AKRON, OHIO, June 2022 – It’s Back! EarthQuaker Day, the day-long community celebration, has returned to action after a two-year hiatus. Created by Akron-based effects pedal company EarthQuaker Devices, EarthQuaker Day welcomes everyone from the surrounding communities to its facility in the heart of Akron for a day of activities, prizes and live music, food, and more.
The FREE family-friendly celebration begins at 7pm, Friday, August 5, at downtown live music venue Musica (51 E. Market St.) for EarthQuaker’s Eve, featuring live music from DYKENYTE, Future Children, Language, Nervous Future, and Oregon Space Trail of Doom.
EarthQuaker Day officially begins at 11am on Saturday, August 6, with factory tours, pedal workshops, and clinics from experimental audiovisual artist Stephi Duckula, harpist and YouTube star Emily Hopkins, Japanese indie-rock guitarist Shinichi Ito, and EQD founder and lead designer Jamie Stillman. Next, the afternoon of live music begins at 1pm on the EQD grounds with Eri Snowden-Rodriguez, principal cellist of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, and the Erie Philharmonic, followed by tribute bands to music legends David Bowie and Kate Bush. The lineup is rounded out with original music from up-and-coming Akron pop/rock band Big Pop, Cleveland singer/songwriter/guitarist Smith Taylor and electronic and funk-infused jazz guitarist Marcus Alan Ward. Throughout the event, EQD Day celebrants will be treated to prizes, a smorgasbord of food trucks, games, vendors from Akron and beyond, and even a cooling tent to help keep revelers comfortable in the late summer heat.
For those who want to keep the celebration going, the official EarthQuaker Day Afterparty happens at 7pm on Saturday at Musica. The evening will feature more live music from regional bands Safe Words, Free Black!, heavy music from Pennsylvania rock trio, Spotlights, and a reunion of 90s Kent post-hardcore band Harriet the Spy.
When: 11am – 6pm, Saturday, August 6, 2022
Where: EarthQuaker Devices HQ, 350 W. Bowery St., Akron, OH
Tickets: Free!
Information: www.earthquakerday.com
About EarthQuaker Devices
Akron, Ohio-based, hand-crafted effects pedal manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, top-six in the U.S. and one of the top-10 in the world, creates products that are available in over 865 retail locations in approximately 50 countries. Key retailers include Guitar Center, Sam Ash, Sweetwater and Thomann.
The company’s current workforce reaches over 50 individuals, and has been praised for its commitment to inclusion, diversity and cooperation with other pedal manufacturers by Best Guitar Effects.
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