Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival

A true 5 star independent underground music festival, the VoV is now in its 11^th year. I first attended this ultra cool, original underground grass roots music festival in March 2009 — it was in its sixth season.
The brain child of local legend Bill Solleder, what started out as an outlet for local and area talents has grown into a vibrant festival with dozens upon dozens of acts from all around the world performing over multiple days and locations and drawing venue goers of all ages in the thousands. Most shows are all ages welcome.
Held at several venues now within the city, it all goes back to it’s starting point — the low key arts building — a dark green industrial two story building with a red door, that sits off Arbor nestled up against the side of Hot Springs mountain.
This unassuming concrete structure, for a week in the spring, becomes the hub for this eclectic and awesome event. The days always start off pretty easy and mellow, with blue grass, instrumental or chamber music for example early and builds in intensity throughout the day, the groups or acts during the evening hours are usually more rock and alternative and definitely louder!
Since it’s beginning it has been a volunteer driven event — where many community members have worked and helped support this amazing event every year since it’s inception. And each year, it grows more adds more talent and more people find out about this awesome festival.
Great independent music of all kinds, over a week in mid March (always the week of spring break there), with good food, cold beer, trail shows, cool venues to listen and enjoy said music at and lots of really nice folks for helping out — the VoV — the way an underground independent music festival should be…
Well worth the effort to attend — buy your event wrist band early and make to journey to the Valley of the Vapors.
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