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Break out your wallet and head over to Amazon because you know you want to buy Electric Apricot: The Quest for Festeroo on DVD!

The mockumentary, from National Lampoon and first-time director Les Claypool follows Electric Apricot as they rise from obscurity to eventually play the mother of all festivals, Festeroo.

Making a film... it's a non-stop kick to the testicles.
— Les Claypool

In the spirit of Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind, Electric Apricot offers an “endearing and twisted look” at the jamband scene.

The Electric Apricot DVD doesn't come out until May 13, but if you're looking for an immediate fix, buy the Electric Apricot soundtrack. It's on sale now and includes “Hey Are You Going to Burning Man” plus 4 more original Electric Apricot songs and music by Bob Weir, Gov't Mule, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Stiff Dead Cat, Henry Thomas, and Larry LaLonde.

Organizers of the inaugural ROTHBURY Music Festival at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan announced their lineup yesterday and it's quite impressive in both diversity and stature.

Among the over 70 bands confirmed to appear on 8 stages are Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, John Mayer, 311, Modest Mouse, Primus, Snoop Dogg, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Thievery Corporation, STS9 and many more.

The events “purpose,” in case you were curious, is to “harness the unique energy of the live music community into a durable social movement” addressing climate change and clean energy alternatives. To that end, the festival will also include a Think Tank and Energy Fair.

The ROTHBURY Think Tank, curated by Stanford climatologist Dr. Stephen H. Schneider, will feature sessions and roundtables between leading scientists, scholars, writers, progressive political and corporate leaders, youth leaders, and entertainers.

ROTHBURY’s Energy Fair will let attendees get their hands on with cutting edge, sustainable technology and products.

Putting their money where there mouth is, organizers are taking steps to make ROTHBURY a near zero-waste concert through a variety of initiatives including replacing disposables with 100% compostables, recycling and composting, choosing clean energy, carbon-offsetting, and Green Ticket options.

Tickets for ROTHBURY go on sale February 27th and start at around $250 for a weekend pass.

UPDATE (July 6, 2008): Phish fan? Read about Trey, Mike and Fishman at ROTHBURY including setlist, photos, and more.