Mickey writes "On April 20th, Soda Jerk Presents - Purgatory 2002. This will be an all day festival held at The Glenn Miller Ballroom on campus at the Univ. of Colorado in Boulder. The following bands are confimred: Strung Out, The Lawrence Arms, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Pinhead Circus, Qualm, The Fairlanes, Laymen Terms, Taking Back Sunday, The Honor System and The Departure. Doors are at 1:30p.m. and advance tickets are available at www.sodajerkpresents.com - Soda Jerk hopes to make this an annual event to highlight the well-known and not so well-known bands that want to rock and have a good time."
I also got an email about the Soul Is Cheap fest taking place on May 18th in Memphis, TN. All the fest info is below, but some bands that are playing are Pezz, Haymarket Riot, Staynless [they're reuniting! I wish I could go…], Lucero, and more. So check out that info below and go rock out.