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2011 – 5th Annual LC Fest

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Contact: Lara Ewen
Email: press@localcorrespondents.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5th ANNUAL LC FEST IN BROOKLYN MAY 17-22, 2011

70 Musicians and Bands Perform Free Sets At Bar4

Local Correspondents, an independent music community, is hosting the 5th Annual LC Fest from May 17 – 22 at Bar4 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The free six-night festival features short sets from local independent musicians, and runs from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. most nights, with doors open at 7 p.m. A kick-off open mic is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on the first night, after the evening’s featured performers.

A full schedule of performers is available at:
http://localcorrespondents.com/blog/2011/04/25/5th-annual-lc-fest-schedule-announced

To download the free four-volume collection featuring some of last year’s participants, visit:
http://localcorrespondents.bandcamp.com/album/local-correspondents-2010-compilation-vol-1
http://localcorrespondents.bandcamp.com/album/local-correspondents-2010-compilation-vol-2
http://localcorrespondents.bandcamp.com/album/local-correspondents-2010-compilation-vol-3
http://localcorrespondents.bandcamp.com/album/local-correspondents-2010-compilation-vol-4

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ABOUT LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS

Local Correspondents (LC) is a supportive Brooklyn-based community for independent artists. In addition to its annual festival, LC hosts weekly showcases and open mic nights at venues throughout New York City, bringing together an extremely talented and diverse group of performers. LC offers a helping hand to performers who live and visit the NYC area by providing them with advice, tips and opportunities to play. Founded in 2005 by Tanya Buziak, Larry Hyland, Greg Tuohey, and Jessi Robertson, the community has grown to support hundreds of musicians, artists, comedians and photographers, and has strong support from local businesses, including several bars and recording and performance spaces. The current team includes Hyland, Tuohey and Robertson, in addition to Niko Kaparos, Paul Basile, Peter Abbruscato, Kevin Johnston and Lara Ewen.

ABOUT BAR4
Bar4 is located at 444 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215 on the corner of 15th St. and 7th Ave. Take the F train to 7th Ave. or Prospect Park/15th St. The venue phone number is (718) 832-9800.

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