Rock-A-Round’s Wild Weekend

Got the latest e-mail from Full Breach, and along with the usual upcoming releases and clothing information was this little nugget of happiness:

Rock-A-Round Entertainment is pleased to present its first annual Wild Weekend Power Pop Festival, Friday, August 29th and Saturday, August 30th, at Emo’s in Austin, TX. It’s a weekend filled with exciting reunions mixed with some of today’s most electrifying touring acts.

Among the headliners of this 30-band weekend will be first wave UK punk artists The Boys (“First Time,” “I Don’t Care”), appearing for their first and only U.S. show in over 25 years, and Paul Collins’ Beat (“Rock N Roll Girl,” “Walking Out On Love”), who defined the skinny-tie power pop sound of the ’80s.

Other notable bands on this festival include Vancouver’s Pointed Sticks (“What Do You Want Me To Do,” “Apologies”), whose recent reissue of their epic “Perfect Youth” album spawned sold out shows in Japan and Canada. 20/20 (“Yellow Pills,” “Cheri”) are back together to bring the quintessential power pop sound to the masses, alongside fellow Bomp Records alumni Nikki Corvette (“You’re The One,” “He’s A Mover”). Other bands that will be there include Grand Champeen, Clorox Girls, Tranzmitors, the Cute Lepers, and the Boss Martians – all of whom are RSJ faves.

They will all be joined on multiple stages by nearly two dozen “Now Wave” power pop bands, many of which are inspired by these reuniting headliners. There will also be vendors including Full Breach Kicks, Twitch To The Tune, Breakaway Records, Get Hip, Bombs Away, and many more on hand selling records, t-shirts, silk-screened posters, zines, etc. Lord willing, I’ll be there. Tickets are on sale now, and even more information can be found at the Wild Weekend MySpace.

Clorox Girls – Boys/Girls
Grand Champeen – “Different Sort of Story
Tranzmitors – “Teenage Tragedy