This summer, we set out to find the kind of magic that can only happen outside, under big stars and around a big fire. So we posted some cryptic clues, put up a bus stop, and picked up the first hundred people. Our destination: a forest outside Seattle, a fireside show with The Cave Singers, a memory to last forever. [flickrslideshow acct_name="bonfiresessions" id="72157625171858116" width="500" height="281" border_width="0" margin="0" padding="0"] [wpaudio url="http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/files/2010/10/TheCaveSingersLive-Leap.mp3" text="The Cave Singers (Live) - Leap"] Wallpaper Read More >
Monthly Archives: October 2010
We’re throwing a bash to celebrate the release of our first ever Unzipped Compilation! The show will be this Wednesday, October 27th at the Bishop Bar in Bloomington, IN and will feature 3 artists from our compilation– Milagres, Husband and Wife, and our old friends the Broderick– as well as Bloomington favorites The Calumet Reel with an opening performance by John Weston. Oh, and it’s totally free. Why Bloomington you ask? Not only is it an awesome college town, but it’s also a hot [...] Read More >
One of the best times you will ever have at a show. Period. Prizzy started out as the kings of the basement show scene at Indiana University and have since moved on up to being one of the premier Chicago bands and have embarked on several succesful national tours. A super goofy band with some super serious musical chops, Prizzy manages to be a punk rock, power pop, art house concept band all at the same time while still maintaining a healthy dose of [...] Read More >
We found these guys rockin out a club in their home town of Champaign, Illinois. Definitely for fans of Wilco (see them live an you’ll see what I’m talking about), these guys manage to keep you humming along with lovable, catching pop melodies and still blow you away with incredible musicianship (to start, singer Ryan Groff has a voice rarely heard in the clubs) and creative part writing. I sent the guys a few Q and A questions and keyboard player Mark Woolwine was [...] Read More >
Now it’s official: The new compilation drops October 27th! The lineup: Elsinore Prizzy Prizzy Please AutoVaughn The Broderick Husband & Wife Ash Reiter The Dashing Suns And to wrap it all up, Brooklyn, NY’s Milagres Read More >
So, after Madison, Toronto and Villanova, we’ll head to Bloomington, IN on October 27th where we will be hosting a party to celebrate the release of the first Unzipped Compilation! More info to come on that soon! After Bloomington, we will be hitting up Gainesville, Fl on 11/13 to tailgate for the Gators football game followed by a 4 day stint in Austin, TX for the Warrior Dash Race– its basically a wacky 5k race. Check it out @ www.warriordash.com The truck leaves today, [...] Read More >
Stop #3: Villanova, PA. The JanSport bus will be joing in the celebration at Villanova University for their Homecoming celebration! Read More >
