Eye Heart SF, the group that's put on events like last year's Wintersalt music festival, is hoping to bring Summersalt, its warm-weather festival, back to S.F. this year. But with a twist: The plan is to get fans to help put on what they say will be the first-ever crowdfunded music festival.
It's an ambitious idea, especially without announcing a lineup or a venue for the Sept. 14 event. Organizer Anthony Black says he has a spot in mind that will allow for a block party-style festival, and is in talks with performers. The $15,000 he's hoping to raise on the Crowdtilt site before the end of the month won't cover all the production costs, but it will be a crucial boost to the effort. After launching on Thursday morning, the effort has already raised over $5,000 -- nearly one-third of the way toward its goal.
Prepare yourselves everybody -- and we do mean everybody that ever leaves the house, goes shopping, or comes into the vicinity of a radio -- for you are about to spend the rest of the summer with a sickly-sweet, yet somehow incredibly bland pop song from Ms. Britney Spears ringing in your ears.
