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FOO FEST returns to downtown Providence on Saturday, August 12th, 2017 from 1 PM to 1 AM for 12 more incredible hours of music, art, performance, kid and family-friendly activities, hands-on interactive art experiences from local artists, makers, and like-minded arts and cultural organizations, DIY technology, delectable food and drink, and much more, all highlighting arts, culture, and creativity in Providence and the Ocean State! 

To celebrate we are posting this sampler with the music acts of 2017! Here is the link to the SAMPLER!

FOO FEST is AS220's annual summer block party fundraiser, held outdoors and inside, on Empire Street in Providence, and is the premiere festival highlighting the incredible arts, music, creative, and cultural scene brewing right here in Providence, Rhode Island. AS220 has been hosting an annual celebration under the name of Foo Fest, or Fool's Ball, since 1995.

2017 AWESOME LINEUP OF PERFORMERS:
Cakes Da Killa
Lightning Bolt

HOTT BOYZ
LIFERS
Midriffs
Minibeast
HAIRSPRAY QUEEN
Goon Planet
Funeral Cone
The Funk Underground
Jodi Jolt and The Volt 
NEUTRINOS
Queen Elephantine
The Daily Note
Bellerophon
edgar clinks
D.Valor & Pyrex Lex
Hell Bent
Lady Queen Paradise
ZuKrewe

2017 EMCEE AND HOST: Annie B. Frank

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12th, 2017 /// 1 PM - 1 AM 
$10 in advance / $15 day of / Kids 10 and under FREE
Volunteer for a shift and get in free: https://goo.gl/forms/FoXvzcXF7X9RNHeu1
foofest.as220.org

To purchase tickets visit here

As some FMAers have noticed, the per-track, per-album, and per-playlist listen and download counts have not been updated for several days.  We are aware of the issue and are trying to correct it.  None of the download or listen data has been lost, but there is a large backlog that our statistics engine is struggling to keep up with.  I will be optimizing the statistics system and returning the counters to normal as soon as possible, hopefully by the end of the week.

We want to extend our most jubilant congratulations to Basement Bohemian! His song, "Sun Iced Tea," not just a recipe for summertime refreshment, has won the Audio Cookbook Challenge!

Thanks to EVERYONE who participated and gave us a signal boost for this challenge - the results were difficult to judge (and, truly, every song was nominated - so the entire album is an "Honorable Mention")! The Free Music Archive is happy to bring opportunities to artists every once in a while, and we will be doing another challenge in fall/winter, so check back in a couple months for the next FMA Challenge. 

Until then, here's "Sun Iced Tea," the winning track of the Audio Cookbook Challenge: 

Three years ago, we heard about a little idea called "Netlabel Day," and today is the third annual event! An answer to Record Store Day, but with more free stuff, Netlabel Day is organized by M.I.S.T. Records and, at last count, will be the debut of 104 releases by artists from around the world! Participants include Yes No Wave, blocSonic, Happy Puppy Records, Keshcology, Dubophonic, Soisloscerdos, Vulpiano Records, Spettro, and many many more! 

Check out this list of supporting netlabels and the full list of releases. You can get a lot of Netlabel Day '17 releases right here on FMA, so start digging! We'll get you started with a few tastes below: