MORE BANDS CONFIRMED FOR THE VOV FEST, INCLUDING PRETTY & NICE, MURDER BY DEATH, BITTER TEARS AND MORE!

A shining beacon in the increasingly bloated, expensive and impossible to navigate worlds of the industry’s more established multi-day music festivals (SXSW, CMJ, Coachella, Bonarroo, etc), The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival (VOV) is gearing up for its 5th and biggest year yet, with bands traveling from as far away as Australia, Canada, Israel, New York, California and all points in between to play the fest’s small venue, which is situated in the middle of gorgeous Hot Springs National Park. These bands make up the fabric of a global community of DIYsters, as well as the many dedicated sponsors and volunteers that have helped the VOV fest (a 501c3 public charity) produce original, forward-thinking and independent music events in the small town of Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas since 2005.

In four short years, The VOV has hosted nearly 700 cutting edge, internationally touring artists who have performed to a combined audience of about 7,000 music lovers over the course of 6 festivals. The 5th Annual VOV will be held in March 2009 and is the perfect pit stop to bands and fans alike who are traveling to or from SXSW. They are doing really important, cool work, and are offering a great experience for the worldwide music community, both for performers and attendees. They're PSYCHED to announce several additions to the fest's lineup; info is below!

Tuesday, March 17
Join the VOV in the Worlds Shortest St Patty's Day Parade @ 5:30PM
BRAVE COMBO at Maxine's, 21+ / $5 / 9PM
MONOTONIX, AIDS WOLF, FIASCO, US GIRLS at Low Key Arts / all ages / $7 / 9PM

Wednesday, March 18
PINK SPIDERS, MATHEMATICIANS, SCOUT'S HONOR,THE RESIGNATORS at Low Key Arts / all ages / $7 / 7PM

Thursday, March 19
THE QUEERS, TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, POISON ARROWS. A+ SET UP at Low Key Arts / all ages / $10 / 7PM

Friday, March 20
MURDER BY DEATH, HAYMARKET RIOT and THE BITTER TEARS at Low Key Arts / all ages / 8PM

Saturday, March 21
HEADLIGHTS, KAISERCARTEL, THE POMEGRANATES, FIELD FOUNDRY RECORDINGS at Low Key Arts / all ages / FREE SHOW / 8PM

Sunday, March 22 - The VOV BBQ!!
The All Day Band BBQ Blowout !! - a dozen or more bands including...
FLATFOOT 56 (chicago) DEASTRO (detroit) PRETTY & NICE (boston) ANAVAN (los angeles) BAD CREDIT NO CREDIT (brooklyn) SOUTHEAST ENGINE (ohio) THEODORE (missouri) ROLL THE TANKS (california) at Low Key Arts / all ages / $5 / 2PM