Krazy Fest (originally stylized as Krazy✻Fest!) was an American music festival hosted in
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
...
, Kentucky. It ran annually from 1998–2003, with a one-off comeback in 2011.
The first three editions were held during
Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monda ...
in mid-late May. From 2001–2003, it was held between mid-June to early August.
The event was first organized by
Scott Ritcher (then-vocalist of Metroschifter) and Andy Rich, both co-owners the
emotional hardcore record label
Initial Records, in partnership with Jason Noble, then-vocalist of
Shipping News
Shipping News was an American post-rock/ post-hardcore band. The group formed in the fall of 1996 when members Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller, who were both in Rodan, collaborated to create music for the Chicago-based syndicated National Publi ...
, and Mark Brickey, then-vocalist of The Enkindels.
Noble and Brickey were also involved with Initial Records in various functions.
Ryan Patterson, senior vice-president of Initial Records, came on board in 2001.
As such, the festival principally showcased emotional hardcore bands (including many signed to Initial Records),
but also included
melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. It generally incorporates fast rhythms, melodic and often distorted guitar riffs, and vocal styles tending towards shouting and ...
,
post-hardcore,
punk rock,
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...
,
metalcore and
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
acts.
While in its seventh year's planning in early 2004, Patterson announced to the press that the festival would be postponed from its usual spring or summer date to later in the fall.
Patterson stated that the issue rose from the lack of availability of headlining bands and the increased cost of getting bands to play the festival.
Initial Records also became defunct around the same time.
In late 2004, a VHS/DVD of Krazy Fest 4 and 5 was announced but never released.
After receiving Rich's blessing in 2010, new promoter Andrew Tinsley (formerly of Endpoint) brought back Krazy Fest for Memorial Day Weekend in 2011.
Tinsley hoped to bring back the festival in 2012 but was unable to due to scheduling conflicts.
Krazy Fest lineups by year
May 29–31, 1998: Krazy✻Fest!
Location: Brewery Thunderdome.
Notes: The festival was originally to take place at Stage Door Johnnies in Louisville, Kentucky, but it was moved to the Brewery Thunderdome.
The split CD between Metroschifter and Shipping News was released at the event. Due to an electrical storm and a subsequent power outage on the evening of Sunday May 31st, headlining bands
Superchunk and
Shipping News
Shipping News was an American post-rock/ post-hardcore band. The group formed in the fall of 1996 when members Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller, who were both in Rodan, collaborated to create music for the Chicago-based syndicated National Publi ...
were not able to perform.
Two bands did not perform on Saturday May 30th due to one breaking up and another breaking down in Pennsylvania; one of the bands that played on Friday May 29th was asked to play a second set on Saturday to compensate.
Friday May 29th
* Apocalypse Hoboken
*
Grade
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* Silent Majority
* The Enkindels
*
The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines are an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and Fat Wre ...
Saturday May 30th
* Automatic
*
BoySetsFire
*
Buried Alive
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Animals or humans may be buried alive accidentally on the mistaken assumption that they are dead, or intentionally as a form of t ...
*
Coalesce
Coalesce may refer to:
*Coalesce (band), a metalcore band from Kansas City, Missouri, active from 1994 to 1999, 2005–
**Coalesce discography, a list of Coalesce's albums and songs
* COALESCE, an SQL function
*Null coalescing operator, a binary o ...
*
Converge
Converge may refer to:
* Converge (band), American hardcore punk band
* Converge (Baptist denomination), American national evangelical Baptist body
* Limit (mathematics)
* Converge ICT, internet service provider in the Philippines
*CONVERGE CFD s ...
* Speak 714
*
Snapcase
Snapcase was an American hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records were released on the Chicago record label Victory Records. During the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before ...
*
Ten Yard Fight
Ten Yard Fight was an American straight edge, football-themed band formed in 1995 in Boston. Along with In My Eyes and Floorpunch, they spearheaded the youth crew revival in 1997. Ten Yard Fight's "official" last show was in Boston on Octobe ...
*
Today Is the Day
* Torn Apart
Sunday May 31st
*
Elliott
* Empire State Games
*
Jejune
* King for a Day
* Metroschifter
*
Shipping News
Shipping News was an American post-rock/ post-hardcore band. The group formed in the fall of 1996 when members Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller, who were both in Rodan, collaborated to create music for the Chicago-based syndicated National Publi ...
*
Superchunk
*
Uzeda
May 21–23, 1999: Krazy✻Fest 1999!
Location: The
Belvedere Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Belvedere, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
Africa
* Belvedere (Casablanca), a neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco
*Belvedere, Harare, Zi ...
.
Notes:
Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...
did not perform due to a van fire earlier in its tour.
Ink & Dagger
Ink & Dagger were a hardcore punk band from Philadelphia that was active in the 1990s. The two permanent members throughout the band's career were guitarist Don Devore and vocalist Sean Patrick McCabe. Other members included Ashli State, Terry Yer ...
was scheduled to perform, but did not show up.
Friday May 21st
*
H2O
*
Kill Your Idols
Kill Your Idols is an American hardcore punk band from New York, active from 1995 through 2007 and again from 2013 to the present. They were signed to SideOneDummy Records. Their releases on SideOne were Funeral for a Feeling (2001), a split w ...
* Out
* The Enkindels
*
The Get Up Kids
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*
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, and bassist Rodrigo Palma.
After forming under the name Sefler i ...
Saturday May 222nd
*
Braid
*
Buried Alive
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Animals or humans may be buried alive accidentally on the mistaken assumption that they are dead, or intentionally as a form of t ...
*
Burn It Down
*
Cave In
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* Fastbreak
*
Jejune
* My Own Victim
*
Shai Hulud
Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1995, and later based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's novel ''Dune''.
The two mainstay members of Shai Hul ...
*
Sick of It All
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* Silent Majority
*
Snapcase
Snapcase was an American hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records were released on the Chicago record label Victory Records. During the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before ...
*
Zao
Sunday May 23rd
*
Elliott
*
Jimmy Eat World
*
Le Shok
Le Shok was an American electropunk band from Long Beach, California. The band was made up of members of various other punk bands from the area and existed from 1997 until early 2001, releasing numerous seven-inch records and splits, releasing one ...
* Metroschifter
* Red Sun
*
Sarge
*
Shipping News
Shipping News was an American post-rock/ post-hardcore band. The group formed in the fall of 1996 when members Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller, who were both in Rodan, collaborated to create music for the Chicago-based syndicated National Publi ...
*
The Jazz June
The Jazz June is an American emo band from Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
In 2016, ''Rolling Stone'' placed the band's album ''The Medicine'' at number 33 on its list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.
History
The Jazz June was formed in 1996 ...
*
Victory at Sea
May 19–21, 2000: Krazy Fest 3 K2K
Location: The
Belvedere Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Belvedere, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
Africa
* Belvedere (Casablanca), a neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco
*Belvedere, Harare, Zi ...
.
Notes: In addition to Initial Records, the festival was also sponsored by
eMusic
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.
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
vocalist
Dimitri Minakakis
Dimitri Minakakis ( gr, Δημήτρης Μηνακάκης; born June 16, 1977 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American musician and graphic designer best known as the original singer of the band The Dillinger Escape Plan from 1997 to 2001. Mina ...
injured audience members by swinging his microphone chord during the band's set and hitting people in the face with the microphone.
The festival was announced as By the Grace of God's final show, though the band would perform one more show at the BRYCC House a few weeks later.
Friday May 19th
*
BoySetsFire
*
Burn It Down
*
River City High
River City High is an American rock band from Richmond, Virginia, United States. Like many Richmond punk bands, they incorporate other influences into their music, specifically classic rock. They formed out of the bands Fun Size and Inquisition ...
* Skam Impaired
* The Enkindels
*
The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines are an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and Fat Wre ...
Saturday May 20th
*
AFI
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* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
*
As Friends Rust
As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, ...
*
Brother's Keeper
*
Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...
*
Drowningman
*
Grade
Grade most commonly refers to:
* Grade (education), a measurement of a student's performance
* Grade, the number of the year a student has reached in a given educational stage
* Grade (slope), the steepness of a slope
Grade or grading may also ref ...
*
One King Down
*
Reach the Sky
Reach the Sky was an American hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
History
Reach the Sky formed in 1997, and they released two EPs in 1999; their debut full-length, ''So Far From Home'', followed on Victory Records late ...
*
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, and bassist Rodrigo Palma.
After forming under the name Sefler i ...
*
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
*
The National Acrobat
*
Time in Malta
Sunday May 21st
*
Buried Alive
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Animals or humans may be buried alive accidentally on the mistaken assumption that they are dead, or intentionally as a form of t ...
* By the Grace of God
*
Good Clean Fun
*
Hot Rod Circuit
Hot Rod Circuit (HRC) is an American emo band from Auburn, Alabama, established in 1997.
History
Early years
The band was originally known as ''Antidote'' under which they released the album ''Mr. Glenboski'', which won the group the award of ...
* King for a Day
*
Moods for Moderns
*
Stretch Arm Strong
Stretch Arm Strong (Also known as Stretch Armstrong) is a hardcore punk band from Columbia, South Carolina, and the flagship band for We Put Out Records. They were primarily active from 1992 to 2005. Several of the band members are outspoken ...
*
The Jazz June
The Jazz June is an American emo band from Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
In 2016, ''Rolling Stone'' placed the band's album ''The Medicine'' at number 33 on its list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.
History
The Jazz June was formed in 1996 ...
*
The Juliana Theory
*
The Movielife
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July 27–29, 2001: Krazy Fest 4
Location:
Louisville Water Tower
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.
Notes:
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
played with special guest vocalist
Sean Ingram
Sean Ingram (born September 11, 1975) is an American musician and entrepreneur, best known as the frontman for the mathcore band Coalesce. He contributed all the lyrics and most of the artwork and packaging for his band. After several years as ...
.
Friday July 27th
*
Avail
* Pflanz
* Holy Angels
*
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is an American punk rock band formed in October 1994 and based in Gainesville, Florida. Since their formation, the group has consisted of Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard on shared lead vocals and guitars, bass guitarist Jason Bl ...
*
Planes Mistaken for Stars
*
Small Brown Bike
Small Brown Bike is a band from Marshall, Michigan, United States that started in 1996. The trademark of Small Brown Bike is their "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore band ...
* The Story So Far
Saturday July 28th
*
American Nightmare
*
Bane
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Fictional characters
* Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman
* Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series
* Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy
* Bane the Druid, a Gu ...
* Blood Red
*
Botch
*
Burnt by the Sun
''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam ...
*
BoySetsFire
* Christiansen
*
Converge
Converge may refer to:
* Converge (band), American hardcore punk band
* Converge (Baptist denomination), American national evangelical Baptist body
* Limit (mathematics)
* Converge ICT, internet service provider in the Philippines
*CONVERGE CFD s ...
*
Ensign
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*
Harkonen
*
Poison the Well
*
Stretch Arm Strong
Stretch Arm Strong (Also known as Stretch Armstrong) is a hardcore punk band from Columbia, South Carolina, and the flagship band for We Put Out Records. They were primarily active from 1992 to 2005. Several of the band members are outspoken ...
*
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
*
The Hope Conspiracy
Sunday July 29th
*
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals).
Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
*
Dashboard Confessional
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History
Early ...
*
Elliott
*
Fairweather
*
Further Seems Forever
Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Over its initial eight-year run the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their first three ...
*
Hey Mercedes
Hey Mercedes was an alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, United States, formed after the dissolution of Braid by its former members Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, and Damon Atkinson.
History Early years and ''Everynight ...
*
Hot Rod Circuit
Hot Rod Circuit (HRC) is an American emo band from Auburn, Alabama, established in 1997.
History
Early years
The band was originally known as ''Antidote'' under which they released the album ''Mr. Glenboski'', which won the group the award of ...
*
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, and bassist Rodrigo Palma.
After forming under the name Sefler i ...
*
The Jazz June
The Jazz June is an American emo band from Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
In 2016, ''Rolling Stone'' placed the band's album ''The Medicine'' at number 33 on its list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.
History
The Jazz June was formed in 1996 ...
*
The White Octave
The White Octave was a rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group was founded shortly after Steve Pederson left Cursive, and was initially a trio with Lincoln Hancock and Robert Biggers before Finn Cohen was added on guitar. They relea ...
June 21–23, 2002: Krazy Fest 5
Location:
Louisville Waterfront Park
Louisville Waterfront Park is both a non-profit organization and an public park adjacent to the downtown area of Louisville, Kentucky and the Ohio River. Specifically, it is adjacent to Louisville's wharf and Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, which ar ...
.
Notes:
Planes Mistaken for Stars and
The Jazz June
The Jazz June is an American emo band from Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
In 2016, ''Rolling Stone'' placed the band's album ''The Medicine'' at number 33 on its list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.
History
The Jazz June was formed in 1996 ...
were booked for the festival but cancelled their appearances in May 2002.
Planes Mistaken for Stars was replaced by
Most Precious Blood.
Drowningman was originally scheduled to perform on Friday June 21st but it was moved to Saturday June 22nd.
Friday June 21st
*
Bane
Bane may refer to:
Fictional characters
* Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman
* Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series
* Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy
* Bane the Druid, a Gu ...
*
Reach the Sky
Reach the Sky was an American hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
History
Reach the Sky formed in 1997, and they released two EPs in 1999; their debut full-length, ''So Far From Home'', followed on Victory Records late ...
*
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1986 in Queens, New York City. The band's lineup consists of brothers Lou and Pete Koller on lead vocals and guitars respectively, Armand Majidi on drums, and Craig Setari on bass. Sick ...
*
Snapcase
Snapcase was an American hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records were released on the Chicago record label Victory Records. During the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before ...
*
Stretch Arm Strong
Stretch Arm Strong (Also known as Stretch Armstrong) is a hardcore punk band from Columbia, South Carolina, and the flagship band for We Put Out Records. They were primarily active from 1992 to 2005. Several of the band members are outspoken ...
*
The Hope Conspiracy
Saturday June 22nd
*
AFI
AFI may refer to:
* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
*
As Friends Rust
As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, ...
* Black Widows
* Blood Red
*
Converge
Converge may refer to:
* Converge (band), American hardcore punk band
* Converge (Baptist denomination), American national evangelical Baptist body
* Limit (mathematics)
* Converge ICT, internet service provider in the Philippines
*CONVERGE CFD s ...
* Corn on Macabre
*
Drowningman
*
From Autumn to Ashes
From Autumn to Ashes is a post-hardcore band based in Long Island, New York. The group formed in 2000 under the name Who's to Blame. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark (lead vocals, drums), S ...
*
Most Precious Blood
*
NORA
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* Nora (name), a feminine given name
People with the surname
* Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer
* Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian
Places Australia
* Norah Head, New South Wales, headlan ...
*
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
*
The Glasspack
The Glasspack is an American psychedelic punk rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The band was formed in 1999 by frontman and native Louisvillian "Dirty" Dave Johnson, in hopes of giving a better alternative to the classic and ha ...
*
Tiger Army
Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band based in Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1996 in Berkeley, California, and its only constant member is singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Nick 13. The band has released six studi ...
Sunday June 23rd
*
Cadillac Blindside
Cadillac Blindside was a punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
History
Cadillac Blindside formed in 1997. They were a punk rock group, which shared, according to AllMusic biographer MacKenzie Wilson, "indie rock qualities ...
* Christiansen
*
Elliott
*
Milemarker
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*
Onelinedrawing
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*
Small Brown Bike
Small Brown Bike is a band from Marshall, Michigan, United States that started in 1996. The trademark of Small Brown Bike is their "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore band ...
*
The Reputation
*
The Rocking Horse Winner
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*
Thursday
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Name
''Se ...
*
Ultimate Fakebook
August 1–3, 2003: Krazyfest 6
Location:
Louisville Waterfront Park
Louisville Waterfront Park is both a non-profit organization and an public park adjacent to the downtown area of Louisville, Kentucky and the Ohio River. Specifically, it is adjacent to Louisville's wharf and Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, which ar ...
.
Notes:
The Beautiful Mistake was booked to play on Friday August 1st but cancelled their appearances in July 2003; the band was replaced by
Elliott.
Friday August 1st
*
A Static Lullaby
A Static Lullaby was an American post-hardcore band that formed in Chino Hills, California, in 2001.
History
Early years and formation (2001–2002)
A Static Lullaby came together after a high school jam session led to the members to quit thei ...
* Blue Sky Mile
*
Elliott
*
Midtown
*
Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect is an American rock band, the solo project of James Dewees, the former keyboardist for The Get Up Kids. It has released seven full-length albums, the latest in 2018, and has toured with various associated acts in their ...
*
This Day Forward
*
Ultimate Fakebook
Saturday August 2nd
*
Andrew W.K.
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*
Anodyne
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The term '' ...
*
Atreyu
Atreyu is an American metalcore band from Yorba Linda, California, formed in 1998. The band currently consists of clean vocalist Brandon Saller, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist and unclean vocalist Marc "Porter" McKnight, and ...
* Black Cross
*
Burnt by the Sun
''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam ...
*
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams wit ...
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Hatebreed
Hatebreed is an American hardcore band from Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed in 1994. The band released its debut album '' Satisfaction is the Death of Desire'' in 1997, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universal Records ...
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Hopesfall
Hopesfall is an American post-hardcore band from Charlotte, North Carolina, formed in 1998. They are currently signed to Equal Vision Records. The band dissolved in 2008 after all members, with the exception of singer Jay Forrest, left the band ...
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Mastodon
A mastodon ( 'breast' + 'tooth') is any proboscidean belonging to the extinct genus ''Mammut'' (family Mammutidae). Mastodons inhabited North and Central America during the late Miocene or late Pliocene up to their extinction at the end of th ...
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Planes Mistaken for Stars
* Playing Enemy
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Terror
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The Blood Brothers
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The Hope Conspiracy
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The Locust
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The Suicide File
The Suicide File was an American hardcore punk band from Boston that formed in April 2001. The band wrote songs with a mostly political message, although many songs also dealt with social and personal problems. Most of the band's output was relea ...
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Throwdown
* With Honor
Sunday August 3rd
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Armor for Sleep
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Dillinger Four
Dillinger Four, sometimes abbreviated as D4, is an American punk rock band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have released four full-length studio albums. Since 1996, the band's lineup has been Patrick Costello on bass guitar and ...
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Bear vs. Shark
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Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...
* Christiansen
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Fairweather
* Helicopter Helicopter
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Hey Mercedes
Hey Mercedes was an alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, United States, formed after the dissolution of Braid by its former members Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, and Damon Atkinson.
History Early years and ''Everynight ...
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Paint It Black
"Paint It Black" is a song recorded in 1966 by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European in ...
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Recover
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Roy
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin.
In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to ...
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Rye Coalition
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Sense Field
Sense Field was an American post-hardcore band from Southern California, formed in 1990. Originally consisting of vocalist Jon Bunch, guitarist Chris Evenson, guitarist Rodney Sellars, bassist John Stockberger, and drummer Scott McPherson, the ...
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The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-h ...
* The Explosion
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The Jazz June
The Jazz June is an American emo band from Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
In 2016, ''Rolling Stone'' placed the band's album ''The Medicine'' at number 33 on its list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time.
History
The Jazz June was formed in 1996 ...
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The Reputation
May 20–22, 2011: Krazy Fest 2011
Location: Expo Five.
Notes: The 2011 come-back event was the first to include more than one stage; the bands were split onto three stages.
Friday May 20th
= Stage A
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Against Me!
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Bane
Bane may refer to:
Fictional characters
* Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman
* Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series
* Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy
* Bane the Druid, a Gu ...
* By the Grace of God
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain may refer to:
Profession
*Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure
People
*Chamberlain (surname)
**Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...
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Lions Lions
Lions Lions is an American post-hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">m ...
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Moving Mountains
* Xerxes
= Stage B
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End of a Year
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Kevin Seconds
* Reading Group
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Small Brown Bike
Small Brown Bike is a band from Marshall, Michigan, United States that started in 1996. The trademark of Small Brown Bike is their "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore band ...
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Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere is an American punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is cha ...
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The Bled
The Bled was an American post-hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona, formed in 2001. They released four albums ('' Pass the Flask'', '' Found in the Flood'', ''Silent Treatment'' and '' Heat Fetish'') before disbanding in 2012.
History
Format ...
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Tigers Jaw
Tigers Jaw is an American rock band from Scranton, Pennsylvania, formed in 2005. Their first album, ''Belongs to the Dead'', was released in 2006. They released a 7-inch single, "Spirit Desire", in 2009, on Tiny Engines. They released two more ...
Saturday May 21st
= Stage A
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7 Seconds
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Anti-Flag
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Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...
* Dead End Path
* Evolett
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Fireworks
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Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is an American punk rock band formed in October 1994 and based in Gainesville, Florida. Since their formation, the group has consisted of Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard on shared lead vocals and guitars, bass guitarist Jason Bl ...
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Lemuria
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Pianos Become the Teeth
Pianos Become the Teeth are an American band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2006. Their early musical style has been inspired by post-rock and early screamo acts, and they are a part of a post-hardcore music movement also represented by Tou ...
= Stage B
=
*
Disembodied
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La Dispute :''This is for the Marivaux play, for the band, see La Dispute (band).''
''La Dispute'' is a prose comedy written by Pierre de Marivaux, shown for the first time on 19 October 1744 by the Théâtre-Italien in the Hôtel de Bourgogne. The story i ...
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Make Do and Mend
Make Do and Mend was an American post-hardcore band from West Hartford, Connecticut, that formed in 2006, who relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. They released 2 EPs on Panic Records, a split with Touché Amoré and three full-length albums. Whil ...
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Title Fight
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Touché Amoré
Touché Amoré is an American post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. The band consists of vocalist Jeremy Bolm, guitarists Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt, bassist Tyler Kirby, and drummer Elliot Babin. Among other ...
= Stage C
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* Another Mistake
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Defeater
A defeater of a belief is evidence that this belief is false. Defeaters are of particular interest to epistemology since they affect whether a belief is justified. An important distinction is between undercutting and rebutting defeaters. Undercu ...
* Former Thieves
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Hostage Calm
Hostage Calm was an American punk rock band from Wallingford, Connecticut, United States, formed in 2007. Hostage Calm released two extended plays, four full-length albums, and a split with punk band Anti-Flag. The band announced their breakup o ...
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Native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Native Americans (disambiguation)
In arts and entert ...
Sunday May 22nd
= Stage A
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Coalesce
Coalesce may refer to:
*Coalesce (band), a metalcore band from Kansas City, Missouri, active from 1994 to 1999, 2005–
**Coalesce discography, a list of Coalesce's albums and songs
* COALESCE, an SQL function
*Null coalescing operator, a binary o ...
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Hot Rod Circuit
Hot Rod Circuit (HRC) is an American emo band from Auburn, Alabama, established in 1997.
History
Early years
The band was originally known as ''Antidote'' under which they released the album ''Mr. Glenboski'', which won the group the award of ...
* I Hate Our Freedom
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Lucero
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Onelinedrawing
Jonah Rzadzinski Matranga (born Jonah Sonz Matranga, August 11, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under his own name and onelinedrawing, and has previously been part of the bands ...
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The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-h ...
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This Is Hell
= Stage B
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Ensign
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be diffe ...
* Frontier(s)
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Samiam
Samiam (pronounced "sam-I-am") is an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, active since 1988.
History
Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 wit ...
= Stage C
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A Great Big Pile of Leaves
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Dave Hause
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Daytrader
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Straight A's
References
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Festivals in Louisville, Kentucky
Heavy metal festivals in the United States
Music festivals disestablished in 2011
Music festivals established in 1998
Music festivals in Kentucky
Music organizations based in the United States
Punk rock festivals
Rock festivals in the United States