The Bleet-Up Is Coming....

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If you spend most of your day checking out blogs, tweeting and checking into Gowalla hot spots then this is the party for you. This is the party where you get meet all these people you admire from your computer and actually meet them face to face.

We had such a huge turn out last year that this time around we thought we would give ourselves a little more breathing room so we are taking over the rooftop terrace at Whole Foods HQ downtown. Everything thing you need in one place. Samples of both food and drinks, pop up shops for you fashionistas and a full size skating rink.

Music provided by Politics, The Lennings and MoTel Aviv all performing live along with special guests 23 Positions covering all of Princes classics. uLovei will do DJ sets throughout the night. Here is your guide:

THE BLEET UP SURVIVAL TIPS:

1. Get There Early - It's going to fill up early and you don't want to be left out. There is a capacity and once we reach it it's one in one out.
2. Bring Cash - The cover is $7 and there are a lot of samples to try. Make sure you have your cover ready and plenty of tip money.
3. Tweet It - This is a social networking party after all. Make sure to tweet all night and use the hash tag #bleetup.

THE MUSIC:

MoTel Aviv

MoTel Aviv are an Austin foursome with a particularly potent brand of poppy rock and roll. Their major strength is in the songwriting. When all systems are firing 100 percent, it’s hard to find fault in MoTel Aviv’s assembly of the moving parts or their delivery of a hook. If the jangling, ringing guitar work doesn’t get you, you ignore the stomping beat and you’re somehow impervious to a chorus that easily gets lodged auditory canal like an earwig, then, who knows, you might be allergic to fun. - Austinist

The Lennings

“The Lennings, vocally and musically, continue to brilliantly manipulate an impossible thread of continuity that links folk to rock to Americana to indie pop.” -Amanda Warr, Best of Texas.com

Politics

This Austin alt-indie group can be found regularly at some of Austin’s favorite rock haunts like Mohawk and The Parish performing with other local acts such as The Authors, MoTel Aviv and Whitman. The music of Politics is thankfully much less complicated and messy than the practice of politics. Layered guitars pinging and fuzzed out are in league with the blended pulse of the rhythm section and the echo of haunting vocals. “Light In Your Eyes” is a great place to start - Austinist

23 Positions

Something like this.....

uLovei

Miguel Angel's style would best be described as a mix between Radioclit and New Order with a little touch of Roy Orbison. He also has a bit of a punk-rock back ground, so dont be surprised if you here a some The Clash dropped with a little cumbia. - Art Disaster.com

THE DETAILS:

Food/Drink:
-Green Cart
-Kohana Coffee
-Batter Blaster
-Buddha's Brew Kombucha Tea
-Honest Tea
-Live Oak Brewery

Boutique pop-up shops:
-Magnolia Family Vintage
-Rene Geneva
-Wonder Craft

Plus:
-Photo booth by Cory Ryan, for lasting FB memories!
-Yard Farm Austin, who will be giving you seeds for your garden!
-Make-n-take Christmas ornament-making table from The Wonder Craft!
-The afore-mentioned Whole Foods' ice skating rink!! We may or may not be ridiculously excited about this detail!

The first-ever Austin Blogger Awards, hosted by Republic of Austin, will also be honoring their winners at the Austin Bleet-Up!
Voting has been extended for the next few days so get your votes in now!

[http://austinbloggerawards.com/nomination-form/]

All this and yours for - wait for it - $7 door cover. What? YES! Believe it!

We take space capacity seriously so we will close up shop once we hit it. RSVP here: http://www.eavesdropper-pr.com/rsvp/

See you Friday!!!

THE LINKS:

RSVP: http://www.eavesdropper-pr.com/rsvp/

Do512 page: http://do512.com/event/2010/12/03/the-austin-bleet-up
Yelp!: http://www.yelp.com/events/austin-the-austin-bleet-up
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/AustinBleetUp#!/event.php?eid=106487512757154
Facebook Fan Page for Bleet-Up: http://www.facebook.com/AustinBleetUp

Last Night: The Austin Bleet-Up at The Mohawk

Thanks so much to everyone that came out. I would go further and thank everyone personally but there are so many of you chances are I would probably miss someone and feel terrible. That and the list is so long I really don't have that kind of time. But I do want to say that the bands last night were great and seriously thank them for coming out and playing our show. I was able to see every single one of them for at least 3 songs and get some pics. See everyone tonight at Local Music is Sexy and The Combo Plate! [RSVP]

Pre-FFF Fest Parties ("Austin, Meet Your Bloggers", After The Jump, The Combo Plate, Local Music Is Sexy)

We're really looking forward to this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, but just to let you know there's a few kickoff parties before the "Fun" weekend. Hopefully you've RSVPed to our kickoff/"Austin, Meet Your Bloggers" party at the Mohawk this Thursday. We've mentioned it once or twice. It starts at 8:30 by the way.

Now that your Thursday plans are taken care of, on Friday there's a bunch of AWESOME stuff going on. First, starting at 6:30 at the Mohawk, Maura Johnston (Idolator), Justin Gage (Aquarium Drunkard), Peter Gaston (SPIN), David Prince (Billboard, The Daily Swarm), Joe Gross (Austin American-Statesman) and Paige Maguire (Austinist, WOXY) will be discussing the ever-thinning line between new media and the mainstream. There will be a question period and cocktails after the panel. For more info on the panel, go here.

After the panel, you have a couple of options. We're throwing another party (The Combo Plate) with a bunch of our friends (My Old Kentucky Blog, Knucklerumbler, Austin Town Hall, Do512, Sailor Legs, and Cherrypeel) at The Scoot Inn (map). Starting at 9, it'll feature performances by Neiliyo, Prepmode, Colour Music, Zlam Dunk, STABBA (ABBA cover band), Ideal Soul Mart, the event will be headlined by none other than Chicago duo The Hood Internet. RSVP HERE.

Option #2, beginning at 8, Local Music Is Sexy will be getting underway at the Mohawk and Club Deville. This year's lineup includes: Beautiful Supermachines, My Milky Way Arms, Air Traffic Controllers, Distant Seconds, the Low Lows, TV Torso, Black Before Red, Silent Land Time Machine, Manikin, The Authors, Watch Out for Rockets, and International Waters. Our friend Austin Kleon will also be on hand doing his amazing drawings from the upper deck. For more information on the show, check with the Austinist.

Option #3, Our good friends at Learning Secrets have set up a great party at Beauty Bar. Yeasayer will be doing a DJ Set. If you have heard the band before you can only imagine what a DJ set might include. Plus Totally Michael from IHeartComix, Best Fwends and Missions.

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FFF Kick Off Parties: The Austin-Bleet Up and The Combo Plate

We are beyond excited for Fun Fun Fun Fest [Purchase Tickets] next month. After months of festivals it's about time to wrap things up for the year with one of our personal favorites. It all goes down November 7th and 8th but we are happy announce we have not one but TWO ways to kick off the weekend.

First up we have the Austin Bleet Up presents: Austin, Meet Your Bloggers on Thursday, November 5th at The Mohawk. After such a great run at the last Bleet-Up we knew we had to team up with the amazing Austin Eavesdropper for another round. And this time we brought bands. If you write a blog, read a blog or just need a reason to go out this is the event for you. There will be food provided by Mama Fu's, complimentary drinks from Tito's Vodka, Sweet Leaf Tea, and Birds Barbershop is even giving away Free Lone Stars to the first 50 guests! (so get there early). Cory Ryan is setting up the photo booth and there will also be pop up shops by Prototype Vintage and Rene Geneva Designs.

And the music.. Oh the music. We will have live performances by some of Austin's finest with sets from Corto Maltese, Built By Snow, The Lennings, The Great Nostalgic, Sad Accordions, Politics and DJ Sets by the incredible Learning Secrets.

Then call in to work and sleep in because Friday November 6th we have...

Cherrypeel.com Presents - THE COMBO PLATE! at Scoot Inn

Knuckle Rumbler is joining in the Fun Fun Fun Festivities by producing the latest addition to the Friday night pre-parties. Combining forces with Champion Scion, My Old Kentucky Blog, Austin Town Hall, Do512, Sailor Legs and (us) Ultra8201 we have put together a 2 stage line up that is destined to melt your face off while the rest of your body hits the dance floor.

On the Meat on a Stick Stage (indoor) get your rock cocked with Ideal Soul Mart, heavy metal ABBA cover band StABBA, the San Marcos thrashers Zlam Dunk and Stillwater natives Colourmusic. These aren’t appetizers, these are each a full course meal on their own.

For those wanting to get more down and dirty the Nugget Sauce Stage (outdoor) will be providing beats courtesy of Prepmode, birthday boy and local legend Neiliyo and our main entree: THE HOOD INTERNET!!!

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