A short description about your blog http://www.chicagopowerfest.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:57:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/a-brief-update-regarding-cpf-2010.html Since the closing of the Pearl Room, we have yet to find a suitable venue to accommodate<br/>the needs and vision of CPF but will continue searching. We will keep you posted on any<br/>breaking developments, both here and on our myspace page, and still have hope of bringing<br/>you a 2010 edition of the festival!<br/><br/>As always, thank you beyond words for your patience, support, and encouragement, we truly<br/>appreciate it, you guys are the best! \m/<br/><br/>Rock on!<br/>Chris, Rob & John<br/>CRJ Productions nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/powerfest-round-up.html <p>CRJ Productions would like to<br/>extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make this year's fest possible.<br/>Without you guys there just would not be a Powerfest...plain &amp;<br/>simple.</p><br/><p><br/><p>Best crew/staff we could ever ask<br/>for:</p></p><br/><p><br/><p>Frank<br /><br/>Andy<br /><br/>Brian<br /><br/>Ralf<br /><br/>Girls of Metal (Melissa, Jenny,<br/>Becca, Cole, Tammy &amp; Jess)<br /><br/>Aaron<br /><br/>Chelle<br /><br/>John B<br /><br/>Kris<br/>B<br /><br/>Annie<br /><br/>Rick<br /><br/>Chuck<br /><br/>Petros<br /><br/>Kurt<br /><br/> [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Site News http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/powerfest-2009-festival-shirt-artwork-revealed.html <p>Hi guys....here is a preview of the extremely KICKASS festival shirt artwork that Scott Jackson of Monsterman Graphic design for usthis year!! There will be LIMITED quantities of the 2 sidedt-shirts and VERY LIMITED quantities of babydolls, girly tanks, andhoodies, so please plan accordingly and hit the fest merch table asapthis weekend! NOTE: please ignore the colored arrows, they were for color placement notes. </p><p><img src="http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/images/stories/shirts/powerf [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Merchandise http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/event-times-are-now-posted.html Event times are now posted, check the events page for details. nick@nicknlisa.com Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/metal-mergence-to-represent-at-chicago-powerfest.html <p><br/><p>Meet Label, promo, media &amp; graphics pros from the Heavy Metal Industry!</p></p><br/><p><img alt="" title="" src="/images/stories/sponsors/MMGBANNER_08.gif" width="425" border="0" height="72" /><br/><p><br /><br/><br />&quot;By the glory of the Metal Gods, a fateful new association between CHICAGO POWERFEST &amp; METAL MERGENCE has given opportunity to represent &amp; help upcoming talent at the upcoming POWERFEST event,&quot; stated Mergence mastermind, Scott Jackson.<br /><br/><br />In a mini v [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Sponsors http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/more-event-details...-earthen-grave-featuring-rachel-barton.html CRJ Productions would like to announce that Chicago's own EARTHEN GRAVE, featuring renowned violinist Rachel Barton and also Ron Holzner of Trouble fame, will be performing a special acoustic set in the fan lounge at the next CHICAGO POWERFEST...open to all fest attendees. Also performing in the lounge will be comedian TONY VALLE, who will be bringing a fresh new twist to the Powerfest experience...stand-up comedy. This year's event is set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Moke [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/buzznews-metal-wars-winner-is-lost-in-blue.html We would like to congratulate this year's BuzzNews Metal Wars winners,<br />Lost in Blue, who have won the opportunity to play Powerfest 2009, opening the Friday night festivities at 5:15pm.&nbsp; Many thanks go out to the BUZZNEWS staff &amp; crew for their support of the fest &amp; help with the contest. Read the full story here.<br /> nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/tickets-on-sale.html Single day tickets are now on sale for all 3 days via Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&amp;q=powerfest&amp;search.x=0&amp;search.y=0 and 2 &amp; 3 day are available ONLY via the event details page or at Metal Haven in Chicago. nick@nicknlisa.com Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/black-label-society-and-dope-confirmed-for-chicago-powerfest-2009.html CRJ Productions would like to welcome BLACK LABEL SOCIETY as Headliner and DOPE as their direct support for the Friday, May 8th, night of the next CHICAGO POWERFEST, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Tickets for this May 8th, date of the fest will go on sale this Saturday, April 4th, at 11am CT via all Ticketmaster locations.<br /><br/><br />Festival organizers also commented, &quot;In keeping with the Powerfest tradition of spanning a wide variety of hard rock and [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/gwynbleidd-and-sacred-dawn-acoustic-sets-at-chicago-powerfest-2009.html CRJ Productions would like to welcome New York's GWYNBLEIDD and Chicago's own SACRED DAWN as part of the next CHICAGO POWERFEST, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.&nbsp; Both bands will be performing acoustic sets in the special fan lounge which will be open to all fest attendees.&nbsp; <br /> &nbsp;<br /> In an effort to continue moving forward in creating the complete festival experience, this year's CHICAGO POWERFEST will also feature acoustic performances tak [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/eluveitie-pulls-out-of-paganfest-america-part-ii-tour.html Swiss folk band ELUVEITIE has been forced to pull out of the &quot;PaganFest America: Part II&quot; tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late April in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<br /><br />Commented the tour organizers: &quot;We've decided that it would be wiser to wait for the band to return in the fall since they've already played during Paganfest America 2008's touring cycle. On the bright side, ELUVEITIE will return on a new tour we are currently working on (yes...we're working on somethin [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Paganfest Events Details http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/novembers-doom-acoustic-set-added.html NOVEMBERS DOOM have just confirmed that they will be adding a very special acoustic set on the same night, May 9th, of their main stage performance at this year's CHICAGO POWERFEST.&nbsp; This will be their first ever acoustic set on American soil, and will be held in the Pearl Room's connected lounge (Capone's) prior to their main set.<br />&nbsp;<br />For this year's POWERFEST, festival organizer's CRJ Productions have made arrangements to have the adjacent lounge opened up to fest attendees a [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/line-up-shift-ticket-sale-date-luna-mortis-added.html Headliners DEVILDRIVER, along with support bands SOIL and NOVEMBERS DOOM, will now be playing the Saturday, May 9th, date of this year's CHICAGO POWERFEST instead of the previously reported Friday May 8th date. Festival organizers, CRJ Productions, also commented: &quot;Sorry for any inconvenience, but due to reasons beyond our control stemming from scheduling conflicts, this shift has become necessary.&quot;<br /> <br /> Also, individual night tickets for Thursday, May 7th, &amp; Saturday, May [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/devildriver-and-soil-confirmed-for-chicago-powerfest-2009.html <p>DEVILDRIVER and SOIL Confirmed for CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009</p><p>CRJ Productions would like to welcome DEVILDRIVER and SOIL as part of the next CHICAGO POWERFEST, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.&nbsp; This will be both bands' first show in the Chicago area in over a year &amp; also since finishing the recording of their new albums...both of which are scheduled for release in early summer.</p><p>Festival organizers also commented, &quot;In keeping with the Po [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Events Details Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/kiuas-novembers-doom-perzonal-war-first-announced-for-chicago-powerfest-2009.html <p>Finland's up-and-coming KIUAS, Chicago's very own metal veterans NOVEMBERS DOOM, and Germany's PERZONAL WAR are among the first bands to be announced for CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009 (Main Event). Rounding out some of the other support slots will be Sweden's ASSAILANT, Germany's SHEEPHEAD, and Chicago's MINDWARP CHAMBER.</p>The 7th edition of the Chicago Powerfest will take place at the Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois on May 7-9, 2009.  Also, as previously announced, the PAGANFEST USA: Part 2 tour [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Sponsors Paganfest Events Details Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/more-paganfests-bands-added.html Korpiklaani has been added the headliner to the Paganfest bill along with Swashbuckle as the opener, we're excited to have both bands on the bill! nick@nicknlisa.com Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Paganfest Bands http://www.chicagopowerfest.com/powerfest-announcement.html <p>The 7th edition of the CHICAGO POWERFEST will take place at the Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois on May 7-9, 2009.</p><br/><p>Also, in keeping with a new annual Powerfest tradition of a Thursday night &quot;kick-off&quot; show, organizers/promoters CRJ Productions are very pleased to welcome the next Paganfest USA tour, featuring PRIMORDIAL, ELUVEITIE, MOONSORROW and BLACKGUARD (formerly Profugus Mortis) on May 7th.</p><br/><p>Commented CRJ: &quot;Here we are again, preparing for yet another i [...] nick@nicknlisa.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100