Drink up! October 7th is right around the corner, fall is in the air and new music is coming to the Hear NoHo Music Festival.

From a bird's eye view the world is rapidly changing and people are searching for meaning and answers. Many people are becoming more and more aware that each and everyone of us has something to offer our great society.

Some of the of the greatest contributions are going to come from the artists as we have seen in times of great struggle. It's the artist who can help us see with fresh eyes. The artist who can change our perspectives. It is the artist we run to for salvation or escape. It is the artist who unconsciously opens the doors of the imagination, inspires innovation and ultimately transforms the world we live in. I recently came across an introduction to the "America: Now and Here" in The Nation Magazine. It speaks to these changing times, READ >> "A Calamity of Heart" by E.L. Doctorow. I also recommend checking out the UN Millennium Development Goals and www.HealTheBay.org has lots of cool stuff going on to help clean up our oceans.

From twitter: "Material things satisfy the body not the soul. Did you know most people regret pursuing their creative sides?" ~@RealAKedis

I believe that humanity is on the verge of a new awakening. How it will transform the artists no one knows and the view from our little corner of the world in the NoHo Arts District is changing too. I just heard that the Downtown Art Walk is going on hiatus until 2011. What will that mean for our little festival. A little bird told me that the Knitting Factory might be moving to the district. Cool!! I hope that folks will save some 1st Thursdays to celebrate emerging music with us. :) Did you know that The NoHo Arts District is host to the highest concentration of recording studios this side of the Mississippi? Yep it's true.

Find out more about all the fun, awesome capabilities here. Thank you @ZUNE & @tromboneforhire!!!. We are now on Zune Social where we can discover new artists and share music. We hope you will join us. :)

Thelonious Dub
8:00PM, NoHoArts Center
A Los Angeles band that began by playing reggae versions of Thelonious Monk tunes. Gaining in popularity, the quartet’s original compositions featured heavily with their audience and is captured in their 2010 second release “Master Plan B.”

Formed in 2007, Guitarist Joe Bartone was the leader of the Boston band - Fat Buddah before coming to Los Angeles and meeting Mandorico’s drummer Sean Rainey. Soon after they joined up with tenor player Space Kyle and Brandon Schmidt, upright bassist for Chord Four. Together they cultivated a chemistry of sound; nurturing ideas to flow freely among them. Twitter

A Living Daylight
9:00PM, NoHo Arts Center

A Living Daylight, formed in 2007, is a Southern California based Electronic/Pop/Rock duo group, currently signed to Wilshire Records, an Indie Label out of Los Angeles. The group was discovered by 8 Time New Zealand Music Awards winner (similar to the US Grammy Award) Producer, Malcolm Welsford from New Zealand at a performance in Hollywood, CA. read more...

Stimulator
10:00PM, NoHo Arts Center
Back with a vengeance playing biting alternative rock music enhanced with heavy electronic grooves and brutally honest lyrics. Sporting fresh shiny new black locks and her naturally strong candid female presence, Singer Susan Hyatt teams up once again with original Stimulator guitarist/producer/co-songwriter and co-founding member Geoff Tyson. The result is signature Stimulator with sweeping melodic guitar melodies and world class James Bond style production. read more..., Twitter

Kris Angelis
8:30PM, Loft #116
The Los Angeles based musician writes lyrics that read like poetry ("the rain turned to lace on the first day and the last day that I was a child") and delivers harmonies imbued with a sense of longing. She names Brandi Carlile, Ray LaMontagne, Hanson, Rufus Wainwright and David Gray as influences to her acoustic folk-rock sound, but adds that everything in her life influences her music.
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The Rubbish Zoo
9:30PM, Loft #116
Hear are some bands they've had the pleasure to play with: The Graduate, Lorene Drive, The High Court, Run Kid Run, The Photo Atlas, 1090 Club, In Fair Verona, The Axe That Chopped the Cherry Tree, Single File, Bensin, The Swellers, Alucard, Ever Stays Red, The Shane Ladean Band, Justin King, Go! Crash Audio,Thieves and Villains, The Real You, The Morning Of, The Forecast, Paper Rival, Hawks & Doves, Abandon Kansas, Artist vs. Poet, Young & Divine, Motives, Brightwood, Rx Bandits, The Heyday, This Providence, PlayRadioPlay!, Call The Cops, Tickle Me Pink. Twitter

W.B.F Studios
Spoken Word, 8-10:00PM, Loft #124
W.B. is a Los Angeles Based photographer. Fontenot specializes in unique portraiture and surrealistic imagery. He has shot for numerous publications including Playboy Magazine where he can be seen on the E! show "The Girls Next Door". He also makes an appearance on "Holly's World" while shooting for her calendar in cancun. Tonight he opens up his studio loft as a spoken word lounge. Twitter

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By Jennifer Colley
Co-Producer, Hear NoHo Music Festival

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