BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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March 11, 2008

Heritage Festival = no go

Bad news for those looking forward to a revived Heritage Festival. The weekend-long, multi-genre music festival that kicked off in 1994 won't be happening this year. The Heritage Festival was slated for May 31 - June 1 at River Walk Park in West Sacramento, but construction on the new headquarters for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System has roads blocked near the festival's site.

It's another whammy for the Heritage Festival. The event was scaled down and moved to the Sacramento Horsemen's Club in 2006 after flooding at River Walk Park. The Heritage Festival was then silent in 2007 after problems in securing permits.

Mike Balma, the festival's director, looked for alternative sites this year, but to no luck.

"We looked at Gibson Ranch (where the festival was held in 2001 and 2002), but they had a corporate party out there that weekend," says Balma. "Our organization was ready to go this year, but we're gearing up for next year."

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