Life Is Beautiful Festival, Downtown Las Vegas Music Showcase, Set for June 2013

Life Is Beautiful Festival presents its fifth showcase in a series of monthly musical events, geared towards providing a platform for the best musicians in the Las Vegas Valley. Each month, the festival hosts free local concerts at varying Downtown Las Vegas venues with the intent of showcasing and selecting a few homegrown acts to play at the highly-anticipated festival this fall. Attendees of the June Showcase will enjoy a night of rocking rhythms and moving musicianship, as well a $5 beer and shot special at Downtown Las Vegas' popular spot, Beauty Bar.

WHO: The June Showcase will feature the sounds of:

Kid Meets Cougar- This duo is an "electro-organic" A/V collaboration. During live performances, Courtney and Brett multitask on multiple instruments, trade vocal duties, and trigger home-made projection mapped videos to accompany their special brand of tuneful, loop-friendly electro-pop. This will be the group's first local show since June 2012.

Twin Brother- This Las Vegas bred experimental band pulls influence from bands like Fugazi, Flying Lotus, Aphex Twin, Mac DeMarco, Tortoise, Burial, Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective.

XNY- XNY duo Pam and Jacob met in Boston while attending Berkley School of Music. They break genre boundaries, and create a unique and palatable sound that is a combination of passion and simplicity. Half of the group, Jacob, is a Las Vegas born native who graduated from Green Valley High School in 2008.

Cinemetric- Formed at the Las Vegas Academy, the self-produced visual/instrumental musical group is a regular many First Friday events, and have even played throughout France

Trevor and The Joneses- Formed in early 2012, this Las Vegas bred rock 'n' roll band has already played over 50 shows. Their sound has been influenced by bands like Oasis, Nada Surf and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

The Pax Trend- The Las Vegas indie rock band has been performing since 2009 and draw musical influence from bands like The Beatles and The Strokes.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Doors at 6 pm

Performances from 7 pm - 12 am

WHERE: Beauty Bar

517 Fremont St # A
Las Vegas, NV 89101

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