Rock 'n' Roll News
ROCK & ROLL NEWS
Well, winter’s just about over and to settle the matter and/or celebrate it, Michael Forman’s Concert Hall Productions (Concert Hall is also the underground press’ advertising agency) is throwing a Winters End Pop Festival, March 27-29.
This year’s first in the series of the often dismal (Toronto Pop No. 1), sometimes newsworthy (Toronto R & R Revival,,Woodstock, Altamont) and more often festivals for festivals’ sakes (a festival’s sake is usually money) is to be held in Miami. It’ll feature Canned Heat, Cocker, County Joe, Grand Funk, Ike and Tina, B.B. King and Johnny Winter- the mandatory acts. Maybe they won’t let you have a festival unless you promise to book these acts? Anyway, also appearing will be our own S RC and the infamous Up.
The site is 400 acres of land with, of course, “complete environmental facilities” (toilets, concessions, bazaars and medical centers). Trans Love Energies has been asked to help the HogFarmers help the people keep things together and will have a White Panther information booth. Adding to the atmosphere will be the Trans Love light show, People’s Power and Light Co. American Indians will be conducting workshops on crafts and native lore. Underground and experimental films will be shown from 3 to 6 am each morning. And...there will be “play areas” on the grounds and within the shelter of a 150 foot inflatable Buckminister Fuller plastic bubble.

