CESSFEST I

AFTER OVER A YEAR OF LOOSE PLANNING AND SCHEMING, THE FIRST-EVER CESSFEST TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY (JULY 7, 2024) AT THE WEST END OF THE ASB TRAIL IN BELLINGHAM. ORGANIZED BY RILEY REASOR (OF THE SHEEN), ZACHARY ZINN (OF SOFT TEETH), AIDEN BLAU (OF ESO), AND MYSELF. THE MUSIC RAN FROM APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM TO 9:30PM DURING AN AFTERNOON OF SWELTERING HEAT WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF SHADE. PERFORMING ACTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: LILITH LUCIFER, SHELTER MUSIC (OLYMPIA, WA), JOHN ST PELVYN, SH!TOMATO (SEATTLE, WA),  FRED CRACKLIN (EASTHAMPTON, MA),  MARIE SONGER & THE PROBLEM CHILD, AND SOFT TEETH. SUPPLEMENTAL SOUNDS WERE GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON BY ENIGMATIC TRIO CHITTERING. MANY THANKS TO ALL ARTISTS, ORGANIZERS, AND ATTENDEES INVOLVED. VHS DOCUMENTATION BELOW. CESSFEST II WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 23RD.

SHELTER MUSIC

SOFT TEETH

JOHN ST. PELVYN

LOOKERS-ON