{"id":3072,"date":"2015-03-12T11:55:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T15:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=3072"},"modified":"2015-03-12T00:24:40","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T04:24:40","slug":"festival-alert-couch-x-couchwest-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2015\/03\/12\/festival-alert-couch-x-couchwest-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival Alert: Couch x CouchWest 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now in its fifth year (!!!) Couch x CouchWest is once again coming to a screen near you. Very near you. Like, in your hand right now, if you’re reading this on your phone. Though if you want to make a YouTube playlist of the videos and project them on the nearest wall-like surface, YOU CAN. Such is the beauty of Couch x CouchWest!<\/p>\n

Lineup:<\/strong> Anyone who sends in a video. Are you a musician? In a band? You should sit down on your couch \/ favorite chair \/ front porch \/ elevator shaft \/ etc and sing a song for in the internet<\/a>. It will be awesome. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS NOON EASTERN MARCH 21st.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dates:<\/strong> March 15-21<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Anywhere you want. In bed, in the bath (Carefully! Make sure your device is well protected from the water!), on a train, on a plane, on the bus, you are all welcome, come join us, where-ever you are.<\/p>\n

Survival guide:<\/strong> As with That Other Festival, you will probably want snacks and cold beverages and comfortable clothes. The major differences: Pants are optional, pets are encouraged, there are no lines, you’ll never be shut out of a show unless your internet falls apart, and the only hipster is you. Plus the beer is way cheaper and the odds of people talking through\/over music you are trying to listen to are WAY lower.<\/p>\n

Highlights:<\/strong> The entire festival is a special experience, and I urge all y’all to catch as many sets as you can. The following are some things I personally am looking forward to:<\/p>\n

1) The Irish Showcase.<\/strong> Tony Fitz<\/a> has once again rounded up some luminaries and persuaded them to record some videos, and I can’t wait to see them. <\/p>\n

Here’s one he recorded last year, featuring R\u00c3\u00b3n\u00c3\u00a1n \u00c3\u201c Snodaigh (Kila) & Kristina Aspeqvist (Stockholm Vodou Orchestra), who literally met 10 minutes before this was filmed and did not discuss or rehearse their performance:<\/p>\n

R\u00f3n\u00e1n \u00d3 Snodaigh & Kristina Aspeqvist | Cara Liom (CXCW 2014)<\/div><\/div>
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