Musique Automatique is back. Last summer’s Musique Automatique showcased a successful eleven-night, forty-plus-band local rock residency at the New French Bar. Each night featured a collage of different local music genres. This year’s highly anticipated Musique Automatique will be a multiple venue, four day music showcase from July 9th through the 12th.

We all know that Asheville has an incredible music scene. The more that we as a production company became involved locally, the more we realized that although our community has many wonderful and very talented bands of all genres, there was no exclusive outlet for all of the amazing rock ‘n roll being created around our town. There are creeks, but we are creating a river. This became our quest, our pursuit of local rock ‘n roll as a reality. We really believe that Western North Carolina has the potential to turn the sleepy head of America towards our extremely talented and flourishing local rock scene, and Musique Automatique is at the forefront of this awakening.

This year’s Musique Automatique will promote Asheville’s community of business and art. Our showcase will bring local musicians and artists together to celebrate their passions. Throughout the four days, Musique Automatique will include thirty four hand-picked local/regional bands and performance/visual artists at two different venues per night, with transportation provided by LaZoom on the 11th and 12th of July, from downtown to West Asheville.

Tickets will go on sale Saturday, June 28th at midnight. They will be available at the Orange Peel, Stella Blue, the Grey Eagle, and the Westville Pub, as well as on the web at www.theorangepeel.net . Ticket prices will be $13 in advance, $15 at the door, and $40 in advance for all four nights.

Doors open 7 pm.

http://www.myspace.com/musiqueautomatiquefest