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Friday, September 25, 2009
30 bands, 8 bars, 10 bucks
Thirty bands will play at eight bars on Saturday, Oct. 3 and $10 gets you entry to every one of them.
Dayton Music Fest boasts 30 bands, two-thirds of them from the Dayton area. The rest of them are bands who have played in the area or who organizers think will be well-received here, said Dan Clayton, co-founder of Dayton Music Fest.
“We bring a spotlight to local music in Dayton, what we have to offer and also it’s for some of the businesses downtown to get them involved and try to make it a happy marriage between the two,” he said.
In its fifth year, Dayton Music Fest started because organizers felt there was little knowledge of the indie bands beyond the 18-21 year age group.
Clayton said the goal of the festival is also to get the bands to work together, much in the same way arts groups in Dayton do.
“I think there’s a lot of really good stuff coming out of Dayton,” Clayton said. “If there’s anything critical point to out, it’d be that the bands aren’t working together as well in the past. I think right now it’s in a more ‘we’ll look our for ourselves and what’s best for us’ idea instead of coming together like other art groups in Dayton. “
How to go
Saturday, Oct. 3
Oregon District, downtown Dayton
Tickets are $10. Pay $10 and get a wristband that will get you into all venues all night.
For more information, DaytonMusicFest.com
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Free shuttle available for Oktoberfest visitors
RTA will offer shuttle service for revelers heading to Oktoberfest this weekend.
The free shuttle service will be available Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27 to the Dayton Art Institute, where the festival will take place Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.
The RTA shuttle will run directly to the DAI from Franco’s Restaurant, Fifth and Bainbridge, to the Dayton Art Institute. The route travels from Wayne Ave. to Fifth St. to Main St. to Second St. across the Salem Ave. bridge to Riverview to Belmonte Park and to the festival main entrance.
Look for Wright Flyer replica trolleys with destination signs and board at any stop along this route identified as “Oktoberfest.”
For more information, go to greaterdaytonrta.org.
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