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The City of New York has rescinded all event permits for Saturday, August 27th and Sunday, August 28th because of the impending Hurricane Irene.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.