MACRoCk

The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk) is an annual music conference held at James Madison University every April since 1997 by the university's student-run radio station, WXJM. It features local, regional, and national musical acts as well as a music label exposition and panels addressing issues of the media, music, DIY projects, and the independent music scene. MACRoCk gives underground, indie, punk, and metal bands a chance to gain exposure and publicity by showcasing them during two days of performances around the city of Harrisonburg, Virginia. The event gives bands a much wider audience than would occur during a normal show.

Notable bands to perform at MACRoCk include MewithoutYou, Q and Not U, Fugazi, The Faint, Archers of Loaf, Dismemberment Plan, Sufjan Stevens, Prefuse 73, Mates of State, John Vanderslice, The Wrens, Converge, Superchunk, Elliott Smith (in 1997), [cite journal |last=Lambert |first=Jeff |title=MACrock 'n' roll |publisher=American University |date=2006-04-10 |url=http://media.www.theeagleonline.com/media/storage/paper666/news/2006/04/10/TheScene/Macrock.n.Roll-1803106.shtml |accessdate=2008-02-25] An Albatross, Coheed and Cambria, Avail, Denali, and Engine Down. [cite journal |last=Bredimus |first= Kate |title=The MACRoCk Diaries |publisher=Richmond.com |date=2002-04-09 |url=http://www.thebreeze.org/2006/12-07/news1.html |accessdate=2008-03-27]

References

External links

* [http://www.macrock.org/ MACRoCk]
* [http://www.jmu.edu/wxjm 88.7 WXJM]