Mobfest comes to Miramar theater

November 8th, the Miramar Theater will host MObfest. This one day event gives artists a chance to put themselves in front of industry heavyweights. There will be a paned discussion, and a select group of bands will get to perform in front of these reps. The "winner" will win some studio time.

Milwaukee Rock bands, and others will try to schmooze the record reps at a time when the industry is basically collapsing. They still need grain for the grist mill, so go on down and try your best to impress the important people.

Summerfest and Milwaukee bands

A quick scan of the Summerfest line up for 2008 shows that if you are a Milwaukee Rock Band, you are relegated to the Cascio tent. Officially titled the Cascio Groove Garage, this tiny tent is located just outside the Marcus Amphitheater gates, inside the Summerfest grounds. It faces out to the food area, but other than that, you have to work your way over there. It's not a space where you will get tons of traffic. Don't get me wrong. The ususal Milwaukee based, boring cover bands are hitting the bigger stages, but if you want emerging acts, head to the Groove Garage. You have to wade through a few bands that have Cascio employees in their line up, but after that, you might be treated to some good music.

None of the bands get paid to do these shows, and a Cascio email stated that you may have to pay to play there in coming years, so do the bands a favor and buy a cd, or shirt.