Celebrate the Final Days of Summer With the Death to the Sun Festival at Legion Park, September 26

By P. Scott Cunningham Thu., Sep. 17 2009 at 12:45 PM

Categories: Concert Preview, Local Music

photo by Ian Witlen

Surfer Blood

Before monotheism ruined the fun, humans worshiped a female god (hell, yeah!) and held huge, outdoor fuck parties to honor the beginnings and endings of seasons. Instead, we now scrunch into hard-backed pews to be lectured; spend our entire Friday nights in the dark because we're not allowed to flip the lights on; or carry carpets around and set our watches to beep five times day. Thanks a lot, Abraham.

The organizers of Death to the Sun (a farewell to summer festival) say, "Fuck that noise," and they're on a mission to reclaim Miami for the pagans. The first step was securing the American Legion backyard (6445 NE 7th Ave, Miami) as the venue, then signing an orgy-load of local bands such as Electric Bunnies, Surfer Blood, Dino Felipe, and BFGF. And of course, since capitalism is the evil extension of Judeo-Christian ideology, admission and parking are free, and draft beers cost just $2.

Add a slip-n-slide and a kiddie pool (no joke); six different DJs; art, fashion, video, and tattoo performances and you've got a goddamn religious experience on Saturday, September 26. Show up at 1 p.m. and never go home again. Call 305- 759-0412 or email magickcityblues@hotmail.com.

Get the full line-up of entertainment after the jump.

Live music by: BFGF, Curious Hair, Danny Denim, Dino Felipe, Electric Bunnies, Flux Forces, HaHaHelp!, Ice Cream, Little Beard, Nived-N-Hydro, Ouija, Raja Khan, Space Voodoo Crystal, Surfer Blood, Teepee, This Heart Electric, Weird Aleister Crowley

DJs: Alex Caso, DJ Healer, DJ Nuit, R3K+, Romulo Del Nutsack, Treasures

Visual projections by Chris Video, vintage/collector's t-shirts by Ohh Shirt, fashions by Velvet Horses, silkscreening by Jerry Morris, tattoos by Franky Cruz, performances by Florida Circus Arts School, special celebrity guest appearance by Otto Von Schirach's Voodoo Witch Doctor, strange scenes by Aiden Dillard