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Show of the Week and month: the Bellbrook Jamboree
The vigilantes in the GCR Music Group are at it again.
The group of concert promoters and musicians who founded the Dayton Music Festival and the Bellbrook Jamboree are gearing up for the second annual Bellbrook Jamboree to happen this Saturday, July 18th, at the Bellbrook Canoe Rental.
This year the folk, bluegrass, indie and camping festival will be scaled back from last year’s three day festival held at the Greene County Fairgrounds.
However, this year’s Jamboree is shaping up to be a major summer music event.
The Bellbrook Jamboree will begin at 6 pm and will include 8 local and national acts.
Appearing onstage will be Mt. Pleasant String Band, Smug Brothers, Magnolia Mountain, Moon High, Wes Tirey, Jordan Hull, The 1984 NFL Draft, and Rock Island Plow Co.
Many in the local music community are most excited about the highly anticipated debut performance from local indie-rock band the Smug Brothers. The band, who features ex-members of Guided By Voices, Swearing at Motorists, and Montgomery Greene, will be performing for the first time. Despite not playing a show the band has garnered a lot of buzz through the release of a series of free digital EP’s from Fictionband.com and their recent announcement that they have joined up with Squid’s Eye Records.
Other local must-sees include folk singer/songwriter Wes Tirey, singer/songwriter Jordan Hull, and the 1984 NFL Draft featuring veteran Dayton indie-folk icon Joe Anderl.
The price of admission to the festival also allows you to camp overnight. There will be Beer, Pop, and snacks for sale throughout the night.
Not everyone is as excited about the Jamboree as I am, however.
It was reported earlier this week that the Bellbrook City Council is upset that the Jamboree is happening this weekend.
The mayor of Bellbrook, Mary Graves, said she did not know about the Festival until earlier this week. She said “that Jamboree organizers did not discuss their plans with the city,” and that she worried about traffic, noise and alcohol issues at the site.
Thankfully for the mayor the entire festival will be held in Surgarcreek Township and not Bellbrook city.
Jamboree organizer Dan Clayton told me that concert planners took all the necessary steps set forth by Surgarcreek Township officials to hold the concert. This even included gathering signatures from surrounding neighbors that live within 400 ft. of the campground.
The Bellbrook police did promise to respond to all complaints against the festival.
So still clap, just clap quieter.
Can I make a suggestion. Lets call next year’s Jamboree the “Not in Bellbrook so kiss my ass Jamboree.”
It has a nice ring to it, right?
Visit www.bellbrookjamboree.com for ticket info and directions.
Read the complete news story about the Jamboree and it’s opposition from the city of Bellbrook here.
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By niki
July 17, 2009 6:45 PM | Link to this
I’d be more than happy to help you flyer for the “It’s not in Bellbrook so kiss my a*s Jamboree.”By Kyle
July 17, 2009 12:49 PM | Link to this
(Golf clap) Very nice indeed!