MACROCK

MACROCK, formerly known as The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (or MACRoCk), is an annual music conference held in the downtown area of Harrisonburg, Virginia the first weekend of April annually since 1997. It features local, regional, national, and occasionally international musical acts as well as a music label exposition and panels addressing issues of the media, music, DIY projects, and the independent music scene.

MACROCK
Antonia Begonia on accordion at Little Grill Collective in Harrisonburg VA
MACRoCk 2009
AbbreviationMACROCK
FormationApril 1, 1997 (1997-04-01)
TypeNot-for-profit
Purposegive underground, indie, punk, and metal exposure and publicity
HeadquartersHarrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.
Region served
Virginia
Official language
English
head coordinator
Chelsea Goodspeed
Main organ
committee
Parent organization
originally organized by 88.7FM WXJM
Affiliationsformerly James Madison University
Volunteers
10
Websitemacrockva.org

References
  1. "The history of MACROCK". WXJM. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. Necci, Marilyn Drew (2014-03-13). "MACRoCk Is Still Awesome, And It's Happening In Harrisonburg In Three Weeks". RVA Mag. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. Knupp, Jeremiah (2013-04-02). "MACRoCk Festival: The re-birth of Harrisonburg's best music festival". Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  4. Mertens, Shelby (2019-03-30). "MACROCK Enters 22nd Year". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. "MACROCK". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. "Bands". MACROCK. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  7. Lambert, Jeff (2006-04-10). "MACrock 'n' roll". American University. Retrieved 2008-02-25. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Bredimus, Kate (2002-04-09). "The MACRoCk Diaries". Richmond.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-03-27. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "MACRocK 2010 - Urban Outfitters - Blog". blog.urbanoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  10. Breihan, Tom. "Festivals in Brief: Super Mon Amour Festival, MACRoCk, Middle of the Map Fest, Dazed Live". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  11. "WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2 Raleigh blog". WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2 Raleigh blog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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