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Music Festivals 2012 (Part 7)

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BUNBURY FESTIVAL
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio
When: July 13-15, 2012
Pre-Sale Price: $46 (Single), $93 (3-Day)
Website: bunburyfestival.com

I would love to see this festival, mostly for Weezer and Death Cab for Cutie (even though I've seen all the headliners at smaller venues). With over 100 bands, $93 for an all three day pass is a bargain.

Schedule to appear:

Friday
Jane’s Addiction, Airborne Toxic Event, Minus the Bear, O.A.R., Foxy Shazam, Ra Ra Riot, LP, Matt Pryor, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Ponderosa, All Get Out, The Minor Leagues, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, She Does Is Magic, Bo & the Locomotive, Tristen, Pet Clinic, Crash Kings, Capital Cities, Kids These Days, G Miles & the Hitmen, Find Vienna, Humble Home, Emily & the Complexes

Saturday
Weezer, Motion City Soundtrack - Manchester Orchestra, GroupLove, RJD2, Dan Deacon, Jukebox the Ghost, The Bright Light Social Hour, Kevin Devine, The Silent Comedy, Graffiti 6, 1,2,3, Secret Music, Messerly & Ewing, 500 Miles To Memphis, Lions Rampant, Jeremy Pinnell & the 55’s, Wheels on Fire, Hotfox, Imagine Dragons, Alberta Cross, The 4 On The Floor, The Sundresses, Sphynx, Black Taxi, Old Lights, Doop and the Inside Outlaws

Sunday
Death Cab for Cutie, Guided By Voices, City and Colour, Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s, Good Old War, Lights, Will Hoge, Maps & Atlases, YAWN, Now, Now, Wussy, Seedy Seeds, The Tillers, Neon Trees, The Deep Dark Woods, UME, Nikki Lane, Pomegranates, Black Owls, Belle Histoire, Child Bite, Arlo McKinley and the Lonesome Sound, Rachel Ann Figley, The Black Tape, Archer’s Paradox

NOZSTOCK: THE HIDDEN VALLEY
Where: Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK
When: July 27-29, 2012
Pre-Sale Price: £85 (Adult)
Website: nozstock.com

Nozstock: The Hidden Valley is a camping festival. They're currently holding a competition to find a talented DJ, you can find more details at nozstock.com/dj-competition (it ends July 4th).

There are a lot of bands, but the headliners are The Futureheads, The Proclaimers, Dreadzone, The Correspondents. Interestingly enough, there's also comedy (Rubberbandits, Jason Rouse), plus electronica mixers (Zinc, Andy C, Camo and Krooked, Octane and DLR, Tomb Crew).

The other interesting thing I've noticed is that prices are different depending on your age. They've sold out of their "advance teen" tickets (age 13-17), so I reckon they would have to purchase an "advance adult" tickets if they have to buy a ticket now.

GNARNIA
Where: Beech Mountain Resort, North Carolina
When: August 9-11, 2012
Pre-Sale Price: $75 (Single), $115 (3-day)
Website: www.gnarniathefestival.com

Billed as "Festival Culture Comes of Age in Western North Carolina", this diverse music festival is taking place on August 9th – 11th, 2012 at Beech Mountain Resort.

In addition to the music portion, I thought the extra cirque/theater stuff looks very interesting, including fire dancers, poets, fashion designers, Mud Wrestling Tournament, and "Bicycle Jousting".

I'll admit, I haven't heard of any of their artists because they aren't the typical musicians we cover (outside of one Beats Antique).

Thursday, August 9th
Beats Antique, 7 Walkers (feat. Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, George Porter Jr, and Matt Hubbard), Gramatik, Paper Dia- mond, ESKMO, Afroman, Eliot Lipp, Mindelixir, Heyoka, Machines are People Too, KDSML, Songs of Water, Skytree, Pan- ther God, The Polychrons, Futexture, Ployd, Future Flutes, Amarru, Splynter, Uprise, Nomadic, Andrew Fletcher’s Silent Movie Theatre, Aligning Minds, Asian Teacher Factory

Friday, August 10th
Tipper, Emancipator, Mark Farina, Dieselboy, Easy Star All Stars, Toubab Krewe, VibeSquaD, Break Science, Gift of Gab, ZOOGMA, Starkey, DrFameus, Cas Haley, DEORO, Arpetrio, Firecracker Jazz Band, Bookworm, Ziggurat, Yesterday’s Gravy, Sonmi, Poetix Lounge, Imperial Blend, Old You, Fast Nasty, Chasing Edison, Sam Shacklock, Numatik, Uphill Both Ways, Sound Pimp

Saturday, August 11th
Conspirator, 12th Planet, Ott, Papadosio, Phadroid, Midnite, Rising Appalachia, Minnesota, DubConscious, Govinda, The Polish Ambassador, Zach Deputy, The Pimps of Joytime, The Mantras, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Greenhouse Lounge, Sir Charles, Seduction Sideshow, The Human Experience, DJ Slink, Isness, Herobust, Dex, Laura Reed w Shannon Sanders, Brushfire Stankgrass, B!tch Please, Zack Mexico, The Native Sway, Jonathan Santos

FYF 2012
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: September 1-2, 2012
Pre-Sale Price: $77 (Weekend)
Website: www.fyffest.com

I've previously mentioned FYF before, but I liked a lot of their lineup this year that I thought I'd mention them again for 2012. This is their 9th year and some of the standout artists this year includes: Refused, M83, Beirut, Desaparecidos (Bright Eye's new/old/future band), Sleigh Bells, Against Me!, Redd Kross, Cursive, Chairlift, etc.

Tickets goes on sale June 22nd!

Full lineup:

AA Bondy, Aesop Rock, Against Me!, American Nightmare, Atlas Sound, Paul Banks (Interpol), Baroness, Beirut, Black Dice, Black Mountain, Ceremony, Chairlift, Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, Converge, Cursive, Dam Funk, Desaparecidos, Devin, Dinosaur Jr, DJ Coco (Primavera Sound), DJ Harvey, Doldrums, Father John Misty, FIDLAR, Fucked Up, Future Islands, Givers, Gold Panda, Health, Hot Snakes, I Break Horses, James Blake, John Maus, Joyce Manor, King Khan & the Shrines, Kishi Bashi, Liars, Lightning Bolt, M83, Moonface, Nick Waterhouse, Nite Jewel, PAPA, Purity Ring, Quicksand, Redd Kross, Refused, Sandro Perri, Simian Mobile Disco (Live), Sleigh Bells, Tanlines, The Allah La's, The Field, The Growlers, The Men, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Soft Pack, The Suicide of Western Culture, The Vaselines, Tiger & Woods, Turbonegro, Twin Shadow, Two Gallants, Tycho, Warpaint, White Arrows, White Fence, Wild Flag, Wild Nothing, Yeasayer

SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL
Where: Varies
When: Varies
Pre-Sale Price: Varies
Website: shockwavefest.com

This is a traveling festival, on the more metal side of the music spectrum. Artists on this tour: Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance To Reason, Vildhjarta, The Browning and Forged In Flame. I would imagine that with a large cast of bands that these shows would probably start early and runs all day.

I did check out Station 4's listing, pre-sale is $22 and starts at 2pm. That's got to be rough, considering it's a workday and free street parking won't kick in until 5pm in Saint Paul.

Full Metal Jackie Presents: SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR
7/06/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
7/07/2012 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC
7/09/2012 The Republik – Calgary, AB
7/11/2012 Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB
7/12/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN
7/13/2012 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
7/14/2012 Kool House – Toronto, ON
7/15/2012 The Armouries – Windsor, ON
7/17/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC
7/18/2012 Le National – Montreal, QC
7/20/2012 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY
7/21/2012 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
7/22/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA
7/24/2012 Revolution – Amityville, NY
7/25/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA
7/26/2012 Empire – West Springfield, VA
7/27/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH
7/28/2012 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL
7/29/2012 Tebala Shrine – Rockford, IL
7/31/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
8/02/2012 Nakai Hall – Window Rock, AZ
8/03/2012 The Marqee Theater – Tempe, AZ
8/04/2012 House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA

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Music Festivals: September and October 2011

Here are some music festivals that is coming up in September and October, in honor of The Festival Ladies' recent Splendour in the Grass misadventures.

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:

The City of New York has rescinded all event permits for Saturday, August 27th and Sunday, August 28th because of the impending Hurricane Irene. The Afro-punk festival has been barred from holding any public assembly in Commodore Barry Park this weekend. Afro-punk staff have been meeting with officials and sponsors to try and avoid cancellation but have had to cancel this weekend’s festival due to safety concerns. The event organizers are regrouping to plan the next steps and will keep the public updated.

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:

David Maxwell, Dana Fuchs, Paul Oscher, Chubby Carrier, Neville Brothers, Bernie Pearl, Big Jim Adam, Gino Matteo, Big Jim Adam, Davina & The Vagabonds, Bryan Shupe, Ruthie Foster, Miss Blues w/ Bernie Paul, Sherman Roberston, Moreland & Arbuckie, Michael Franti, Paul Oscher, Jay Shogren, Gino Matteo, Richard Ackerman, David Maxwell, Adam Darling, Bernie Peral, Billy Branch, Lionel Young, Zora Young & Billy Branch, Paul Thorn, Trombone Shorty, Another Kind of Magick, Oli Brown, Blinddog Smokin, George Clinton, Paul Oscher, Miss Blues, Gino Matteo, Michael Hurwitz, David Maxwell, Big Jim Adam, Dance Set w. BP, Davina & The Vagabonds

More details at news.weheartmusic.com.