The DC Music Fest is celebrating the wealth and diversity of music talent in the Nations Capital. The all new DC Music Fest showcases the next generation of DC area music talent, as well as established acts, across all music genres in one day. The inaugural event will take place next May, 7th, 2011. Uniting a stellar array of bands, DJs and singer-songwriters across multiple genres, DC Music Fest connects the best of Washington, DCs music scene into one cohesive event. Headline acts include Billboard World Song Contest Winners Honor By August and experimental hip-hop band Restoring Poetry in Music (RPM), with support from blues quintet Kelly Bell Band and hard rockers Along Those Lines. Guinness Battle of the Bands winner The Chris Collat Band will be opening the festival after competing against 16 other local bands to win the chance to perform. Full info can be found at www.dcmusicfest.com.