Author: TheHippieSeed
Video ~ Decibel Festival Announces 2012 Dates and Lineup
From the Decibel Festival Curator & Creative Director
“In 2003, I founded Decibel Festival with the mission to redefine underground electronic music and visual art as a unified performance medium, while establishing the Pacific Northwest as a vital hub for electronic music culture in the United States. At the time, “laptop performance” was still shrouded in mystery and most electronic music performance consisted of turntables, CDJs, and a mixer. Electronic music in America had receded from the rave boom back to small communities of loyalists caring more about the music itself than its potential to generate revenue or fan base. This has been the community that has supported Decibel from day one and I’m thrilled they are still at the heart of Decibel today.
Fast forward to 10 years and electronic music is pervasive in nearly every facet of mainstream American culture and we continue to have mixed emotions regarding this surge. As avid supporters, performers, producers, and fans of electronic music for over 20 years, we can’t help but feel nostalgic for a time when underground warehouse parties and independent record stores were the predominant outlet for electronic music discovery.
As much as the digital age has brought many advantages, it’s important to remember how we got here and what it means. It’s a balance between technology and creativity; innovation and nostalgia; popularity and obscurity. With each year I hope to build a program that encompasses all of these elements while retaining the integrity of a festival known for pushing the boundaries of both art and science.
Looking at our continued growth from our inaugural festival of 2,500 attendees in 2004 to 23,000+ attendees in 2011, I am faced with the challenge of assembling a compelling program that captures our past, present, and future. Although we’re only mid-way through announcing this year’s line-up, I believe that 2012 will be our most ambitious program. Based on the initial list of artists below we already have our most diverse program to date. This includes a strong international presence with 19 countries represented as well as 25% of the line-up featuring female artists, which is a historically high number based on other electronic music festivals.
In addition, Decibel is continuing to embrace a wide spectrum of genres, venues, and activities designed to entertain, educate, and inspire attendees regardless of age or background. 2012 festival pass holders will be treated to 34 audio/visual showcases, an outdoor event, a three-day conference, and a film festival. In addition, Decibel will be co-curating and co-producing eight after-parties and five boat-parties, none of which will conflict with the festival schedule. As you begin to look at what we have in store this year, I encourage you all to dig deep into our new website and explore a festival filled with discovery, decadence, beauty, emotion, and unbridled entertainment start to finish.”
Much more to come. Hope to see you in September!
Sean Patrick Horton, -Founder, Curator and Creative Director
Websites & Links: DBFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Looking Back at Wakarusa 2012 ~ Reviews, Videos, Photos & Audio
Reviews & Photos
- Headstash – Highlights, Reviews, Surprises & Pictures from Wakarusa 2012
- Paste Magazine – The 10 Best Moments of Wakarusa 2012
- Ozark Echo – Wakarusa 2012 in Review
- The Horn – Review/Photos: Wakarusa Music Festival 2012
- Soundfuse – 2012 Wakarusa Music Festival Part 1
- MusicMarauders.com – Wakarusa: Thursday May 31st, 2012
- Headstash – On The Road: Wakarusa Day 1
- MusicMarauders.com – Wakarusa: Friday June1st, 2012
- Headstash – On The Road: Wakarusa Day 2
- Headstash – On The Road: Wakarusa Day 3
Audio & Setlists
- Archive.org – ALO 5.31.12
- Archive.org – Railroad Earth 5.31.12
- Archive.org – Perpetual Groove 5.31.12
- LiveDownloads.com – Umphrey’s McGee 6.1.12
- Archive.org – Soulive 6.1.12
- Archive.org – Lettuce 6.1.12
- Archive.org – Blitzen Trapper 6.1.12
- Archive.org – Assembly of Dust 6.1.12
- LiveDownloads.com – Umphrey’s McGee 6.2.12
- Archive.org – Del McCoury Band 6.2.12
- Archive.org – G. Love & Special Sauce 6.2.12
Websites & Links: Wakarusa.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
Video ~ EOTO Bass Invaders Tour 2012
From EOTO
“The dynamic duo will hit the road with a fully immersive 17 foot lotus flower stage design and custom 3D-mapped projections, built to completely envelop the duo in a visual odyssey, as they slice and dice their way through their 100% live improvisation show.
Throbbing bass and thudding beats are the signatures of this project from multi-instrumentalist Michael Travis and drummer/vocalist Jason Hann. Born out of their shared love of electronic dance music, EOTO’s M.O. is to take the free-wheeling party vibe of a DJ set to the next level by using organic instruments, innovative performance technology, and uncharted musical exploration. Live drums, guitars, and keys, and vocals are mixed, remixed, and sampled on the fly using cutting-edge programs. This is all done without a script, and without a net.”
Announced Tour Dates
6/1/2012 Mountain Jam Hunter Mountain, NY6/3/2012 Wakarusa Music Festival Ozark, AR
6/8/2012 Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue, CO
6/9/2012 State Bridge Bond, CO
6/15/2012-6/17/2012 Impulse Music Festival Union Point, GA
6/16/2012 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
6/28/2012-7/1/2012 Electric Forest Music Festival Rothbury, MI
7/19/2012-7/22/2012 Horning’s Hideout North Plains, OR
8/3/2012-8/4/2012 Infrasound Music Festival Houston, MN
8/10/2012-8/12/2012 Summer Meltdown Festival Darrington, WA
8/16/2012-8/19/2012 Stereoterra Beaverton, MI
8/31/2012-9/2/2012 Electric Zoo Randall’s Island Park, NY
8/31/2012-9/2/2012 North Coast Chicago, IL
9/7/2012-9/9/2012 Catskill Chill Music Festival Hancock, NY
9/8/2012 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
9/20/2012-9/23/2012 The Werk Out Festival Thornville, OH
6/8/2012 Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue, CO
6/9/2012 State Bridge Bond, CO
6/15/2012-6/17/2012 Impulse Music Festival Union Point, GA
6/16/2012 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
6/28/2012-7/1/2012 Electric Forest Music Festival Rothbury, MI
7/19/2012-7/22/2012 Horning’s Hideout North Plains, OR
8/3/2012-8/4/2012 Infrasound Music Festival Houston, MN
8/10/2012-8/12/2012 Summer Meltdown Festival Darrington, WA
8/16/2012-8/19/2012 Stereoterra Beaverton, MI
8/31/2012-9/2/2012 Electric Zoo Randall’s Island Park, NY
8/31/2012-9/2/2012 North Coast Chicago, IL
9/7/2012-9/9/2012 Catskill Chill Music Festival Hancock, NY
9/8/2012 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
9/20/2012-9/23/2012 The Werk Out Festival Thornville, OH
Websites & Links: EOTOMusic.com | Facebook
Festivals ~ June 2012
May 31st-June 2nd
Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground in Bean Blossom, IN
Lineup: Vince Herman & Great American Taxi • Darol Anger • Larry Keel & Natural Bridge • Jamie Hartford & Friends • The Barefoot Movement • Bawn in the Mash • Branded Bluegrass • 220 Breakers • Carpenter & Clerk • Chicago Farmer • Dry Valley Gamblers • Flatland Harmony Experiment • Goldmine Pickers • Harvey Branch String Band • Henhouse Prowlers • The HillBenders • Brad Leftwich & The Hogwire Stringband • The Howling Brothers • Hyryder • Johnson’s Crossroad • Pete Kartsounes Band • Ray Lawrence Jr. • The Lulus • Lexi Len Minnich • The Mississippi Sawyers • New Old Cavalry • Colin O’Brien • Sluegrass with Nathan Blake Lynn • Ryan Spearman • The Tillers • Wayward Roots • Whiskey Bent Valley Boys • White Lightning Boys • Woodstove Flapjacks
Links: JohnHartfordMemFest.com | Facebook
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May 31st-June 3rd
Hunter Mountain Ski Resort in Hunter, NY
Lineup: Steve Winwood • Gov’t Mule • Michael Franti & Spearhead • The Roots • Ben Folds Five • The Word (ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski and North Mississippi Allstars) • Tedeschi Trucks Band • Lotus • James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem DJing • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue • Travelin’ McCoury’s (ft. Keller Williams) • Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe • Gary Clark Jr. • Dawes • Carolina Chocolate Drops • Givers • Zach Deputy • The Lee Boys • The Brew • EOTO • Anders Osborne • Break Science • Marco Benevento • Charles Bradley • Marachi El Bronx • The Simone Felice Band • Bustle In Your Hedgerow (with Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, & Scott Metzger) • Sara Watkins • Planet of the Abts • Wolf! • The Sheepdogs • Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds • Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real • Ground Up • Pedrito Martinez • Zee Avi • Aunt Martha • Kopecky Family Band • Lauren Shera • Uuncle Lucius • Connor Kennedy Band • Nigel Hall Band • American Babies • Caravan of Thieves • Matt Schofield • Delta Rae • Wyllys • Charlie Dane • Kelli Scarr • And More TBA
Links: MountainJam.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
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May 31st-June 3rd
Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, AK
Round 1: Pretty Lights • Weir, Robinson & Greene Trio • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros • G. Love & Special Sauce • Balkan Beat Box (2x) • Beats Antique • Railroad Earth (2x) • MiM0SA • SOJA (2x) • ALO • Keller Williams (2x) • Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit • The Infamous Stringdusters (2x) • Green Velvet • MartyParty • RJD2 • 12th Planet • Paper Diamond • Orgone • Papadosio • Assembly of Dust • The Moondoggies (2x) • Futurebirds • The Heavy Pets (2x) • The Sheepdogs (2x) • Opiuo • Phutureprimitive • Love and Light • Wick-It the Instigator • Govinda • Shannon McNally • Dangermuffin • Quiet Corral (2x) • Head for the Hills • Dumptuck Butterlips
Round 2: Primus • Umphrey’s McGee (2x) • Girl Talk • Fitz & the Tantrums • Del McCoury Band • Big Gigantic • Tea Leaf Green • Quixotic (2x) • Emmitt-Nershi Band (2x) • Gary Clark Jr. • Blitzen Trapper • VibeSquad (2x) • Iration • LA Riots • Toubab Krewe • Krafty Kuts & A Skillz w/Dynamic MC • That 1 Guy • Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers • Heartless Bastards • The Secret Sisters • Dirtfoot (2x) • Adventure Club • Rubblebucket (2x) • R/D (2x) • Lance Herbstrong (2x) • Nathaniel Rateliff • Virtual Boy • Monophonics • Ugly Lion • The Delta Saints (2x) • Hearts of Darkness • Mouth • Clandestine
Round 3: The Avett Brothers • Slightly Stoopid (2x) • Matisyahu • Ghostland Observatory • Tinariwen (2x) • SAVOY • Perpetual Groove (2x) • EOTO • The Travelin’ McCourys feat. Keller Williams • MarchFourth Marching Band (2x) • The Devil Makes Three • Split Lip Rayfield (2x) • Tribal Seeds • Gaelic Storm • New Monsoon (2 sets) • The Motet (2 sets) • Hot Buttered Rum (2x) • The Dirty Guvinahs • The Werks • NiT GriT • Keys N Krates • Lyrics Born (2x) • Kids These Days • Daedelus • Snarky Puppy • Michael Menert • Cordovas (2x) • The Lumineers • Gramatik • Break Science • The Floozies • Mountain Sprout (2x) • Mia Borders • Nadis Warriors • Ben Miller Band
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June 2nd & 3rd
Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, PA
Lineup: The Roots • Kid Cudi • De La Soul (Backed by The Roots) • James Murphy (DJ set) • Wale • Major Lazer • Diplo • St. Vincent • tUnE-YaRdS • Danny Brown • OCD: Moosh & Twist • Shabazz Palaces • Flosstradamus • Stretch Armstrong • The Hood Internet • Star Slinger • Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire • Kids These Days • Chill Moody • DJ Diamond Kuts
Links: Roots Picnic | OkayPlayer.com
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June 7th-10th
Manchester, Tennessee
Lineup: Radiohead • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Phish (2 sets) • The Beach Boys (ft. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks) • Bon Iver • The Avett Brothers • The Shins • Foster The People • Skrillex • Aziz Ansar • Dispatch • Feist • The Roots • Alice Cooper • SuperJam • Black Star • The Word (ft. John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North Mississippi Allstars) • Ludacris • Ben Folds Five • Flogging Molly • Spectrum Road (ft. Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John Medeski, and Vernon Reid) • Mac Miller • Childish Gambino • Major Lazer • tUnE-yArDs • Afrocubism • Flying Lotus • Umphrey’s McGee • Little Dragon • St. Vincent • City and Colour • The Civil Wars • Young The Giant • Two Door Cinema Club • Punch Brothers • NEEDTOBREATHE • Fitz & The Tantrums • Bad Brains • Yelawolf • Dawes • Battles • Danny Brown • The Black Lips • SBTRKT • Phantogram • Kendrick Lamar • Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires • The Kooks • The Joy Formidable • The Antlers • Kathleen Edwards • Mimosa • Kurt Vile & The Violators • Alabama Shakes • Das Racist • Delta Spirit • Gary Clark Jr. • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • Laura Marling • Trampled by Turtles • Mogwai • The War On Drugs • Ben Howard • Grouplove • Blind Pilot • ALO • The Devil Makes Three • White Denim • EMA • Here We Go Magic • K-Flay • The Lonely Forest • Mariachi El Bronx • Big Freedia • Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. • The Soul Rebels • Kvelertak • SOJA • Steven Bernstein’s MTO Allstars Plays Sly • Big Gigantic • Sarah Jarosz • Orgone • Darondo • Fruit Bats • Moon Taxi • More TBA
Links: Bonnaroo.com | LiveBonnaroo.com | InfoRoo.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Myspace | Flickr
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June 14th-16th
Whispering Hills in Kiel, WI
Lineup: Ifdakar • Roster McCabe • Steez • The Coop • Ultraviolet Hippopotamus • The Mustache • Soap • Useful Jenkins • The Grasshoppers • Soup • Jam Funk All-Stars • Recalcitrant • GrooveSession w/ Kim Manning of P-Funk • Undercover Organism • SLM • Fifth World • The Phry (Phish Tribute) • The New Fuse • Evergreen Grass Band • Unity…the Band • Dead Larry • Evergreen • Sean Shiel • Damn Little Matthew • Ken Tribolini • Mr. Tall Pants • the Shorts • Many surprises await you as well.
Links: Ifdakamp.com | Facebook
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June 15th & 16th
Brown Town
Izaak Walton in Michigan City, IN
Lineup: Chester Brown (2 nights) • Covert • Brainchild • Venice Gas House Trolley • Tonal Caravan • Lakeshore Vibe • Stealing the Farm • Lovers of The Sea • Tommy Thompson Band • All Good Things Band • Purple Cowboy’s • Uncle Bucket • Ron Buffington • James Cannon • And More TBA
Links: ChesterBrown.org
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June 15th-17th
Durhamtown Plantation Resort in Union Point, GA
Lineup: Papadosio • Emancipator • EOTO • The Polish Ambassador • Mindelixer • ILL Esha • Eprom • Octopus Nebula • Mochipet • EP3 • Eliot Lipp • Chronicles of the Landsquid • Fast Nasty • Bitch Please • Cry Wolf • Clicks $ Whistles • Aligning Minds • Spooky Jones • Sumilan • DEX • Intermixture • PERICLES • Magmablood • T8r(tot) • Medisin • Ancient Intelligence • Opus • Beta Minor • JuJu Beatz • Third Nature • NastyNasty • Satoru • BLKMRKT • Archnemesis • BoomBox • ZOOGMA • Minnesota • Jimkata • Up Until Now • Govinda • Crushendo • ANA SIA • Nicoluminous • VibeSquad • And More
Links: ImpulseFestival.net | Facebook
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June 16th & 17th
Clearwater
Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Lineup: Ani DiFranco • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Béla Fleck • Arlo Guthrie & The Guthrie Family • Dawes • Punch Brothers • Deer Tick • Balkan Beat Box • Donna The Buffalo • Peter Yarrow • Joanne Shenandoah The Klezmatics • Tinawiren • Tom Paxton • Raul Midón • Tom Chapin • Tim O’Brien • Aoife O’Donovan (of Crooked Still) • David Amram • And More
Links: ClearwaterFestival.org | Facebook | Flickr
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June 21st-23rd
High Country Motorcycle Camp in Ferguson, NC
Lineup: The Mantras • Robert Walter Trio • Particle • The Werks • Brothers Past • Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band • Josh Phillips Folk Festival • BIG Something • Tiny Boxes • Former Champions • Silo Effect • Native Sway • Kingator • Chasing Edison • Sanctum Sully • The Broadcast • Duende Mountain Duo • Asleep in the Weeds • Imperial Blend • Matter of Fact • Octopus • Cindercat • Electric Soul Pandemic • Sol Flo • Mac & Juice Quartet • DJ Ricochet Red
Links: MantraBash.com | Facebook
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June 21st-24th
Telluride Bluegrass
Telluride, Colorado
Lineup: John Fogerty • Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas • Sam Bush Band • John Prine • k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang • Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Béla, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan & Stuart • Yonder Mountain String Band • Béla Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio • Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers • Del McCoury Band • Leftover Salmon • O’Brien Party of Seven • Peter Rowan • Punch Brothers • Greensky Bluegrass • Della Mae • Run Boy Run • And many more still to be announced…
Links: Telluride | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter
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June 21st-24th
Hornings Hideout in North Plains, OR
Lineup: STS9 • Umphrey’s McGee (2 Sets) • Big Gigantic • MiM0sa • Ghostland Observatory • Midnite • Two Fresh • Michael Menert • Gramatik • Welder • R/D • And More TBA
Links: ReGenerationFestival.com | Facebook | YouTube | STS9.com
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June 21st-24th
Shadows Ranch in Georgetown, CO
Lineup: Tipper • Bonobo (DJ set) • Emancipator • Ott • VibeSquaD • Eskmo • Random Rab • Karsh Kale & Jamie Janover • Papadosio • ZILLA • Minnesota • Ana Sia • GRiZ • Octopus Nebula • Heyoka • ill-eshaGovinda • Stephan Jacobs • Phutureprimitive • Adham Shaikh • And More
Links: SonicBloomFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
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June 22nd-24th
4 Peaks
Rockin A Ranch in Bend, OR
Lineup: Melvin Seals and JGB • Poor Man’s Whiskey • The Mother Hips • Hot Buttered Rum • The Dead Winter Carpenters • Fruition • Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers • Pitchfork Revolution • Huckle • Alison Harris and the Barn Owls • JED
Links: 4PeaksMusic.com | Tickets
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June 23rd
Grandville Ave. in Grand Rapids, MI
Lineup: Soulive • Toubab Krewe • Seth & May and Friends • That 1 Guy • Ultraviolet Hippopotamus • The Crane Wives • Four Finger Five • Afro Zuma • The Soil and The Sun • SBC All Stars
Links: Founder Fest | FoundersBrewing.com | Facebook
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June 23rd & 24th
Randall’s Island in NYC
Lineup: Beck • Modest Mouse • Passion Pit • Duck Sauce (feat. A-Trak and Armand Van Helden) • Chromeo • Special Disco Version (James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem) • Atmosphere • Major Lazer • Explosions in the Sky • Devendra Banhart • Santigold • Big Gigantic • Cage the Elephant • Built to Spill • Penguin Prison • Walk the Moon • Art vs Science • K.Flay • Nobody Beats the Drum • Cults • Phantogram • Freelance Whales • Alberta Cross • The Jezabels • Turf War
Links: GovernorsBallMusicFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Myspace
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June 23rd & 24th
The Abbey Pub in Chicago, IL
Lineup: Strange Arrangement • DrFameus • Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey • Sexfist • Twin Cats • Ultraviolet Hippopotamus • Dopapod • Cosby Sweater • Spare Parts • Zmick • Old Shoe • My Boy Elroy • Sidewalk Chalk • Steez • Brainchild • Fresh Hops • And More TBA
Links: Stranger Danger | Strangement.com | AbbeyPub.com
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June 23rd & 24th
River’s Edge
Harriet Island in Saint Paul, MN
Lineup: Dave Matthews Band • Tool • The Flaming Lips • Brand New • Polica • Motion City Soundtrack • Puscifer • Coheed & Cambria • Diplo • Scissor Sisters • Datsik • MuteMath • Delta Spirit • Blaqstarr • Kinky • Mexican Institute of Sound • Civil Twilight • Quietdrive • An Horse • Gardens & Villa • AM & Shawn Lee • The Whigs • Hey Rosetta! • K-Flay • Yawn • Kids These Days • Yuna • The Rope
Links: RiversEdgeMusicFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter
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June 28th-30th
Bloom Heavy’s River Romp
Arrowhead Campground in Grassy, MO
Lineup: Yonder Mountain String Band • Cornmeal • Hot Buttered Rum • Split Lip Rayfield • Dirtfoot • Ben Miller Band • Tyrannosaurus Chicken • Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy • The Big Ideas • The Whistle Pigs • And More TBA
Links: BloomHeavy.com | River Romp 2012
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June 29th-July 1st
Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI
Lineup: The String Cheese Incident (3 Shows) • Bassnectar • STS9 (2 Shows) • Thievery Corporation • Girl Talk • Santigold • Steve Aoki • Ghostland Observatory • Richie Hawtin • Wolfgang Gartner • Major Lazer • The Travelin’ McCourys featuring Keller Williams • Dada Life • Big Gigantic • Datsik • Zeds Dead • Rob Garza (Of Thievery Corporation) • 12th Planet • Borgore • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • Midnite • MiMosa • EOTO • Das Racist • Reggie Watts • Paper Diamond • Beats Antique • Papadosio • Felix Cartal • Gary Clark Jr. • Balkan Beat Box • Big Freedia • Nit GriT • The Infamous Stringdusters • Nickodemus • Chali 2na & the House of Vibe • Alvin Risk • The Soul Rebels • See-I • Glass Candy • Battles • Gramatik • Elephant Revival • Ursula 1000 • Minnesota • Nobody Beats The Drum • Congo Sanchez • Fruit Bats • The M Machine • Chromatics • Pictureplane • AutoErotique • Nathaniel Rateliff • Adventure Club • Afrolicious • Virtual Boy • The Funk Ark • Franki Chan • Brothers Past • Crizzly • HOTTUB • Zoogma • CherubFrank Mitchell Jr. • The Knocks • Vau de Vire Society • Morning Teleportation • DrFameus • Robert Rich • Quixotic • Chuck Flask & Keith Kemp • DJ SOLO • Ataxia • The Crane Wives • Secrets • WALA • Human Agency • GRiZ • Nadis Warriors • Paul Basic • R/D • The Coop • And More TBA
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June 29th-July 1st
Love Fest in the Midwest
RiverWest Park in Omaha, NE
Lineup: Keller Williams • Cornmeal • Wookiefoot • David Gans • Deadman Flats • Jon Eric • Funk Trek • Blue Martian Tribe • Djem • Jerry Pranksters • The Weeping Figs • Zed Tempo • The Midland Band • Dirty River Ramblers
Links: LoveFestInTheMidwest.com | Facebook
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Go to July
Video ~ Wakarusa 2012 (Official Preview)
Wakarusa will once again return to Mulberry Mountain! The 2012 version will take place May 31st-June 3rd, with tickets going on sale December 2nd.
Filmed & Edited by Brandon Sloan (Dancing Shoes Productions).
Websites & Links: Wakarusa.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
Wakarusa ~ 2012 Lineup Announcement Round 1
Lineup: Pretty Lights • Weir, Robinson & Greene Trio • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros • G. Love & Special Sauce • Balkan Beat Box (2x) • Beats Antique • Railroad Earth (2x) • MiM0SA • SOJA (2x) • ALO • Keller Williams (2x) • Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit • The Infamous Stringdusters (2x) • Green Velvet • MartyParty • RJD2 • 12th Planet • Paper Diamond • Orgone • Papadosio • Assembly of Dust • The Moondoggies (2x) • Futurebirds • The Heavy Pets (2x) • The Sheepdogs (2x) • Opiuo • Phutureprimitive • Love and Light • Wick-It the Instigator • Govinda • Shannon McNally • Dangermuffin • Quiet Corral (2x) • Head for the Hills • Dumptuck Butterlips • Round 2 • Round 3
Websites & Links: Wakarusa.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup Announcement Round 2
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup Round 2:
Round 1 • Primus • Umphrey’s McGee (2x) • Girl Talk • Fitz & the Tantrums • Del McCoury Band • Big Gigantic • Tea Leaf Green • Quixotic (2x) • Emmitt-Nershi Band (2x) • Gary Clark Jr. • Blitzen Trapper • VibeSquad (2x) • Iration • LA Riots • Toubab Krewe • Krafty Kuts & A Skillz w/Dynamic MC • That 1 Guy • Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers • Heartless Bastards • The Secret Sisters • Dirtfoot (2x) • Adventure Club • Rubblebucket (2x) • R/D (2x) • Lance Herbstrong (2x) • Nathaniel Rateliff • Virtual Boy • Monophonics • Ugly Lion • The Delta Saints (2x) • Hearts of Darkness • Mouth • Clandestine • Round 3
Websites & Links: Wakarusa.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
Video ~ Mountain Jam 2012 (Preview)
From MountainJamFest on YouTube
“Mountain Jam returns to Hunter Mountain, NY May 31 – June 3, 2012! Limited Pre-sale tickets available at 10am on Tuesday 11/15 through Friday 11/18 at MountainJam.com.”
Websites & Links: MountainJam.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup Announcement Round 3
Announced Lineup: Round 1 • Round 2 • The Avett Brothers • Slightly Stoopid (2x) • Matisyahu • Ghostland Observatory • Tinariwen (2x) • SAVOY • Perpetual Groove (2x) • EOTO • The Travelin’ McCourys feat. Keller Williams • MarchFourth Marching Band (2x) • The Devil Makes Three • Split Lip Rayheld (2x) • Tribal Seeds • Gaelic Storm • New Monsoon (2 sets) • The Motet (2 sets) • Hot Buttered Rum (2x) • The Dirty Guvinahs • The Werks • NiT GriT • Keys N Krates • Lyrics Born (2x) • Kids These Days • Daedelus • Snarky Puppy • Michael Menert • Cordovas (2x) • The Lumineers • Gramatik • Break Science • The Floozies • Mountain Sprout (2x) • Mia Borders • Nadis Warriors • Ben Miller Band
Websites & Links: Wakarusa.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
Video ~ Mountain Jam Announces 2012 Initial Lineup
The annual Mountain Jam Festival has just released their initial lineup for 2012. Mountain Jam VIII is set for May 31st-June 3rd and will again be held at Hunter Mountain in Hunter, NY. Tickets are on sale now: 3 day pass – $150, with camping – $180, and camping & Thurs pre-party -$199.
Announced Lineup: Steve Winwood • Gov’t Mule • Michael Franti & Spearhead • The Roots • Ben Folds Five • The Word (ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski and North Mississippi Allstars) • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue • Travelin’ McCoury’s (ft. Keller Williams) • Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe • Gary Clark Jr. • Dawes • Carolina Chocolate Drops • Givers • Zach Deputy • The Lee Boys • The Brew • EOTO • Anders Osborne • Break Science • Marco Benevento • Charles Bradley • Marachi El Bronx • Bustle In Your Hedgerow (with Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, & Scott Metzger) • Sara Watkins • Planet of the Abts • Wolf! • The Sheepdogs • Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds • Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real • Ground Up • Pedrito Martinez • Zee Avi • Aunt Martha • Kopecky Family Band • Lauren Shera • Uuncle Lucius • Connor Kennedy Band • And More TBA
Websites & Links: MountainJam.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Video ~ #ReGENERATION (Trailer)
From ReGENERATIONtheMovie
“The latest trailer for the award-winning documentary film that explores the galvanizing forces behind the Occupy Movement and the state of social activism among today’s youth. Narrated by Ryan Gosling, the film features leading social movement experts including Noam Chomsky, Adbusters’ Kalle Lasn and the late Howard Zinn, as well as influential cultural activists including Talib Kweli with an original score by Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9).
Produced by Anonymous Content’s Matt DeRoss and Engine 7 Films’ Joel and Jeremy Goulder. Directed by Phillip Montgomery.
This is an Uprising! Get involved at ReGENERATION-theMovie.com for exclusive content and info about theatrical screenings in your area this spring. #ReGENERATION.”
Websites & Links: ReGeneration-TheMovie.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Hyperion Music & Arts Festival Announces Dates and Lineup: Papadosio, Future Rock, Twin Cats & More
From HyperionFestival.com
“In September the Midwestern music festival circuit gains a new gem. On the comfortable, picturesque 55-acre Stable Studios farm in Spencer, IN, Herm Productions presents the Hyperion Music & Arts Festival. This festival site has a great history, having held the Wuhnurth Festival and Stable Studios Festival the past two summers. But this year, these grounds will be taken to a new level by the visual artistic brilliance of the Herm Productions crew.
Hyperion is one of the twelve Greek Titan Gods: the Lord of Light. So expect the heavy hitting lineup of 35+ jam and electronic artists to be boldly illuminated with mind-bending amounts of lighting design and visual art from over 30 artists. Festival season is coming to a close in high style this year: Hyperion Music & Arts Festival has arrived.”
Announced Artists: Papadosio • Future Rock • The Twin Cats • Ultraviolet Hippopotamus • The Coop • Eumatik • Skeetones • The New Old Cavalry • Midwest Hype • Fresh Hops • Embryonic Fluid • The Mundies • Mutiny • Megan Maudlin • And More TBA
Websites & Links: HyperionFestival.com | Facebook | StableStudios.net
Free Download ~ “Triggology” by Arpetrio
From Arpetrio.com
“Arpetrio is a breath of fresh air for the live electronic scene. Their sound is one of a kind and draws from a broad range of influence while always staying true to themselves and their music. This dynamic three piece has been extensively touring the east coast from Boston to Miami and everything in between. Described by fans as “pushing the boundaries of electronica, jazz and jam music,” The band strives on a diverse sound that encapsulates the most popular and modern trends of electronic music.
Arpetrio consists of guitarist/keyboardist Alex Mindermann, Bassist Trent Little, and drummer Wes Taylor. The combination of raw creativity with years of classical training has allowed this band to push the envelope more and more. Arpetrio combines the precision of a DJ with the vivid expression of a live band creating an unparalleled fusion experience. The pulsing bass beats combined with the technology of laptops and sophisticated production tools, result in the finest elements of jam, electronica, jazz-fusion, trip-hop, and psychedelic music.
This three piece powerhouse is no stranger to the finest in electronic music, sharing the stage with acts such as Shpongle, Zach Deputy, Nappy Roots, Eliot Lipp, EOTO, RJD2, Eskmo, Future Rock, Toubab Krewe, Nosaj Thing, Signal Path, Papadosio, and Zoogma. They have been seen across the east coast playing festivals like Trinumeral, Rootwire, The Werk Out, Dexfest and can be seen at the upcoming Gnarnia Festival. Audiences can feel the energy from each successive beat and are forced to move their feet. With each show, Arpetrio continues to experiment with new combinations of technology and musicianship resulting in a wildly unique experience every time.”
Websites & Links: Arpetrio.com | Facebook | Bandcamp
