The Olympian

Issue date: 3/12/08 Section: Features

The sixth annual Chaospalooza concert migrated from Seattle to play for the first time at Bremerton's Artist for Freedom and Unity venue.
It was originally set to play at The Charleston for the venue's unofficial opening, but because of business and liquor license set backs, the owners had to hold out for another couple of weeks.
The two-day concert started at the AFU on Friday night with ten bands and then moved to Seattle to Studio Seven on Saturday night with a different line-up.
Chaospalooza originally started as a joke to the Lollapalooza music festival but turned into an outlet for undiscovered bands in the Northwest.
"(We were) tired of the corporate festival so we started our own festival," said Greg Gibson, promoter from Local Chaos Productions and co-founder of Chaospalooza.
Gibson described the performance at the AFU as "a showcase of some of the best bands that Bremerton has to offer."
The lineup brought bands from Seattle, Tacoma and Bremerton; The Ronz, Total Wreck, Hang, Plankton Beat, Cyanide Destruct, The Extinct, Red White and Die and YIA.
"I was stoked cause it's nice to get a lot of bands over here." said Donny Rivers of Bremerton-band YIA. "We had a pretty good crowd tonight."
Seattle-based band Hang has been playing in Chaospalooza from the start.
Bass player James Harvey said, "This was the most energetic its been."
Hang's drummer, Scott Rejector, said, "Seattle's a bit jaded."
Also from Seattle, Vito Chiechi of Plankton Beat said, "Seattle's spoiled with shows."
Coming over from bar venues and age-restricted shows, some of the Seattle bands said the AFU's younger crowd was a lot more into the concert than the 21-and-older crowd.
"If it wasn't for the all-ages venues we probably wouldn't be playing today," said Plankton Beat guitarist Kyle Latham.

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