FESTIVA: Dashboard Confessional! AMF Recap! Splash!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Top Stories
* Free Stuff
* Headlines
* Festiva TV
* Photo Galleries
* Events
* Music & Fine Arts

>>> TOP STORIES <<<

* DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL: THE FESTIVA INTERVIEW
The godfathers of emo tell Festiva they're ready to jump ship on the genre they helped create

* ANOTHER MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE BEST AND WORST
Our thoughts on what rocked, what didn't and what we'd change next year, plus hundreds of photos

* HOMETOWN HOLLYWOOD: NOEL GUERRA
NBC exec who spent boyhood in Brownsville now works on America's Next Top Model, Project Runway and more

* HOT KISS 106.3/FESTIVA'S EXCLUSIVE TICKET GIVEAWAY (*stay tuned)
Our friends at Hot Kiss are letting us in on their upcoming concerts, including Saving Abel, Vertical Horizon and Better Than Ezra.

>>> FREE STUFF <<<

* SPLASH: FREE VIP PASSES
Win a chance to see the world's No. 1 Britney Spears impersonator perform, plus meet special guest JD Ordonez from The Real World: Brooklyn on South Padre Island this weekend. Must be 21 years or older.

* FREE TICKETS: SAVING ABEL (*stay tuned)

>>> HEADLINES <<<

* HORROR FLICK FILMING IN VALLEY CASTING VICTIMS, OTHER ROLES

Director Jose Sanchez is looking to fill a variety of roles in his in-production zombie flick with Valley talent.
 
Sanchez will be holding auditions for his horror movie Project X April 27 and April 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Pharr Memorial Library's North Star Room on the second floor.
He's looking to fill a number of roles, including zombie victims, winter Texans, police officers and supermarket shoppers. Roles will be unpaid.

The movie, which stars Lava Hernandez, Thomas Fuschetto and Hector Palacios, follows four people as they band together to fight flesh-hungry mutants in a small South Texas border town, following a mysterious biological attack on America.

The filmmakers are hoping to premiere the movie in the 2010 film festival circuit.
For more information, contact Sanchez at (956)460-7136 or at projectxmovie@gmail.com.

* TICKETS FOR COUNTRY CONCERT ON SALE SOON

Tickets for the next installment of the Texas Country Live concert series will go on sale next weekend.
Fans hoping to check out Cross Canadian Ragweed and special guests Jackson Taylor and Granger Smith can buy tickets starting May 2. The first 500 tickets will be $20.

And if you scoop up yours on the first day, you will be given a special "souvenir" ticket and walk away with free promotional items from Taylor and Smith while, according to promoters. The offer is good only on May 2 and while supplies last.

Tickets can be purchased at Cavender's Western Outfitter in McAllen or online at www.ez-tixx.com. The concert will take place Friday, May 29 at Las Palmas Race Park in Mission. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music starts at 7:30 p.m. More information online at www.laspalmastcl.com.

>>> FESTIVA TV <<<

* THE BEST OF ANOTHER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Catch clips of tons of the bands that performed at McAllen's first live music event.

* THE FESTIVA INTERVIEW: DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
Check out our chat with guitarist John Lefler

* THE FESTIVA INTERVIEW: OK GO
Listen as Tim Nordwind talks about his band's new album

>>> PHOTO GALLERIES <<<

* ANOTHER MUSIC FESTIVAL
View more than 100 photos from this past weekend's giant music event

* OUR FAVORITE AMF MOMENTS
Find out who won our awards for Best Stage Face, Best Venue and more.

* BATTLE ROYALE
Check out the out-of-control scene at this past Sunday's Battle Royale, which pitted veteran indie bands against amateur ones

>>> MUSIC & FINE ARTS <<<

* KNOW YOUR ROCK STAR: AFFLICTION OF SIN
Edinburg rockers torn by family, commitment to music

* SURFACE TREATMENT: SELL YOUR FEAR
Do you feel manipulated by the media? Do you have nagging fears about the economy, or that cooking food in a microwave will kill you? The current exhibition at South Texas College Library Art Gallery brings all those fears out into the open. Designers were instructed to "sell their fear" for this juried, graphic arts, poster competition. The exhibition is a strong graphic and emotional experience for the viewer.

>>> EVENTS <<<

*SPLASH: SPRING BREAK MAY BE OVER, BUT THE FUN'S JUST GETTING STARTED

Going wild on Padre isn't just for sorority girls from Michigan anymore. Gays and lesbians from across the Valley and beyond are going to give beer-bonging co-eds a run for their money this weekend as Global Groove London and the New Upper Deck Hotel bust out a host of no-holds-barred good times this weekend.

First up is a trip to Wonderland - Alice, you might want to cover your eyes. The scene at Tequila Sunset will get a little surreal Friday night as the studly J.D. Ordonez from the The Real World Brooklyn hosts a kinky night with some of the area's most fabulous drag queens, including Dion Summers, Jacklyn Mykals and Valerie Paris.

Up next? It's Britney, beach.

Spears impersonator extraordinaire Derrick Berry headlines Saturday night's full-throttle activities at Mooncussers.

If you manage to survive that circus, take it easy on Sunday poolside at the New Upper Deck Hotel. Karaoke, free BBQ and beautiful bodies by the beach - the perfect way to wrap up a weekend of pride and partying.

WHEN all weekend
WHERE south padre island
ONLINE SPLASHPADREISLAND.COM
MYSPACE.COM/splashpadreisland

* DJ FELIX CARTAL: MIX MASTER FRESH FROM FAMED MUSIC FEST TO PERFORM AT SHINE

Just back from his gig at Coachella, a freshly-tanned DJ Felix Cartal will spin at Shine Martini Lounge this weekend.

Cartal, who hails from Canada, has put on shows for huge crowds all over the world, everywhere from Austin to Taiwan. After stopping in McAllen, he's headed to San Diego, Los Angeles and Puerto Rico.

Range is what Cartal does best.

He's been known to work with songs from every genre, spinning and mixing the likes of Elvis, The All American Rejects and Julien-K, whose drummer Elias "Bones" Andra is a McAllen native.

And people have taken notice of his young talent. In February, Cartal signed a record deal with Dim Mak Records, which was founded by the legendary DJ Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire.

Local acts Bosco and Cory Blaine will open.

WHEN FRIDAY, 10PM
WHERE SHINE Martini Lounge
COST $10
AGES 18+

LIVE MUSIC: FLAT BROKE HUSTLERS TOUR
Hip hop upstarts such as STRO FBH, Clemits, T.H.E. FLY, Fluid, Evolve and Bo Young are wheeling and dealing across Texas in search of new fans. If you're down with "b-boys, graff heads, poets, emcees and turntable tards" - self-proclaimed labels, we might add -  then you won't want to miss this chance to be hustled by the best of them.
WHEN 10 P.M. Saturday
WHERE  Club Moods, Mcallen
MYSPACE.COM/PUBLICZOOHIPHOP

HISTORY: NIGHT AT THE BREW-SEUM
How do you make learning fun? Add beer! The International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen pops the top on its latest exhibit, which unites cuisines from 20 local restaurants, art from around the world and stuff we really care about: beer! Cheers to that.
WHEN 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday
WHERE imas, 1900 NOLANA, Mcallen
TICKETS CALL (956) 682-0123
ONLINE imasONLINE.ORG

LIVE MUSIC: SPOKEN
They may love Jesus, but this Christian screamo band howls like a soul in a hell. Hey, it's a compliment in some circles.
WHERE The Ark, 408 E. 6TH, Mission
WHEN 6 P.M. TONIGHT
MYSPACE.COM/THEARKSKATEPARK

LIVE MUSIC: MARSHALL RANKIN BENEFIT
Dillon Raad and other musicians are raising funds for a friend afflicted with aplastic anemia, a deadly illness.
WHERE ROCK-IT CHEER AND DANCE,  2109 nolana, MCALLEN
WHEN 7 p.m. tonight
CALL (956) 432-6765

FINE ARTS: RGV POETRY FEST
Catch the festival's big day as poetry readings are held on both sides of the border - a one-of-a-kind event.
WHEN Saturday
WHERE san bentio
ONLINE vipf.org  

DRAMA: STUDENT PLAY AUDITIONS
Try for a role in the sixth-year of McAllen Memorial's successful student-directed theater.
WHEN 5 p.m.-7 p.m., thurs.
WHERE mhs auditorium
CALL  (956) 605-8794

GIGS OF THE WEEK:

>> VINTAGE STATION
GENRE ROCK
MYSPACE.COM/VINTAGESTATION
10 P.M., TONIGHT
RHYTHM & BREWS, Mcallen

>> VAQUERO
GENRE tejano/country
MYSPACE.COM/grupovaquero
9:45 p.m., tonight
wild bill's, Harlingen

>> DRIVING THE NAILS
GENRE METAL/INDUSTRIAL
MYSPACE.COM/Drivingthenails
8 p.m., Sunday
smokin' aces, mCALLEN