It’s that time again! If Music Waste is the party kick off summer then the Victory Square Block Party is that moment just before last call.

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We made it!

Thank you everyone for helping to make Music Waste 2011 so much fun! As every year, we had a couple bumps in the road, but as we say here at Waste HQ, You could do worse!

Within the next week or so, we’ll be announcing one more show, to make up for a last minute cancellation. It will be $5.00 and MW passes will be accepted!

XOXO,

The MW team

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Music Waste starts tonight!!!

PARTY!!!!!!!!

No sleep for five days!!!!!

Check out the shiny new June issue of the Discorder for our schedule and get plannin’.

Or D-Load the App!!!

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Total Devotion is on Saturday night at Little Mountain Gallery! Get out to some Art Waste shows before you see the bands!

(Source: melaniecoles)

Click read more to see the 2011 participating music acts and their submitted bios, as seen on the MW app. If you want a link to the band, please visit the schedule page.

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We happened across an old 1995 promo video for Music Waste. We’ve restored the audio to crystal clear 2011 standards. (Thanks to Cam MacCleod & The Sunday Service.)

This is the second, It’s for you psych visual orgasm lovers.

MUSIC WASTE HQ

(from NON CANON)

GUESS WHAT, MY PRETTIES??!! Our Music Waste App is ready! Get yer schedules on the go!  It is now searchable in the iTunes App store. We’re a grown up festival.

Please allow us to unveil our 2011 poster by Tyler Witzel. Isn’t it lovely?

MUZIK WASZTE PINZ!!!!!!!

Music Waste passes are in stores now!

Go get yours for $15.00 (+shop service fees) at Scratch, Zulu, Neptoon or Red Cat record stores! Don’t wait, these puppies always sell out!

Come support your favourite festival by giving us money now so we can take your money later with more financial stability.

“Attending” on Facebook!

Though in its earliest days Music Waste served as Vancouver’s premier underground punk and indie showcase, the annual event has gone on to include a diverse array of genres, from experimental laptop electro to gutbucket country, while also expanding into the worlds of art and comedy.

Organizer Cameron Reed knows the long-running festival has gone through many changes over the years, but he believes the intent behind Music Waste is still to showcase artists outside the mainstream. An open call for bands for this year’s event, which runs June 1 to 4, has the promoter looking for groups that are “trying to expand the genre or do their own thing”. Basically, Reed told the Straight, he’s looking for “anyone with an interesting sound”.

If you haven’t already put your name in the proverbial hat, you might want to get cracking. Fest planners have been overwhelmed by the number of submissions they’ve received since the new year began. “Within the first 24 hours, we got 80 submissions,” Reed noted. “We’re up to maybe 125 now.” Musicians, artists, and comedians are encouraged to contact Music Waste by the submission deadline of April 15 at submissions@musicwaste.ca.

CiTR 101.9fm live broadcast of the 2010 Victory Square Block Party

Listen to parts 2 and 3.

Thanks so much to CiTR for being there and supporting.