Coming in to our sophomore year, the festival will be bigger and better than the first, so we hope!


We will return to the Red Square for not one but two days (July 2nd & 3rd) this year. The event will feature poets, food vendors, emcees, visual artists, video projection, clothes vendors, bands, dancers, b-boys and homeboys.


On Friday July 2nd world wide triple threat J-Live (www.j-livemusic.com) will be hosting with DJ's Nate Da Great and Trumastr.


On Saturday July 3rd Homeboy Sandman (www.homeboysandman.com) takes over hosting duties with J-Live behind the ones and twos.


Also performing:


AB (NYC)

3rd Party (NYC)

Absolute (ALB)

Algorhythm (ALB)

Animal Cracker (ALB)

Anneice Cousin (ALB)

Armah (CT)

Atypical (ALB)

Awar (ALB)

Bless (ALB)

Broadcast Live (ALB)

Chinatown Lights (ALB)

The Chronicles (ALB)

D-Ave (ALB)

DeeJay Tone (ALB)

Deep Children (ALB)

Designs By Jessyka (ALB)

DJ Ofi (ALB)

DJ Playground (ALB)

DJ Trumastr (ALB)

Dwell OneUnit (ALB)

Dez And Nobs (ALB, NYC)

Doom Fist (ALB)

Existing Artist (SCH)

Funkn A (LI)

Genesis (NYC)

Ghoul Poon (GF)

Guttman (ALB)

Homeboy Sandman (NYC)

Homeless (ALB)

Iam Self (ALB)

Irie Photography (BL)

Jae Lux  (ALB)

Jason Cosco (ALB)

J-Live (ATL)

John Robinson (NJ)

Killa Kev (ALB)

The Logical (ALB)

LR (ALB)

The Lyricists (DI)

M.D.-E (CT)

Midas (GF)

Mirk and the New Familiars (ALB)

Mista Pigz (ALB)

Mr. More (ALB)

Muscle City (ALB)

Nickey Black (ALB)

Nomad (ALB)

Oddy Gato (ALB)

Origin (ALB)

Pete Pluto (ALB)

Readnex Poetry Squad (NEW)

Rick Whispers (ALB)

Sev Statik (ALB)

Shyste (ALB)

Skillz (ALB)

Sleepwalkas (ALB)

Some Girls Boutique (ALB)

Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde (ALB)

TreeShurts (ALB)

Truth InRhyme (ALB)

Venom (ALB)

Vinylcologists (ALB)

White Lotus (ALB)

Wine And Diner (ALB)

Willingdone Museyroom (ALB)

Xkwisit (ALB)


And more!!




This weekend will be filled with a little something for everyone and the value, $5 per day, is unbeatable. Hope to see you there!!!


Picture The Music 2010!


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*Note* anyone under 21 (over 18) will be charged an additional $5 which goes directly to the venue.

Last year my roommate, Jody, AKA Lo Fi-Lobo, asked me, "how should we celebrate our birthdays." We are both born in July. "How about a music festival?" and just like that, it was on. We got a hold of our creative friends to see if they were interested in celebrating this day with us. That's how it all started.