We do sometime get invites, but unfortunately many of these events are well out of my traveling budget - but feel free to keep sending them to me.
ALSO: Lara will be covering CMJ 2011 in October. Very excited to see what she has to say about the new College Music Journal shows. Read her CMJ 2007.
BREAKING NEWS: We previously mentioned Afro-Punk Festival (starting tomorrow), but according to news.weheartmusic.com, the show is canceled due to Hurricane Irene:
SNOWY RANGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 2-4, 2011
Affordable: $95 (3 days)
Laramie, Wyoming
snowyrangemusicfestival.com
From the looks of things, this is a camping music festival ... which is actually perfect for relaxing on a Labor Day weekend. There is a one-time $33 fee for overnight parking for campers, RVs, and Tent, but it's a lot cheaper than renting a hotel in the area.
The major headliners are pretty popular (George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Franti and Spearhead & The Neville Brothers), but it shouldn't be an awful time because there is a capacity of only 5,000 guests. I've been to massive festivals, trust me, it's better to attend a smaller-sized one.
The complete weekend line-up includes:
More details at news.weheartmusic.com.
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