Saturday, August 8, 2009

Olio Festival: Brand New fest kicks off in Vancouver Aug 13

The inaugural edition of Vancouver's own Olio Festival will be hitting the clubs and the streets this coming Thursday August 13th, running to Sunday the 16th.

The festival of Music, Comedy and Art will feature such local indie acts as Fake Shark-Real Zombie! Adjective, Bend Sinister and White Lung. The comedy portion will consist of locals Bronx Cheer, Man Hussy, Paul Anthony aka Hugh Phukovsky, and lots more.

As an added bonus, shows will feature artwork from some talented artists like Andy Dixon, Ronan Boyle and many, many more.

Festival passes are available for $25 + a small service charge at www.oliofestival.com

For more information, check out the website, or read the following Straight article, and interview with one of the festival's creators/organizers, Dani Vachon:

http://www.straight.com/article-245455/olio-festival-rounds-groundbreakers

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