Ford Amphitheatre (Hollywood, CA)
Top singer-songwriters and bands will join special guests to showcase their original music to industry executives and music lovers at the beautiful Ford Amphitheare. Alex Band of The Calling will make a special appearance, along with Rocco De Luca and the Burden, Ingram Hill, Chris Pierce, Beau Black, Sara Haze, Lelia Broussard, Lady Danville, Trevor Davis and others.
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The last date listed for An Evening of Independence: A Celebration of Singers, Songwriters and Music was Saturday July 25, 2009 / 6:00pm. (view all dates)
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I didn't like this year's show as much as last year's, which is why this event lost a star for me.
PROS: 1) The free metro parking + shuttle, 2) BYO Picnic and wine, and 3) indie singer/songwriters.
CONS: 1) show structure - I didn't like the "early show," when the singers/songwriters played in the courtyard. There wasn't enough space to stand/sit comfortably without blocking a walkway, and there were bees everywhere. I would have rather come later and avoided it. 2) I didn't like this year's artists as much as the previous year's, but some highlights included Lady Danville and Sara Haze. 3) The singer from the calling was the supposed headliner, but he only sang two songs (in the middle of the show) and also served as a pretty awful MC.
Great show! The Ford Amphitheater has a nice atmosphere and allows you to bring food for a picnic during the show. The artists were awesome, too. One bad thing is that the amphitheater does stacked parking so you're stuck if people don't leave after the show.
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The 1241-seat outdoor Ford Amphitheatre is set against a backdrop of cypresses and chaparral in the Hollywood Hills. It is relatively intimate: no patron is more than 96 feet away from the stage. Music, dance, film, theatre and family events are presented during the summer months. The Ford Amphitheatre Season is a program of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
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Following the success of last year’s sold-out music festival fundraiser, Koffeehouse Music Productions, LLC announces its 3rd Annual An Evening of Independence: A Celebration of Singers, Songwriters & Music to be held at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. The top singer/songwriters and bands will join special guests to showcase their original music on one of Los Angeles’s major stages to industry executives and music lovers.
Alex Band of The Calling will make a special appearance, along with Rocco De Luca and the Burden, Ingram Hill, Chris Pierce, Beau Black, Sara Haze, Lelia Broussard, Lady Danville, Trevor Davis and others to benefit Donate Life.
Koffeehouse is an official partner of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in connection with the 2009 Ford Amphitheatre Summer Program. The program supports Los Angeles County resident arts organizations by assisting them to present performances in its 1,200-seat amphitheatre. The Arts Commission provides significant support to participating arts organizations which, in turn, provide the residents of Los Angeles County with a rich cultural sampling of performing arts of the region. This year’s sponsors for “An Evening of Independence” include The Staples Center Foundation, The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa, The Wokcano Group, Cedars-Sinai, Disney/ABC Television Group, Fred Segal, Gotwheatgrass.com, Apothia and media sponsor Fusicology. A few Sponsorship slots are still available.
About Donate Life
Donate Life America assists in mobilizing the transplant community to educate the American public on the need for organ, eye and tissue donation and motivating the public to make an actionable donor designation. The organization publishes brochures, program kits and other materials; provides technical assistance and referral services; coordinates the national campaign for organ, eye and tissue donation; identifies measurable best practices and leads the Donor Designation Collaborative. It is comprised of national organizations and 47 local affiliates across the United States that coordinate donation related activities at the grassroots level.
Koffeehouse Music Productions, LLC is Los Angeles' premier, grassroots live music production company, best known for creating unique outdoor performance spaces for the most talented emerging singer-songwriters and bands. Koffeehouse supports these artists by providing them a platform to share their original music with industry executives and music lovers alike. In 2006, Koffeehouse received the Community Service Award from the LA Music Awards, and, beginning in 2008, became an official partner of the Ford Amphitheatre 2008 and 2009 Seasons, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the County of Los Angeles in cooperation with LA based arts organizations. Koffeehouse has worked with, among others, the world's largest listed retail property group, the Westfield Group, where it has produced more than one dozen concerts, as well as Borders, the Ford Amphitheatre, The County of Los Angeles, and The Guitar Center Music Foundation. Over the last 5 years, Koffeehouse has featured more than 100 emerging artists on various stages throughout the Los Angeles area.