ISGOODMUSIC, EVFA and LARABA present…..BLOOMFEST 2009. BLOOMFEST is an outdoor festival in honor of Joel Bloom (who’s famous for being a staple of the arts district in LA) Read more about Joel.

In 2007, family and friends gathered to remember Joel Bloom, who passed away on July 13 of that year. A neighborhood block party was held in his honor in 2008, and this year organizers are calling the gathering a music and arts festival, dubbed Bloomfest 09. It’s a heady title that Bloom would have basked in, and fitting for the area known as the Arts Distict. The neighborhood of former warehouses is anchored by what is now Joel Bloom Square at 3rd and Traction. While it is less a gallery conclave these days, the area is still filled with artists in lofts, musicians using space for rehearsals, and actors and playwrights keeping theater companies active. The Arts District remains experimental and prolific. Taken from BlogDowntown.com which has a lot of interesting articles and insight into the LA Arts District pioneer.

The festival which takes place on Traction Ave is free and is from 11:00AM to 11:00PM on July 18 in the arts district in Downtown Los Angeles. 14 bands ARE playing. The full line up is below:

12:00 - Christopher Dallman
12:40 - Dudley Saunders
1:20 - Amiena
2:10 - Garland
3:00 - Fire Bug
3:50 - The French Semester
4:40 - Seasons
5:20 - Spirit Vine
6:10 - “Bloomfest Speaches”
6:30 - Black Kites
7:20 - Tawny Ellis< >8:10 - Robotanists
9:00 - AM
9:50 - boxViolet
10:40 - Healamonster and Tarsier

BLOOMFEST will be located at:
716 Traction Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Directions

14-Live Bands, Art Show, Film Screenings, Beer, Imported Sausage, Vendors, Etc. FREE ADMISSION
Sponsored by: Los Angeles River Artist Business Association

Additional Sponsors include: Filter Magazine * Falling Whistles * Colt45 * Wurstkuche Restaurant * Weilends Brewery * Sweet Heat PR * Glamscene Entertainment * Artshare (Matt Aston Solo Art Show) * Bedlam Magazine * Hawkeye * Shotgun Mary * Buddha Cat Press * A Little Birdy Told Me * Downtown LA Film Festival * Royal Claytons * Tony’s on 7th Street * Spectrmegamedia *