It's hard to introduce Olivia, as she is the unofficial Queen of Live Music in Southeast Texas, and it's rare to meet anyone who hasn't rocked out at a show she's booked. Olivia has worked tirelessly to bring awesome touring bands to Beaumont; first to her house/art gallery/live music venue/living art installation, as...
Chase Kiker is 2016's Director, taking over the reigns from Bryan Lee, who has been a part of the festival since 2010. But the real story here is Chase: it's quite a meteoric rise from serving as a projectionist at the 2014 festival. Even after being accidentally locked into a film venue during his...
In case you didn't know, BoomFest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, run by a group of very dedicated film and music lovers. Our goals have primarily been to 1) put on an awesome film & music festival, 2) have fun, and 3) save our panic attacks until after the festival ends. So far, we've...
[caption id="attachment_1888" align="alignleft" width="300"] We'll let this image serve as a hint of what's to come in 2016.[/caption] Planning for the 9th Annual Boomtown Film and Music Festival is well underway, so we wanna make sure your calendars are ready: February 25 - 27, 2016. Plug it in. We'll wait. Ok, got that scheduled? Good....