Hey San Diego readers, there’s a dope Asian American music festival coming your way next month. The AMP Music Festival is an all-day, outdoor music concert on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Jacob’s Center in Market Creek Plaza. With two large stages and 5000-person capacity, the venue will feature contemporary Asian and Pacific Islander artists performing 12 – 9 pm, an interactive art exhibition, and provide the best in the Asian-American music scene today.

AMP is the first major Asian-American entertainment event held in San Diego for fans of all music genres, styles and scenes to experience a sensational collection of live music. The festival promotes independent Asian-American artists and the undiscovered talent in their growing population The event highlights rising local and regional artists in front of diverse audiences, and helps to build a stronger community through the celebration of music, art and cultures.

Fans of pop, R&B, hip-hop, reggae, rock (and everything in-between) will experience a sensational showcase of raw, eclectic talent. Local San Diego sounds like funky Jane Lui and pop band The Inheritance appear alongside hip-hop stars Thaikoon from Los Angeles. Other locals include Terry Matsuoka, Lindsey Yung and Misc. Ailments who have played at shows all over San Diego – House of Blues, Office Bar and L’estat’s.

The tentative full line-up includes
321 Stereo | Jesse Barrera | Jeff Bernat | Big Will | Michael Carreon | Jennifer Chung | Marlon Dane | Dawen | DJ Marlino “thefivefootafunk” | Kenny Eng | Feats In Inches | The Inheritance | Sam Kang | Kero One | Abraham Lim | Jane Lui | Terry Matsuoka | Misc. Ailments | Mondays Alibi | Nylon Pink | Rhythm Natives | RiZen BeingZ | Science Fiction Jazz | Shin B | The Slants | sounddrug | Thaikoon | Toestah | Lindsey Yung

2011 AMP Music Festival in San Diego

George Takei Invites you to the AMP Music Festival

If you’re in San Diego for the 2011 Comic-con or 2011 Gam3rCon, be sure to catch the fan driven adaptation from Chinese Pirate Productions, of the 2008 Award Winning web series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by Maurissa Tancharoen, Zack, Jed, and Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Firefly). The live show offers a whole new way to experience this smart and funny “trage-comedy.” Here’s more about Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog:

Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain with his own video blog, is attempting to join the prestigious Evil League of Evil (led by the legendary “thoroughbred of sin”, Bad Horse), but his plans are usually foiled by the egotistical superhero Captain Hammer. Horrible’s life is thrown for a loop when he falls in love with Penny, a beautiful and optimistic advocate for the homeless he meets at the laundromat, a situation which complicates itself even further when Penny begins dating the boorish, oafish Hammer after he apparently saves her life. Faced with the task of impressing the League, can Horrible overcome his own incompetence to ruin the day, kill the hero, and still get the girl?

In the live adaptation, singer Jane Lui has been cast as Penny, the main female lead. The original role of Penny for the webseries was played by Felicia Day.

You can get ticket for the live adaptation here. Performances run between July 17 -24 ONLY. The event takes place at the TENTH AVENUE THEATER, 930 10th Ave, San Diego, CA.

Cast of Jane Lui in Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog Live