The Limousines Headline Left Coast Live 2011

With support acts The Postelles, Orgone, Chico Mann and Mara Hruby.

2011-09-13

SAN JOSE, CA, September 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Limousines will headline the third annual Left Coast Live (LCL) music festival on Saturday, October 8, 2011 in downtown San Jose, CA. The 2011 lineup also features The Postelles, Orgone, Mara Hruby, Chico Mann and more than 20 other regional and local acts.

This year's festival takes place on three outdoor stages and smaller venues between South 1st and South Market, and features a beer garden, silent disco, and an Urban Food Zone where fans can sample the best of the local food truck scene.

Headliner: The Limousines
Since signing to Dangerbird Records in 2010, headliners The Limousines have completed a national tour with LCL alums Neon Trees, released debut album Get Sharp, and appeared at several major festivals including The Bamboozle, Sunset Strip Music Festival and Outside Lands. The Bay Area-based indietronica duo will hit the road with The Sounds in October before rounding out the month with a performance at the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans.

Featured acts: in the streets and on the stages
The Postelles - Hailed by Rolling Stone as a "band to watch," The Postelles weave garage pop with a post-punk sensibility. The New York quartet has licensed several songs for television and film and received ample praise for performances at CMJ, Iceland Airwaves, All Points West and Bonnaroo. Fans will have the chance to catch The Postelles post-LCL when the band joins The Wombats on tour in October.

Orgone - Rooted in funk, soul, Afrobeat, deep rhythms and an intimate understanding of DJ culture, Orgone has earned a reputation amongst the funk, soul and hip hop fraternity. Their track "Funky Nassau" landed them a recent Adidas campaign spot, and most of the group can also be heard on recent major recordings by Alicia Keys, CeeLo, Estelle, Anthony Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson, Solange Knowles and many other R&B/soul artists.

Mara Hruby - LCL is proud to introduce new and rapidly rising artist Mara Hruby from Oakland, CA, who burst onto the local scene in early 2010 with a string of shows all around the Bay Area. The 20-year-old singer, who describes her sultry sound as "a melodic melting pot," recently released her debut EP "From Her Eyes." The genre-bending EP features Hruby's effortless vocals over R&B, reggae and hip hop instrumentals, and reworked tracks from The Roots, Andre 3000, Mos Def, D'Angelo and Bob Marley.

Chico Mann - On his latest release Analog Drift, Chico Mann introduces the rhythms of Afrobeat to the music of Cuba, the Latin freestyle avors of 1980s New York and Miami, and the synth-heavy electro beats of dance floors across the globe.

More Music
Local favorites include Ben Henderson and Friends, Hurricane Roses, Citabria, Goldenchyld of the Bangerz, Pounders, SoleJive, The Trims, Anya and the Get Down, Idiot Fish, Seabright, Sourpatch, Dinners, The Contrail, The Oddly Even, and Ugly Winner. Bands from the greater Bay Area include Los Rakas, Mark Arroyo Trio, Beta State, and Empire Norton's Jazz Band. Additional festival acts include Amy Dabalos, Family Room and Polaris at Noon.

Left Coast Live is an all ages event. Advance tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.leftcoastlive.com. Passes will also be available for purchase at the festival gate.

Event Details
Saturday, October 8, 2011
3 pm - Midnight
All Ages (Beer garden limited to 21+)
Online advance tickets: $15
General admission: $20

Complete lineup and schedule at www.leftcoastlive.com

2011 Festival Sponsors
Metro Newspapers
S*ALT
Live 105
Yelp
SanJose.com
Guitar Showcase
Bonnie Margaret Ross
Streetlight Records
BarbRocks
San Jose Live Music
MusicGrid.me

About Left Coast Live
Established in 2009, Left Coast Live is an annual, all-ages music festival which showcases national and local acts in the downtown San Jose area, establishing Silicon Valley as a regional destination for live music.

For more information, visit www.leftcoastlive.com

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