Nerdapalooza Report :: The Aftermath of an Invasion

(this is reposted from the official Nerdapalooza website)

Nerd Invasion was the event of the weekend, kicking off what I'm calling Nerdvember, and it was a blast. Due to a few technical tweaks, a show that was intended on going until midnight ended up going straight until 5:30 in the morning. While each artist put their heart into their performance, I'm going to have to say my favorite went to Shael Riley's performance, where he crooned over chiptunes renditions of his tracks (solo, Grammar Club, and Double Ice Backfire). Being 4 in the morning, those insane enough to still be alert when he mounted the stage pulled up chairs, giving the penultimate performance of the night a feel of an information age lounge singer.

Now safe at home, I'm recovering with a few plans in the works to make both Nerdapalooza and some of the music genres a little better. One of the really fun things about the weekend was having a cameo in a Dual Core music video. However, while at the shoot, apparently NONE were aware of the fact that we're planning a Nerdapalooza Music Video Awards, so I thought I'd remind y'all again and say that details are imminent.

A big announcement is that we are going to be changing the date! Yes, I thoroughly apologize to any who may have already bought tickets to fly out here, but there was such a strong reaction to Memorial Day with the reasoning of proximity to Finals Week. It was something we had thought of, but didn't think would have THAT big a reaction. As such, we are now pushing to the last weekend of June, so that it would be the 26th and 27th. I've done my research now, and it seems that this will be a good weekend, so we won't be moving it again! Sorry once again for the inconvenience!

Also, our amazing sponsorship kit is now available upon request for any companies or interested parties that would like to sponsor Nerdapalooza. It's an amazing opportunity to endorse a good cause, for we are a charity show for Child's Play, and a great way to reach out to your target demographic. A sponsorship kit is available upon request. Just email us over at hex@nerdapalooza.org. If you are an individual and would like to donate to help make Nerdapalooza a success, visit our new donation page. Every donation WILL be remembered and every donor WILL be thanked. We're still working on the exact recognition system, but until then, we are accepting donations.

Now, for those in the Orlando area, I would like to announce how lucky you are with all the amazing events coming up! As I mentioned, it is officially Nerdvember in Central Florida! We had Nerd Invasion to kick it off, for those of us lucky (or crazy) enough to have gone to it. This weekend coming up we have three events, one on Friday and two on Saturday.

• Friday over at Copper Rocket in Maitland from 9-11 is the birthday party for the original Emergency Pizza Party beauty, Betty Rebel! She is having a helluva party with a whole gaggle of Floridian rappers accompanying her with a special guest all the way from Washington! OH SCHNAPPS!!


• Saturday starting at 1pm at A Comic Shop on the corner of Semoran and University in Winter Park is The Gauntlet for all those who have been following The List. It's going to be an AMAZING event with the Nerdy Show team in heavy presence with none other than I Fight Dragons chillin' in the store! How could this be beat?


• Only by everyone heading on over to the AKA Lounge downtown to party with IFD when they open for the Diminutive Duke of nerd rap himself, mc chris! Wow!! This is not a day to miss!


• The following Saturday (Nov 21st) up at AMF Casselberry Lanes off of Semoran is the official Nerdapalooza CD Release Party! We'll be showcasing artists that performed at Nerdapalooza 2009, so it's bound to be one amazing event! More details over at this Facebook event!


• Then the Friday after that (Nov 27th), also known as Black Friday, we hop back to A Comic Shop for the Blackest Friday to celebrate the PHENOMENAL Blackest Night story arch going on in the DC Universe. They'll be open for 36 hours straight with loads of frivolity, followed by...


• The Black Tie Kegger that's taking place there the next day (Saturday 28th). Rob Tobias, aka mCRT, is having a host of Florida Nerdcorida's finest performing to celebrate him gettin' hitched, in a blend of classy and classless. It's bound to be a great show that you won't likely forget (despite the amount of alcohol you'll consume TRYING to).

And finally, I am returning to my duties of reviewing albums, starting today. I'm going to try to have at least one a week, aiming to coincide with Twitter's Music Mondays. If you aren't yet, follow @Nerdapalooza on Twitter! Thanks as always for reading, folks! Hopefully this week, I'll post on time. :)

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Nerdapalooza Date and Charity

Here it is, Halloween, and somehow, we're ready to announce the date for Nerdapalooza 2010! The NAP Team has been really kicking things into gear to try to get more details to y'all sooner than later. In case you haven't seen the Facebook event page yet, we're going to be rocking out on Memorial Day Weekend, May 27th and 28th. It is MUCH earlier than previous years, but we wanted to try something different this year, and we're guessing a three day weekend is going to make it a little easier for you. So, don't forget to go to the Facebook event page and let the world know that you'll be going to Nerdapalooza 2010!

Next up, we are proud to announce once again that our charity for Nerdapalooza 2010 will be Child's Play!! We have loved working with them in the past and look forward to giving them even MORE money in 2010!

Next weekend, the Nerdapalooza team is going to be going to Nerd Invasion in force. If you are there, swing by our booth, pick up one of the live CDs, a T-Shirt, or a hug. :)

That's it for now, time to get back to work to make 2010 the best show ever for you. Much nerdy love!

[hex]

Nerdapalooza Store and Music Video Awards!

Hey everyone-

Sorry for the late posting of the blog, but this is a hectic weekend, and blogging just slipped my mind. Fortunately, I found some time and a steady connection, so here we go!

First off, I wanted to announce that the new Nerdapalooza Store is open for business. Like the Nerdapalooza website, it's still under development, but some items are for sale. The two popular items seem to be the 2008 Nerdapalooza Tapes and the Nerdapalooza 2009 Concert Poster, which are both unfortunately out of stock, but we're working on getting more in case someone out there wants to buy them. Go forth, young nerd, and buy Nerdapalooza merch!!

Next big announcement is something that's still in the works called the Nerdapalooza 2010 Music Video Awards. Basically, we want to finally recognize all the amazing people that put time and effort into making excellent music videos for nerdy music, be it chiptunes, video game rock, nerdcore hip-hop, or the uncategorizable. There are no real details available, but if you want to make a music video before the award ceremony, which will take place during Nerdapalooza 2010, now is the time to start working on them! Please hold off on any questions about the specifics of the awards until the next announcement, but don't hold off on making amazing music videos!

The final announcement would be for musicians interested in performing at Nerdapalooza 2010. We are currently not accepting applications, because it's a little early, but we will sooner than later, so start putting together a press package that'll be able to convince us that you are perfect for us.

And as a final little shameless plug, if you haven't checked out the Nerdy Show podcast, I highly recommend it. It features none other than Brian Clevinger (writer for 8-Bit Theater and Atomic Robo), "Triforce" Mike Pandell (of A Comic Shop), Cap Blackard (Blogger Extraordinaire), as well as myself, John "hex" Carter. It's a fun podcast about all things nerdy, be they video games, comics, or the music that we celebrate with Nerdapalooza. If you got two hours, check it out. :)

Anywho, thanks everyone for checking in! Hope you're having a great weekend! Much nerdy love,

[hex]

New Website, Nerd Invasion, and the Kitchen Sink!

Ladies and gents, thank you so much for your patience during our downtime, but Nerdapalooza 2009 was so intense that we've been recovering ever since. However, we're proud to announce that we have a new website we'll be utilizing over at Nerdapalooza.org. It currently has the same graphics as last year, but we're working on changing it up. I've seem some preliminary images, and I think y'all will totally dig it.



Next, in case y'all haven't been paying attention to the next big awesome event coming up, in only two weeks is Nerd Invasion, coordinated by our pals Nerd Rockstar and Scrub Club. You can find out all the details and announce to the world your intent on going at the Facebook Event Page. For more up to date info, I fully advise following @nerdrockstar and @scrubclub over on Twitter! Even when they're not talking about Nerd Invasion, you'll get some fun and/or informative tweets rather often. And for the FULL rundown, head on over to their website for all the details.

Consequentially, Nerdapalooza has a pretty fun announcement tied to Nerd Invasion. As well as bringing t-shirts, stickers, and old posters, we will be releasing the Nerdapalooza 2009 Live CD at Nerd Invasion. If was an amazing show, so the only place to release it would be at ANOTHER amazing show! Not something you want to miss!

Well, that's all we have for now. Thanks for supporting us, look forward to this weekly blog staying true! :D

Much nerdy love

[hex]