According to Michael Patrick Welch, Noizefest is indeed going to happen on Saturday, May 3rd (noon ’til 5am Sunday morning) at 609 Lesseps St. They need artists to play alongside those who’ve already committed: Rob Cambre, DJ Twist, Mikroshards, Vargr Wulf, Quintron, Ratty Scurvics, Paint With Music, Ray Bong, Dave Hyman (of Triple Delight), the dude from HateMoms, PinkySquish (Dan from Chef Menteur), LOID (Dan from New Moon).

Says Welch: “

Personally, in my experience, NOIZEFEST is the only event in the city that celebrates a scene more than its individual components. Really, there is no real SCENE of anything in New Orleans. There are certain New Orleans people and entities that good times revolve around, so tons of us show up, sure. But a real SCENE is something in which EVERYONE is (almost) EQUALLY important. HELP SUPPORT NOIZEFEST AND HELP SUPPORT THE UNDERGROUND NON-TRADITIONAL MUSIC SCENE.”

If you’re interested in playing or helping some other way, e-mail Michael Welch here.