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News and Updates: 12/17/07 A Special Thanks From All Of Us At
Gothicfest Thank you everyone!!! Gothicfest 2007
was Amazing!!!
Check Out This Interview
with Andy From Bella Morte Click Here To Watch The Interview
We already have some
pictures available
12/15/07 Gothicfest 2007 is featured on
Current TV Joe Hanson goes deep into the dark world of
the gothic culture. Will Joe be able to survive Gothicfest 2007. Find out by
watching the new episode from Joe Hanson on Current TV called “Joe Gets
Goth”. The show will be seen by
millions of viewers worldwide.
Current TV is on: DIRECTVNationwide ch 366 DISH Network Nationwide ch 196 Comcast Digital Most Cities ch 107 Seattle ch 125 Dallas ch 125 Time Warner Digital New York City ch 103 Los Angeles ch 142
Watch the episode “Joe Gets Goth” now showing online:
9/22/07 Preview for “Chill” to be shown at
Gothicfest 2007 A special extended trailer for the award winning horror
film “Chill” will be shown at Gothicfest 2007. See the schedule for details. In this classic
retro horror film inspired by the work and characters of H.P. Lovecraft, Sam
(Thomas Calabro, "Melrose Place"), an aspiring writer, gets a job
as a clerk in an inner city grocery owned by a mysterious Dr. Munoz.
Starring ASHLEY LAURENCE ("Hellraiser") THOMAS CALABRO ("Melrose Place") JAMES RUSSO ("The Ninth Gate") SHAUN KURTZ (“The Portal”)
8/29/07 Special Appearance by Don “The Vampire”
Confirmed Don "The Vampire" from Sci-Fi Channel's "Mad Mad House" and A&E Biography "Vampires" will be making a special appearance at this years Gothicfest. Don will be available for autographs at the Corvis Nocturnum booth. See the schedule page for more details.
8/1/07 Black Tape for a Blue Girl Confirmed for
Gothicfest 2007 One of the original and most definitive goth bands of
all time return to Chicago for the first time in over a decade to Headline
Gothicfest 2007.
black tape for a blue girl are the quintessential darkwave band. Begun in 1986 by Projekt label founder Sam Rosenthal as a vehicle for his own musical vision, black tape for a blue girl’s signature combination of gothic, ethereal, heavenly voices and neo-classical elements explores existential themes of loves lost and passions yet to come over their nine albums.
The lineup features: Sam Rosenthal, Elysabeth Grant, Bret Helm
and Lisa Feuer.
6/23/07 Graveyard Theatre featured at Gothicfest 2007 Graveyard Theatre has been bringing horror movies to your television set since 1997. The show has been in magazines, newspapers, been in the news, been in a couple of movies, been on live broadcast TV stations, been on countless radio stations, been to conventions and events of all sorts from haunted houses to Star Trek, Comic, and SCI-FI/Horror conventions.
The group will be having their 10th year anniversary party at Gothicfest 2007. Stop by the Graveyard Theatre booth to meet the cast and crew, plus throughout the Gothicfest weekend you will have the chance to meet some famous horror movie celebrities and more.
www.graveyardtheatretheshow.com
5/04/07 Bella Morte Performing at Gothicfest 2007 Bella Morte will be one of the headlining acts for this years Gothicfest.
The band just returned from performing at the Whitby Gothic Festival with Machinegun Symphony, The last Dance and The Cruxshadows.
Bella Morte have been very busy in the last few years
including a tour with Hanzel Und Gretyl in support of their new CD:
“Bleed The Grey Sky Black”
out on Metropolis Records.
5/01/07 Red Flag Confirmed for Gothicfest 2007 Red Flag made the top 10 Billboard charts in 1988 with
their memorable song Russian Radio. The next year Red Flag's debut album, Naive
Art, released by Enigma, earned them another top 10 single, If I Ever. Red
Flag's music became a favorite in dance clubs around the world. MTV put Red
Flag's video, Russian Radio, in heavy rotation later that year. Touring
extensively, Red Flag played with acts Devo, Thomas Dolby, and Book of Love.
They appeared on the TV show American bandstand where they performed Russian
Radio.
4/13/07 Gothicfest 2007 DJ Announced!!! Hailed by The Austin Chronicle as, "a driving force..." and up for awards including "Best DJ", "Best Electronica", and "Keyboardist of the Year" in Houston, Levon Louis is on fire in the Alternative Electonic scene with his Los Angeles based project...
With music appearing alongside Aphex Twin, Skinny Puppy, Covenant, and The Chemical
Brothers on "Project Gotham Racing III" for Xbox360 have put this
emerging producer-artist on a fast track to global respect and recognition in
2006... another game soundtrack for 2007, Crackdown, features Absynthesis
with Robert Miles and William Orbit.
Absynthesis will be the
featured DJ for Saturday night at Gothicfest 2007. The featured DJ for Friday
night will be announced soon. For More Info On Absynthesis Go
To:
4/01/07 Gothicfest 2007 New Location Announced!!! Gothicfest 2007 will be held at the Excalibur in downtown Chicago. This castle like building designed by Henry Ives Cobb was built in 1892. The massive multi room, nine level maze can be a bit intimidating at first. With its gothic overtones, dark winding corridors and spiral staircases, it should come as no surprise that the space was once a downtown church.
According to rumors, the building was also used to house
corpses from a shipwreck, was a mob-related murder scene, a pornographic
theater, and a crack house before it was turned into the Limelight Nightclub
by Peter Gatien in 1985. It is also rumored that the building was a place of
Satanic rituals.
Patrons and employees reported strange occurrences, such
as glasses falling and shattering for no explainable reason. People claim
that they saw a child, and a woman wearing a red dress briefly appear, before
vanishing into thin air. Excalibur gained so much notoriety that it was
featured on the History Channel's Haunted History program. Inside the venue
are multiple rooms, two of which will feature bands from around the world.
Every band will perform in a multi level room with state of the art lights
and sound. Other rooms will host our exhibitors featuring: Tattoo artists,
Extreme Exhibits, Clothing, Fashion, Body Art and Accessories. Plus
Magazines, Webzines, Record Labels, and more!
Excalibur has a capacity of 2,000 and hosts
several full service liquor bars that serve food and refreshments as well.
Due to the adult nature of this festival and expo, Gothicfest 2007 will be an
over 21 event. Here are some links of interest: Picture Galleries of Excalibur:
2/17/07 Gothicfest DVD Coming Soon Production on the Gothicfest 2005 DVD is almost complete. The DVD includes a Documentary, Live Concert Videos, 5.1 Surround Sound, Backstage Interviews and More.
The DVD produced by Cliff Sieloff will be released Worldwide through Dark Star Records In the Summer of 2007.
1/13/07 Gothic Box Contest Winner Announced Laura Meyer from West Allis, Wisconsin wins the Ultimate Gothic Box
Set from Rhino Records / Warner Bros. Congrats to Laura!!!
11/25/06 Attrition Confirmed For Gothicfest
2007 Industrial pioneers from the UK “Attrition” will be performing
at Gothicfest 2007. Attrition also performed at this years Eccentrik Festival.
Martin from Attrition
08/20/06 Gothicfest 2007 Official Dates Announced The next Gothicfest will be held on Friday, October 12th, and
Saturday, October 13th, 2007.
05/20/06 The Gothicfest DVD Trailer is Now
Online Filmmaker CLIFF SIELOFF has finished producing
the trailer for the DVD Gothicfest 2005. Now you can get a preview of what it
was like to be at North Americas Largest Gothic Festival and Expo. Click Here to
see the Gothicfest 2005 DVD Trailer
CLIFF
SIELOFF
The DVD is set to be released in the summer of 2007 on Dark Star Records. You will be able to get the DVD at stores everywhere and purchase it right here at Gothicfest.com
03/26/06 Gothicfest in Spin Magazine Gothicfest 2005 is featured in the April
2006 Issue of Spin Magazine. “Day of the Not-Quite Dead”
is the caption displayed on the cover.
The article is a full 5 pages and has some
great pictures from the event. Reporter Jonathan Ames tells his story of how
he survived Gothicfest 2005.
Click here to download the article Dark Star Records recording artists Slave Driver
get a picture on the front page of the article! Other bands mentioned are
Drake, Dead Girls Corp, Ghost Orgy and Hanzel Und Gretyl. Pick up your copy
of Spin Magazine at news stands everywhere!
FOR MORE NEWS! Merchants and Exhibitors Look Here! Booth Packages still
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