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VGXPO AFTERHOURS BRINGS YOU LIVE MUSIC

oneups THE ONEUPS

Sent here from outer space to learn all video game music and play it for you live in the case of an alien attack causing all recorded game music to be erased. With its funky stylings, the band is ready to replay the classics for you: Castlevania, Mario, Zelda, ToeJam & Earl - even King Arthur's World. See the band live for a truly nerdy experience.

  • Anthony Lofton: Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Keyboards
  • Tim Yarbrough: Steel String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass
  • Greg Kennedy: Violin, Mandolin, Percussion
  • William Reyes: Nylon String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Vocals
  • Jared Dunn: Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Dale North: Keyboards, Percussion
  • Mustin: Director, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion ,and more
Retro Con ANIMAL STYLE

Joey Mariano is an American guitar virtuoso and chip musician hailing from Philadelphia. Well-known for his Game Boy Foot Controller mod and for popularizing the 8bit fuzz pedal, Mariano continues to innovate the performance of 8bit music. Live, Joey walks a chiptune tight rope, triggering loops from his feet and shredding progressive, improvised guitar solos rooted in his strict, jazz training. Animal Style music is a blend of video game sensibilities, catchy melodies, organic guitar riffs, and improvisation that will explode your ear canal and leave you begging for more. Mariano stands at the forefront of the emerging chip scene in Philadelphia and is a frequent co-conspirator with 8bitpeoples, the New York chip scene, and iimusic.net.

Retro Con CHEAP DINOSAURS:

Dino Lionetti, a veteran of the indie rock scene, first gained recognition as a chiptune genius with his his band Chromelodeon - integrating chrunchy melodies, huge orchestration,and gameboy tracker music. Recently, his projects include the video game cover band Sprite Slowdown. Want to hear ripping keyboards? Want to hear the most ridiculous gameboy tracker programming? Listen to Dino's solo work~! Let cheap dinosaurs invade your file permissions.

Retro Con NO CARRIER

No Carrier, Don Miller, is an educator, programmer, and live visualist currently living in Philadelphia. He reprograms nearly obsolete videogame and computer hardware, for use at live music events and installations. He primarily codes for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Commodore 64, creating visual works that incorporates both new and recycled symbols and patterns. His work simultaneously speaks to the emerging DIY technology culture, and the reminiscence of a generation raised on interactive media technologies.

Retro Con ULTRABALL

Anyone who has ever been in a band will tell you: being in a band is a lot like being in a relationship. They both start out with casually seeing the other on weekends, but before you know it, you're living together and arguing about the rent. So what do you do when your marginally successful punk rock band breaks up? Drink too much and play Pokemon, of course! In Pittsburgh rocker Chris Campbell's case, this was not merely another grieving process; this was research

With karaoke-style performances to their own original music and sequenced multimedia video from the Pokemon anime, everyone can count on a great time packed with tons of movement and excitement.

AND MORE INFO TO BE ANNOUNCED!

VGXPO 2009 SHOW DATES

Friday, October 9...................

Saturday, October 10...................

Sunday, October 11...................

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