Festivals ~ July 2012

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

Links: ElectricForestFestival.com | YouTube | Facebook

Lineup: Ben Harper • STS9 • Railroad Earth • Galactic • Built to Spill • Toots and the Maytals • Ryan Bingham • ALO • Lotus • Delta Spirt • Soulive • Heartless Bastards • the Devil Makes Three • Deer Tick • Greensky Bluegrass • The Slip • Lettuce • Surprise Me Mr. Davis • Grupo Fantasma • MarchFourth Marching Band • Skerik’s Bandalabra • Red Baraat • The New Orleans Suspects • the Stooges Brass Band • Nathan Moore • the Lumineers • Marco Benevento • Elephant Revival • Papadosio • Brokedown in Bakersfield • The Motet: Funk Is Dead! • Gardens and Villa • Mike Dillon Band • Steve Poltz  •  Artists at Large – Skerik and Mike Dillon • And more TBA

Links: HighSierraMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace

Lineup: Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets) • Yonder Mountain String Band (2 sets) • The Histronic • SOAP • The Steez • Horseshoes and Handgrenades • Mikel Wright and the Wrongs • Frau Troffea • Boys N’ the Barrels • Circle of Heat • Pocahontas County • Sky Blue Waters • Ifdakar • Jill Mikelson and the New Gruv • I Like You • God Johnson

Lineup: The Avett Brothers • Death Cab for Cutie • Leftover Salmon • Greensky Bluegrass • Dinosaur Jr. • Dan Deacon • Freddie Gibbs • Fucked Up • Leslie and the Ly’s • The Sundogs • Maxilla Blue • Mumford’s • And More TBA

Lineup: The Disco Biscuits • Bassnectar • Skrillex • Amon Tobin ISAM • Crystal Castles • Atmosphere • Big Boi • Shpongle presents The Masquerade • A-Trak • Lotus • Simian Mobile Disco(DJ Set) • Dada Life • Zeds Dead • Porter Robinson • Portugal. the man • Big Gigantic • Bonobo (DJ Set) • Zedd • MiM0SA • Daedelus • Holy Fuck • Mord Fustang • Break Science w/ Chali 2na • Kill the Noise • Rubblebucket • Gramatik • Tycho • Star Slinger • Nit Grit • Brothers Past • Archnemesis • El Ten Eleven • Craze • Alvin Risk • The M Machine • Zoogma • Eliot Lipp (live) • 3LAU • Mansions on the Moon • Future Rock • Minnesota • The Knocks • Abakus • Thundercat • Shigeto • Ill-Esha • Killabits • Lance Herbstrong • Mux Mool • Orchard Lounge • Virtual Boy • DrFameus • Nick CatchDubs • Codes • JWLS • Star Eyes • Mindelixir • The Nadis Warriors • Paul Chambers • Inspired Flight • Freekbot • Alpha Data • Kung Fu • The Manhattan Project • Rich Aucoin • HOTTUB • Xylos • Spiritual Rez • Bird of Prey • Revolvr • Michetti • More TBA

Links: CampBisco.net | Facebook | Vimeo | Twitter | Myspace

Lineup: Euforquestra • Split Lip Rayfield •  Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad • Future Rock • Heatbox • Head For The Hills • Roster McCabe • The Ragbirds • Aaron Kamm and the One Drops • John Wayne and The Pain • Mr. Baber’s Neighbors • The Uniphonics • Dead Larry • The Fez • Lick It Ticket • Tallgrass • Chris Gelbuda • Chicago Farmer • Max Eubank • The Grosso Family Band • And More TBA

Lineup: My Morning Jacket • Bassnectar • Wilco • Girl Talk • Andrew Bird • Sleigh Bells • Atmosphere • Neko Case • Clutch • A-Trak • Galactic • Flying Lotus • Beach House • The Head and the Heart • Stax! Soul Revue • Dr. Dog • Deer Tick • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires • Beats Antique • Real Estate • Justin Townes Earle • Washed Out • Walk The Moon • Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 • Wye Oak • Atlas Sound • Fruit Bats • Daedelus • Ben SolleeOrchestre Poly-Rythmo • JEFF the Brotherhood • The Features • Mike Doughty • Tanlines • Zion I • Sleeper Agent • Floating Action • And More

Links: ForecastleFest.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Myspace

Lineup: Primus • Phil Lesh & Friends • Bob Weir & Bruce Hornsby with special guest Branford Marsalis • STS9 • The Avett Brothers • Mickey Hart Band • Yonder Mountain String Band • Steel Pulse • Zappa Plays Zappa • 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann • Greyboy Allstars • George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners • Keller Williams • Dark Star Orchestra • Mates of State • Deep Banana Blackout • ALO • Ryan Montbleau Band • Mac Creek • Zach Deputy • Kung Fu • Joe Pug • Outernational • David Gans • The McLovins • Dangermuffin • Yarn • Toubab Krewe • Dopapod • Cosmic Jibaros • Twiddle • Band Together • Andy the Music Man • Lucid

Late Night: Royal Family Ball featuring Soulive and Lettuce • Conspirator • Gigantic Underground Conspiracy • The Machine

Links: GatheringOfTheVibes.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Myspace | iLike | Blog

Lineup: The String Cheese Incident • Toots and the Maytals • Sam Bush • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk • EOTO • The Infamous Stringdusters • Kyle Hollingsworth Band • The Contribution • Honkytonk Homeslice W/ Keith “Moose” Moseley • The Motet • Mexican Institute of Sound • Hamsa Lila • The Scott Law Reunion Band • Janover • Liza’s Gogo Lab • Dead Winter Carpenters • Lynx • Love in the Circus • Poor Man’s Whiskey • The Druken Hearts • Vagabond Opera• Banana Slug String Band

Links: SCI Horning’s Hideout | Facebook | StringCheeseIncident.com

Lineup: funky METERS • Railroad Earth • Particle • Family Groove Company • Roster McCabe • The Coop • The Macpodz • Ultraviolet Hippopotamus • The Twin Cats • Mr. Blotto • Steez • Barefoot Fred • Kashmir • Thinner Teed • Brainchild • Herbert Wiser Band • Chicago Farmer • Soap • Spread • Wook • Jaik Willis • Old Shoe • Honest Monday • IndigoSun • Boogie Matrix • Zmick • Cosmic Railroad • Afternoon Moon • Brothers Rage • Cosby Sweater • Sean Shiel • Doctor Ed & Friends • Bonzo Terks • Catfish and the Dogstars • Flatland Ramble • All Points Bulletin • Sneaky Gene • Soup • Genome • Ellus Bellus • U & What Army? • And More TBA

Links: WhippersnapFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter

Lineup: The Killers • The Black Keys • Jack White • Bassnectar • Death Cab for Cutie • John Legend • The Flaming Lips • Passion Pit • Cake • Lupe Fiasco • Girl Talk • Young The Giant • OK Go • Michael Franti & Spearhead • Cold War Kids • Tinie Tempah • The Wallflowers • Chiddy Bang • AWOLNATION • The Head and the Heart • Grouplove • Trampled By Turtles • Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires • Bombay Bicycle Club • Mayer Hawthorne & The County • CULTS • Graffiti6 • Ra Ra Riot • Walk the Moon • Blind Pilot • The Felice Brothers • Heartless Bastards • Mariachi El Bronx • Allen Stone • Matt Costa • J Roddy Walston and the Business • Reptar • Imagine Dragons • Kids These Days • Penguin Prison

Lineup: Break Science • Wyllys and the New York Hustler Ensemble Ft. Jennifer Hartwick and Natalie Cressman • Roster McCabe • This Must Be The Band • Steez • Ifdakar • The Coop • The New Fuse • Fifth World • Wook • Venice Gas House Trolley • Art of Ill Fusion • Electric Boogaloo • Indigo Sun • Genome • Shapes & Colors • More TBA

Links: FloydFest.com | Facebook | Twitter

Lineup: The Black Keys • Snoop Dogg (Performing Doggystyle) • TV on the Radio • Umphrey’s McGee • City and Colour • The Big Pink • AraabMUZIK • Felix Da Housecat • Fort Atlantic • And More TBA

Lineup: My Morning Jacket • Jackson Browne • Conor Oberst • Iron & Wine • Patty Griffin • Guthrie Family Reunion • Dawes • The Head and the Heart • Deer Tick • Punch Brothers • City And Colour • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • The Tallest Man On Earth • tUnE-YaRdS • Tom Morello • Trampled By Turtles • Gary Clark Jr. • Alabama Shakes • Blind Pilot • Of Monsters and Men • And More