The Final Countdown

The show is coming up soon! It is hard to believe its just about time for another Chipapalooza. It seems like just yesterday we were listening to Jimmies Chicken Shack rock just as hard as they did in the 90's...Or jammin' to the reggae beats of the ever amazing Lionize. Its not 4/20 anymore, but I would hope Lionize was out "celebrating" somewhere and sharing their music.

Speaking of going green, if you don't know yet, this year Chipapalooza is raising money for The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education. As well as raising awareness for other green friendly businesses & associations.

Make sure you stop by Chipapalooza.com or follow us on Twitter, twitter.com/chipapalooza (because we are cool and love social media...and love you)

Added Bands

We have added some great local College Park acts to the show!

Check out Paperhaus - http://www.myspace.com/paperhausmusic
And Back to Save the Universe - http://www.myspace.com/btsturock

This show is going to be huge! We have more talent on the bill than ever before. This is a show you can not miss!!! Buy tickets today at http://www.chipapalooza.com/tickets.php

Chipapalooza PromoVid

The promotional video for this year's show is online on chipapalooza.com, youtube, facebook, myspace and now here! Check it out and let us know what you think!

Chip

THIS YEAR"S SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT

Here is its folks: This year's show will be held on May 9th from Noon until 7pm at the Knights of Columbus in College Park, MD - 10142 Cherry Hill Rd, College Park. The show will be called Chipapalooza GREEN and will raise funds and awareness for environmental problems in Maryland. We have many go-green initiatives in store for the show - I'll keep you updated as to what they are as time goes on. The show will feature live music all day, outdoor fun and activities, guest speakers, and a marketplace for green businesses.

The bands we have confirmed so far are Lionize, Fire in the Hole, The Hint, and Lion Turf. Check them all out on Myspace, they are amazing. This is going to be our best show ever. You all are in for a real treat.

Keep visiting Chipapalooza.com for info on how to buy tickets. They will be cheaper this year than last year. Your welcome.

With love,
Chip - Chipapalooza Founder

PRS Guitar donates to Chipapalooza

Paul Reed Smith has decided to donate a guitar to Chipapalooza this year, signed by Paul himself. The guitar is valued at $1000. We will raffle the guitar off at the event to raise even more funds for charity. To learn more about Paul Reed Smith, please visit www.prsguitars.com - they have a wonderful selection of products as well as a great reputation for contributing to charity.

In other news, we now have Chipapaloooza posters online for you to see/buy at www.chipapalooza.com/merch.

Pretty soon we will have t-shirts, hats, etc. up there as well. Stay tuned!

REI Sponsors Chipapalooza!

REI, an outdoor retailer with a location in Hyattsville, MD (near College Park), has agreed to sponsor Chipapalooza for $500 to help cover our cost of purchasing t-shirts made of recycled materials to sell at the event. Please check out www.REI.com to learn more about this great company. They are a great example of corporate social responsibility and environmental stewardship. REI recently release an "EcoSensitive" line of merchandise which contain a high percentage of recycled, rapidly renewable and/or organic fibers.

Check out http://www.rei.com/stewardship to learn more about REI's initiatives to better the environment.

Also, www.Chipapalooza.com has been updated with a section for band's to apply to perform, a form for companies to sponsor the show, and some other cool things. Check it out!

Welcome to the Chipapalooza Blog!

This blog has been created for the purpose of keeping our fans, supporters, sponsors, and performers up-to-date with developments in our upcoming projects.

We will do our best to update this blog several times a week and we encourage your feedback and comments.

We hope that this blog will be your premiere source for information about this year's Chipapalooza Charity Concert. We will be announcing the concert details very soon, including: the theme, the location, date, time, band line-up, attractions, and special guest speakers. We will make our announcements via this blog so make sure you are reading regularly.

Also, we'll let you know about some of the behind the scenes work that goes into the Chiapapalooza Charity Concert and provide you with ways to get involved.

Thanks so much! Make sure to check in at least once a week to see what we've been up to!

-Chip