Festivals ~ August 2012
August 2nd-5th
Ranch Del Rio, CO
Lineup: Railroad Earth (2 sets) • Nershi’s Joint Set • Elephant Revival (Sat & Sun) • The Contribution • Honkytonk Homeslice • Poor Man’s Whiskey • Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real • Todd Sheaffer • Danny Barnes • The Drunken Hearts feat. Tim Carbone & Law • The Grant Farm • Dead Winter Carpenters • Bonfire Dub • Nathan Moore • Fruition • And More
Links: YarmonyGrass.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
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August 3rd-5th
Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, CA
Lineup: Michael Franti & Spearhead • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars • Baka Beyond • Hot Buttered Rum • The Pimps Of Joytime • David Lindley • Orgone • Rupda & The April Fishes • SambaDa • Indubious • Afromassive • MaMuse • Clan Dyken • Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi • Qawwali Ensemble • Absynth Quintet • Dirt Floor Band • The Freys • And More TBA
Links: TheGaiaFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 3rd-5th
Lollapalooza
Grant Park in Chicago, IL
Grant Park in Chicago, IL
Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers • The Black Keys • Black Sabbath • Jack White • Florence + the Machine • At The Drive-In • Bassnectar • Avicii • The Shins • Justice • Passion Pit • Kaskade • The Weeknd • Sigur Ros • Bloc Party • Calvin Harris • Miike Snow • The Afghan Whigs • M83 • Franz Ferdinand • Frank Ocean • Nero • J. Cole • Knife Party • Childish Gambino • Delta Spirit • Santigold • Metric • Zeds Dead • The Temper Trap • Wale • Big Gigantic • Die Antwoord • Dawes • Tune-Yards • Skream & Benga • The Head & the Heart • The Big Pink • Twin Shadow • The Tallest Man on Earth • Toro Y Moi • fun. • Little Dragon • Dr. Dog • Of Monsters And Men • Gary Clark Jr. • Alabama Shakes • The Gaslight Anthem • SBTRKT • Amadou & Mariam • Porter Robinson • The Walkmen • Tame Impala • Sub Focus • Band of Skulls • JJ Grey & Mofro • Madeon • Neon Indian • Zedd • Dum Dum Girls • Paper Diamond • Washed Out • Aloe Blacc • Trampled by Turtles • Bear in Heaven • Blind Pilot • Chairlift • The Black Angels • Yellow Ostrich • GIVERS • Polica • Bombay Bicycle Club • Sharon Van Etten • White Rabbits • Doomtree • Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis • The Devil Makes Three • Orchard Lounge • Anamanaguchi • First Aid Kit • Wax • Fidlar • JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound • The Sheepdogs • Moon Taxi • And More
Links: Lollapalooza.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
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August 9th-12th
Hornings Hideout in North Plains, OR
Lineup: Yonder Mountain String Band (3 Nights) • 7 Walkers feat. Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, George Porter, Jr, Matt Hubbard • New Riders of the Purple Sage • Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe • Greensky Bluegrass • Elephant Revival • Jeff Austin & Friends • Darol Anger & The Fury feat. Sharon Gilchrist, Maeve Gilchrist, Emmy Phelps & Rushad Eggleston • Tony Furtado • Joy Kills Sorrow • The California Honeydrops • Shook Twins • The Deadly Gentlemen • Dead Winter Carpenters • Windy Hill • Scott Law • The Blackberry Bushes Stringband • Pete Kartsounes Band • Fruition String Band • matt hubbard • Danny Barnes & Scratch Track Gospel Show • Banjokillers
Links: StringSummit.com | Facebook
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August 9th-12th
North Carolina
Lineup: 7 Walkers • Papadosio • Paper Diamond • Afroman • Beats Antique • Break Science • Emancipator • The Gift of Gab • Toubab Krewe • Zoogma • Gramatik • Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band • Ott • The Polish Ambassador • Eskamo • Eliot Lipp • Midnite • Heyoka • Easy Star Allstars • VibeSquaD • Mark Farina • Rising Appalachia • 12th Planet • Tipper • And More TBA
Links: GnarniaTheFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 10th & 11th
Explore Brown County in Nashville, IN
Lineup: UV Hippo • Twin Cats • Shaggy Wonda • The Main Squeeze • Elephant Quiz • Jaik Willis • Howard, Lewis, and Lovins • The Wheel • 3rd Eye Visionaries • Megan Maudlin • Mikial Robertson • Ladymoon • And More TBA
Links: Green-StockMusicFest.com | Facebook
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August 10th-12th
Snow Ridge Ski Resort in Turin, NY
Lineup: moe. • Umphrey’s McGee • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals • Galactic • North Mississippi Allstars Duo • The Wood Brothers • Kyle Hollingsworth Band • Marco Benevento • Everyone Orchestra • SOJA • Timbre Coup • Aqueous • And More
Links: Moedown.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 10th-12th
Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA
Lineup: Stevie Wonder • Metallica • Neil Young & Crazy Horse • Jack White • Foo Fighters • Beck • Skrillex • Sigur Ros • Justice • Norah Jones • Dispatch • The Kills • Regina Spektor • Passion Pit • Andrew Bird • Grandaddy • Big Boi • Bloc Party • Explosions In The Sky • Franz Ferdinand • MSTRKRFT • Rebelution • Die Antwoord • Fitz and The Tantrums • Portugal. The Man • Amadou & Mariam • Wolfgang Gartner • Fun. • Dr. Dog • The Walkmen • Washed Out • City and Colour • Two Gallants • Of Monsters and Men • Mimosa • Alabama Shakes • Reggie Watts • Trampled By Turtles • Tame Impala • Jovanotti • The Be Good Tanyas • Geographer • Sharon Van Etten • Yacht • Sean Hayes • Bomba Estereo • Dirty Dozen Brass Band • Big Gigantic • Thee Oh Sees • Wallpaper • Tennis • Zola Jesus • White Denim • Allen Stone • The M Machine • Michael Kiwanuka • Tanlines • Father John Misty • Electric Guest • Caveman • Yellow Ostrich • Papa • Honey Island Swamp Band • Animal Kingdom
Links: SFOutsideLands.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Myspace
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August 10th-12th
Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA
Lineup: The Allman Brothers Band • Zac Brown Band • Tedeschi Trucks Band • O.A.R. • Warren Haynes Band • Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band • Railroad Earth • Blackberry Smoke • Dark Star Orchestra • The Wailers • Robert Randolph and the Family Band • Blind Boys of Alabama • Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • Trigger Hippy • Toubab Krewe • Grimace Federation • Tauk • Cabinet • MiZ • And More TBA
Links: ThePeachMusicFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 10th-12th
Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater in Darrington, WA
Lineup: Beats Antique • Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe • EOTO • Blitzen Trapper • The True Spokes • Vicci Martinez • Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real • Kraddy • Elephant Revival • Pickwick • VibeSquaD • Mr Rogers • The Moondoggies • Acorn Project • Five Alarm Funk • Polecat • El Ten Eleven • Ha Ha Tonka • That 1 Guy • Skerik’s Bandalabra • Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons • Current Swell • Hot Bodies in Motion • Polyrhythmics • Dead Winter Carpenters • Kore Ionz • Medium Troy • AgesandAges • And More TBA
Links: SummerMeltdown.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 16th-19th
Kaeppner’s Woods in Logan, Ohio
Round 1: Papadosio (3 sets) • Ott • Random Rab • Dopapod • Phutureprimitive • Rising Appalachia • Chris Dyer • Govinda • The Malah • Totemical • Akara • Koan • Kaminanda • Bird of Prey • Geoglyphiks • Nadis Warriors • Kyrstyn Pixton • Deaf Scene • Dixon’s Violin • Silo Effect • Telesma • Michael Garfield • pH Factor • Andrew Wagner • Cope • Sweet Melis • Mazeguider • The Manhattan Project • Azura • Rae Vena • Tom Reed
Round 2: Chali 2na and the House of Vibe • See – I (featuring members of Thievery Corporation) • DubConscious • Snarky Puppy • Signal Path • UV Hippo • Damn Right • BioDiesel • Futexture • The Coop • Consider the Source • Sonmi • Eumatik • Third Nature • Skeetones • Sumilan • Sassafraz • Amarru • Jones 4 Revival • Srikalogy • Amanda Sage • Roman Vilagrana • Krystleyez • Randal Roberts • Josh Audiss • Andy Reed • Morgan Mandala • Emily Kell • Sarah Tracy
Links: RootwireFestival.com | Facebook | Myspace | Papadosio.com
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August 16th-19th
Beaverton, MI
Lineup: Lucero • RJD2 • The Werks • ZOOGMA • The Mantras • Up Until Now • Robotic Pirate Monkey • Torro Torro • Tittsworth • The Spring Standards • GRiZ • Bad Buka • Mieka Pauley • The Coop • SunSets North • The Hillary Reynolds Band • Freddy Todd • CrushEndo • And More
Links: StereoTerra.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 17th-19th
Manistee National Forest in Wellston, MI
Lineup: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers • 7 Walkers • Greensky Bluegrass • Strange Arrangement • The Macpodz • Seth and May • BoomBox • Rachael Davis • Airborne or Aquatic • The Crane Wives • Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellies • The Ragbirds • The Twin Cats • UV Hippo • Cosby Sweater • Luke Winslow King & The Ragtime Millionaires • Graham Parsons & The Double Phelix Players • Naive Melodies plays Talking Heads • Garrett Borns • And More
Links: Hoxeyville.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter
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August 17th-19th
Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains
Lineup: Galactic • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • Orgone • RAC • The Pimps of Joytime • Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds • Bustle In The Hedgerow • The Main Squeeze • And More TBA
Links: EquiFunk.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter
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August 17th-19th
A Bear’s Picnic
Lincoln Park in Laurelton, PA
Lineup: Mickey Hart Band • 7 Walkers (feat Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, Matt Hubbard & George Porter Jr) • New Riders of the Purple Sage • Melvin Seals & JGB Band • David Gans • Cabinet • MiZ • Waylon Speed • McMule • Willie Jack & the Northern Light • Dr Sloth Claw • Stackabones • Dirk Quinn Band • Mysterytrain • Ikebe Shakedown • Viral Sound • Flux Capacitor • Funktional Flow • The Kind Buds • Psychedelphia • And More TBA
Links: ABearsPicnic.com | Facebook
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August 17th-19th
Fletch Fest
Snow Ridge Ski Resort in Turin, NY
Lineup: New Riders of the Purple Sage • SLUG with Lindsey Dombeck • And Many More Local Musicians
Links: FletchFest.com | Facebook
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August 23rd-26th
Camp Barefoot 6
Camp Hidden Meadows in Bartow, WV
Camp Hidden Meadows in Bartow, WV
Lineup: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe • Ghostland Observatory • Keller Williams • Dumpstaphunk • Kyle Hollingsworth Band with The Motet Horn Ensemble • Pimps of Joytime • Future Rock • Zach Deputy (2 nights) • Rubblebucket • The Motet • The Werks • Archnemesis • Zoogma • Brothers Past • Juno What?! • That 1 Guy • The Mantras (2 nights) • Big Daddy Love (2 nights) • American Babies • Dopapod • UV Hippo • Quiver • Jesse Chong Band (2 nights) • Euforquestra • Segway (2 nights) • Former Champions (2 nights) • Silo Effect (2 nights) • The Big Payback “James Brown Tribute” • Skydog “Allman Brothers Band Tribute” • Bryan Elijah Smith & The Wild Hearts • Buzz Universe • The Kings of Belmont • Sanctum Sully (2 nights) • The Native Sway • Savi Fernandez Band • The Boatmen • Second Self • The Judy Chops (3 nights) • WoodWork • Potent Sync • Tiny Boxes • The Air Circus • Crucial Elements (2 nights) • Antero • Family Tree • KinGator • Pigeons Playing Ping Pong • Yesterday’s Gravy • Sol Flo (2 nights) • Octopus • The People’s Blues of Richmond • Black Girls • The Dharma Initiative • Deaf Scene • Imperial Blend • Matter Of fact • Hype Science • Mac & Juice Quartet • Hound Dog Hill • Barling & Collins • Sarah Lynna & The Misfit Toys • Good Times Marching Band • The Slomski Cabaret
Links: CampBarefoot.org | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Myspace
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August 24th & 25th
Mint Green
Salem County Fairgrounds in Woodstown, NJ
Lineup: Two Fresh • BoomBox • Archnemesis • DrFameus • ZOOGMA • The Malah • The Indobox • Wobblesauce • Laser Sex • Horizon Wireless • Speakerbot • Sonkin • Agobi Project • Ordan vs. Jakels • And More TBA
Links: MintGreenFestival.com | Facebook
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August 24th-26th
Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, WI
Friday – August 24th, 2012: Big Gigantic • Zeds Dead • Cloud Cult • PANTyRAiD • Yelawolf • Emancipator • RJD2 w/ Break Science • Bassjackers • Prof • David Jones • GRiZ • Two Fresh • Future Rock • Natty Nation • Gentlemen Hall • Steez • Tugg • Jesse Jamz • Get your Friday tix here: http://bit.ly/SummerFRI
Saturday – August 25th, 2012: Umphrey’s McGee • NaS • Excision Matt & Kim • MSTRKRFT • Araabmuzik • Bingo Players • Mimosa • Gabriel & Dresden • Solid Gold • Nit Grit • White Panda • Tea Leaf Green • Jack Trash • Rooster McCabe • Mr MFN eXquire • Cherub • New Reb • Cranberry Show • Get your Saturday tix here: http://bit.ly/SummersSAT
Sunday – August 26th, 2012: Pretty Lights • Black Star • Lotus • Infected Mushroom • Rebelution • Paper Diamond • Mat Zo • Timeflies • Super Mash Bros • Bonobo (DJ Set) • Claude VonStroke • Hirshee • John Brown’s Body • Stratus • ESP Woody • Sovereign Sect • DJ Abilities • Big Wu • F. Stokes • Van Ghost • Artifacts • Get your Sunday tix here: http://bit.ly/SummerSUN
Links: SummerSetFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter
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August 24th-26th
Grandfather Mountain Campground in Boone, NC
Lineup: Railroad Earth (2 Sets) • Dr. Dog • Sam Bush • JJ Grey & Mofro • Greensky Bluegrass • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band • Futurebirds • The Hackensaw Boys • Holy Ghost Tent Revival • Larry Keel & Natural Bridge • The Black Lillies • Rose’s Pawn Shop • Naked Gods • Salemspeaks
Links: MusicOnTheMountaintop | Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo
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August 24th-26th
Nederland, Colorado
Lineup: Jimmy Herring Band • Kyle Hollingsworth Band • Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band • Great American Taxi • New Monsoon • Grant Farm • And More TBA
Links: Nedfest.com | Facebook
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August 25th & 26th
LouFest
Forest Park in St. Louis, MO
Lineup: The Flaming Lips • Girl Talk • Phantogram • Dinosaur Jr. • Dr. Dog • Dawes • Son Valt • Cults • Cotton Mather • Little Barrie • Hacienda • Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltson • TheeSatisfaction • King Tuff • Sleepy Kitty • Pernikoff Brothers
Links: LouFest.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
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August 25th & 26th
Ride Festival
Telluride Town Park in Telluride, CO
Lineup: Big Head Todd and the Monsters • Ben Harper • Los Lobos • JJ Grey & Mofro • North Mississippi Allstars • The Lumineers • The Wood Brothers • James McMurtry • David Lindley • Nathaniel Rateliff • Matthew Curry • And More TBA
Links: RideFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud
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August 31st-September 2nd
Legend Valley in Thornville, OH
Lineup: Dark Star Orchestra • Mickey Hart Band • 7 Walkers • Keller Williams • Great American Taxi • Jorma Kaukonen • Infamous Stringdusters • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • Donna the Buffalo • Donna Jean Godchaux Band w/Jeff Mattson • Perpetual Groove • BoomBox • Cornmeal • Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad • The Ragbirds • David Gans • Jahman Brahman • Rumpke Mountain Boys • The Spikedrivers • The Folkadelics • The Floorwalkers • The Ark Band • And More TBA
Links: DarkStarJubilee.com | DarkStarOrchestra.net
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August 31st-September 2nd
Union Park in Chicago, IL
Friday, August 31, 2012: STS9 • Axwell • Knife Party • Paul Oakenfold • EOTO • Yelawolf • Mord Fustang • Midnight Conspiracy • King Khan & the Shrines • Papadosio • Two Fresh • Minnesota • Zion I • Auto Body •AbdeCaf • Team Bayside High • Gentlemen Hall • Paul Universe • Buhay • Milk N Cookies
Saturday, September 1, 2012: Girl Talk • Umphrey’s McGee • Atmosphere • Excision Alesso • The Rapture • Tommy Trash • Felix da Housecat • Future Rock • Beats Antique • YACHT • Dan Deacon • Gramatik • NiT GriT • People Under the Stairs • Mr. MFN eXquire • Zebo • Thibault • Family Groove Company • Strange Arrangement • LoBounce • NORdjs • Kid Color • ProbCause • Jamie Lono
Sunday, September 2, 2012: Pretty Lights • Steve Angello • Steve Aoki Big Boi Digitalism Chuckie • Modestep • Rebirth Brass Band • BoomBox • Digital Tape Machine • Maya Jane Coles • Thundercat • Savoy • Van Ghost • Com Truise • Wyllys & The NY Hustler Ensemble • Stratus • Mario Florek • DJ SOLO • Orville Kline • Mathien Arts of Life Band
Saturday, September 1, 2012: Girl Talk • Umphrey’s McGee • Atmosphere • Excision Alesso • The Rapture • Tommy Trash • Felix da Housecat • Future Rock • Beats Antique • YACHT • Dan Deacon • Gramatik • NiT GriT • People Under the Stairs • Mr. MFN eXquire • Zebo • Thibault • Family Groove Company • Strange Arrangement • LoBounce • NORdjs • Kid Color • ProbCause • Jamie Lono
Sunday, September 2, 2012: Pretty Lights • Steve Angello • Steve Aoki Big Boi Digitalism Chuckie • Modestep • Rebirth Brass Band • BoomBox • Digital Tape Machine • Maya Jane Coles • Thundercat • Savoy • Van Ghost • Com Truise • Wyllys & The NY Hustler Ensemble • Stratus • Mario Florek • DJ SOLO • Orville Kline • Mathien Arts of Life Band
Links: NorthCoastFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter
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