HIGH DESERT MUSIC FESTIVAL & BBQ SHOWDOWN

2-DAY HIGH DESERT MUSIC FESTIVAL & BBQ SHOWDOWN

RETURNS TO VICTORVILLE FAIRGROUNDS; EXPANDS,

INCLUDES CAR SHOW, CERTIFIED BBQ JUDGING CLASS, KIDZ ZONE

Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 2014

Non-Stop Live Music, Classic Cars & Motorcycles Show, Wide Assortment Of Food, Games, Prizes And Vendors

Get ready to lick your fingers and tap your feet as the High Desert Music Festival & BBQ Showdown returns to the  Victorville Fairgrounds, 14800 Seventh Ave., Victorville, Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29. 12 Noon-9 p.m. each day. Tickets now on sale and priced as follows: Pre-Sale tickets, $20.00 per day  (includes two "Taste Tickets"); Weekend Pass, $35.00 (includes four Taste Tickets). Tickets at the Gate are $25.00 (Day Pass) and $45.00 (Weekend Pass). Limited V.I.P. Weekend Passes available (includes premiere shaded seating, complimentary wine, beverages, and food). Children 12 and under, free. Purchase tickets at http://www.highdesertmusicfestival.com/newsite/tickets/. Portion of proceeds benefit Que'n For The Cause, supporting programs that provide foods and service to those less fortunate. Festival attendees who donate a food item receive $1.00 off ticket price. Proceeds will be donated to the Victor Valley Rescue Mission.

Call for details: (760) 705-4FUN or www.highdesertmusicfestival.com.

This year's Festival Ambassadors are the High Desert 49ers semi-pro football team. On-site mobile First Aid at the Festival provided both days by the renowned Boo Boo Village.  A  Cooling Station will also be available at the Festival both days.

The High Desert Music Festival uniquely blends the very best in live music (Pop, Blues, Rock, Old School, R&B) with the nation's top BBQ Pit Masters as they compete for thousands of dollars in cash, prizes, and, more importantly, national bragging rights. The region's top BBQers will attempt to dethrone 2013 champion Wild Willy's Smokin' Hot BBQ, in a highly-anticipated competition sanctioned by the prestigious Kansas City BBQ Society. The Cook-Off features competitions in four mouth-watering categories: Beef Brisket, Pork Ribs, Chicken, and Pork. One team will also be named champion of the event, and festival-goers can cast their vote towards the "People's Choice" Award. Those interested in learning the art of judging BBQ contests will have a rare opportunity to enroll in a Certified BBQ Judging Class. The class is one of only two courses held in California and sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society.

This year's diverse and high-powered music lineup includes performances by Little Willie G, the original voice of famed Chicano rock group Thee Midniters; SoCal blues-rock guitar goddess, Laurie Morvan Band; a Tribute to Motown featuring vocal quintet, The 5 Tempting Men; The Three Diamonds; Grammy-nominated blues guitarist, Ray Brooks; Billboard EDM chart-topper, Destenee; the 60 Grit Blues Band; plus local crowd favorites, The Tuba Force, The Doug Phillips Band, Tessie & The Calico Cats, The Blue Henrys, and The Latin Express. There's also young teen singing sensation Vee Nelson and a special awards tribute to music greats who will appear in person.

For classic auto and motorcycle enthusiasts, take a stroll down Memory Lane as you cruise through the High Desert's premiere Car Show featuring an array of standards, classics and tricked-out cars plus customized motorcycles, coordinated by the All N All Southern California Car Club.

This Year's Kidz Zone features magic shows, face painting, storytelling, balloon animals. games and special youth activities including interactive music, dance, art, and healthy living activities. Special appearances by Crickit The Magician, Clarence "Chazz" Ross and Danger Man, the Urban Super Hero who will entertain youths of all ages.

Sponsors for the event include Harley Davidson, Coors Light, Victor Valley Motors, Guitar Center, Far West Meats, University of La Verne, Greater Pacific Real Estate Services, Siverts Publishing, Victor Valley Daily Press, Office of Supervisor Robert Lovingood, County of San Bernardino, All N All Car Club, San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, Arrowhead Water, Inland Scene Magazine, Erupt Designs and the DEC Group.

About The Organizer: The DEC Group is an organization that has been at the forefront of social change. It courageously takes an innovative stance on issues such as education, leadership development, and healthy environments. Through creative arts, community service, education, and advocacy, The DEC Group improves the quality of life for youth, their families, and the community.

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Golden: Shimmering amidst the German Indie Music Scene

 

Germany is a country that highly-regards the realms of literature, art, and is historically known for its emphasis on music in strong favor. Known to cater to the insatiable appetite for cultural experiences of both locals and tourists, it has amply provided countless venues that showcase its rich history.

Contemporary musicians from the burgeoning metropolis of Berlin dove into experimentation. The aforementioned city is known to house numerous entertainment venues such as the Konzerthaus Berlin, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, and even the famous Spielbank Berlin. The lattermost venue is a casino with vibrant exteriors.

In the field of Music, Germany boasts of a line of respected purveyors that brought about major influences in the world of Classical Music. Maestros such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Pachebel amongst other greats; all became highly-respected pillars of the genre. As this musical type continues to perpetrate halls and theaters, the younger generation of Germans dared to deviate from this traditional genre.

One particularly famous and popular musical duo from Berlin, Golden, is an Electro-pop band that creatively fuses various genres like Alternative, Hip-hop, Indie, Pop, and Electronic music. The wonderful fusion of these diverse sounds is helmed by vocalist Kathrin Georg and songwriter/producer Bastian Fruhner. Formed in 2011, this melodic partnership churned out infectious tunes that fearlessly traversed in between different sounds. Their skill to seamlessly weave thumping beats, sweet-syrupy vocals, and synthesizers garnered them a steady following in music sharing sites like SoundCloud and BandCamp. Opting to write English lyrics further opened the doors for this band. Capturing the ears of more audiences, Golden indeed shimmers amidst the German indie music scene.

 

Golden

In addition to a rich music scene, the German people are known as avid readers, among the well-known literary events, 2 major book fairs are held yearly to commemorate such a venerable trait. Considered the largest book festival in the world, The Frankfurt Book Fair welcomes more than 250,000 guests annually, with almost a hundred countries being represented through various booths, book lovers of all nationalities unite all for the love of literature. In terms of art, Germany boasts of almost 6,175 museums scattered around the country.

Such dedication to personal fulfillment is met with a desire for adventure and excitement, Europe is well known for Casinos and a Passion for leisure gambling. European, specifically German based online gambling sites offer much to the internet gambler sites such as PartyPoker, in which Spielbank showcases countless rounds of poker, to satisfy the insatiable desire of patrons, and these gaming events are offered every day.

Playing in such online and live events is believed to stimulate one’s analytical skills as each round offers varied challenges. The ability to quickly formulate decisions is critical as the game progresses rapidly as well. Poker can also be a perfect learning tool as most amateurs undergo trial and error as they delve into the game. Surprisingly, this activity can also help those who have meager Math skills as calculations are always involved. One can develop patience as the movement in this activity varies in duration. The ability to adapt to various situations is another skill that can gradually be imbibed in participants. And in terms of having bigger chances of winning, participants are encouraged to risk big as well. Often times, poker players who come up with the most creative of strategies usually become triumphant.

These locations offer something for everyone, so whether playing poker, taking in a show or pursuits of intellectual conquests, a vacation to the Germanic lands may be in the cards for you.

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The Devil Wears Prada is entering the mobile gaming world with the release of "Zombie Slay,"

The Devil Wears Prada, one of the hottest rigins stars in Metalcore, is entering the mobile gaming world with the release of "Zombie Slay," a first-person, multi-level, action game specifically designed for mobile devices, that integrates all five songs from the band's critically-acclaimed 2010 release, Zombie EP.

The desire to provide unique goods for its fans as well as address the decline of traditional sales, radio and video avenues by providing an original and tangible platform for fans to experience the band's music, is what brought The Devil Wears Prada to explore mobile gaming as a way to achieve both.

"Zombie Slay" challenges gamers to survive and save survivors in a post-apocalyptic world by killing as many zombies as possible. The game features randomly-generated gameplay at all levels that challenges both casual and hardcore gamers and promotes return-to-game play, an OpenFeint interface that enables players to compete against each other anywhere in the world, and social media integration. The "Zombie Slay" game is available immediately for $1.99 through iTunes for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, with Android capabilities expected in the near future. Fans can also receive updates on the game at ZombieSlay.com

"Zombie Slay" was conceptualized by The Devil Wears Prada and was the next logical step to follow the success of Zombie EP and its accompanying limited-edition comic book, "Zombie, The Comic!" The "Zombie" comic book was penned by "Day by Day Armageddon - A Zombie Novel" writer JL Bourne, and illustrated by Kevin Mellon who also produced the artwork for "Zombie Slay." The band and its management team, Fly South Music Group, enlisted the Orlando-based media development company, Echo Interaction Group, to build and develop the "Zombie Slay" game.

About the original idea and concept for the game, The Devil Wears Prada's lead vocalist Mike Hranica commented, "When we had the idea to write songs based on Zombie chaos, one of the enticing side effects was being able to do cool stuff outside of the EP itself. We've always liked the idea of offering our fans something really unique. We're all a bunch of Apple nerds and we spend a lot of down time on tour playing with games and apps. If TDWP fans want what we want with this kind of thing, then they should love 'Zombie Slay.'"

"Zombie Slay" offers a wide variety of options, including a range of difficulty levels, realistic city and suburban locations, a variety of zombies to eradicate, gamer achievement levels and a cache of weapons that can be upgraded with accumulated points on all levels. The game's system allows the user to have a different experience every day the game is played. Points go towards the overall OpenFeint score, and the scoreboard will showcase where the gamer ranks among other OpenFeint users.

"We were thrilled to work with The Devil Wears Prada and Fly South Music Group on a truly innovative game that is going to change how the music industry approaches their mobile strategies in the future," said Carlos Carbonell, CEO and co-founder of Echo. "With the rate of mobile adoption continuing to soar, new - and sometimes unexpected - industries are increasingly recognizing applications as an essential medium through which to reach their audiences."

"Zombie Slay" news, information and official links can be found at the game's site, www.ZombieSlay.com

The Devil Wears Prada's recently released full-length album, Dead Throne, debuted at #10 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. The band will be embarking on the "Dead Throne Tour: North America 2011" beginning in Milwaukee, WI on November 3. Ticket links and more information are available at DeadThrone.com, and the itinerary is below.

NOVEMBER

3 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI

6 House of Blues, Chicago, IL

7 Epic, Minneapolis, MN

8 The Garrick, Winnipeg, MB CANADA

10 Edmonton Events Center, Edmonton, AB CANADA

11 MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary, AB CANADA

13 Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC CANADA

14 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA

15 Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR

17 Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

18 The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA

19 SOMA, San Diego, CA

20 Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA

21 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ

23 Saltair, Magna, UT

25 Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO

26 Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK

27 House of Blues, Dallas, TX

28 Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX

29 Warehouse Live Ballroom, Houston, TX

30 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA

DECEMBER

2 Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL

3 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

4 House of Blues, Orlando, FL

5 The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA

7 Amos' Southend, Charlotte, NC

8 The National, Richmond, VA

9 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD

10 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA

11 Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ

13 Best Buy Theatre, New York, NY

14 The Palladium, Worcester, MA

15 Metropolis, Montreal, QC CANADA

16 Kool Haus, Toronto ONT CANADA

17 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI

18 Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH

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