continue to work at lightening our load on Mother Earth. We
hope that you will feel a responsibility as a participant to educate yourself and take part in
making a difference.
We’ve brought back your favorite food vendors and expanded the options.
You’ll find a selection of healthy organic choices in our food court. We make
a point of using only the best, freshest, local organic ingredients in the
Meltdown Burger stand. Thanks to Skagit Valley Food Co-op and Garden
Treasures Nursery & Organic Farm for helping us make this happen!
Meltdown burgers with cheese no cheese or add bacon and all the trimming for the deluxe Meltdown burger.
MELTDOWN PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Hot off the grill, delicious pancakes to go with your morning coffee.
MELTDOWN ESPRESSO
Hand roasted, local and organic coffee and espresso.
FINGER FOODS
RIGHTEOUS RICE
Healthy, earthy version of an Asian fried rice made fresh with or without chicken or tofu. Vegan-gluten free
option is also available. We recommend a kicked-up version finished with fresh chopped cilantro, sunflower
seeds, sambal and nutritional yeast.
THAI EXPRESS
PIE FOR THE PEOPLE
On-site authentic Italian cuisine, hand tossed pizza, anytime, anywhere, any size.
REAL & TRUE SHAVE ICE
You can help too!
Consider for a moment the environmental cost of your travel to the festival. Now multiply
that by 4,000! Plan to always try to carpool to Meltdown. Bring one water bottle that you
can fill up many times at our filtered watering stations. Keep your trash and recycling
separated at your camp site, so Green Crews can easily organize it and get to the proper
place.
99 POTATOES
Authentic Hawaiian Shave Ice
AB'S HILLBILLY GYRO'S
JUICE PEDDLER
You get to get up close and personal with your beverage. We put the yummy goodness in the blender and you
hop on a bike that generates the blender! Fun!
RA CHA CHA
Organic coconuts and raw organic chocolates
NEW! VILLAGE STAGE DINNER THEATRE!
Friday
5:30 - 5:45PM
Vaudeville! Music! Cabaret!
Friday
6:00 - 6:45PM
Friday
7:00 - 7:15PM
Pepper Proud
Vaudeville! Music! Cabaret!...continued!
Captain Trendo and the Jezebel Rebels
Saturday
6:00 - 6:15PM
After Midnight Cabaret
THE HIPPIE CIRCLE | PORTRAITS A GO-GO | LAND PIRATE DESIGNS | KASHI | RECAPTIVATION | THANKS LOVE ART
Saturday
6:30 - 7:10PM
Annie Ford Band
Saturday
7:25 - 7:40PM
After Midnight Cabaret
Sunday
5:00 - 5:15PM
THE DARRES | HAPPY'S HATSKRUTCH-RX | SILK DRAGONS | MINERALS AND FOSSILS | WEIBE GOUDE
workshops
All proceeds from the Burger Stand, E-bar, and Beer Garden benefit the Summer Meltdown and the continued
mission of supporting NW Music and Arts . Thank you for helping support our continued efforts!
WORKSHOPS
Always in season, bringing you local and organic foods. Seattle free range organic pork and veggie sausage, salad, chips.
ROSIE'S APPAREL AND GLASS | BUDDHAFUL DESIGNS | SACRED CREATIVE SCENTS | SPECIALTY METAL ART
EMERALD CITY HOOPERS | SEW IT SEAMS TIE DYE | BREATH SPRAY ART | MATERIAL WORLD ZERO GRAVITY
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Lamb, Chicken , Beef, Veggie and Falafel, Salads, Dolma, baklava, Chips, soda, water & candy.
Captain Trendo and the Jezebel Rebels
CRAFT VENDORS
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Authentic Thai cuisine.
We Recycle, Recycle, Recycle . . . and compost too!
Meltdown is fortunate to have the best green crew any fest could ever ask for! Every year
our recycling and composting efforts result in less and less waste being sent to the landfill.
In 2009, we hauled away only half the amount of garbage we hauled in 2006. 2010 and 11 we
still saw decreases in our garbage, even with more people attending the festival! This means
diverting as much as 8 tons of waste into recycling and compost. Help us with our efforts
by paying attention at the recycling stations, and considering how much personal garbage
you are generating. Empty containers of any liquid before tossing them, and please keep all
paper and food scraps separate for composting.
Browse the program carefully for lots more insight on all the small ways we work to keep
Summer Meltdown the evergreen festival you love! Do your part first and foremost by
setting an example. If it weren’t for all of you, we wouldn’t be able to make such a difference!
Keep on keepin’ it green Meltdown!
SCHEDULE
Fries done four ways, Original, Sweet Potato, Garlic, and Chili Cheese Deluxe. Hand cut, Yum! We'll be in the Beer Garden.
Vaudeville! Music! Cabaret!
Captain Trendo and the Jezebel Rebels
Sunday
5:30 - 6:00PM
C-Leb and The Kettle Black
Sunday
6:15 - 6:45PM
The Jennifer Freedom Band
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We Reuse!
We’re proud to use real dishes in our hospitality and volunteer kitchens and all of our food
vendors use compostable dishes, cups, and silverware. Thanks to Deschutes Brewery, we are
also using compostable cups in our beer garden. Compostable items help divert garbage
from the waste stream, but there is still a manufacturing process behind each one-use cup,
as well as some good old fashioned controversy about the plant material and its farming
processes. We believe the best answer is using and re-using your own dishes as much as
possible. We’ve brought back the popular color-changing souvenir cups and you can pick
yours up at a coffee stand or beer garden near you (assuming you’re at the Meltdown while
reading this). And for the second year we’re offering ceramic souvenir coffee cups so
you can think about your happy place at Meltdown every morning, all year long.
MELTDOWN BURGERS, BLTS + GRILLED CHEESE + FIELD ROAST VEGAN DOGS & JUST BACON!
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We Reduce.
We thought about the things that generate the most waste at festivals, and about what we
can we do to reduce that waste. This year, we’ve built four public water stations for your
bottle-refilling pleasure. Get yourself an awesome new Summer Meltdown stainless water
bottle to help you stay hydrated without every drink generating waste.
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Each year we work at making Meltdown greener and greener. Because we should and we
can. We feel a responsibility to address all the impacts that our event has. The environmental
impacts of large gatherings are easy to see, and with a little elbow grease and dedicated
effort, easy to lessen.
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WELCOME
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Camp Traction is a drug and alcohol
free camping area within the festival
grounds for those that choose to camp
and hang out with other drug and
alcohol-free campers. Camp Traction
has been in service previously at High
Sierra, Bonnaroo, 10,000 Lakes, Camp
Bisco and Rothbury music festivals.
NORTHERN LIGHts / www.northernlightsgardening.com
Jennifer Hill “Zjenn” is a seasoned yogini appearing most recently on “America’s Got
Talent” with her high-flying aerial acrobatics as a “Sky Siren”. When she is not high
flying, she likes to get grounded and open through hatha yoga. Her smooth teaching
provides a flow accessible to everyone and unwinds even the nastiest knots of tension,
leaving you in a state of aah.
WORKSHOP: 10:00am / SATurday & SUnday / the stranger late night tent
Megan Turner Hula Hoop
Alaska’s rising hoopstar Miss Megan was born and raised in Anchorage and has been
hooping for over 4 years. Making, selling & performing with her hoops, she has appeared with the AK Fire Circus,The Church of Flaming Funk & Anchorages’ Wild Sweet
Orange Dance Company. With performances ranging from Anchorages’ New Years Eve
Fire & Ice Celebration (at minus 10 degrees!!) to the Trapper Creek Bluegrass Festival,
you will find Megan almost everywhere, spinning her handmade hoops. She has been
teaching in Anchorage for the last 3 years and returns to Meltdown this year to spread
her hooplovin’ hoopdance to us.
playshop info: 11:00am - 12:00pm friday & Saturday / meet in front of the kid’s area
Miss Megan will be hosting 2 Hoopdance playshops: All ages/all levels hoopshop, we will focus on basics like
waist hooping and recovery methods, but will have plenty of info and instruction for more advanced hoopers
as well. Each class will begin with a warm up and end with a short hoopjam to show off what you’ve learned.
Sundays hoopshop will focus on the HoopShow at the end of the Parade. Come learn, play and perform with us!
Get your Meltdown Hoopdance on!!!
fashion show: 4:00 - 5:00PM / Saturday / village stage
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Jennifer hill / WWW.JENNSYOGAGARDEN.COM
Check out the summer style that our vendors are offering this year at the 6th Annual
Summer Meltdown Vendor Fashion Show: a runway show featuring local, independent artists and companies. A family friendly event! (REMINDER: Models and vendors
interested in being part of the Vendor Fashion Show must attend a mandatory meeting
Friday night, 6pm by the Vendor Circle at the top of the steps, to go over plans and
rehearse the show).
Juggling with Lena Davidson
This is how you juggle: throw an object into the air. Catch and repeat. When you drop it,
pick it up and do it again. There! Now you are a juggler. If you want to come juggle in
the company of a bunch of other jugglers who learned how to juggle the same way you
just did then meet in front of the Kid’s Area to get your juggle on! There will be objects
available that have been scientifically proven to resist entropy in the presence of a juggler. We will spend the time juggling all together. Every age can play! WORLD PREMIER
of the new trick: Magic Tuna Melt 2012. Lena has a clean juggling record dating back a
quinquennium. She lives on an island in the South Salish Sea.
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WORKSHOP: OVERVIEW ON INDOOR & OUTDOOR GARDENING 1:00 - 2:30PM / SATurday / NLG BOOTH
vendor fashion show
Workshop: 1:00 - 2:00PM / Friday & Saturday
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Representatives from Technaflora, Smartpot, Canna and NLG staff will be discussing
techniques on maximizing your success in your garden.
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The RE Store is your trusted source for quality used building supplies, salvage pick up
and removal services, workshops, recycled art events and more. Our two stores are full
of quality thrift building and home decor items. We pick up or strip out usable materials and deconstruct entire buildings for reuse and recycling.
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re-store / www.re-store.org
Presenting, a sampler platter of unique beginner’s challenges in coolness. Activities
include: beginner’s training in stage presence, comedy, & moving techniques. Also,
Bed of Nails principles training, and intro to freestyle rap for fun or show. Participants
receive completion certificates & opportunities for souvenir photos. Hoist your savage
coolness!
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captain trendo’s coolness survival kit
WORKSHOP: 12:00 - 1:00PM / friday & saturday / kid’s area
Clhoe will focus on elegant arms and hands, shimmies and layering shimmies onto
other movements including circles, slides, figure 8’s and more in this one hour workshop. Clhoe is a member of Moon Sirens. She has been dancing her whole life but focusing strictly on Bellydance for the past 6 years. You can find her teaching Bellydance
classes at the Marysville YMCA on Thursday nights.
WORKSHOPS
bellydance with clhoe
WORKSHOP: 11:00Am / sunday / the stranger late night tent
kids bellydance with indigo / www.indigodance.net
Children of all ages are invited to shimmy, dance, make some noise and have fun as we
learn an upbeat Bellydance Routine. Those whom attend at least 1 workshop are invited to
perform as part of the Bellydance Showcase on the Village Stage Sunday at 1pm. Indigo enjoys the creativity & spontaneity that happens when children are allowed to be themselves
in a welcoming environment. Dance & Exercise is a very important part of Every Child’s life.
Indigo is licensed to teach HoopDance & Zumba to children and has been Bellydancing for
over 12 years. Indigo teaches BellyDance, HoopDance & Zumba in Snohomish County.
WORKSHOP: 10:30 - 11:00am / saturday & sunday / kid’s area
sunmakers
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Shalaa will be teaching a fun, easy choreography and workshop participants are invited
to show off their new moves in the Bellydance showcase at 1pm on the Village Stage.
Shalaa has been bellydancing for over 10 years, she is a member of Moon Sirens and
the instructor and founder of Rubies On Fire, an intermediate student dance troupe.
Shalaa teaches Wednesday evenings at Gold’s Gym in Marysville.
For more info find her on Facebook @ RaksShalaa.
WELCOME
bellydance with shalaa
workshops
WORKSHOP: 11:00Am / saturday / the stranger late night tent
Beginning art class will have several fun wood projects for the beginning artist. Very young
students may require parental supervision. Included in the class will be a blank wooden
sword, a blank cedar paddle, or especially for small children the small blank wooden sword
to choose from and paint to make a master work . When I was a young child, my father used
to carve these magical instruments for us when we went to music festivals. Along with the
wooden sword comes the initiation into the Knighthood of the Summer Meltdown; where the
noble values are discussed and righteous play in return is promised.
Workshops: 12:00 - 4:00pm / Friday & Saturday
wiztech
Wizard Technologies presents complimentary consultation and design of rainwater catchment systems. Learn the process of constructing a rain barrel from a 55 gallon food-grade
plastic barrel; how to drill holes and construct an overflow valve and spigot, and how to
fabricate a leaf and debris screen. All that is needed is a surface to collect rainfall and a
container to hold the water. Come on by with your “water harvest” ideas or questions and
we can share. Learn how to brew aerobic compost teas from vermicastings and black strap
molasses, and ferment anaerobic cultures such as Effective Microoriganisms.
30 minute rain barrel presentation: 11:00am / saturday
15 minute ‘how to brew’ presentation: 11:30am / saturday
earthen culture / www.earthenculture.com
This year Earthen Culture and Heart Rocks Eye are pleased to provide the “Illuminated
Garden”, a relaxation station set in a zen garden featuring two structures created
from natural and salvaged materials. We look forward to sharing our earthen building
techniques with you during our daily workshops. Heart Rocks Eye will have your fashion
needs covered with an amazing array of wearable art and jewelry created from recycled materials. And don’t forget to swing by after dark when we turn on the lights! “
WORKSHOP: 12:00 - 1:00PM / Friday, Saturday & Sunday
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Beats Antique - Electronica / Roots Music
Ha Ha Tonka - Americana / Indie / Rock
Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electronica and world roots music comes Beats
Antique, a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive
performance.
Ha Ha Tonka is a band originally formed in Springfield, Missouri and is signed to Bloodshot
Records of Chicago, IL. Named after Ha Ha Tonka state park in southern Missouri, their music is
steeped in Ozark folk, bringing the passion, spirituality, hardships, and roots of the people that
lived and still live there today, into their sound.
Karl Denson - Funk
El Ten Eleven - Post-rock / Ambient Indie
Karl Denson (born 1956) is a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist who hales from San
Diego, CA. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz’ band and then formed The Greyboy Allstars, which
became world renowned as the ultimate groove band.
El Ten Eleven is a Los Angeles, CA post-rock duo formed in 2003 after bassist and composer
Kristian Dunn and drummer Tim Fogarty had played experimental music together in an
organic/electronic four-piece group. Since Then the band was honored to have many of their
songs featured in the soundtracks of Gary Hustwit’s design documentaries, “Helvetica”,
“Objectified”, and “Urbanized”.
EOTO - psy-dub beat sorcerers
The Silent Comedy - Indie / Southern Rock
EOTO’s members, Jason Hann and Michael Travis bring Dubstep to life in real time, and push the
movement into unexplored territories. Their soul-shattering brand of lazerstep is as mesmerizing
as it is evil.
What started gaining momentum in 2006 as a loose collection of musicians, eventually evolved
into a solid quintet of performers who turn heads wtih their wild live performance, genre-bending
sound, and unique aesthetic. A live show not to be missed!
The True Spokes - Rock / Funk / Rock
Acorn Project - Electro / Funk / Rock
The True Spokes, who changed their name from Flowmotion in 2012, is a band well known in the
Seattle live music scene and is becoming increasingly familiar up and down the West Coast. The
band has managed to remain in the “best-kept-secret” vault of the live music scene.
Deep electro-funk grooves and sonic instrumental exploration interlaced with a provocative
indie-rock song writing ability have become the signatures of Bellingham, Washington’s Acorn
Project. As a long time staple on the touring circuit of the Pacific Northwest, the sextet has spent
the past three years expanding their region and is a recognizable touring machine on the West
Coast, British Columbia, and now Colorado and the Southwestern United States.
Blitzen Trapper - Indie / Americana
Five Alarm Funk - Heavy-set FUNK!!!!!!!
Blitzen Trapper is a Portland based experimental country/folk/rock band signed to Sub Pop
Records. Formed in 2000, Blitzen Trapper self-released its first three albums. "Wild Mountain
Nation" was #98 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.
Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than six
years the band has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major
festivals across Canada and the United States. The group on stage is an unstoppable orgy of
energy.
Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real -
Current Swell - Blues / Reggae / Rock
Progressive / Country / Rock
To say Lukas was born to play music is an understatement. The sixth child of one of the most
acclaimed and beloved music stars of all time Willie Nelson, and his fourth wife Annie, Lukas
inherited his father’s musicality, his penchant for penning his own music, and his love of the road.
Hailing from Vancouver Island , and immersed in its surf scene, Current Swell is an emerging indie
rock band. Their songcraft has been making waves up north and in the five short years since
their formation, they’ve produced four studio albums and opened up for the likes of the Beach
Boys, Xavier Rudd and the Beautiful Girls.
Vicci Martinez - Pop / Rock
Polecat - Americana / Bluegrass / Rock
Vicci has opened for or shared the stage with Sting, Annie Lennox, Bill Frisell, Christopher Cross,
Supersuckers, Jonny Lang, The Presidents of the United States of America, Cherry Poppin
Daddies, and Avril Lagivne. In 2011 after her appearance on NBC’s “The Voice”, Vicci signed a
record deal according to her coach Cee Lo Green.
KRADDY - Hip Hop / Crunk / Glitch
The Moondoggies - Americana / Folk Rock
Known as a pioneer of electronic music, Matthew Kratz aka Kraddy is one of the most innovative
and remarkable artists of his day. He stands as a visionary in his field, a fresh voice that spans
genres and artistic style. Hybridizing hip hop, dubstep and dancehall with digital edits and cuts,
Kraddy’s music is a voice from the future awakening our ears and minds to what is yet to come.
When Kevin Murphy wanted to move away from the punk scene of his high school years, he
hopped to the opposite end of the musical spectrum and formed the Moondoggies. With its
homegrown harmonies and jam-band tendencies, the Seattle-based four-piece follows in the
footsteps of such Americana groups as the Band and Fleet Foxes.
Pickwick - Indie /Rock / Soul
Hot Bodies in Motion - Blues / Indie / Rock
Citing artists such as Sam Cook, Otis Redding, Spoon, The Walkmen and Cold War Kids as
influences, Pickwick decided to focus on an “indie rock/R&B fusion type of sound” that would
better utilize the power of Disston’s vocals and the band’s rhythm section. Without compromising
their uniqueness, Pickwick has been allowed to define their voice.
Hot Bodies in Motion is an alternative rock band with strong blues and soul influences. From
Seattle, HBIM formed in late 2009 and includes Ben Carson (vocals, guitar), Scott Johnson (lead
guitar, backup vocals), Zach Fleury (bass, backup vocals) and Tim LoPresto (drums). Quickly
gaining recognition throughout the Northwest, Hot Bodies In Motion continues to win fans at
every show by challenging Seattle's stand-and-stare concert culture.
Elephant Revival - Americana / Folk
Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons - Jam /
Southern Rock / Americana
Elephant Revival’s style of music is often referred to as "transcendental folk," which incorporates
elements of Scottish/Celtic fiddle tunes, original folk pieces, traditional ballads, bluegrass,
psychedelic country, indie rock, reggae, 40s/50s jazz standards and an occasional hip-hop beat.
All members of the band are multi-instrumentalists and contribute to vocals and songwriting.
For more than 30 years, Jerry Joseph has been strapping on a guitar and chasing down truth,
understanding and soul with tenacity and resonant skill. Joseph is the archetypal musician’s
musician – something that’s resoundingly clear on his sweeping new double album “Happy Book”.
Vibesquad - Breakbeat / Krunkadelics
Skerik's Bandalabra - Afro-beat / Hip Hop /
Since 2006 and long before America’s insatiable appetite for all things dubstep was born, the
musician, producer and DJ known as VibeSquaD (aka Aaron Holstein) has been dropping ill beats
and stomach-tearing basslines on the decks as a DJ. Searing. Suspenseful. Climactic.
R&B
kerik, the enduringly saxophonic, punk jazz iconoclast, introduces his latest project Bandalabra.
Joining him are three of his fellow Seattle hometown's most revered players: Andy Coe on electric
guitar, Evan Flory-Barnes on upright bass and Dvonne Lewis on drums.
Mr Rogers - Bassheavy / breakbeat / lazer
Polyrhythmics - Funk / Jazz / Afro-Beat
Mr. Rogers' brain is a fun place to visit, but you might not want to stay for too long lest you get
stuck in the intricate, syncopated pulse that oozes from it. Mr. Rogers connects with dance floors
instantly with his totally unique style. His signature sound seeps out of every beat per minute,
and latches onto your primal dance button with his twisted, psychedelic take on bass-heavy
mid-tempo, and glitch-ridden breaks
Awarded Best new band in Seattle 2011, the Polyrhythmics have quickly gained notoriety playing to
packed clubs and festival crowds all over the Northwest. This all original 8 piece afro-funk and
world beat orchestra is comprised of some of Seattle’s finest rhythmic and melodic musicians.
That 1 Guy - Dr. Seuss / Future Rock
Mike Silverman, better known as That 1 Guy, is an American musician based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He frequently performs and records as a one-man band singing and using a variety of homemade
musical instruments.
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ormed in Bellingham, Washington in March 2010, Polecat has quickly established itself in the
Northwest, performing many genres including bluegrass, country, celtic, rock, and world music
into their sound. Their music celebrates life, love, and good times, and it reflects on the faces of
the players and their audience. its five parts, producing a sound that’s unmistakably huge.
Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground Indie / Pop / Rock
ay Kay has become locally known for their potent blend of psychedelic, orchestral pop and their
boisterous live show that often includes up to 15 members on stage. Their live reviews are
glowing: The Stranger’s Line Out blog (Seattle) declared, “Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground
deserve every bit of praise and hype and love they’ve been getting…dropping a punk-rock
Vaudeville vibe into their swooning, sweetheart compositions.
Medium Troy - Electronic / Dub / Hip-Hop
Stop, Drop and Rock
Eugene audiences are by now pretty familiar with the boys in Medium Troy. They’ve been voted
Eugene’s “Favorite Local Band” in the WOW Hally Awards three out of the last four years. High
Times Magazine awarded Medium Troy with “unsigned Band of the week”. Medium Troy is known
for epic sounds, fat bass lines and good melodies.
These musicians are all 15 & 16 years old and come from diverse and sometimes challenging
backgrounds. They bring enthusiasm and dedication to the band and explore music and
interconnection with each other and their communities.
Snug Harbor - Funk / Fusion / Soul
The Jezebel Rebels
Snug Harbor is a funk-soul-fusion ensemble, tucked away in the corner of the Northwest, in the
city of Bellingham, WA. Fans of Snug Harbor can expect to witness high energy funk and soul
music with jazz infusions, as each live show contains elements of improvisation on heavy funk
grooves.
The Jezebel Rebels have been entertaining the masses for going on four years now with their
eclectic blend of Cabaret, Burlesque, Bellydance, and Vaudeville. They are regular performers at
the Lincoln Theatre, Burlington's Relay for life, and Bellingham's Benefit X and Vaudevilingham.
AgesandAges - Concrete / Ghettotech / Rock
Pepper Proud - Appalachian Present / Folk
AgesandAges is an American rock band from Portland which has been receiving positive critical
attention because of its upbeat, “raw choral pop” sound. Their music features seven-part vocal
harmonies accompanied by handclaps, shakers and noise-makes. They are a secular band with a
big tent revival sound. The group was voted as a top Portland band by Willamette Week.
From the heart of Greenbrier Valley and those Eastern Appalacian Rolling Hills- Pepper Proud was
raised surrounded by a thriving arts community in Lewisburg, West Virginia. When she finished
studying Voice and Performance at Radford University in 2007- Pepper headed as far west as her
truck would take her and settled in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Splatinum
Toni McGowan
SPLATINUM is the collaboration of Andrew Luck and Adam Houghton. Their musical output spans
genres but the common element of devastating low-end threads through every composition. “Luck
and Dosadi’s rhythms and bass frequencies slug and surge with a thrilling high impact”
Toni is a singer-songwriter from Shoreline, Washington, who creates and performs a large variety
of music; including genres like folk, jazz, blues, pop, and contemporary. Though Toni has enjoyed
singing from an early age, her guitar accompaniment and songwriting passion began in eighth
grade at age 14.
Dead Winter Carpenters - Americana / Rock
Jennifer Freedom Band
Emerging from Northern California's fertile music scene, Dead Winter Carpenters is a rollicking,
high-energy, Americana/roots-infused five-piece band from North Lake Tahoe, CA. Defying musical
boundaries, DWC blends elements of rock'n'roll, folk, roots, country, ragtime, blues, and reggae
music with choice influences ranging from throughout rock history and the traditional fiddle
tunes of earlier times.
NOT TO BE MISSED Whether you're human or just having a human experience, this Angel's voice
will open your heart and inspire your spirit!!! The Jennifer Freedom Band playing with dozens of
musicians across the country climaxes a 5000 mile tour on the famous Magic Love Bus by playing
and sharing with The Summer Meltdown Family.
Kimo Muraki - Alt. / Experimental / Folk
The Bhajans
Kimo Muraki is a journeyman Seattle multi-instrumentalist whose debut solo project “Tiny
Messengers” released their first EP in 2011 and plan to release their first full length in winter
2012. Having spent a good part of the last several years as multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for
many Seattle and regional artists.
The Bhajans is a devotional singing ensemble from Orcas Island, Wa., fronted by Fabrice Van
Putten and Adam Starr Farish, and accompanied by other vocalists. The intention: To inspire a
deeper sense of connection to the divine through the singing of timeless spiritually centered
hymns from various cultures around the world.
Aaron Daniel & The Bloody Knukles - Alt. /
Captain Trendo
Indie / Rock
Listeners might hear a rock song first, then an old Buck Owens tune, then throw a little De La Soul
followed by some sick Jon Williams strings or a little Mr. Bungle. Aaron's music is always changing
and covering a wide range of musical influence.
Captain Trendo has performed alongside many artists, including Fyodor Karamozov & Seattle
music legend Baby Gramps. His variety act has been featured in standup comedy shows with Brad
Brake & Rodger Lizaola, and he has performed for NANDA, Cirque du Soleil, & Microsoft.
Appearances include Moisture Festival, The Crystal Ballroom, & On The Boards Theater.
Kore Ionz - Rock / Reggae / Roots
After Midnight Cabaret
Seattle reggae rockers Kore Ionz have shared the stage with such legends as The Wailers, Steel
Pulse, and Third World, as well as current charting artists like Katchafire and J Boog.
After Midnight Cabaret was founded in 2011 by Danielle Griffin (Dani of After Midnight
Photography) and Sarah Champion (Scarlett Red). Each performer in the troupe was hand picked
by the troupe leaders for their various abilities and talents. The troupe has a proud collection of
beautiful women who sing, dance, model and know how to light up a room.
Scott Pemberton Trio - Rock / Soul / Surf
Scarlett Red, Leader of After Midnight Cabaret
Until you have seen Scott Pemberton play the guitar it is hard to describe what he does. His music
comes from the heart, is very danceable and quite honestly, no one plays the guitar like him. He
gets regular comparisons to other great musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Dick Dale and James
Brown, but after a brief listen it is clear that Scott has something all his own.
This fiesty temptress is no stranger to the spotlight. With 22+ years of performing, over 100
different productions, professional training in almost every style of dance, international awards in
both ballroom and Latin dancing, she is never afraid of a little bump and grind. She enjoys her
Jameson neat and her Vodka Martini's like her men... Dirty. Join her for her late night show at the
Village Theater, she is one saucy lady not to be missed!
C-Leb & the Kettle Black - Alt. / Alt-Country
Meltdown Bellydance Showcase
/ Blues
This iteration brings on the epitome of da’blues in a way-back throat destroying kinda way.
Nothing but a sliding six string, harmonica, drums and bass repurposed in an unbelievably great
way that make it as progressive as it is nostalgic. C-Leb & the Kettle Black is busy reinventing
blues and writing timeless songs.
The Meltdown Bellydance Showcase is a collective of dancers from all around the Pacific
Northwest. These ladies truly enjoy working together to create a show that is unique and
engaging, offering a variety of styles, music and costuming.
Annie Ford Band
Keaton Collective
Annie Ford (of Slimpickins, Gill Landry) a Seattle resident and Virginia native infuses the
timelessness of murder ballads and roots music into country with the Annie Ford Band.
Influenced and inspired by her travels to and from Virginia and Louisiana, her songwriting is
dynamic with swells of emotion and sung with haunting vocals.
Keaton Collective united to create an open forum for all of their material. From the start they’ve
self-produced their own albums, booked their own tours, and set out to create the music they all
wanted to enjoy. Never holding back from pushing themselves- their albums and performances
have always showcased a great diversity in harmonies, melodies, and instrumentation across the
spectrum of rock and roll.
Kenzie Rose
Olivia De La Cruz
Fourteen year old singer-songwriter Kenzie Rose is dipping her toes into Meltdown’s neon-lit,
vivacious cacophony of a musical melting pot. Kenzie picked up a guitar for the first time at age
ten, but picked up her passion for singing in the womb, and her acoustic sound seems beyond her
years.
Olivia De La Cruz is a 22-year- old solo singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. She started
her career by playing at local coffee shops and open mics, eventually moving onto wineries,
festivals, pubs, and weddings.
Bjahan Vocalists - World Womp
Sarah Schmidt
The Bhajans is a devotional singing ensemble from Orcas Island, Wa., fronted by Fabrice Van
Putten and Adam Starr Farish, and accompanied by Khadoma Colomby, Kevin Dickey, Jyoti Pavitt,
and Emily Aring. The intention : To inspire a deeper sense of connection to the divine through the
singing of timeless spiritually centered hymns from various cultures around the world.
As the granddaughter of jazz musicians and the daughter of flute makers, Sarah Schmidt could
not have escaped music even if she wanted to. Sarah believes music can be a tool, to seek, to dig
and to find.
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guidelines
THURSDAY, AUG. 9 (EARLY ENTRY)
8:40 - 9:50
10:00 - 11:25 THE TRUE SPOKES
FRIDAY, AUG. 10
12:45 - 1:45
SNUG HARBOR
2:10 - 3:10
AGES AND AGES
2:15 - 3:00
TEEN SET: TONI MCGOWAN
3:45 - 4:45
JERRY JOESEPH & THE JACKMORMONS
4:50 - 6:00
CURRENT SWELL
5:30 - 5:45
CAPTAIN TRENDO & THE JEZEBEL REBELS *
6:10 - 7:20
EL TEN ELEVEN
6:00 - 6:45
PEPPER PROUD *
7:00 - 7:15
CAPTAIN TRENDO & THE JEZEBEL REBELS *
7:30 - 9:00
BLITZEN TRAPPER
9:10 - 10:30
THE TRUE SPOKES
10:40 - 12:30 KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE
12:35 - 1:50
FIVE ALARM FUNK
1:00 - 2:00
MR. ROGERS
1:40 - 1:50
SCARLETT RED CABARET
2:00 - 3:30
KIMO MURAKI
SATURDAY, AUG. 11
2:05 - 3:30 KRADDY
12:00 - 12:40 SCOTT PEMBERTON TRIO
SUNDAY, AUG. 12
ARTIST BIOS
WORKSHOPS
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THAT 1 GUY
12:00 - 12:30 THE BHAJANS
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SCHEDULE
kids activities
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11:30 - 1:00
WELCOME
SKERIK’S BANDALABRA
1:00 - 1:40
KORE IONZ
2:00 - 2:50
DEAD WINTER CARPENTERS
2:15 - 3:00
TEEN SET: KENZIE ROSE
3:00 - 4:00
KAY KAY & HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND
4:00 - 5:00
VENDOR FASHION SHOW
4:10 - 5:10
MEDIUM TROY
5:20 - 6:30
VICCI MARTINEZ
6:00 - 6:15
AFTER MIDNIGHT CABARET *
6:30 - 7:10
ANNIE FORD BAND *
6:40 - 7:50
HOT BODIES IN MOTION
7:25 - 7:40
AFTER MIDNIGHT CABARET *
8:00 - 9:30
THE TRUE SPOKES
9:40 - 10:50 THE SILENT COMEDY
11:00 - 12:30 BEATS ANTIQUE
12:35 - 1:50
ACORN PROJECT
1:00 - 2:00
SPLATINUM
2:05 - 3:30
VIBESQUAD
2:00 - 3:00
THAT 1 GUY
11:30 - 12:25
OLIVIA DE LA CRUZ & SARAH SCHMIDT
1:00 - 2:00
KEATON COLLECTIVE
1:00 - 2:00
MELTDOWN BELLY DANCE SHOWCASE
2:00 - 3:00
ELEPHANT REVIVAL
2:15 - 3:00
TEEN SET: STOP, DROP, & ROCK
3:00 - 3:10
KIDS PARADE
3:10 - 4:10
POLYRHYTHMICS
4:15 - 5:15
PICKWICK
5:00 - 5:15
CAPTAIN TRENDO & THE JEZEBEL REBELS *
5:20 - 6:30
MOON DOGGIES
5:30 - 6:00
C-LEB & THE KETTLE BLACK *
6:15 - 6:45
JENNIFER FREEDOM BAND *
6:40 - 7:50
LUCAS NELSON & THE PROMISE OF THE REAL
8:00 - 9:20
HA HA TONKA
9:30 - 11:00
EOTO
11:10 - 12:45
POLECAT
12:45 - 2:00
FAT KIDS RULE THE WORLD (movie showcase)
12:45 - ???? AARON DANIEL & THE BLOODY KNUCKLES
KEY
MELTDOWN STAGE
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NORTHERN LIGHTS STAGE
THE STRANGER LATE NIGHT TENT
SPONSORED BY THE STRANGER
VILLAGE STAGE (*=DINNER THEATRE)
SPONSORED BY TECHNAFLORA
Parental supervision is required. We are not equipped to provide child care.
Captain Trendo’s Coolness Survival KiT
Presenting, a sampler platter of unique beginner’s challenges in coolness. Activities include:
training in stage presence, comedy, & moving techniques. Also, Bed of Nails principles training,
and intro to freestyle rap for fun or show. Participants receive completion certificates & opportunities for souvenir photos. Hoist your savage coolness!
Derby Car BuildinG
For the wacky low price of $1.00 you can customize your very own derby car for Saturday’s raceoff spectacular. Will your personalized speed machine win the grand prize for fastest speed,
flashy design, or most acrobatic wipe-out, or the “nerby” for being a leisurely, scenic driver?
The wheel is in your hands!
Juggling Workshop
This is how you juggle: throw an object into the air. Catch and repeat. When you drop it, pick it
up and do it again. There! Now you are a juggler. If you want to come juggle in the company of a
bunch of other jugglers who learned how to juggle the same way you just did then meet in front
of the Kid’s Area to get your juggle on! There will be objects available that have been scientifically proven to resist entropy in the presence of a juggler. We will spend the time juggling all
together. Every age can play! WORLD PREMIER of the new trick: Magic Tuna Melt 2012
Story Hour
Children crave stories, and will make them up to meet that craving. They make them up to learn
about life. To learn about people. Every culture that exists or has been known to exist has a
strong storytelling culture, one all their own that was shaped by the people and shaped the
people. Stories are used for entertainment, for teaching, for passing on old knowledge and
wisdom. Come listen and share your stories and culture with others and absorb something new
to take back home with you.
Meltdown’s Got Talent! Singing, acting, dancing, and more! (Village Stage) Singing, Storytelling, dancing, telling jokes! We love all of it! This will not be a competition, only sharing for
the fun of it. Kid’s area clowns will be there to help with costumes and ideas. Sign up will be in
the kid’s area before the show.
Meltdown Jr. Olympics!
Join us for: relay games, tag games, capture the flag, water balloons, hula hooping contests, an
obstacle course and much more. We recommend these activities for children over 6 years of age.
Meltdown Memory/Autograph Books
Come make a memory book for your new and old Meltdown friends to fill with art and words as a
lasting keepsake (also makes a great gift!).
Belly Dance Workshop for kids!
Indigo will be teaching the Kids Bellydance workshops on Sat and Sun at 10:30am in the kids
area. Children of all ages are invited to shimmy, dance, make some noise and have fun as we
learn an upbeat Bellydance Routine. Those whom attend at least 1 workshop are invited to
perform as part of the Bellydance Showcase on the Village Stage Sunday at 1pm. Are there any
children or adults who would like to learn and possibly perform BellyDance at the MeltDown?
Indigo is excited to share the Mysterious and Energetic Movements of BellyDance in the Kids
Area. Performance is available for those who are interested.
Derby Car Race-off
Bring your custom, deluxe derby car for the big finale. See who takes the cake for the speediest
speed machine, flashiest flashy design, or the most gravity defying, gratifying acrobatic wipeout. You may also aspire to be a “nerby” recognized, by all, for your sense of freedom
and leisure.
Party!
We will end our day with a gathering of lemonade, cookies and surprise guests! We will be selling
these tasty treats to “big” kids to raise money for future Meltdown kid’s activities!
Please support us!
We’ll see you at the CIRCUS!
ACTIVITY
FRI
10:30 - until complete
Group Art
SAT, SUN
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Belly Dance Workshop (all ages)*
SAT
10:30 - 12:00 PM
Meltdown Memory/Autograph Book
FRI, SAT, SUN
10:30 - 1:30 PM
Cookie Decorating with Shila
FRI, SAT
10:30 - 1:00 PM
Costume Making with Cabaret Group /Jezebel Rebels
FRI, SAT
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Hooping Workshop with Megan*
FRI, SAT
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Captain Trendo’s Coolness Survival Kit
FRI
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Derby Car Building
SAT
10:30 - 12:30 PM
Derby Car Building***
FRI, SAT
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Juggling Workshop
FRI, SAT, SUN
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Story Hour
FRI, SAT, SUN
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Meltdown's Got Talent**
FRI, SAT
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Meltdown Jr. Olympics
SAT
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Derby Car Race-Off
SAT
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Party!
END OF WEEKEND PARADE!
SUN
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Parade Prep & Costume Making
With Cabaret Group / Jezebel Rebels. Join us in the Kid’s Area to dress up, get your face
painted (10-2), find or make an instrument and prepare to PARADE!
SUN
3:00 PM
KID’S PARADE DEPARTS!!
WORKSHOPS
Hooping Workshop with Megan!
All ages/all levels hoopshop, we will focus on basics like waist hooping and recovery methods,
but will have plenty of info and instruction for more advanced hoopers as well. Each class will
begin with a warm up and end with a short hoopjam to show off what you’ve learned. Come
learn, play and perform with us! Get your Meltdown Hoopdance on!!!
TIME
*meet in front of the Kid’s Area) | **sign up will be in the Kid’s Area all day | ***last chance to “get your race on”
Sunday’s activities will be dependent on participation. Ongoing activities will be available all day.
LITTLE SEAHORSE
MUSIC ACADEMY
The volunteer staff of L.S.M.A. formally invites YOU to participate in this year’s musical adventures at the SUMMER
MELTDOWN August 9th-12th. We encourage children of all ages to attend our Academy at the old volunteer kitchen
pavilion upstage right of the festival grounds. Our core staff of music instructors, professional musicians, preschool
teachers, and music lovers is proud to have been invited to participate in our FIFTH consecutive year at Meltdown. We
also encourage festival musicians to sign up in advance for time slots the day of their show for teaching lessons on
their respective instruments. Over the years we have collected two drum kits, a Hammond organ, a piano, a P.A.
system, guitars, mandolins, violins, percussion toys and tools, and many drums. These instruments are arranged at
the academy for specialized workshops and group improvisation, and we are still looking for more musical toys. The
Academy will run on site at the Meltdown from 10:00am-2pm Friday-Sun culminating in a Sunday showcase concert
of material curated by kids and staff over the weekend. Stop by and play some music with us.
Tyler Clarke - cofounder and music director
L.S.M.A. WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Fri, Sat, Sun
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Fri, Sat
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
Sun
10:00am
10:30am
11:00am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
10:30am
11:00am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
workshops
Costume making with Cabaret Group/Jezebel Rebels
These ladies (and occasionally gentlemen) love crafting and make all their own costumes.
They will be happily loaning their expertise at all things sparkly by wielding glue guns in Kid
Camp before providing joy and hi-jinks throughout the crowds.
DAY
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Cookie Decorating with Shila, Professional Cookie Creator!
We will be decorating cookies to sell as a fundraiser for future kid’s area activities. (So colorful
and really quite delicious!)
KID’S AREA FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
WELCOME
Group Art
We’ll be making a collaborative collage backdrop with your help! Come create your own special
piece for the 2012 “Meltdown Memories” photo-booth collage. We will take snapshots of you
with your creation, and print them on site for a special Meltdown memory. Who knows, your
art may end up on the internet! You could be famous! Finally, you will get the recognition and
admiration you deserve!
kids activities
Kid’s Area will be open from 10:30-5:30 Friday, Saturday and from 10:30 to 4:30 Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Here are some planned activities for kids of all ages! All activities are in the Kid’s Area unless otherwise posted.
ARTIST BIOS
Welcome to the CIRCUS!! The Meltdown Kid’s Area is excited to welcome you back to another fabulous adventure! This is the place to play, create, share ideas
and make new friends. You will find hula-hoops, play-dough, sand, bubbles, face-painting, dress-up, derby car races, a lemonade stand and much more down
in the meadow to the West of the Main Stage. This year we’re rolling out a circus theme! We will have several arts and crafts activities available all day and a
variety of circus themed workshops at every turn. Come make a gift for a loved one. Participate in group art. Create your own costume at our costume center!
Bring a song, a story, a dance, a special talent. Show it off and teach a friend. Every person adds something different and wonderful to the festival and we are
here to celebrate diversity, talent, beauty and to discover who we are and what we can do together!
ARTIST BIOS
“Children need the freedom and the time to play. Play is not a luxury. It is a necessity.”
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Meltdown Kid's activities
Open House: music history, lesson sign-ups, quiet improvisation
Singalongs with C.S., K.N., M.S.
Piano, Organ and Keyboards w/ N. E., K. H.
11:30 am - Stringed Instruments w/ T. C., J. B., C. Y., A.J., S. H., H. H., G. L.
Music Theory and Horns w/ J. M. T.C., A.J.* (*Saturday)
Percussion w/ S. A., D. K., A. C.
Drums w/ A. C., S. A.
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
Dress Rehearsal
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
*We will fill in 15-minute
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
intervals with private lessons
Showcase Rehearsal w/ all
given by festival musicians.
Showcase Concert!
Kids Parade!
L.S.M.A. STAFF
Tyler Clarke - guitar, clarinet, music theory, music director (BHAM)* | John Brown - bass, bass banjo, technical director (SEA)
Curtis Yu - banjo, guitar, stage manager, face painting (HI) | Andrew Clarke - drums, percussion, rigger, chef (BHAM)*
Scott Anderson - percussion, chef (BHAM) | Nick Evans - keyboards, effects, live P.A. (SEA) | Dave Kruger - percussion (SEA)
Caryn Simmons - vocals, piano, songwriting (BHAM) | Ari Joshua - guitar, music theory, improvisation (SEA)*
Joe Miles - tenor saxophone, music theory (SPO-TAC)* | Michelle Searle - vocals, jazz (SEA) | Sean Horst - mandolin, medic (INDEX)*
Hunter Hendrickson - banjo, guitar (SEA)* | Kit Nelson - vocals, songwriting, guitar (AUS, TX)
Geoff Larsen - upright bass (SEA) | Julie Silverman - Nanny in Chief (BHAM) | Josh Silverman - NIC assistant, chef (BHAM)
Morgan Clarke - NIC assistant (BHAM) | Elizabeth Reynolds - NIC assistant (SEA) | Maria Morris - NIC assistant
Kit Morris - music education | Justin Garcia - mascot/role model* (* founding members)
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WELCOME
meltdown info
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Welcome to the 10th annual summer meltdown
You know what to do. We’re all here to have a good time, to relax, and to enjoy the company of old
friends, new friends, and the occasional random strangers wandering by.
guidelines
simple weekend guidelines
If you show up with a dog, you will not be admitted into the event. No, that does not mean you can
leave him in the car in the parking lot. Registered service animals are welcome. Please identify them
as such so that we don’t have to hassle you.
Absolutely NO FIRES, candles, flame lanterns, or charcoal grills. Campfires are not
allowed in any part of the festival grounds, or in the river area. Fire-spinning/Play/Art will be allowed
ONLY in designated areas and only with support of safety staff. If you are using a camp stove make
sure you bring along a fire extinguisher and have it properly placed where everyone can access it.
Always make sure your stove is in an area clear of dry grass and brush, and never leave a stove
unattended while it is burning.
Note on fires – If you get caught breaking any of the fire rules, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO
LEAVE. There are no exceptions to this. Please respect these very important rules and do not put us
at risk of losing this beautiful venue. If you see a campfire anywhere in the venue, please report it to
security immediately.
kids activities
DOGS AND OTHER PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT MELTDOWN
festival grounds
Smile, laugh, sing, and dance . . . and please keep in mind the following basic rules.
Underage drinking and illegal drug use are NOT permitted! Non-compliance with this could jeopardize
the future of Summer Meltdown. Anyone caught using drugs or participating in underage drinking
will be ejected from the venue with no refund. Anyone caught selling drugs will be turned in to county
law enforcement.
Excessive amounts of alcohol will not be allowed into the venue, such as Kegs or large quantities of
liquor. Summer Meltdown reserves the right to determine what is “excessive” upon entry into the
festival. Please be responsible, we don’t want to take your stuff. No glass of any kind. Any liquids
contained in glass will get confiscated at gate entry.
Drinking is restricted to the Beer Garden and to your individual campgrounds. Open containers of
alcohol are not allowed in the general public festival areas (music meadow, vendor village, late night
tent, etc). Due to several bottle related incidents, and large amounts of broken glass, glass bottles
are not allowed anywhere in the venue. If we see glass bottles anywhere in the venue, we will take
them, regardless of how full they are or how thirsty you look.
AMPLIFIED SOUND
Amplified sound is not permitted in camping areas! Please leave your sound systems at home. Be
considerate to those around you and remember, everyone needs to sleep at some point! Generators
are not permitted in camping areas.
ARTIST BIOS
Alcohol & Drug Policy
ARTIST BIOS
Fireworks pose a real threat to the forest, to others, and to our future at the venue.
SCHEDULE
FIREWORKS ARE NOT PERMITTED. Don’t be the Jackass that ruined Meltdown.
River Access
The river is not on festival grounds. Enter this area at your own risk. Kids should be accompanied
by an adult when at the river area. Do not use soaps and shampoos in the river. If you are bathing,
please use the bucket system and rinse off soaps at least 20 feet from the water. Please be respectful
and keep your impact low.
Garbage & Recycling
Summer Meltdown is committed to reducing our foot print in the local community. Almost all of the
food and garbage that is created at the event is recycled. But this takes a bit of effort on your part.
Please take the extra effort to sort your recyclables in our labeled bins and in your camp. Food
scraps should be kept separate and added to the compost totes located at the recycling stations.
Read more about our fantastic recycling efforts throughout the program. Help us show what a
difference we can make just by setting our minds to it.
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Cigarette smoking is not allowed in the main music meadow, beer garden or within 50 yards of any
music or public performance. Always put your cigarette butts out and please NEVER throw them on
the ground. One small cigarette cherry that was not properly extinguished can start a ground fire that
could take out half the forest. Throughout the grounds you will find butt cans to place your cigarette
litter into. Meltdown has earned a great reputation for not leaving any cigarette butt litter on the
grounds at the end of the weekend. Let’s keep it this way!
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Cigarettes & Smoking
WELCOME
All vehicles inside the venue must display a vehicle pass. Purchasing a vehicle camping pass entitles
you to a ONE WAY trip inside the venue to park and camp. You will not be allowed to come and go
with this permit. If you do decide to leave, you will not be permitted to bring your car back inside
the venue. Motorhomes, trailers, campers, and school buses require an oversize vehicle camping pass
WORKSHOPS
Vehicles In the Venue
A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM MELTDOWN
First of all, we want to thank YOU for making Meltdown what it is. The
excitement and passion that Meltdown attendees possess is truly what
makes this festival so special. A huge thank you goes out to The Darrington
Bluegrass & Country Music Association for taking a leap of faith and letting
us youngsters do our thing in their beautiful backyard. A special welcome
and thank you to our new Village Sponsor, Technaflora Nutrients, for
choosing to come to Meltdown over MoeDown! We know it was a really
hard decision Jason, you did the right thing! Go visit their awesome booth
for a free “recipe for success” nutrient starter kit and your garden will be
very happy! AND... for the biggest thank you of all, The Wild Buffalo, Craig
Jewel and Austin Santiago, our new booking team, and the entire Wild
Buffalo staff for closing down Friday and Saturday to bring the entire crew
to party at Meltdown! Thank you so much for your love and dedication to
our ever expanding family!
The Meltdown Staff can not be thanked enough for their years of tireless
work, innovative ideas, and dedication in making Summer Meltdown what it
is today. If you cross paths with these folks this weekend, be sure to offer a
pat on the back for making this the best festival ever.
Administration
Sarah Hall – Festival Director
Chris Mills – Operations Director
Josh Clauson - The Man
Kyle Martin – Box Office Manager
Chelsea Cluff – Volunteer Co-Coordinator
Lori Smith - Volunteer Co-Coordinator
Teasha Lynch - Office Co-Manager
Laura Kitts - Office Co-Manager
Justin Garcia - Logistics / Sponsorships
Shawn Leeth – Street Team Coordinator
Kevin Robinson - Meltdown Store Manager
Art - Design
Preston Hall – Art Director / Webmaster / Sponsorship Lead / Creatives
Andy Pritiken - Graphic Designer
Lindsay Baugh - Graphic Designer
Gary Radokovich - Lighting Designer Main Stage
Casey Scalf - 3D Mapping / Projection
Rick Hale - Lasers!
Jason Goers - Lighting
Talent Buying
Wild Buffalo House of Music
Craig Jewel – Talent Buyer
Austin Santiago - Talent Buyer / Social Media Manager
Sarah Schmidt – Kids Area Coordinator / Village Stage Talent Buyer
Interested in 2012 Sponsorship opportunities? Contact [email protected]!
a big thank you to our street team!
Production
Jonathan Quigley (JQ) – Production Lead
Bjorn Estlund – Production Manager
Sam Lax - Beer Garden & Late Night Production
Tyler Clarke – Little Seahorse Music Academy Coordinator
Luke Walwick - Electrical / Meltdown’s Maintenance Man
Jordan Inglee - Audioglobe Live Recording
Vending - Hospitality
Brotherhood Israel – Beer Garden Coordinator
Tani Coxon – Espresso Bar Lead / Vending Coordinator
Jessica Gunnoe – Vendor / Green Village Coordinator
Mike Chiara – Vendor Coordinator / Sponsorships
Gregg Collier - Grocery Manager
Booie Walkerling – Espresso Bar Manager
Calm Israel - Food Vending Coordinator / BG Vol. Lead
Russ Duncan – Burger Stand Manager
Sarah Clauson – Hospitality Coordinator
Michelle Wert – Hospitality Lead
Heather Garcia – Hospitality
Aarrianna Morado - Green Room Design
Green Crews & Parking
Matt Werling - Green Crew Onsite Lead
Brent Haines - Parking Lead
Josh Abbey - Parking Manager
Security
Dave Miller – Head of Security
Tim Thoreen - Volunteer Security Lead
Tony Garcia - Volunteer Security Lead
Denise Benda - Medic Lead
For 11 years we have had the BEST crew of people behind the scenes
making sure Meltdown runs as planned. This list could easily fill a whole
program. Andrea Quigley for her many years of dedication and leadership.
We love you! Ben & Erin Bruce, Gary Clark, Loren Unick & Northern Lights
Gardening, Rob, Kestral, Skip, Debs, Jenna, Matty, Daryl, Marko, The Acorn
Project Family, Ben Jammin, John the Freak, Bobbi and The Lori Family,
The MuleSkinner, Lee & Nick Johnson, Josh Wonner, Dennis Hacker, Aaron
Loffler, Jason Cronberg, Rebeca Swanson, Gwen, Tenzin and The Vilagi
family, Django at Merchbot, Adria, Jackson, Dan Schmidt, Frank Gaarci, Eric
Singleton the Sun Maker, Keither, Sabu, Beerbox, F.U.B.A.R., Jeff Myers,
Josh Clauson and The Clauson family, RL and Kelsey, Eric and The Bryson
family, Scott, Don, and The whole Goodwin family, Bob and The Rees family,
and honorable mention to Reverend Chumleigh...
Where would we ever be without you?
Happy Meltdown EVERYONE!
Sam Crane & Pat Kearney - Sam and Pat are Meltdown’s biggest
promotional partners in crime. They both talk up the fest year round
and can be seen at events all over Puget Sound handing out handbills
the months before the fest. They are masters at creative marketing
as evidenced by their Meltdown hats, among other things. Sam and
Pat work tirelessly promoting the festival and always greet you with
a smile. It doesn’t stop there though...Sam works with the Green Crew
during the festival and is one of the first people on site and the last off
site when the festival is done each year!
Ease Israel Wiles - Ease and her motley crew of Meltdown fanatics
spread the Meltdown gospel all over the Seattle area each year.
Meltdown is a family affair for Ease and she makes sure to spread
the family-friendly aspects of the fest during her promotions. We can
always count on Ease and her crew to plaster Seattle with posters and
handbills each year!
Jami & Jordan Marsh - Jamie and Jordan make sure Eastern
Washington is covered in Meltdown love each year. Meltdown is
all about family and fun for them as well and they share that with
everyone they meet. Jamie’s great attitude, passion for live music and
love for all things Meltdown makes her team an invaluable part of the
Meltdown team each year!
Scat Cooper - Scat was a street team rookie this year and was one of
the hardest working members of the team. She immediately hit the
ground running, fueled by her passion she gained over the years as a
Meltdown attendee. Scat has an exceptionally positive attitude and her
love for the festival is infectious. We can’t wait to see what’s to come
from her in the future!