Boomtown Film and Music Festival

The Boomtown Film and Music Festival is a film and music festival held in Beaumont, Texas annually.^[1]^[2] It was established in 2008 after the Spindletop Film Festival was discontinued in 2006.^[3] The festival encompasses the entire Southeast Texas region. It is held at various businesses in Downtown Beaumont like the Art Studio, Jefferson Theatre, Crockett Street and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas.

History

2009 line up

Bands
ADAM DAVID AND THE FREEWHEELERS
ASHLYNN IVY
BLANKBERRY
COUSIN PHELPY
DAYLIGHT BROADCAST
DEARLY BELOVED
ECHOLANE
EXIT THE SUN
FATHERS AGAINST PARADES
GONZO SIRENS
JUDAS FEET
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
THE LOCH
MIKE TRUTH & THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
KNUCKLE DEEP
RADIO REVIVAL
THE SCRAPS
THE SHAMMIES
SOURMASH
SOUTHERN EMBERS
THE STATEMENT
WE WERE WOLVES
WEREDRAGON SCHOLARS
THE WINTER DANCE PARTY

Films

2010 line up

Bands
Double Knucle Band
David Lee Kaiser
Chris Dozier
Good Old Boys
Zacharias Silas
Hello Chief
Till We're Blue or Destroy
DJ Tanner
White Sails
Closet Drama
The Shammies
Rocky Moon and Bolt
Scott H. Biram
Ultrasuede

Films

External links

City of Beaumont

Counties	Jefferson Orange Hardin

Businesses	ExxonMobil Jason's Deli City of Beaumont Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Port of Beaumont Entergy Conn's Ohmstede Limited

Education	Higher education: Lamar University Lamar Institute of Technology Primary and secondary education: Beaumont Independent School District West Brook High School

Community events and culture	Downtown Beaumont South Texas State Fair Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest Boomtown Film and Music Festival Crockett Street Dog Jam Babe Didrikson Zaharias Gusher Marathon People From Beaumont

Landmarks	Montagne Center Vincent–Beck Stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium Ford Park Hotel Beaumont Julie Rogers Theater Spindletop Jefferson Theatre Beaumont Commercial District

Parks and preserves	Beaumont Botanical Gardens Beaumont Country Club Big Thicket National Preserve Village Creek State Park McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges Sea Rim State Park

Bodies of water	Neches River Sabine River Gulf of Mexico Village Creek

Museums	Art Museum of Southeast Texas Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum Beaumont Art League Beaumont Police Department Museum Chambers House Clifton Steamboat Museum Dishman Art Museum Edison Museum Fire Museum of Texas French Home Trading Post Jefferson County Historical Commission Mini-Museum McFaddin-Ward House Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum Texas Energy Museum List of museums in East Texas

References

↑ "Boomtown Festival Official Site". Retrieved 11 August 2010.
↑ "Boomtown Festival Beaumont Enterprise Article". Retrieved 11 August 2010.
↑ "Boomtown Festival Texas Film Article". Retrieved 11 August 2010.