The 13th Annual Mission Creek Music And Arts Festival In San Francisco Announces Line Up For CONVERGENCE MMIX Including Headliners Juan Son And Nacotheque And Special Guests Pop Noir. – July 15th through July 25th

CONVERGENCE MMIX, a mini festival within the Mission Creek Music And Arts Festival, will be presenting a series of nine events starting July 15th through July 25th. These events will include the premier screening of the Brazilian documentary “Rhythmic Uprising,” a celebration of South American café culture, and performances by international musical tastemakers and trendsetters Juan Son (former lead singer of Porter), Nacotheque and Pop Noir.

After an “ambitious” debut in 2008, CONVERGENCE 2009 returns to Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival with expanded programming and more exciting collaborations. CONVERGENCE 2009 will present, as always, a wide variety of music ranging from the progressive and experimental to the more traditional and familiar. And, for the first time this year, CONVERGENCE will be including film in its programming.

CONVERGENCE 2009 (produced by San Francisco-based Brown Note Productions) will feature special guest performers Juan Son, Nacotheque and Pop Noir and will also include an AlterLatino rock showcase with bands Los Valenberg, Dezu, Con of Man and Ink Blots. There will also be a premiere screening of the Brazilian documentary film, Rhythmic Uprising featuring local drumming groups Fogo Na Roupa and Loco Bloco. The South American Café Culture segment, presented at Peña Pachamama in North Beach, will feature a series of intimate music and dance performances featuring World Beat, Flamenco, Classical Middle Eastern and Samba. Additions (and any changes) to the line-up will be announced as they are confirmed. Doors for most shows are 8:00pm or 8:30pm and ticket prices run from $7.00 – $20.00.

CONVERGENCE MMIX events will take place in various neighborhoods at venues includingBollyhood Café (Mission District), Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (Mission District), The Blue Macaw (Mission District), Peña Pachamama (North Beach) and Oakland Metro Opera House (Jack London Square, Oakland).

ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND EVENTS

JUAN SON has established himself as one of the more extraordinary performers to come out of Mexico to date. Formerly the lead singer of the wildly popular band PORTER, JUAN SON now presents his first solo work Mermaid Sashimi. Mermaid Sashimi is composed of songs that were written before and during his time with Porter. Unlike the music that catapulted Porter’s performances before massive audiences at Coachella and Mexico’s Vive Latino, Mermaid Sashimi is a more organic approach at expression that strays from traditional guitar- and drum-driven beats. In this album, music samples created by ambient effects and sounds are enhanced by Juan Son’s trademark ethereal vocals. www.myspace.com/juansonmusic/

NACOTHEQUE [NAKO-TEK] The name Nacotheque is made up of the words “Naco” (often used in Mexican Spanish to describe bad-mannered people and “Discotheque”. Nominated by PAPER magazine as the “Best New Party of 2007″ and dubbed as “NYC’s hottest indie rock party en “Español” by URB magazine, Nacotheque has become one of th most unique events in New York City’s underground scene.Nacotheque is an event where one thing is in common: all different types of people, regardless of gender, nationality, profession, or sexual orientation, can get together and all feel welcome. Nacotheque is beating the stereotype of parties that host Spanish-sung music and teaching people what else is out there in the Spanish-sung indie/underground music scene. www.nacotheque.com

POP NOIR Shimmering streams of chiming guitar cascade over deep, dark undercurrents of bass and drums … it’s a unique sound born in the drizzle of Manchester, England, and seasoned in the sunshine of Southern California, as were Joe and Luke McGarry, the 21-year-old British twins who head up Los Angeles indie dancerock trio Pop Noir. In 2004, the brothers debuted at a concert in an abandoned indoor skate park in Costa Mesa, California. Since then, they have played more than 170 shows, headlined L.A. landmarks The Viper Room and have played as far a field as London, Manchester and Paris. Along the way, they have acquired a loyal and rapidly expanding fan base. Luke, the younger by 45 minutes, plays bass and keyboards and takes main vocal duties, while guitarist Joe handles backing vocals and all the programming and production. Onstage, with an array of loop pedals and sequencers, anchored by the thundering drums of Chilean Nico Saavedra, Pop Noir delivers a stunning live performance that crackles with raw energy and pure electricity. www.popnoir.org

ABOUT THE PRODUCER AND CONVERGENCE

Ann Blankenship, founded Brown Note Productions in 2007. In 2008 she produced the first CONVERGENCE festival in partnership with the Mission Creek Music And Arts Festival. CONVERGENCE was established to further Blankenship’s support of contemporary Latin-origin music. CONVERGENCE strives to support emerging Bay Area and international talent; to firmly establish continuous “indie-national” programming in the San Francisco Bay Area and to encourage collaborations and foster community between alternative and independent rock artists locally, nationally and internationally

Brown Note Productions is  pleased to partner with community organizations Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, La Pena Pachamama and Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival in presenting CONVERGENCE MMIX.

ABOUT MISSION CREEK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

Mission Creek Music And Arts Festival is an annual collaborative effort presented by a consortium of local independent concert promoters, musicians, artists, filmmakers, dancers and multi-media performance artists. Through this forum, MCMAF strives to foster community among local Bay Area artists; showcase emerging artists and musicians and bring innovative and diverse programming to a wider audience. The festival strives for ethical programming and sponsorship–selecting music and art in a fair and democratic way, and using green and sustainable technology wherever possible. Bay Area artist and musician, Jeff Ray, is the Founder and Executive Producer.

CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:

EVENT FAST FACTS

• Event: CONVERGENCE MMIX
• Venues: Pena
  Pachamama, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Bollyhood Café,
  The Blue Macaw and The Oakland Metro Opera House
• Dates: Wednesday
  July 15, 2008 through Saturday July 25, 2008
• Websites: CONVERGENCE www.myspace.com/brownnoterocks and Mission Creek www.mcmf.org
• Festival Schedule: N.B
  Lineups are subject to change

CONVERGENCE MMIX
INFO & CONTACTS:

• For CONVERGENCE MMIX information
  and updates please visit:www.myspace.com/brownnoterocks
• CONVERGENCE MMIX Ann Blankenship – Producer/Sponsorships Cell (415) 244-8250 :: E-mail brownnoterock@earthlink.net
• CONVERGENCE MMIX Publicity Ilka Erren Pardiñas Tel (323) 667-1344 :: E-mail flypr@flypr.net
• CONVERGENCE MMIX MarketingChristi Crowe Tel (415) 566-8628 :: E-mail christi@flagmarketing.com

MISSION CREEK MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL INFO & CONTACTS:

• For Mission Creek Music And Arts
  Festival information and updates please visit:www.mcmf.org/
• Jeff Ray – Founder/Executive Producer/Sponsorships
  :: ray7@pacbell.net
• Neil Martinson – Co-Producer :: herrneilson@gmail.com
• Kymberli Jensen – Co-Producer &
  Press Inquires :: kymberli.jensen@gmail.com
• For press materials or additional information on CONVERGENCE MMIX, Mission Creek Music And Arts Festival
  or any CONVERGENCE MMIX artists please contact Fly PR: T. (323) 667-1344or flypr@flypr.net.

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