The Rogue Independent Music Festival
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The Rogue Independent Music Festival, also known as Rogue Fest, was a two-day festival of progressive rock
and art rock
held annually in Atlanta, GA from 2002 to 2006.
The festival was conceived after the promoters spent much time traveling to other progressive rock and art rock festivals throughout the United States year after year to listen to the music they enjoyed. In 2002, the promoters of Rogue Fest decided to hold a festival in their home town of Atlanta, and so The Rogue Independent Music Festival was born. For the first three years, The Rogue Independent Music Festival was held at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA. In 2005, the fourth year of the festival, that location was not available because the date was moved from July to June and Rogue Fest was moved to Jake's Toadhouse. Cobweb Strange
is the only band that performed at every Rogue Fest. A live version of their song, "Clarity's Advent," that was recorded at the 2003 Rogue Fest was included on the compilation CD Ghost Notes.
in Atlanta, GA
Rogue Fest 4 (June 18 & 19, 2005): Location: Jake's Toadhouse
Rogue Fest 3 (July 17 & 18, 2004):
Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA
Rogue Fest 2 (July 12 & 13, 2003):
Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA
Rogue Fest 1 (July 27, 2002): Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
and art rock
Art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...
held annually in Atlanta, GA from 2002 to 2006.
The festival was conceived after the promoters spent much time traveling to other progressive rock and art rock festivals throughout the United States year after year to listen to the music they enjoyed. In 2002, the promoters of Rogue Fest decided to hold a festival in their home town of Atlanta, and so The Rogue Independent Music Festival was born. For the first three years, The Rogue Independent Music Festival was held at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA. In 2005, the fourth year of the festival, that location was not available because the date was moved from July to June and Rogue Fest was moved to Jake's Toadhouse. Cobweb Strange
Cobweb Strange
Cobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Cobweb Strange released the self produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a...
is the only band that performed at every Rogue Fest. A live version of their song, "Clarity's Advent," that was recorded at the 2003 Rogue Fest was included on the compilation CD Ghost Notes.
Festivals and performers
Rogue Fest 5 (July 7 & 8, 2006): Location: EyedrumEyedrum
Eyedrum is a non-profit art space and venue in Atlanta, Georgia focused on contemporary art and experimental music ranging from contemporary chamber music, sound sculpture to drone noise music, and art rock. Up until Jan. 1, 2011, they were located in the Old Fourth Ward district, and had three art...
in Atlanta, GA
- Big Hairy Monster, Capillary ActionCapillary actionCapillary action, or capilarity, is the ability of a liquid to flow against gravity where liquid spontanously rise in a narrow space such as between the hair of a paint-brush, in a thin tube, or in porous material such as paper or in some non-porous material such as liquified carbon fiber, or in a...
, Cobweb StrangeCobweb StrangeCobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Cobweb Strange released the self produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a...
, Farpoint, Christopher Hunt, Kindness of Strangers, The Lost Boys, Outpost 9, SpaceseedSpaceseedSpaceseed is a North American space rock act founded in 1988 in Atlanta Georgia by guitarist John Pack.The group spent a number of years "testing" ideas in the studio as well as performing live at events like Lollapalooza and a myriad of chic clubs...
, TouchXTone, Unbounded Sky, Z-Axis
Rogue Fest 4 (June 18 & 19, 2005): Location: Jake's Toadhouse
- Brass Knuckle Surfer, Cobweb StrangeCobweb StrangeCobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Cobweb Strange released the self produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a...
, DP3, Farpoint, IZZIZZIZZ is a New York based progressive rock band. Its music is inspired by such classic progressive groups as Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Renaissance and is often infused with pop hooks à la The Beatles...
, Land of Chocolate, The Lost Boys, Man on Fire, Noise Dot Com, The Red MasqueThe Red Masque- Biography :The Red Masque was founded by vocalist Lynnette Shelley and bassist Brandon Ross in February 2001, incorporating elements of psychedelia, heavy rock, rock-in-opposition, zeuhl, gothic, and kraut rock...
, Unbounded Sky, Z-Axis
Rogue Fest 3 (July 17 & 18, 2004):
Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA
- Belljar, Cobweb StrangeCobweb StrangeCobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Cobweb Strange released the self produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a...
, Electric Poem, Farpoint, Hazard Factor, Karma Lingo, Lord Only, Man on Fire, Timothy Pure, Unbounded Sky, Wheatstone Bridge, Z-Axis
Rogue Fest 2 (July 12 & 13, 2003):
Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA
- Cobweb StrangeCobweb StrangeCobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Cobweb Strange released the self produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a...
, The Datura Blues, Dead Musicians' Society, Farpoint, Karma Lingo, Lord Only, Man on Fire, Paine's Promise, Solution Science Systems, UT, XL, Z-Axis
Rogue Fest 1 (July 27, 2002): Location: The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, GA
- Cobweb StrangeCobweb StrangeCobweb Strange is an American progressive rock / goth band based in Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Cobweb Strange released the self produced Thoughts Under Glass EP in 1995. The release along with the band's live performances generated interest from several independent record labels leading to a...
, Karma Lingo, KTM, Natural Tension, Paine's Promise, Paracelsus, Trilobite Cafe