Grumpy ways!! Hahahaha...sure we didn't know what to make of him at first but once you get past that he's awesome.

Say hi to him from Tim the UK merch guy or better still bring him to Fest!!

Are you talking about Boston Ed?

I was chiming in with this.

I think we have different Ed's for sure.

Well, it's October and we still haven't heard back, anyone else still waiting or did they just lose our application?

We still are on "standby" according to our sonicbids page . . . whatever that means. We too would like some sort of indication as what travel plans to make.

We tried to let everyone know what was up. If you have not heard by now, we're sorry to say that we're cut off and can't get any more bands on. There just isn't any more room. Here's a couple reasons why you might not have heard anything:

1. Sonicbids - we had a few bands left on standby that we were trying to find space for, but then it cut off our access to the notification system because the deadline had passed. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find space for those bands.

2. Your handwriting - a good handful of people who mailed in applications have terrible handwriting. Some of the email addresses that people wrote down could not be deciphered. We tried really hard to figure out what they said but a few kept bouncing back as the wrong address. So, um, sorry?

3. The postal service - with 700 applications coming in, I imagine that a couple got lost somewhere along the way, that's just how things go between being in the mail and riding around in trucks and stuff like that. It sucks, but what could we do?

So, sorry to all of the bands that we weren't able to find space for this year. We ended up getting right around 700 applications and only had space for about 40. The problem was that at least half the applications were good or great and there just wasn't enough space. Hopefully those of you that weren't able to get on the Fest will be able to find a house show to play and it will be awesome. I guess that's all. See ya in a few weeks!