Beltane 2019: May Day Music Fest

[The Druid]

May Day Music Festival!

Camp out for three days in the Wilds to be front row to hear your favorite music acts LIVE! Enjoy tasty treats and savory dishes from over 50 food trucks!

Don’t miss out! It’s time to go wild RhyDin!

OOC

The May Day Music Fest is a new addition to the Beltane line-up. If you would like to add a musical act or food truck (either played or entirely made up for this event), please see this google doc. We’ll be accepting contributions to the event until Sunday, April 28th.

This event is a mix of live and board participation.
Monday, April 29th -- Board Event
Tuesday, April 30th -- Board Event
Wednesday, May 1st (Day) -- Board Event
Wednesday, May 1st (Evening) -- Live Event

Keep an eye on this thread for more information!

[The Druid]

The May Day Music Fest is taking over a large open field in the Wilds. Enjoy the festival every day for three days beginning approximately at 11am when people shake off their hangovers from the night before, the food trucks roll in and re-open, and the music starts again and doesn’t stop until late into the night.

The field borders a lake and at least one enterprising person has set up a small boat rental business for the duration of the festival on the water while several musical acts plan to set off fireworks over the water in the evening. The food trucks are set up along the west stretch of the lake with picnic tables scattered nearby and disappearing into the shade of the trees that border all sides of the fields. A beer tent has also been set up nearby with a makeshift bar selling RhyDin’s favorite beer, ale, and cider.

Along the north side of the lake, past the food trucks and along a river that feeds the lake, a stretch of woods is being used for a campground for the duration of the festival.

Throughout the field there are numerous small stages/stations for lesser known acts and solo musicians. Butting up against the lake is the single, large headliner stage. On either side of the field, halfway between the entrance and the headliner stage, are two slightly smaller stages for bigger acts.

Admission is free but many performers are selling swag and branded items at small booths set up near the food trucks.

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The following lists of food trucks and musical acts are in no way set in stone or exhaustive. Please feel free to add whatever you would like into your play!

[The Druid]

Food Trucks

Nacho Average Taco Truck
Food truck offering vegan tacos and nachos. No, that’s not real cheese.



Jade Dragon Chinese Buffet Truck
A variety of food from the famed Jade Dragon Chinese Buffet! Pizza and steak available for fickle guests. Show up in House Kabuki gear and get 10%! (Drinks not included in the 10% off deal). Vintage AZN Invasion IFL T-Shirts on sale too! (http://i.imgur.com/EyYPaXz.jpg)



Wolves Den Bistro Truck
Taste the food from the Arena! From burgers to barbeque chicken.. And let’s not forget the many, many choices when it comes to alcohol!



Drakknors Fried Dragon Ears
Dragons don't have ears you say!? Drakknor chopped them all off!! Battered fried and served with cinnamon, sugar, and chocolate sauce.


Taks Tacos
Who needs a clever name when you have meet and real cheese to put on your tacos.



John's Beans
Lima Beans. The only ethical food source there is. Grown locally and delivered right to your door.



Khlav Kalash
No Pizza only Khlav Kalash. No bowl, Stick. Mt Dew or Crab Juice.



HotPies’ Hot Pies
Kidney Pies with Gravy. You cannot give up on the gravy. No gravy, no pie. Simple as that.


JT’s Taco Stand
Specializing in spicy shredded pork taquitos! Even better with a cold Badsider!



Pacarelli’s Ice Cream
Homemade ice cream and sorbet in a wide variety of flavors, from old standards like chocolate, strawberry, or mint chip to such things as Irish cream, sea-salt caramel, or their newest flavor, Bad Wolf Stout (inspired by Red Orc Brewery)! Available by the bowl or cone, by the pint, and in sundaes. Try the Super Banana Split!


Precious Taters
Run by Samwise and serving up the best crinkle cut and waffle cut french fries you’ll ever find!


Falafel My Waffle
Two sisters serving up their favorite food: falafel served on fresh waffles instead of pita bread. Strange but totally worth trying!



Street Meat
Meat on a stick. Variety of kinds. Don’t ask too many questions.



Porkers
They’ve got a smoker out back and serve different kinds of bbq including beef, chicken, pork, dragon, and velociraptor. Their specialty is a bbq sundae: mashed potatoes, baked beans, and your favorite meat with bbq sauce on top.



Boozies
Boozy slushies and milkshakes! The Cookies, Cream, and Kahlua is awesome!

[The Druid]

Music Acts: Monday, April 29th

Punch Face Champions
Opening the show on a stage that might as well be the parking lot, these young local dueling enthusiasts are playing their first live show to promote their debut EP: FUC You. Playing songs such as: She Fancy Disengaged My Heart, CMN (Cute Magic Nerd), and their first single Key of Thud.

Desdenova VonTombs
Desdenova will show up with his mountain dulcimer at one of the small stages to play a selection of old folk music, European and American. Probably he’ll also slip in an REM song or two. He’s quite good for his apparent age, and the music sounds similar to: this and this!

Badass Ballads
Sapphire Ravenlock will be performing on one of the smaller stages every afternoon. She plays an electric guitar, setting old folk songs and ballads (like Tam Lin) to a more modern, rock beat.

Tel’ Palurin Nalla Agar
Elvish environmental hardcore punk from Taurnost, Realm of Dolonde.
listen here and here!

The Beat-Elves
RhyDin’s premier (and possibly only) all-elven Beatles tribute band, playing the hits of the Fab Four from the early days through the White Album and Abbey Road.

Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
Good wholesome music for the whole family!

Faeriepalooza
A group of fae and half-fae playing some sweet, good vibes music together with some reggae tunes mixed in. Sound like this.

The Jewell Ravenlock Experience
Four females who have named themselves Jewell A, Jewell R, Jewell V, and Jewell K. They wear blue wigs on stage and play rock music. They sound like this and this.

The Green Dragon Boys
An acapella group of hobbits singing your favorite show-tune hits. Unfortunately, they also drink a lot and get the lyrics wrong. It does make for an entertaining show though!

Insert Name Here
Morrighan Cartier of Absinthe After Midnight and Meadow Starlingof Stardust are joining forces for a special, never before seen acoustic set. You won't want to miss this rare collaboration between musical giants from Earth. Rumor has it a special guest former May Queen may be joining them on stage for a song or two... you'll have to drop by to find out for sure!

Guitar stylings like this and this with acoustic bass and vocals.

DJ Tent
Playing in the DJ tent today is:
Valère Sauvage
Sounds like this, this and this!.

[The Druid]

Music Acts: Tuesday, April 30th

Badass Ballads
Sapphire Ravenlock will be performing on one of the smaller stages every afternoon. She plays an electric guitar, setting old folk songs and ballads (like Tam Lin) to a more modern, rock beat.

Nosferatu 925
After recently liberating well-read indie rock with joyful Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms from some wannabe hipsters, these blood sucking demonspawn from hell are ready to rock from dusk til dawn. listen here!

Timewarp
With a mix of classic rock and more contemporary covers combined with original tunes, this quartet (Eregor, Ebon, Tenball, and Velen, plus a possible guest or two) celebrates the joy of music with soul and heart. Some of the tunes you might hear include this (opening number), or this, or even this one.

Gottes Verschrottung
Experimental dwarvish music made with the help of construction tools and stone. Free ear plugs handed out before the show starts! Disclaimer: Gottes Verschrottung is not responsible for any hearing loss or vision impairment suffered while attending their performance. You’ve been warned. Sounds like: this.

Dingoes Ate My Baby
Members: Daniel ‘Oz’ Osbourne, Devon MacLeish

Mystik Spiral
Members: Trent Lane, Jesse Moreno, Nick Campbell, Max Tyler. Hit: “Every Dog Has His Day”; lyrics -- “You put me on a short leash and threw away my hydrant / You ate up all my kibble, now my coat’s no longer vibrant.”

The Oneders
Members: Jimmy Mattingly II, Lenny Haise, Shades Patterson, T.B. Player aka The Bass Player.
Hit: “That Thing You Do”

The Apple Dumpling Gang
Coming in from the far south, the Apple Dumpling Gang is a travelling family band of siblings that play rockin’ country music. They sound like this!.

10 Things I Hate About Yew
Riot grrrl band made up of firbolgs who ran away from home to become lumberjacks. Their hard and fast style features flannel, safety pins, and axes —both musical and literal!

DJ Tent
Playing in the DJ tent today is:
DJ goyang-i saekki
Rhy'Din native Ancelin Aya made a name for himself in Korea but he's never really showcased his skills at home. The city's slipperiest son returns for a rare local performance, spinning a two hour set of pure, unrelenting energy sure to keep the party bouncing.

DJ Lizardman
DJ Lizardman was spinning some tunes in the DJ Tent on Tuesday. Wearing a large helmet to disguise his identity, he is later revealed to be Bran Bale!

[The Druid]

Music Acts: Wednesday, May 1st (Day)

Pharlen VonTombs
The governor will gladly take the big stage to perform on classical guitar. With a pristine and deft style tending towards a baroque sound, Pharlen’s music and presence attracts tiny motes of light which dance around her while the music plays. She calls these spirits who never sleep, and those sensitive to such things may know them as the elemental spirits of the area, along with a few random ghosts. None are harmful. Pharlen will perform J.S. Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas arranged for guitar. listen here!

Badass Ballads
Sapphire Ravenlock will be performing on one of the smaller stages every afternoon. She plays an electric guitar, setting old folk songs and ballads (like Tam Lin) to a more modern, rock beat. Jewell joined her to sing some songs on Wednesday.

Dancing Blades
Doran Ilnaren will be take up his flute for exotic melodies to accompany the lovely Sylva as she entertains one and all with a graceful display of sword-dancing unlike any other.

Jesse and the Rippers
Notable member: Jesse Katsopolis. Listen here!

Zack Attack
Members: Zack, Screech, Slater, Lisa, Kelly. Listen here!

The Empress
Jewell took up a time slot on a smaller stage, playing guitar and singing with Sapphire accompanying her for part of the set. Her favorite song to sing.

Josie and the Pussy-Cat-sìths
Female band made up of three women in cat sìth costumes. They sound a lot like this.

Fifty Shades of Fae
Middle-aged fae man learned to play the saxophone and now woos women of all ages with his sweet jazz sounds.

goyang-i saekki
Rhy'Din's native son Ancelin Aya returns from wherever he wandered off to this time for a rare local set. An electrifying collection of songs sure to get the crowd moving, he brings with him a huge stage show you won't want to miss. Come for the voice, stay for the hypnotic dance moves.

Watch Here
Stage Show Here

TRASH
Rhy’Din’s own all grrl band TRASH takes the stage on May Day for a high energy set comprised predominantly of their own discography sprinkled with the occasional cover. As they gear up for a rumored summer tour, they’ll treat festival goers to all of their biggest hits and fan favorites.
TRASHy sounds for your auditory pleasure

DJ Tent
Playing in the DJ tent today is:
DJ TesR@q
Coming off the win of his new album spissitude at the Intergalactic Grammys, DJ TesR@q will be creating his unique fourth dimensional soundscapes from 7-9.

Blue Phire
After playing two sets earlier in the day, Sapphire Ravenlock hopped into the DJ Tent to mix glamour with music for an unforgettable hour.

[The Druid]

Music Acts: Wednesday, May 1st (Evening--Live Event)

The Weird Sisters
Hit: “Do the Hippogriff” Members: Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Jason Buckle, Steve Mackey, Steve Claydon, Phil Selway.

Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes
Members: Figrin D’an and five other Biths from the planet Clak’dor VII. Hit: You know it. Listen here!

Munchausen By Proxy
Notable members: Zooey Deschanel, Jill Iva, Bex, Lay Lay. Listen here!

Fighting Irish Elves
A group of elves from the Emerald Isle play some kickass tunes. Sound like this!

Soggy Bottom Boys
Members: Ulysses Everett McGill, Delmar O’Donnell, Pete. Hit: “Man of Constant Sorrow” Listen here!

The Maleficent Seven
Seven members from different species coming together to play some awesome hard rock and metal mix. Sounds a lot like this here!

Gogol Bordello
The gypsy punk rockers travel from Earth to play a show in RhyDin! Sound like this, this, and this.

Dwarf Punk
Two dwarves playing electronic music while sporting elaborate metal helmets of their own design. WARNING: Fans known to throw tankards at performers and each other. They sound like this.

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Marvin Berry and the Starlighters taken from Back to the Future. Dingoes Ate My Baby taken from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Jesse and the Rippers taken from Full House. Munchausen By Proxy taken from Yes Man. Zack Attack taken from Saved by the Bell. Soggy Bottom Boys taken from O, Brother, Where Art Thou? Mystik Spiral taken from Daria. The Weird Sisters taken from Harry Potter. The Wonders taken from That Thing You Do. Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes taken from Star Wars. Ancelin Aya's faceclaim and music taken from Taeyang

[Sapphire Ravenlock]

Monday, April 29th



Sapphire was all about that music fest life. She wasn’t quite up for camping out for the three days (mostly because her camping friends were back in her other home) but she was present at the festival from morning to night each day she possibly could be. Hardly a loner, she was happy to team up for a few sets with a friendly face and could be found at the beer tent or need the food truck picnic tables in-between sets, socializing.

On Monday, she caught a bit of Punch Face Champions’ set before she went on stage herself to sing a few ballads. She dropped her gear off before hitting up a few other sets. She enjoyed Tel’ Palurin Nalla Agar but when the set ended in trouble and someone tried to punch her in the face, she skipped out, had a drink, and then went to watch the Beat-Elves (though the latter group had weird haircuts). Her favorite on Monday was the Jewell Ravenlock Experience. She could not stop laughing and recorded several videos on her phone to send to Jewell.

She grabbed some taquitos from JT’s Taco Stand and french fries from Precious Taters. Later in the day, she totally hit up Boozies for a Cookies, Cream, and Kahlua milkshake.

[Desdenova VonTombs]

Desdenova loved music, and loved performing music. Though he only could sing up a wisp or two, he was still a skilled and melodic performer, sometimes singing along in a clear, sweet tenor. After his performance, he could be seen hanging around, mostly at the acoustic and classical sets, though he also could be found headbanging here and there.

None of the food trucks were safe from him, including the lima beans. He's a growing boy (in theory)!

[Bailey Raptis]

Monday, April 29

Bailey showed up later in the day and stuck close to the Boozies food truck until the DJ tent opened up, with occasional trips to the taco truck to keep from getting too intoxicated too early. Finally, though, he spent the rest of the night moving to the tunes spun by Valère Sauvage. At some point, even with the temperature dropping, Bailey sent the denim duster to his Hollow in the Hedge, as he danced up a healthy sweat.

[JewellRavenlock]

Tuesday, April 30th



Jewell and Sapphire were present on Tuesday for the Music Fest. Jewell chilled off-stage while Sapphire performed early in the day. They went to the Timewarp set (Jewell’s request) and got halfway through the Gottes Verschrottung set before deciding to hit the beer tent while their hearing was still intact.

They grabbed some food from Falafel My Waffle and the Street Meat food trucks before catching the second half of the Mystik Spiral set. Sapphire thought the lead singer Trent was super dreamy.


After that, Sapphire peaced out, saying she needed to help Mallory with something. Jewell stuck around by herself (not that the Empress ever need be alone if she didn’t want to be), listening to part of The Oneders’ set before heading over to the DJ tent to dance, say hi to Bran when he revealed himself, and make eyes at Ancelin. She slipped him a note promising to catch his set the next day before heading out. Sapphire had made her promise to be home in the evening.

[Bailey Raptis]

Tuesday, April 30

Again, Bailey kept away from the music stage in favor of the DJ tent, although today he limited himself to a single boozy milkshake. Tonight, there were two DJ sets he had to make it through, so he couldn't afford inebriation like he'd experienced when the Fires of Beltane had been lit. He munched on some of JT's shredded pork taquitos to fuel him through the night. DJ goyang-i saekki and DJ Lizardman's music got Bailey's hips shaking, although he did pause and gulp for a second when Bran Bale revealed himself -- and stared at the Triple Crown title holder's tail a beat or two longer than might have been comfortable for anyone around.

[Bran Bale]

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

A hush fell over the crowd as DJ Goyang-i Saekki finished their set, then suddenly from the far left of the stage, two attendants could be seen hustling a figure towards the turntable. They had draped a cape around his shoulders (although a blue scaly tail could be seen dragging in the back), and the figure was wearing a large football helmet over his head (and once again, a blue scaly maw protruded from the front). Once the figure made it to the turntable, the attendants pulled away the cape, and it raised its scaly claws.

"What'sss up, RhyDin! Put your clawsss in the air . . . it'sss DJ LIZARDMAN!" The figure exclaimed, causing the crowd to erupt in cheers.

"Thisss firssst one isss goin' out to all my homiesss in the ssswampsss . . . Everybody on the dance floor!!!!"

His set opened with Aerosmith's "Lizard Love", followed closely by ZZ Top's "Lizard Life". Some of the more curious dancers squinted and peered at DJ Lizardman. " . . . he looks familiar . . . "

"Ain't no party like a RhyDin par-taaayyyy! Get down! Break your neckssss! Are you ready for thisss?" DJ Lizardman cried, before spinning the Dead Milkmen's "Big Lizard" and "Reptilia" by The Strokes.

A rather inebriated dancer had made their way onto the stage and snuck up behind DJ Lizardman. He unceremoniously yanked the helmet off of his scaly head, revealing Bran Bale, Living Lizard Legend and Triple Crown Winner. Bran's yellow eyes went wide with shock.

"IT'S BRAN BALEEEE!" The crowd exclaimed, pointing fingers, cellphone cameras exploding.

Quickly grabbing the helmet from the dancer, Bran jammed it back over his head and went running off stage with his scaly tail between his legs as the crowd continued to cheer and dance.

[Bailey Raptis]

Wednesday, May 1

Bailey actually showed up for many of the afternoon music sets, typically lurking somewhere towards the back of the crowds. He made sure to catch Badass Ballads and The Empress' sets, although he seemed extra cautious and shy about being seen at those two shows. He also dug Josie and the Pussy-Cat-sìths, but left after about five minutes or so of Fifty Shades of Fae (his ear drums could only take so much screaming from middle-aged women, and he had a long night of music ahead of him). He was pleasantly surprised to see goyang-i saekki return for another set after the previous day's session in the DJ tent, enough that he stuck around unexpectedly for TRASH's afternoon headlining set. It wasn't the sort of music Bailey typically listened to in his spare time, but he found himself bopping along anyway at their fierce energy.

Of course, he *had* to catch Intergalactic Grammy winner DJ TesR@q's set. Safely ensconced in his club kid world, he spotted a few friends from the Callow, and discretely slipped them something special he'd picked up from an old modeling friend, though he himself did not partake. The thinning of the Veil, a day of good music, and the hedonistic pleasures the dancers took in was drug enough for him. He soaked in the glamour until it overflowed, the tipping point coming when Blue Phire poured even more of the enchantment into the tent. By the end of the night, he was sweaty, and anyone with any sort of eye for piercing masks could see his true mien: pale, almost more statue than flesh and blood. The color slowly drained out of his eyes, until they were black with just a few flecks of red remaining.

[Pharlen]

Ever elegant and pristine music sang from the old Washburn guitar, opening a set of lambent classical before the joint got a-jumping. She left behind hundreds of weaving and dancing motes of light, playing gleefully in the sound waves and buoyed on the joyous emotions.

Pharlen would drift here and there to watch the other acts, enjoying a cocktail or two. One could catch her scent as she wandered along...