Battles @ Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 7/15/11
We just got hit with the first snowfall of the season here in NYC. Even though the weather’s starting to chill out, the live shows are keeping up the heat. Check out my preview of the week’s shows with some videos of my top picks, including Ween, Battles, and Steve Kimock & Friends. READ MORE
Our friend Nick Irving was able to get a last-minute trip in to see moe.down this year and he brought us back a nice little gallery of photos from the fest. There’s a few shots in there of the crowd, the vibes, and some Ween. He also managed to shoot Rubblebucket (again) and he got plenty of moe. throughout the weekend as well. Next year we need to ask for a photo pass earlier to get some of the crunchy shots you’d expect, but for now enjoy was Nick was able to bring back on limited access and look for us in the photo pits next year. >>>
Sept 2-4, 2011
Gelston Castle Estate, Mohawk, NY
While we’ve obviously been covering the hell out of the Phish Summer Tour, we’re also hella excited about this weekend’s annual moe.down Festival in Mohawk, NY. Our friend Nick Irving is going to be on-site shooting photos for the site (as best he can; we were too late to get a photo pass for the pit) and we’ll hope to have some coverage up after the fact. This lineup is eclectic as hell and the announcement is something I love to see year after year. While it’s definitely stacked with heavy hitters that you’d know and love already — moe., Bob Weir with Levon Helm Band, TV on the Radio, etc. — I’d take a look at the following artists on the lineup and make sure they get your full attention as well. READ MORE
As we mentioned previously, the Langerado Music Festival is making its return in 2011, after a two-year hiatus. They’ve just announced their initial 2011 lineup, with Death Cab For Cutie, Trey Anastasio Band, Ben Harper, Ween, and Thievery Corporation on top of the bill, and a slew of buzzy indie bands and electronic acts rounding out the weekend festivities. The event is slated for October 8 and 9 and will be back at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida, just outside of Ft. Lauderdale. Check it…
Langerado Music Festival 2011 Lineup:
Death Cab For Cutie
Trey Anastasio Band
Ben Harper
Ween
Thievery Corporation
Arctic Monkeys
G. Love & Special Sauce
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Wolfgang Gartner
The Glitch Mob
Ghostland Observatory
Das Racist
Etienne De Crecy – Live Show
Portugal. The Man
Friendly Fires
Childish Gambino
Super Mash Bros.
Conspirator
SAVOY
Mates of State
Smith Western
The Whigs
Yuck
Metropolis (Live)
Keys N Krates
Two Fresh
RAC DJs
Lance Herbstrong
HOTTUB
Bobby Lee Rodgers
The Kingston Springs
more TBA
It’s interesting to see the decidedly Indie Rock tilt of this lineup, including buzzy bands like Mates of State, Portugal. The Man, Smith Westerns, Yuck, along with the return of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (who hasn’t toured for years).
For ticket and other deets, you can hit up Langerado.com.
The lineup for Lollapalooza 2011 just dropped with Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse and My Morning Jacket at the top of the list of artists set to play this year’s 20th anniversary festival. The support behind the headliners is tight as well, with Deadmau5, A Perfect Circle, Cee Lo Green, Ween, Ratatat and tons of other artists already announced in this first round press blitz. Also notable is the expansion of the “DJ” schedules with Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, and Kid Cudi topping the “Live @ Perry’s” stage for the untz whomp artists. Read on for the full lineup…
The lineup for High Sierra 2011 was just announced, nearly a full day early here on the West Coast and the same day that Electric Forest announced their lineup. Some fans may consider a tough choice between the two festivals, but not me and about 50 other friends out here in California. High Sierra is an obvious choice as it is, but with My Morning Jacket headlining the 21st annual festival and Ween, Neko Case, Warren Haynes, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dr. Dog and more joining them for the weekend, it seems even that much more obvious where I’ll be headed.
Here’s the initial list of artists scheduled to attend:
My Morning Jacket
Ween
Neko Case
Warren Haynes Band
Yonder Mountain String Band
Rebelution
Maceo Parker
Dr. Dog
ALO
Beats Antique
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Ernest Ranglin
Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers
(featuring Eyvind Kang & Rudy Royston)
The Travelin’ McCourys
Los Amigos Invisibles
Delta Spirit
The Infamous Stringdusters
Dawes
MarchFourth Marching Band
Pimps of Joytime
Emancipator
Danny Barnes
Orgone
Materialized featuring Scott Law
Toubab Krewe
Zach Deputy
Jessica Lurie Ensemble
Head for the Hills
Elephant Revival
The Brothers Comatose
Audio Angel
and many more TBA…
The lineup was announced via the festival’s YouTube channel, just like last year…
While the heavily rumored news of a potential Phish festival in upstate NY at the Watkins Glen Raceway is potentially imminent, I’m still eagerly awaiting the lineup for this year’s High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA. I’ve now gone two years in a row and I’ll be considering it a fine tradition in my summers going forward, and nothing has beaten it for me in terms of overall festival experiences. This year it looks like Ween will be part of that experience for me, as they let the cat out of the bag today on ween.com that they’d be headlining the final day of this year’s festival. The same has been confirmed on the High Sierra website:
We’ll post the lineup as it comes in.
Who do you want to see this year to help you make the decision easier between this and the big Phish Festival 9 possibly happening on the East Coast?
Bonnaroo just announced a number of additions to its 2010 lineup, including: Ween, Galactic, Umphrey’s McGee, John Butler Trio, and The Gossip.
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