Contest: Out Of The Box Music & Arts Festival

Out Of The Box Music & Arts Festival

Toronto Underground Cinema and The Great Hall. July 29 – July 31, 2011.

Coming up over the long weekend is a brand-new festival that's heavy on local talent and looking admirably ambitious right out of the, er, box. With all-ages matinees and evening shows at two different venues, there's more stuff packed into this weekend than you could actually see. All of the shows are $10 at the door, or you could see as much as you want with a $15 pass.¹

Or you could get in for free! Courtesy of the Festival, I have three pairs of passes to give away. All you have to do is send me an email (mechanicalforestsound@gmail.com) with "Out of the Box" in the subject line and your mailing address in the body. At noon on July 24th, I'll randomly select three winners and send the passes your way.

Festival Highlights

The jewel in the festival's crown are the competing shows on Friday night, with a folksier origami-themed show² at The Great Hall headlined by Olenka and The Autumn Lovers up against a more rockin' night at the Underground Cinema that sounds like it was custom-designed to delight me, with a lineup including MFS faves The Hoa Hoa's and Planet Creature along with Rival Boys and The Davey Parker Radio Sound playing in front of 3-D projections.

Listen! The Hoa Hoa's - All the Time

Listen! Planet Creature - Ramona

Listen! The Davey Parker Radio Sound - Gypsy Ring

Saturday features the intriguing Papermaps at the Underground Cinema, alongside Heartbeat Hotel and Foxes in Fiction, a couple acts I've been meaning to catch for awhile. Sunday night — and it's a long weekend, so you can stay out late — again has duelling showcases. And that's not even mentioning the daytime all-ages shows.

Full information on the festival can be found here.

The fine print: Contest closes Sunday, July 24, 2011 at noon E.D.T. These golden tickets are guaranteed to be 98% oompa-loompa free.

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¹ This is a pretty crazy good deal, and the passes are available now at Rotate This and Soundscapes.

² Did I mention that most of he shows have elaborate themes? Giant origami! 3-D projections!