Wednesday, April 29, 2009

So much stuff to tell you! Crikey.

A) We are buying you some beer tomorrow. Come to our Happy Hour at Laszlo and get yo drank on. (I'm sorry that I just said that.)

www.sonicliving.com/HappyHour


Us + Upper Playground + Awesome DJs. The beer (Shiner and Trumer) will be on our tab from 6-7pm, with RSVP only. We'll also be giving away some sweet Upper Playground stuff and concert tickets!


Including 2 guest spots for Zion-I at Slim's on Friday night!

B) In all your excitement tomorrow about the Happy Hour, don't forget to buy tickets for Sonic Youth at the Fox Oakland! This show is bound to be magic.

The Pre-Sale runs from Friday May 1st at 10am until Saturday May 2nd at 11:59pm! That's kind of like midnight, but different.

www.sonicliving.com/sonicyouthpresale

Personally, I will be spending my ticket money on Wilco at the Mountain Winery, which also goes on sale Friday!

C) Some new festivals were announced and are going on sale soon or already have. Check them out!

Lollapalooza- Lou Reed added! Plus Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, and many more.

Siren Festival- What's cooler than a music fest on Coney Island with Built to Spill? When you need to escape the ridiculous New York July humidity, you can always jump in the water.

All Points West- Again. Water jumping. But also...Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (new album= soooo good), MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, and more!

And have I mentioned that if you buy your festival passes through SonicLiving, you're supporting us keeping all this business going? We appreciate it.

D) We have some cool new site updates, including...
-Easier searching, for users, bands, festivals, and venues
-Easier event-posting. Post some stuff! Go ahead, I dare you!
-Slacker integration. We'll grab your Slacker artists and add 'em to your Wishlist!
-Tons more! Come visit us. We're changing things all the time.

E) And don't forget...
-Follow us on Twitter
-Be a fan on Facebook

Friday, April 10, 2009

Win tickets to see the All American Rejects in your town!!! OMG. Here are the rules. No cheating.


SonicLiving’s All-American Rejects 2009 Sweepstakes - Official Rules

1. ELIGIBILITY: SonicLiving’s All-American Rejects Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia over the age of 18 with access to the Internet at all times during the Sweepstakes and subsequent prize-award period. All employees of SonicLiving. (“Sponsor”), all employees of Machine Shop Marketing (“Partner”), all associated agencies and each of their respective affiliates, sales representatives, distributors, licensees or agents (all of the foregoing, together with Sponsor, collectively referred to as “Sweepstakes Entities”), and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Entry in the Sweepstakes constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these Official Rules. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes entry period begins at 12:01 p.m. PDT on April 9, 2009 and ends at 5:00 p.m. PDT on May 6, 2009 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). Winners will be selected from entries properly submitted and timely received during the Sweepstakes Period.

SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: During the Sweepstakes Period, you may enter the sweepstakes online at http://sonicliving.com/AAR. Click on “Click Here to Enter” on the show that’s happening near you. Unregistered users will have to create a SonicLiving account to enter the sweepstakes. Registered, logged-in users must only click the link to enter. Registered users who are logged out are required to enter their email address and SonicLiving password to enter The Sweepstakes. Limit One (1) Online Entry per person, per e-mail address, and per household during the Sweepstakes Period via Online Entry, regardless of whether a person has more than one address or more than one person uses the same address.

PUBLICITY: As a condition of entry into the Sweepstakes, except where prohibited by law, each entrant and each winner by accepting a prize grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns and licensees, all right, title and interest in to publicize, broadcast, display and/or otherwise use the Sweepstakes entrant’s name, city, state, and biographical material (collectively, “Licensed Rights”) in any media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional review, compensation, permission or approval of the winner. Where necessary, the winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release within five (5) business days of attempted notification or the winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner selected.

5. SELECTION OF SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS/ODDS: The potential prize winners will be selected in a random drawing to be held the day before the applicable show. Winners will be selected from entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The potential winners will be notified via email to the email address submitted with the potential winner’s entry within two 24 Hours after the drawing. The drawing will be conducted by Sponsor, the judge of the Sweepstakes, whose decisions on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, or does not respond to his/her notification email within 5 days, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, award the applicable prize to an alternate winner selected at random. Any return of prize notification or prize email as undeliverable will result in forfeiture of any prize and an alternate winner may, at Sponsor's discretion, be randomly selected.

6. PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize to include: Two (2) tickets to see the All-American Rejects in the venue the entrant has chosen. Prizes will not be replaced if lost or stolen, are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash. The winner’s tickets will be held at Will Call the night of the concert. All taxes, airlines fuel surcharges and hotel incidental charges are responsibility of the winner. No substitutions allowed.
All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are not included as part of any Prize package, and are solely the winner’s responsibility, including but not limited to: travel, expenses, food, airfare, transportation, lodging. A guest may not be a minor unless the winner is his/her parent/legal guardian.


7. GENERAL RULES: By entering or participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information or technical failures of any kind, (2) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; or (3) any other computer, network, technical, human or other error, problem or malfunction that may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, or the selection or notification of winners. Further, if, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned for reasons outside the control of the Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes (or portion thereof), Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes (or portion thereof). Sponsor also reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify the Entry of any individual found to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or any website operated by the Sweepstakes Entities; (b) using any robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods, which will void all such entries; (c) violating these Official Rules or the terms of service, conditions of use, and/or general rules of any Sponsor property or service; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the prize; participation in this Sweepstakes or in any activity or travel related thereto or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Sweepstakes information.

8. PARTICIPANT OBLIGATIONS: By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to release and hold SonicLiving, Partner(s) and their agents and affiliates harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, actions and liabilities of any kind in connection with the Sweepstakes or receipt or redemption of the prize. The winner assumes all liability for any injury, death, drug overdose, sexually transmitted disease, mind-blowing musical experience, or damage caused, or allegedly caused, by participating in the Sweepstakes or use or redemption of the prizes. Any disputes that may arise hereunder shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California without regard to the conflicts of laws principles of any jurisdiction. Venue with respect to any such disputes shall be had in the state and federal courts of the State of California.

9. PERSONAL INFORMATION: The personal information collected through the Sweepstakes is subject to SonicLiving’s Privacy Policy, located at http://sonicliving.com/about/privacy. By entering the Sweepstakes, you agree to the use of your personal information as described in the above Privacy Policy.

10. RULES/WINNERS' LIST REQUESTS: To obtain a copy of these Official Rules or for notification of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: SonicLiving’s All-American Rejects 2009 Sweepstakes Official Rules/Winners List Request, 6400 Hollis St, Suite 3, Emeryville, CA 94608. Requests for winners' lists must be received within three months after the end of the Sweepstakes Period.

11. SPONSOR: SonicLiving, 6400 Hollis St, Suite 3, Emeryville, CA 94608