VIDEO: The Crüxshadows, “Quicksilver [Live at Summer Darkness '09]“

No Dragon*Con would be the same without The Crüxshadows present. Luckily, this year is no exception. The touring juggernauts are taking a break from their European tour to come play and hang out at the convention all weekend. The Crüxshadows are currently touring in support of their latest single Quicksilver, to be released in the [...]

MP3: Marc Gunn, “Won’t You Come With Me?”

Marc Gunn, half of the former Texas-based duo Brobdingnagian Bards, will be performing at this year’s Dragon*Con. Marc Gunn is a Celtic American musician, proficient in the art of autoharp. Marc Gunn’s former band, The Brobdingnagian Bards, unfortunately split up late last year shortly after their appearance at Dragon*Con 2008. Since then Gunn has shifted [...]

MP3: DarkMateria, “Picard Song”

While we’ve mentioned William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as attending guests at Dragon*Con this year, another well known former Star Trek captain will be present as well. Why not feature him too? Patrick Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard for many years on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has also been in about a million [...]

MP3: Weep, “Shut Up and Drive”

The New York-based WEEP will be attending this year’s Dragon*Con, a performance being scheduled for Friday night before Abney Park. You may recognize WEEP’s guitarist and lead vocalist, Doc Hammer. He is a former member of darkwave classics Mors Syphilitica and Requiem in White and, even cooler, the co-creator of Adult Swim‘s The Venture Bros. [...]

NEWS: Dragon*Con 2009 Pocket Program Available Now

The anticipated pocket program for this year’s Dragon*Con has finally been released. These of course include a schedule of panels and events at the con, as well as a brief description of each, and even maps of the hotels. Check it out at this link. Unfortunately there are conflicts in the scheduled performances, as there [...]

MP3: Three Quarter Ale, “The Black Spot”

Well received Ren-rockers Three Quarter Ale will be back at Dragon*Con this year. The Renaissance trio based out of Georgia is comprised of the characters Ariana Pellayle, Rosemary Quench, and Wicked Pete Speakeasy. With the sounds of a 17th century madrigal band with an affinity for piracy, Three Quarter Ale can be found at various [...]

VIDEO: The Hellblinki Sextet, “La La La”

Opening for Voltaire at this year’s Dragon*Con on Saturday night, the Asheville, NC based Hellblinki Sextet will kick off a tour lasting throughout the month of October and into November. The Hellblinki Sextet is for fans of unique music. With sounds similar to that of Gogol Bordello or The Dresden Dolls combined with their neo-cabaret [...]

VIDEO: The Ghosts Project, “War Zulu [Live at Conflux 2008]“

The Ghosts Project is the project of Dragon*Con regular and expert violinist Paul Mercer. They will be returning this year. In addition to Mercer’s sizzling violin parts, Davis Petterson’s pounding percussion keeps the music rolling. A live Ghosts Project performance is also likely to introduce a number of guest musicians. In the video below, a [...]

VIDEO: Tom Smith, “Talk Like A Pirate Day [Live at CapriCon '08]“

Another established musician in the filk scene who will be attending Dragon*Con this year is Tom Smith. With genre-hopping original compositions, the Ann Arbor-based musician puts on an fun acoustic set in his live performances. Tom Smith has been releasing albums since 1991. Amassing numerous albums since then, Tom sings about subjects including but not [...]

MP3: Leslie Fish, “Flight 93″

This year Dragon*Con will host who many consider to be the mother of filk music, Leslie Fish. Since 1963 Leslie has been writing and performing her own material. Armed with a 12-string guitar and a large discography of past work varying in topics from Star Trek to space travel to Lord of the Rings to [...]

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