Bearcast Radio Launches Indie-Music Festival

UC Radio Station Kicks Off Fall Quarter with On-Campus Music Festival 

CINCINNATI, Ohio - September 10, 2008 – Bearcast Radio, the University of Cincinnati’s student-run radio station is kicking off fall quarter right with Launch Music Festival, a multi-genre independent music festival. Bearcast and 51three, a new Cincinnati urban lifestyle magazine, will present the festival Wednesday, September 24th at Bearcat Plaza. Located next to TUC & Nippert Stadium, the event will run from 12pm until 7pm on the first day of classes. 

Launch Music Festival will feature a diverse collection of local and regional independent artists as well as offer additional experiential entertainment, giveaways, and prizes throughout the day. Students and onlookers will enjoy different artists hourly, with Peter Adams and the Nocturnal Collective kicking things off at 12pm.  

“Launch Music Festival is the first of many cool events Bearcast has planned for students this school year.” said Caitlin Behle, Promotions Director for Bearcast. “We wanted to welcome students back with something a little different." 

The festival will be the first large, outdoor music festival presented by either 51three or Bearcast Radio and will feature a taste of several artists scheduled to play MidPoint Music Festival the following weekend. The lineup of artists and scheduled times is as follows:

• Peter Adams & The Nocturnal Collective  – 12:00-12:45pm
• The Seedy Seeds  – 1:00-1:45pm
• Eclipse  – 2:00-2:45pm
• Captain Of Industry  – 3:00-3:45pm
• The Prohibitionists  – 4:00-4:45pm
• Where They Landed  – 5:00-5:45pm
• The Flux Capacitors  – 6:00-6:45pm
• Bearcast Prizes  – 7:00-8:00pm 
  

For more information on 51three and Launch Music Festival as well as the complete lineup of artists, visit www.51three.com/launch or contact Frank Meyer at 513-314-0826.