On Saturday, Nov. 12, in conjunction with Projekt Records, the Middle East Downstairs will be host to the first darkwave/steampunk/cabaret music festival in the Boston area. PROJEKTFEST ’11 will feature three national headliners from the Projekt Records label – WEEP (featuring Doc Hammer of "The Venture Brothers" fame); Black Tape for a Blue Girl (pictured above, the brainchild of Projekt Records founder Sam Rosenthal), and Voltaire (who has a massive cult following in the world of sci-fi conventions, comic book fandom, and is known for "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy").
Supporting local Boston acts will be: DJ Matthew Griffin, Sugar Snow (listen below), and Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling (Their music video Episode 1: Arrival was recently projected at The Deli’s CMJ showcase in NYC). There will also be vendors of clothing, art, jewelry, etc.
Tickets are $20 adv/$25 door. 18+, 7pm.
–Chrissy Prisco