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July 18 - 21 at Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village, Tickets On Sale Now
Hi Dawn - Hope you had a nice weekend!
Popping in your inbox today to make sure the Great South Bay Music Festival was on your radar! Would love to have you out to cover or let me know if you'd like to speak with the founder or any of the bands to help preview! Press applications can be found here: http://bit.ly/GSB19Application
The four day festival kicks off on July 18th at Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village on Long Island! On Friday, July 19th, Great South Bay brings a genre busting rock-reggae party to the south shore with over 20 performers on 4 stages. Headlining the Main Stage is Slightly Stoopid, described as: "A Spiritual bath of positive party energy." Reggae rock favorites Sublime with Rome returns, with SOJA, and Common Kings supporting.
Each day is broken into genre: Thursday is Alt/Rock, Friday is reggae/ska, Saturday is the jam day and the festival will close out Sunday with a classic rock theme, which will include a 50th-anniversary tribute to the '69 Woodstock Festival.
As always, Great South Bay will also donate $1 from every ticket sold to the GSB-Stony Brook Cancer Center Fund. To date, the fest has raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the cancer center. Since 2017, GSB has installed the "Storyville Tent", where up to six LI based organizations can set up a booth, and spread the word about their cause, and raise funds.
Let me know your thoughts!
Thanks so much,
Natalie
Long Island's Longest Running, and Largest 4 Day Music Festival Returns
THE GREAT SOUTH BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Celebrating It's 13th Year
JULY 18-21 at Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village
2019 Line Up Includes America, Taking Back Sunday, Slightly Stoopid,
Sublime w Rome, WAR, Edgar Winter, Glassjaw, Lotus, Dweezil Zappa,
Spafford, SOJA, Brandon "Taz" Niederauer, The Menzingers
Assembly Of Dust, Pink Talking Fish, Frank Iero & the Future Violents
Englishtown Project, Blue Coupe (Members of Alice Cooper & Blue Oyster Cult), and more...
Over 75 Performers on 5 Stages
Press Applications Now Open // Apply at http://bit.ly/GSB19Application
The Great South Bay Music Festival - Long Islands longest running, and largest 4 day, all ages Music & Arts Festival, returns to the picturesque waterfront at Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village from Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21st.
**Press applications for Great South Bay 2019 are now open. Apply at this link: http://bit.ly/GSB19Application
Celebrating its 13th anniversary, the four-day festival, presented by King O'Rourke Autogroup, will feature over 75 performers on five stages, in classic and contemporary rock, folk, punk, blues, indie, jam-band, reggae, and funk genres. The fest boasts multiple craft beer and wine tents, an artisan and craft market, and food court offering a diverse gourmet menu of funky and healthy fare.
Great South Bay Festival will kick off the four days with Long Islands own, Taking Back Sunday, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band on Thursday, July 18. Their performance at the festival will be one of the first of theirs back in the states following a monster tour in Europe. Iconic post hardcore band, and hometown favorites, Glassjaw, plus The Menzingers, and ex My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero & The Future Violents will also perform this day. Ten artists will perform on two stages.
Friday, July 19th brings a genre busting rock-reggae party to the south shore with over 20 performers on 4 stages. Headlining the Main Stage is Slightly Stoopid, described as: "A Spiritual bath of positive party energy. Reggae rock favorites Sublime with Rome returns, with SOJA, and Common Kings supporting.
Saturday at the festival is always "Jam-Day", and this year Great South Bay brings its most eclectic and diverse lineup to date. Fest favorites Lotus headlines the main stage, with Dweezil Zappa supporting and carrying the eclectic Frank Zappa torch. Also appearing on the main Stage are Spafford, Reid Genauer's Assembly of Dust, Pink Talking Fish, and the Englishtown Project.
On the "Jambalaya Stage" Great South Bay will present a 50th anniversary tribute to the '69 Woodstock Festival. Headlining will be Kiss The Sky, featuring Jimy Bleu and Juma Sultan, Hendrix percussionist at the original Woodstock Festival. Also appearing is Who's Next, considered the premier Who tribute, Joplin's Pearl, The The Band Band, and Halfstep, playing the music of the Grateful Dead. Over 25 bands will perform on this day.
Sunday will highlight all things classic rock, and this year it's all about "Legends, and Future Legends". 2019 will be Grammy winners, and perennial rock favorites America's, 49th. anniversary. Original Founding Members: Gerry Beckley, and Dewey Bunnell met in high school, and 40 plus years later are still making music together, and touring the world.
Supporting America is the multi-platinum-selling WAR. True legends with over 50 million records sold, 12 Billboard Top 40 hits, and countless "samples" by artists including: Dave Matthews, Tupac, Flo-Rida, Kendrick Lamar, Korn and more. Main Stage support also includes The Edgar Winter Band and Blue Coupe, a fusion of Blue Oyster Cult founders Joe and Albert Bouchard, and Dennis Dunnaway of Alice Coopers Band. Brandon "Taz" Niederauer, the phenom guitarist who, at just 15 years old, has shared the stage with Gregg Allman, Gary Clark Jr., Tedeschi Trucks Band, Warren Haynes, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Dweezil Zappa and so many more, is no doubt on the road to being a "Future Legend".
This year, Great South Bay has added an additional stage in an effort to support and nurture original singer-songwriters, and emerging artists. The Busker Stage will showcase 15 up and coming artists.
Emerging Local Artists:
Supporting and presenting original local, emerging artists has always been a given for the Great South Bay Music Festival. This year, the festival is pleased to present some new artists that we are excited to lay on our music loving attendees., as well as some that are GSB Fest regulars, that our attendees look forward to seeing and hearing new artists performing this year include: Fern Dells, Walk-A-Bout, Andre Fortier & Tricycle, Oogee Wawa, Quarter Horse, Jake Incao, and The End of America.
Philanthropy:
Great South Bay is proud to be a part of the Long Island Community, and is committed to doing all we can to support our less fortunate.
As always, Great South Bay will also donate $1 from every ticket sold to the GSB-Stony Brook Cancer Center Fund. To date, the fest has raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the cancer center.
Since 2017, GSB has installed the "Storyville Tent", where up to six LI based organizations can set up a booth, and spread the word about their cause, and raise funds.
Tickets for Great South Bay 2019 are on sale now.
To Purchase Tickets: http://bit.ly/GSB2019Tickets
Ticket price includes all concerts and entertainment. Food & beverages not included.
Children ten and under are free, except for the Sunday children's concert.
Festival Times:
Thursday, July 18: Doors are at 3:00 pm, till 10pm.
Friday, July 19th: Doors are at 3:00PM, till 11pm,
Saturday the 20th.: Doors are at 1:00pm, till 11PM,
Sunday the 21st: 11:00am doors for Great South Bay's annual Kids Concert
Sunday Regular Fest Ticket holders: 1:30 Doors, till 10:00pm.
Shorefront Park is located just a few miles south of LIE, exit 63S.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EACH ARTIST, PLEASE GO TO:
Artist Press Assets Link: (Additional artist bio information, approved photos, logo's etc)
http://bit.ly/GSB2019ArtistAssets
For additional festival info, please go to www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com
Additional Fest assets available upon request.
For more information
Website: www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GreatSouthBayMusicFestival
Twitter: @GSBMFestival
Instagram: www.instagram.com/greatsouthbaymusicfestival
Past performers at Great South Bay Music Fest have included B.B. King, Taking Back Sunday, Graham Nash, 311, Govt. Mule, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Doobie Brothers, Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart & Bill Kreautzman, Umphrey's McGee, Hot Tuna, Dickey Betts Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, The Wailers, Dirty Heads, Ritchie Havens, Anders Osborne, WAR, Billy Squire, Little Feat, G Love & Special Sauce, Railroad Earth, Rusted Root, Blue Oyster Cult, moe., Eddie Money, Dave Mason, Foghat, 38 Special, Jerry Douglas, Tom Paxton, Galactic, Third Eye Blind, Soulive, Jefferson Starship, Martin Sexton, Colbie Caillat, Rachel Platten, The Front Bottoms, Thrice, David Bromberg, New Riders, DSO, blues legends Savoy Brown, Bernard Allison & Sonny Landreth, New Found Glory, Circa Survive, Tom Paxton, the subdudes, and gospel-blues queen Odetta in one of her final performances.
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Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The May increase was influenced by higher prices for gasoline and shelter.
Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U rose 2.9 percent. Energy prices increased 4.3 percent, largely the result of higher prices for gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the year.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the data, please contact an economist in the Mountain-Plains Economic Analysis and Information office at 816-285-7000, or feel free to email us at BLSInfoKansasCity@bls.gov.
GOEX to Expand in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (June 12, 2019) — The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) today announced GOEX Corporation will expand in Utah adding up to 100 jobs, $1.8 million in state revenue and an estimated $15 million in capital investment.
“We are excited that GOEX would select Utah for their Western operation,” said Val Hale, executive director at the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “There is tremendous growth and opportunity in Iron County. As a supplier of medical and food packaging materials, GOEX’s expansion will be a good opportunity for southern Utah.”
GOEX Corporation was founded in 1990 and is based in Janesville, Wisconsin. GOEX operates one of the most advanced custom plastic sheet extrusion facilities in the industry. The company’s products and materials serve the graphics, medical and food packaging industries. The new facility in Iron County will take cues from the 235,000 square foot facility the company recently completed in Janesville in 2015.
“Our new Cedar City, Utah location supports GOEX’s ongoing commitment to ensure timely delivery of extruded sheet products,” said Joshua Gray, president and CEO of GOEX. “The new facility will help us better serve our customers in the western areas of the country. We intend to build on the success of our current plant, built specifically for our processes. And we are eager to witness firsthand the great things we have been told about the workforce in southwest Utah.”
GOEX will create up to 100 jobs over the next seven years. The total wages in aggregate are required to exceed 110 percent of the average county wage. Projected new state wages over the life of the agreement may be up to $23,452,335, which includes wages, salaries, bonuses and other taxable compensation. Projected new state revenues, as a result of corporate payroll and sales tax, are estimated to be $1,826,496 over the next seven years.
“This expansion project is a good example of persistence and creative problem-solving at the local level,” said Theresa Foxley, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. “We at EDCUtah were pleased to support Cedar City’s efforts throughout the process.”
GOEX may earn up to 20 percent of the new state taxes they will pay over the seven-year life of the agreement in the form of a post-performance Economic Development Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax rebate. As part of the contract with GOEX, the GOED Board of Directors has approved a post-performance tax rebate not to exceed $365,299. Each year that GOEX meets the criteria in its contract with the state, it will earn a portion of the total tax credit rebate.
“We have enjoyed working with GOEX throughout this site-selection process, and we are thrilled that they have chosen Cedar City as their location for expansion,” said Danny Stewart, economic development director for Cedar City and Iron County. “GOEX is an outstanding company with a solid reputation and a culture that fits perfectly in our community. They make top-quality products, and they truly value their employees and their customers. This company will have a tremendous positive impact on Iron County and southwestern Utah. This is a huge win for Utah and Cedar City.”
The Utah Legislature has authorized economic development incentives in the form of post-performance tax rebates. Eligible companies work with the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development to outline specific performance criteria. Once GOED confirms those criteria have been met, companies can receive a refund up to 30 percent of the state taxes they paid for up to 20 years.
About the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)
Under the direction of Gov. Gary R. Herbert, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) provides resources and support for business creation, growth and recruitment, and drives increased tourism and film production in Utah. Utilizing state resources and private sector contracts, GOED administers programs in economic areas that demonstrate the highest potential for development. Learn more at business.utah.gov or by calling (801) 538-8680.
About GOEX
GOEX is the industry leader in quality extruded plastic sheet products. Fully-integrated and technologically-advanced, GOEX provides customers with materials specifically designed to meet the demands of the graphics, medical and food packaging markets. To learn more about GOEX, visit goex.com.
