Rock The Blocks Music & Arts Festival
Venue: Downtown Blacksburg, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre
Cost:
Festival Wristbands (Entry to all shows): Pre-sale - $20.00 At the Festival - $30.00

Single Show Admission: Varies - $3.00-$10.00 Cover

Description:
Join the fun of the Rock The Blocks Music and Arts Festival which includes seven venues, over 40 bands/musicians, open mic, workshops, film and visual art. The festival will take place in various locations throughout downtown Blacksburg in a special two day festival beginning on Friday, March 23rd and continuing through Saturday, March 24th.

This Blacksburg festival will showcase the multitude of local and regional artists in the downtown area. Rock the Blocks! aims to encourage the networking of local artists with nationally touring ones. We want to bring the community an event that welcomes people from all backgrounds to enjoy a wide variety of arts and music in convenient locations, at an affordable price, in support of local organizations.

For the complete schedule, visit: http://www.rocktheblocks.com/schedule.html

Tentative Bands/Artists Line-Up:
Alliens
Another Roadside Attraction
Backwords
Bassdread
Blessed Unrest
Boogieburg
Brad T
Chup
Class A
Crinkles
Dave J
DJ Blon-D
DJ Fauxbo7
DJ Manta Ray
DJ Pyrite
Doc Greenburg's Patient Jazz
Dream Cop
Driftin Westward
Free Food
Funk Punch
Fustics
Grime Syndicate
Hoop Dreams
IMU URI
Justin Craig
Kiffy
Killazap
Kuru Band
Machinelf
Manndibles
Meeting House
Mey Mey Fresh
Nevin Kight
Pathogenesis
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Rotting Obscene
RTFM
Softspot
Spacemonster
Tee Street
The Boatmen
Urth
Uzzard
White Laces
Woofdog

The venues include:
- Champs - 111 N. Main Street
- Ceritano's- 428 N. Main Street
- Gillie's - 153 College Avenue
- Frank's Bar - 622 N Main Street
- Pita Vera (Friday only) - 235 N Main Street
- She-Sha - 211 Draper Road Northwest
- XYZ Gallery- 223 N. Main Street

Ticket Info:
Wristbands on sale now!! $20 Pre-sale
These let you travel to any venue, on both days for cheap! To purchase tickets online, visit: http://www.inticketing.com/events/rocktheblocks

Attendees will also have the option of paying a small cover charge at the door ($3-$10) to attend a single show.

For more information, visit: http://www.facebook.com/rocktheblocks

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