Sh-- is getting existent for Tsvetelina Stefanova and James Howard Adams. The mates who performs successful the section set Same Sex Mary are days distant from producing the 14th variation of the Life Is Sh-- Festival astatine the Dive Bar connected September 26.
After serving arsenic the beer-soaked, punk stone antithesis to Life Is Beautiful for years, LIS is present 1 of the longest moving indie festivals successful town.
“We similar to accidental we won,” Adams says with a laugh.
But outlasting the contention won’t beryllium their lone milestone. Stefanova and Adams are expecting their archetypal child. That’s wherefore this year’s Life Is Sh-- taxable is “new life,” Stefanova says, and it comes with a crapload of breathtaking reveals to match.
The measure is stacked with section bands similar The Dirty Hooks, The Lurches, Spring Breeding, Desert Island Boys and Sakura, positive touring acts similar sludge metallic duo Pagoto. The fest’s zine returns arsenic an 80-page publication of creator interviews and poetry, done successful concern with Devoid Magazine arsenic LIS doubles down connected its poesy and writer lineup.
“I deliberation it’s a truly beauteous juxtaposition to spell from the wrong stage, seeing the set and past going extracurricular and idiosyncratic is like, pouring their bosom retired … successful the parking lot,” says Stefanova, who promotes the festival with her company, Bad Moon Booking.
That parking batch besides remains the tract of LIS’ infamous toilet raffle, with proceeds benefitting section nonprofit Girls Rock Vegas.
“That’s like, the sh---y prize. We besides person bully prizes,” Stefanova says.
“I’m ever like, nobody’s gonna privation to instrumentality this location this year. But somehow, whoever ends up winning the toilet is stoked,” Adams adds.
LIS has go the benignant of festival Stefanova hopes her ain kid volition turn up attending.
Since 2020, LIS has raised much than $10,000 for section nonprofit Girls Rock Vegas, Stefanova says. And galore of its alumni, similar Dan Pereira of Sakura and Swamp Brain, instrumentality to play the festival themselves.
As for what’s next, Adams says he’d similar to spot the 2 of them easiness disconnected festival duties erstwhile the babe arrives—though he’s not wholly convinced that’ll happen.
“Knowing Tsvet, I uncertainty she’s consenting to,” helium laughs. “She’s a hustler. She likes to work. She likes to support busy. We get a batch of assistance each twelvemonth from our friends, and truthful I would similar to deliberation that we tin dilatory measurement back.”
That doesn’t mean the mates is afloat slowing down, though. Same Sex Mary is presently signaling a caller EP. And Stefanova says much co-promoted shows are successful Bad Moon’s future.
“Music is conscionable a portion of some of our lives truthful much. It mightiness alteration successful the types of shows we play oregon however often we’re playing. Maybe we’re a small spot much picky, but I don’t spot it being the extremity of anything,” Adams says. “It’s conscionable going to beryllium a caller mode forward.”
LIFE IS SH-- September 26, 4:20 p.m., $20 suggested donation. Dive Bar, badmoonbooking.live.
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