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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 Stage 2 and MAG Prom Line-up Announced

November 22, 2013 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on MAGFest 12 Stage 2 and MAG Prom Line-up Announced Share this

This week MAGFest 12 has announced its roster for the Stage 2 concerts and the MAGFest Prom. In addition to the Chiptune Showcase and EDM Battle concerts that have already been announced, Stage 2 will host additional music by over a dozen different artists. Much like the other concerts, Stage 2 will feature a few newcomers and some returning favorites. Another music event for MAGFest 12 is the MAGFest Prom, a late night dance that will feature a James Bond theme. No dress code will be enforced for the prom, so people may dress however they like. Two bands, The OneUps and Love Canon, will be performing at this spy themed event.

The Stage 2 and MAG Prom performance roster is as follows:

Thursday Night MAGFest Prom (12 AM – 2 AM *technically Friday*)

– The OneUps
– Love Canon

Friday Stage 2 (11 AM – 5 PM)

– Chronicles of Sound
– Viking Guitar
– Eight Bit Disaster
– Lucio Baldomero
– Final Stage
– Overclocked University
– Armcannon

Saturday Stage 2 (11 AM – 5 PM)

– Droidekka
– Random Battles
– MissingNO
– Dethlehem
– LonelyRollingStars
– Triforce Quartet
– Rare Candy

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/. It’s looking like a great line-up of concerts for MAGFest 12 and a great way to start of 2014.
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Know Your MAG: Armcannon

December 24, 2012 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Know Your MAG: Armcannon Share this Know Your MAG: Armcannon

Veterans of the MAGfest stage, progressive metal geeks Armcannon make a return to form this coming MAG 11 to grace the stage with their usual brand of gaming and pop-culture music with their distinctive flare.

Hailing from Buffalo, NY, the boys from Armcannon have been performing since MAGfest 5 in one capacity or another and each time deliver a combination of old favorite tunes along with fresh, new imported mixes from video games and pop culture alike. Featuring the dual-shredding guitar power of Dan “Danimal Cannon” Berans and Mike Willard, the keyboard stylings of Chris Dlugosz, power-drumming of Larry Steele and heavy bass of Ian Machniak, Armcannon covers a wide spectrum of familiar tunes ranging from songs from Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse and MegaMan 2 all the way through Power Rangers and ThunderCats themes. Nothing is safe from these metal maestros. (And Mike Willard has a, in the words of Nathan Explosion, “Totally Metal Voice”)

<a href="http://armcannon.bandcamp.com/track/castlevania-3">Castlevania 3 by Armcannon</a>

Performing on the main stage on Friday night at 9:20pm before Video Game Orchestra, Armcannon might even feature a few new tracks from their upcoming new album release, Armcannon III: Leg Vacuum 2, so be sure to stop by and rock out with your cannon out.
Chip Music

5 Quick Questions: Parallel Processing (Danimal Cannon)

December 7, 2012 | Audun Sorlie | 1 Comment Share this

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MAGFest X Night 2: Everyone’s Doing Metroid! (Well, Except The Megas)

January 7, 2012 | Jayson Napolitano | 4 Comments Share this

We had a fun-filled evening last night here at MAGFest with some of the top acts including ARMCANNON, This Place is Haunted, Metroid Metal, and The Megas. That’s in addition to the chiptune concert and the acts on stage 2 this year (which included The OneUps) which we’ll cover in another post. Needless to say, there’s endless music going on this year and it’s been difficult to keep up!

Still, we had a great time at last night’s concerts, so join us after the jump for our impressions and photos. (more…)
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(Almost) Live From MAGFest 9: Night Two Concerts (Photos)

January 18, 2011 | Patrick Gann | 7 Comments Share this

Alright, MAGFest 9 is officially over, and all the OSV staff that attended are trying to catch up on sleep. To everyone that missed it but lived close enough to have reasonably attended, let me say two things to you:

1) Sorry you couldn’t make it.
2) Thanks for not coming, because parking was terrible and the event has become popular enough now that it has easily outgrown the Alexandria / Mark Center Hilton.

We’re already getting word that MAGFest 10 will take place at a new location (nothing confirmed, just word on the street). And that’s good, because cops showed up Friday night, allegedly because of complaints that the concert area (the size of a large conference room) had far exceeded maximum occupancy and was a fire safety hazard. Saturday night the security staff started to keep count for the larger shows and were offering an additional “viewing room” in Panel 2. At least, signs were up saying this was the case.

The bunch of us from OSV that were at MAGFest will be bringing you tons of coverage from the event over the course of this week. Josh Kopstein already reported on Thursday night’s shows, and I’m here to tell you about Friday night. Included are many wonderful photos of the concert taken by Emi Spicer. Check it all out after the jump! (more…)
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MAGFest 8: Night 2 (Feat. ARM CANNON, The OneUps, Mustin’s Feet)

January 3, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this

[Above: The stinky feet of Mustin. I told him we’d be posting them!]

Another night, another great list of bands here at MAGFest 8. Tonight’s concert was probably the one I was anticipating most, as I was looking forward to hearing ARM CANNON live after being impressed with their CD, and of course, my favorite game music band, The OneUps. That’s not to say the other bands weren’t good, as everyone had something to offer.

From the small orchestral ensemble that is Select Start to the rock stylings of This Place is Haunted, ARM CANNON, and Temp Sound Solutions, to the jazzy flavor of the OneUps, night 2 offered up a lot of variety as well as a few surprises.

Read our impressions of last night’s concerts after the jump. (more…)