As someone who used to organize and promote local music festivals starring dozens of little-or-unknown acts, I'm a big, big fan of promoting and celebrating bands with a fervent local fan base, so as I say, a local festival is awesome, and I applaud the city for doing so.

But, again, I think that booking a local-music fest against two established, popular, long-running festivals is a terrible idea, and I fear will give the impression that festivals of local music aren't well attended. I wish they'd give it a different weekend so it could be enjoyed on its own terms, not as an alternative to HONK and Oktoberfest.