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  MAGFest 8.5 Band Lineup Dropped

  July 16, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | 2 Comments Share this MAGFest 8.5 Band Lineup Dropped

  

  Though originally being kept hush-hush, a credible source has broken the embargo on performer announcements and leaked to us the entire band lineup for their upcoming MAG 8.5 event in Alexandria, Virginia. The performers, in no particular order, are:

  Armcannon
  Temp Sound Solutions
  Professor Shyguy
  You Bred Raptors?
  Steel Samurai
  8 Bit Disaster
  The World is Square
  The Protomans
  Those Who Fight

  MAGFest 8.5 hopes to recapture the spirit of the smaller ‘Fests in days of yore, and will be held Sept. 12 – 14th at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. Tickets are limited, so any and all interested parties should register sooner than later.

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  MAGFest 12: Mini-Musical Review

  January 9, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | 3 Comments Share this MAGFest 12: Mini-Musical Review

  

  MAGfest has once again come and gone from our lives for another year. For the 12th year in a row, the music and gaming festival has managed to bring a variety of people, bands, and cultures all together in one place and blown the roof off the Gaylord National Harbor. New faces graced the stages, huge surprises were unveiled, and an excited energy permeated the halls of the convention center and hotel alike. Now that it’s over and things like PMD (post-MAG depression) and MAGPlague have settled into the hearts (and lungs) of many ‘fest-goers, it’s time to remember some of that excitement and good feelings that MAGFest always seems to create.

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  MAGFest 12 Main Stage Concert Line-Up Announced

  December 4, 2013 | Michael Hoffmann | 1 Comment Share this MAGFest 12 Main Stage Concert Line-Up Announced

  

  MAGFest 12 has revealed its performance roster for the Main Stage concerts taking place at the upcoming festival in National Harbor, Maryland. The line-up this year will include the North American concert debuts of Machinae Supremacy and MegaDriver. These concerts are in addition to the previously announced MAG Prom and Stage 2 concerts, as well as the Chiptune Showcase and EDM Battle concerts. The Main Stage concerts for this upcoming MAGFest will feature a wide range of genres, including classical guitar, hip-hop, and metal.

  The Main Stage performance roster is as follows:

  Thursday Night Main Stage (6 PM – 12 AM)

  – Knights of the Round
  – Urizen
  – Random
  – Bit Brigade

  Friday Night Main Stage (6 PM – 12 AM)

  – Super Guitar Bros
  – The Megas
  – This Place is Haunted
  – MegaDriver

  Saturday Night Main Stage (6PM – 12AM)

  – On Being Human
  – The X-Hunters
  – Those Who Fight
  – Machinae Supremacy

  The times of performances are subject to change. Information and updates on MAGFest events, tickets, hotels, guests, and performers can be found on the official MAGFest website at http://www.magfest.org/. Be sure to check out all of the concerts happening at MAGFest including the Stage 2, EDM Battle, MAGProm, and the Chiptune Showcase. A handful of us from Original Sound Version will be attending MAGFest to cover events and the concerts as well. It’s looking like an exciting set of concerts for MAGFest 12. Hope to see you there.

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  Know Your MAG: Those Who Fight

  December 4, 2012 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Know Your MAG: Those Who Fight Share this Know Your MAG: Those Who Fight

  

  Last year’s MAGFest X found the debut of “Those Who Fight” to the event’s 2nd Stage, featuring a plethora of wild jamming with a rock opera twist. No strangers to the gaming music scene, the band features “Big Mat,” on keys and backing vocals, and Jon Berglind, vocals and narration , and several members previously familiar with the VGM scene such as Mike Willard, the vocalist and guitarist from “Armcannon,” Amanda Lepre, guitarist from “Descendants of Erdrick,” and both Jake Bryan on drums and Kyle Hoke on bass from “Year 200X.”

  The state of the world is in chaos.  Under the leadership of General Bizan, the Malacian Army continues its march throughout the northern continent giving only two options: convert to the Empire of Malacia or die. Those who stand up against this injustice, who speak and act out against these acts, those who are labeled as Resistance, Those Who Fight seek to bring an end to this tyranny.

  The band itself centers its music around a Final Fantasy-esque story, with lyrics and performance that tell a tale that the band likens to “Final Fantasy 6.5”. This unique direction is something not often seen in most gaming-based bands, and certainly puts the group in a class the deviates from the norm of video game cover bands. However if you’re worried that Those Who Fight may diverge too far away from their roots, take comfort knowing that they have a wide repertoire of both well-known as well as often-overlooked tunes to whet the appetites of any Final Fantasy fan.

  Those Who Fight will be gracing the MAGFest main concert stage on Saturday for a complete jamming experience, as well as featuring a merch booth in the merchant hall complete with a cosplay contest vying for a full set of band swag! If you can’t wait that long, though, you can head over to their Bandcamp page to check out their latest EP for a sneak peak of what you can expect to hear at MAGfest 11!

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