4 Peaks Presents LLC, drops summer music festival for 2009

Due to various factors, such as the economy and lack of a venue, the 4 Peaks Music Festival has been cancelled for the July 25th weekend it was scheduled for.

There will be a special 4 Peaks show sometime in October of ’09 and then a full-blown multi-day, outdoor summer festival in 2010.

Our hopes of promoting a small show this July could not manifest itself, however, we are eager to start planning a great festival/line up for July 2010.

If you have any questions, interest n helping out or to partner, please feel free to visit our website, www.4peaksmusic.com, or call 541-382-8064. Thank you ALL so much for your hard work, interest, support and willingness to help keep the vibe alive.

Sincerely,

Stacy Totland,
Eric Walton,
Jason Beard,
Will Nash and Paul Brown

Directors, 4 Peaks Presents LLC

Check out Poor Mans Whiskey – Dark side of the Moonshine

Help Keep the 4 Peaks Music Festival Alive!

4 Peaks Presents takes the show on road with its 2009 Spring Fling Tour, a three-day Oregon run with stops in Portland, Eugene and Bend.  4 Peaks alums Poor Man’s Whiskey and Blue Turtle Seduction will play the following dates and venues:

March 19th: The Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR.

Doors 8:00 pm, showtime 9:00 pm, $12 advance, $12 day of show. For tickets and info, go to dougfirlounge.com.

March 20th: WOW Hall, Eugene, OR.

Showtime 9:00 pm, tickets $10 advance, $12 door. For tickets and info, go to wowhall.org.

March 21st: The Old Stone Church, Bend, OR.

Doors 8:00 pm, showtime 9:00 pm, tickets $12 at the door only. 21 and Over Show. For details, go to oscbend.com.

The 4 Peaks Spring Fling Tour is a showcase taster representative of the artists featured at the 4 Peaks Festival, which for two years now has brought the community together for three days of outstanding music and camping in Central Oregon sunshine. Bend’s The Source Weekly named the 4 Peaks Music Festival one of the Top 10 Live Music Events of the 2008, and Source music critic Mike Bookey wrote that “Throughout the weekend, Poor Man’s Whiskey would take the stage three times (four, if you count a late-night campground appearance), dishing out some bluegrass tunes, but mostly unleashing their rock and roll funk machine on 4 Peakers and rightfully earning their role as the fest’s host band.”

“The idea behind the Spring Fling is to gain exposure for everyone and rally for cause,” explains Stacy Totland, 4 Peaks Music Festival manager. “Now more than ever, we absolutely need this community of music lovers and artists to come together and help make the 4 Peaks Festival happen. After two hugely successful years, we’re struggling in the current economy to raise the critical sponsorship and support needed to produce our third festival this year. But if we can generate enough interest and support during this Spring Fling Tour, we’re still hopeful that 4 Peaks will be back.”

:: ABOUT Poor Man’s Whiskey

Poor Man’s Whiskey plays what it describes as “High Octane Hootenanny” music. Emerging from the San Francisco Bay area music scene this quintet has developed an eclectic and engaging sound. PMW has been winning over national audiences with their upbeat performances, zany stage antics, and infectious songs. While seamlessly integrating acoustic and electric instruments, the band weaves tales of everyday life, inviting the audience to become a part of each show.

Here are some recent press mentions about PMW:

“They groan with the rundown weight of good Drive-By Truckers…They can still gather ’round the mic acoustic picker fashion, as they did on ‘Jesus Was A Hippy,’ but they appear increasingly disinterested in any limiting schtick, and it’s always encouraging that every single time I see these guys play they’re just a bit better in every regard.”
— Dennis Cook, Jambase.com

“The second set showed off PMW’s spacey funk rock abilities, which they’ve been cultivating over the past year, with an instrumental jam that touched on Phish’s ‘First Tube.’”
— Mike Bookey, The Source Weekly, Bend, OR

For more, visit the PMW website at www.poormanswhiskey.com.