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Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music and Arts Festival took place this past weekend. The festival was the most successful Bumbershoot to date.

For those of us who did not make it out to Washington for the festival - you can still relive some of the moments through live audio recordings that are available online.

KEXP 90.3 FM has archived recordings from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge ( Saturday 08/30 - Monday 09/01 from 12:00PM - 6:00PM each day ). 

KEXP 90.3 FM Streaming Archives

Also, be sure to check out the Bumbershoot Flickr stream to catch some photos from the festival. 

 

Check out our previous Bumbershoot related entries and information by clicking here!

It was just announced that Warren Haynes, the great rock and blues guitarist of The Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule, will have a solo performance at the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival on Saturday, September 13th.

The only catch to this surprise announcement / performance is that there will be an additional $10.00 charge for access to this solo performance.

Upgrades to your current ticket will be on a first serve, first come basis and will only be available at the Box Office starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, the 13th.

Upgrades are not available online or over the phone.

 

 

Check out our previous Telluride Blues & Brews Festival entries including a full lineup!

 

Reserved Cabins for Jam Cruise 7 are now officially sold out! The cruise ship will set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on January 4th - 9th heading to Belize City, Belize and Costa Maya, Mexico.

The organizers of Jam Cruise have setup a waiting list so that festival-fans can sign-up and hope for a cabin to open before the ship sets sail.

The waiting list sign-up can be found at the following link:

Jam Cruise 7 Wait-List

 

Check out our previous Jam Cruise entries including a full lineup!

 

Blastro.com has teamed up with the Austin City Limits Music Festival to provide a great opportunity to win a VIP package for two to the festival.

Austin City Limits takes place in Austin, Texas at Zelker Park in September 26 - 28. The festival will host 130 bands, on eight different stages over the course of three days.

The contest requires that users sign-up for an account at Blastro.com and the rest is history!

The lucky winner will receive the following:

• Two VIP Tickets ($1800.00 USD Value)
• VIP Lounge Access - Includes FREE lunch and dinner buffets as well as drinks.
• Mini-Spa treatments and much more!

If you are interested in entering this contest - click the following link!

Austin City Limits VIP Ticket Contest

Check out our previous Austin City Limits entries for further information!

The official schedule for this weekends Linton Music Fest was posted last week. Linton Music Festival starts in just one day in Linton, Indiana at Humphreys Park from August 29th - 31st.

Please find the schedule in it's entirety below!

*Time and stages subject to change

LFP = Linton Family Pharmacy Stage
SCI = Stoll's Country Inn Stage
SIS = Stage in the Shade

Friday, August 29th

• 5:30pm - Shockwave - Linton, IN (Rock) - SCI
• 6:20pm - Precore - Sullivan, IN (Rock) - LFP
• 7:10pm - Tenstrip - Terre Haute, IN (Rock) - SCI
• 8:00pm - Philpot - Dugger, IN (Rock) - LFP
• 9:00pm - No 1 Zero - Indianpolis, IN (Rock) - SCI
• 10:00pm - Rumor Factor - Bloomington, IN (Rock/Metal) - LFP

 

Saturday, August 30th

• 1:00pm - Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band - Vincennes, IN (Old-fashioned rock 'n roll) - LFP
• 2:00pm - U.S. 231 - Linton, IN (Bluegrass) - SCI
• 2:00pm - Jamiee Goodman - Linton, IN - SIS
• 2:40 - Lucky Astrology Boys - Linton, IN (Classic Rock) - LFP
• 2:50pm - not yet confirmed - SIS
• 3:30pm - Big D - Vincennes/Linton, IN (Classic rock on 12 string guitar) - SCI
• 3:50pm - Grant Karazsia Band - Linton, IN (Rock) - SIS
• 4:20pm - The MaRones - Linton, IN (Rock) - LFP
• 5:00pm - The Ambience - Linton, IN (Rock) - SIS
• 5:10pm - Kade Pucket - Linton, IN (Finger-style guitar) - SCI
• 5:50pm - Savage Blue - Bloomfield, IN (Rock) - SIS
• 6:00pm - Dr. Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio - Carmel, Indiana (Mischievous Original Blues ) - LFP
• 7:00pm - Backroads Band - Linton, IN (Classic Rock/New Country) - SCI
• 8:00pm - No More Kings -  Los Angeles, CA (Pop/Rock) - LFP
• 9:00pm - 650 North - Osgood, IN (Rock/Alternative) - SCI
• 10:00pm - Aranda - Oklahoma City, OK (Rock) - LFP

 

Sunday, August 31st

• 1:00pm - B-Town Bearcats - Linton/Bloomington, IN (Dixieland Jazz) - SCI
• 1:50pm - WRV Jammin' Pans feat. Tony Kluesner (Caribbean Steel Drum) - LFP
• 2:40pm - Emily Ann Thompson - Celtic fiddle with Dave Bagdade, guitar and mandolin - Celtic - Carmel/Indianpolis, IN
• 2:50pm - Ken Tucker - Sullivan, IN (Blues) - SCI
• 3:30pm - John Adam Murph - Nashville, TN (Country) - LFP
• 3:30pm - James Brown Car Alarm - Muncie, IN (Rock/Jam/Funk) - SIS
• 4:20pm - Clay Cumbie - Nasvhille, TN (Country) - SCI
• 4:40pm - Shaggy Wonda - Bloomington, IN (Rock/Blues/Funk) - SIS
• 5:10pm - Zachary Kale - Atlanta, GA (Blues/Pop/Soul) - LFP
• 5:30pm - Samurai Porkchop - Linton, IN (Blues/Funk/Rock) - SIS
• 6:00pm - Jared Johnson - Nasvhille, TN (Country) - SCI
• 6:30pm - Shadyside All-Stars - Indianapolis, IN (Progressive Rock/Jam Band) - SIS
• 6:50pm - Hightide Blues - Atlanta, GA (Southern Rock/Americana) - LFP
• 7:50pm - Ponderosa - Athens/Atlanta, GA (Classic Rock/Psychedelic/Soul) - SCI
• 8:50pm  - Ellusion - Terre Haute, IN (Pop/Rock) - LFP

 

Check out our previous Linton Music Fest related entries and information by clicking here!

 

Melon Kamp starts tomorrow in Noblesville, Indiana and Festival Friendly (myself) will be present taking photos and hopefully trying my hand at writing actual set reviews.

I previously failed to mention the different themes that Melon Kamp is setting up for the three different days of the festival. I am not 100% sure of the details, but below are the themes for each day:

Friday

Glitter, Glow, and Sparkle

Saturday

Super Heroes and Fairies

Sunday

Melon Mania

 

Check out our previous Melon Kamp related entries and information by clicking here!

Outside Lands Music Festival Schedule

The festival will be held at Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco on August 22 - 24. Outside Lands will have over sixty acts on five different stages after everything is aligned and finished.

 

Check out our previous Outside Lands Music Festival related entries and information by clicking here!

Harley-Davidson is celebrating their 105th Anniversary next week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I mention the celebration because this celebration actually will include two days of live music at the Summerfest grounds!

The music on Friday will be at the Roadhouse on the Riverfront with the following schedule:

• 7:00PM Three Days Grace
• 9:30PM The Foo Fighters

 

The music on Saturday will be at several locations / stages with the following schedule:

BRIGGS & STRATTON BIG BACK YARD

• 12:00 PM The Black Top Kings
• 3:00 PM Lykyn Skywyrd
• 6:00 PM DB Bryant
• 9:00 PM Los Lonely Boys

 

HARLEY-DAVIDSON STAGE

• 12:00 PM Bib Bob & Loco Mojo
• 3:00 PM Alana Grace
• 6:00 PM Big Head Todd & the Monsters
• 8:00 PM Black Crowes

 

MILLER LITE OASIS

• 12:00 PM Amanda Overmyer
• 3:00 PM Fisher Stevenson
• 6:00 PM Gary Allen
• 8:00 PM ZZ Top

 

POTAWATOMI PAVILION

• 12:00 PM H-D Customer Service Seminars
• 7:00 PM Red Wanting Blue
• 9:00 PM Jon Paris

 

U.S. CELLULAR CONNECTION STAGE

• 12:00 PM Riverside Drive
• 3:00 PM Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• 6:00 PM War
• 9:00 PM Foghat

 

ZIPPO ROCK STAGE

• 12:00 PM Headcase
• 3:00 PM Blue Front Band
• 6:00 PM Tea Leaf Green
• 9:00 PM Bad Boy

 

Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration

Wuhnurth Music Festival has updated their website with quite a bit of information that was not present just two weeks ago. I did not catch this update before; my apologies!

First things first - Wuhnurth Music Festival takes place from September 12th - 14th at The Water Bowl in Muncie, Indiana.

Tickets are available online currently via FM Music. The cost of tickets is listed below:

• Pre-order Full Weekend: $30.00 USD
• At-gate Full Weekend: $40.00 USD
• Day Passes: $10.00 /day

Wuhnurth Music Festival Tickets

I imagine the day passes do not allow you to stay and camp over night - otherwise it would be cheaper to buy three seperate day passes. I will clarify before the festival kicks off!

The last time I updated information about Wuhnurth - they had not posted the line-up to their website. That has changed and Tea Leaf Green is headlining.

Check out the current line-up after the jump!

 

Rock the Bells has just released the latest set times and schedule for the next scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado this weekend.

The Rock the Bells website in my opinion is horribly designed so it has been difficult to find information about this festival. I have a friend of mine who is flying out to Denver this morning to attend Rock the Bells and he should return with a nice set of photos for Festival Friendly.

Tickets for the festival are available online via Ticketmaster at the link below! The prices vary from $44.50 - $74.50 USD.

Rock the Bells Tickets

 

Check out the line up after the jump! We should have our own photos posted online early next week!

The Forward Music Fest takes place next month on September 19th and 20th in Madison, Wisconsin. The festival will take place in downtown Madison with the intent to highlight the diverse local music scene and to attract regional and national attention to Madison.

The schedule has been released and is set - you can find that at the following link!

Forward Music Fest Schedule

This festival does not have several stages, but instead will take place at several different venues throughout Madison, Wisconsin. Check out the venues below:

• The Project Lodge
• High Noon Saloon
• Cafe Montmartre
• Orpheum Theatre
• The Majestic Theatre
• The Corral Room
• The Frequency

I have also included the full line-up - after the continue!

 

The guys over at Live Music Blog have posted up a great article about Lollapalooza 2008. They originally posted a general synopses of the festival, but have gone back to really put their thoughts and opinions online.

I realize there are probably reviews all over the web for Lollapalooza, but I really apperciate what the guys over at Live Music Blog are doing. If you are interested in reading the article, or checking out some of the videos that are included - click the following link!

Live Music Blog - Lollapalooza 2008 | Staff Reviews

 

Check out our previous Lollapalooza related entries and information by clicking here!

This years second Hookah in the Hills Festival is slowly showing itself on the horizon. Hookah in the Hills is a festival put on by the band Ekoostik Hookah and will actually feature them on both nights - for a total six sets from this great band.

The Fall Hookah in the Hills will take place in October on the 3rd and 4th in Guysville, Ohio. The festival will take place at Poston Lake Music Park - which was home to the Summer and Fall Hookah in the Hills festivals in 2007.

Tickets for this festival are currently available online via Big Events Presents website and is available here:

Fall Hookah in the Hills Ticket Sales

Like I mentioned already, Ekoostik Hookah will be playing a total of six sets at this festival, but there are a few other artists that will be joining the line-up also. I have included the current line-up below!

• Ekoostik Hookah
• Mike Perkins
• Papadosio
• Chicago Afrobeat Project
• Davisson Brothers Band
• Joe Prichard Band
• The Polka Floyd Show 

 

Check out our previous Hookah in the Hills related entries and information by clicking here!

Jambase.com has posted a review from the Madison Roots Festival that took place on August 2nd in Madison, Wisconsin.

This review was written by James Parker. There is no mention of a particular photographer so I assume James took the photos as well.

Madison Roots Festival did something I have never seen before at a festival. One of the stages was actually powered by festival-goers who were bicycling to create energy in order to power all of the equipment on stage. That is a really great feature in my opinion - especially how society in general is beginning to change their habits in energy consumption.

Check out the article at the following link!
Jambase.com @ Madison Roots Festival

 

Check out our previous Jambase.com related entries and information by clicking here!

I was just informed that the schedule for Melon Kamp has been posted on their website! The first band plays at 4:30 on Friday, the 22nd. That will be perfect for those who aren't able to take off work Friday. You won't be missing too much!

Melon Kamp takes place in Noblesville, Indiana at Green Acres Campground from August 22nd - 24th.

The official schedule page can be found here, but for conveniance it is posted below!

Friday, August 22nd
4:30 - 6:00 Chester Brown (Main Stage)
7:00 - 10:30 Groovatron (Main Stage)
11:00 - 1:00 - Jack Straw Acoustic (Side Stage)

Saturday, August 23rd
11:30 - 12:30 Shadyside All-Stars (Main Stage)
12:30 - 1:15 Ron Buffington (Side Stage)
1:15 - 2:15 Bill Smith (Main Stage)
2:15 - 3:00 Brian Dugan (Side Stage)
3:00 - 4:15 Jassy Grazz (Main Stage)

4:15 - 5:30 TBA? (Side Stage)
5:30 - 6:30 56 Hope Rd (Main Stage)
6:30 - 7:30 Funk Shoe (Side Stage)
7:30 - 10:30 Pnuma Trio (Main Stage)
11:00 - 1:00 Chester Brown Acoustic (Side Stage)

Sunday, August 24th
11:30 - 12:30 Ladymoon (Main Stage)
12:30 - 1:15 TBA? (Side Stage)
1:15 - 2:30 MacPodz (Main Stage)
2:30 - 3:30 Two Bit Bandit (Side Stage)

3:30 - 5:00 Chester Brown (Main Stage)
5:00 - 6:15 Tula (Side Stage)
6:15 - 9:30 Mr. Blotto (Main Stage)

Check out our previous Melon Kamp related entries and information by clicking here!

Early bird tickets are currently available for the South Padre International Music Festival - that is taking place over the Halloween holiday. South Padre International Music Festival will begin October 31st and end on November 2nd. The festival takes place on South Padre Island - just two miles off the southeastern tip of Texas.

According to the festival's website - Men's Health just rated South Padre Island as one of the top ten beaches that America has to offer!

Early-bird tickets are currently available through Ticketmaster for $78.00 USD which is a $15 discount over the price that it will jump to after August 24th. That's right, the early-bird special expires on August 24th which is only a couple of weeks away.

I am so glad I didn't miss posting about this festival. The 2008 Seattle Hempfest is taking place this weekend in Seattle, Washington. The festival takes place August 16th and 17th - with doors opening 10:00 AM and closing at 8:00 PM on both days.

The Seattle Hempfest has a very clear objective and purpose:
"To educate the public on the myriad of potential benefits offered by the Cannabis plant, including the medicinal, industrial, agricultural, economic, environmental, and other benefits and applications, including domestic industrial hemp production and commerce. In particular, Seattle Hempfest seeks to advance the cause of Cannabis policy reform through education, while advancing the public image of the Cannabis advocate or enthusiast through example."

This year Seattle Hempfest will be celebrating it's 17th year and will be celebrating this year with the theme of Industrial Hemp.

The festival will feature five stages of music and will feature the largest gathering of Hemp and Marijuana policy speakers in the world.

Please check out the official website listed below for full line-up information along with a list of all the speakers who will be in attendance.

Seattle Hempfest is really a great festival that supports a wonderful cause!

 

http://hempfest.org

 

Ticket prices for Bumbershoot increase this Saturday, August the 16th. Single day tickets will increase from $35.00 to $40.00 and three day passes will increase from $80.00 to $100.00.

There really is no reason to purchase this week if you can.

Tickets can be purchases online at the following link!

Bumbershoot Ticket Sales

For those of you living in the Western Washington area of the United States - you can purchase tickets at participating Starbucks in the area and will not be charged any additional service fees.

 

Check out our previous Bumbershoot related entries and information by clicking here!

Austin City Limits is looking to extend the great experience and festivities in Austin, Texas as they have announced their official list of after parties and shows.

Various venues throughout Austin will open their doors and host some of the artists and bands that played at Austin City Limits!

Tickets for the after parties will go on sale on August 16th at 10:00 AM CST.

Click the continue to check out the entire Austin City Limits after parties schedule!

The NedFest Music & Arts Festival just released their official schedule yesterday complete with time slot listings and artists for the entire festival. This particular festival schedule does not offer a nifty customization module, but who likes to have a set plan anyway?

The festival will take place in Nederland, Colorado from August 22nd thru the 24th. The festival is a 3-day outdoor music festival that features camping right on the shores of Barker Reservoir.

Tickets are still available for purchase online. You can buy day-passes, two-day passes, and weekened passes all at the following website: http://www.NedFestTickets.com

 

FRIDAY 8/22/08

2:00 PM - Box Office & Gates Open
3:00 PM - Onda
4:00 PM - 'Tweener: Bill Kopper (solo)
4:30 PM - Tony Furtado Band
6:00 PM - 'Tweener: LYNX & Jamie Janover (duo)
6:30 PM - String Cheese Incident's Kyle Hollingsworth Band w/ SCI's Keith Moseley
8:00 PM - 'Tweener: LYNX (solo)
8:30 PM to 10:30 PM - PRAANG (w/ Steve Kimock, SCI's Michael Travis & Jason Hann plus Jamie Janover)

10:30 PM - Late Night @ Black Forest: Amsterdam's Saskia Laroo w/ members of The Motet

SATURDAY 8/23/08

10:00 AM - Box Office & Gates Open
11:00 AM - Oakhurst
12:00 PM - 'Tweener: Mountain Standard Time
12:30 PM - Swingset w/ YMSB's Dave Johnston, Eric Thorin, Jon Ridnell & Dave Watts plus Cecil 'Pnut' Daniels
2:00 PM - 'Tweener: Very Special Guests
2:30 PM - Yonder Mountain String Band's Jeff Austin & Friends
4:00 PM - 'Tweener: Patrick Latella (solo)
4:30 PM - New Monsoon
6:00 PM - 'Tweener: Saskia Laroo (solo)
6:30 PM - The Motet (8-Piece Band w/ Horns & Scott Messersmith)
8:00 PM - 'Tweener: Arnie Green (solo)
8:30 PM to 10:30 PM - Melvin Seals & JGB w/ Steve Kimock

10:30 PM - Late Night @ Black Forest: Amsterdam's Saskia Laroo w/ members of The Motet

SUNDAY 8/24/08

10:00 AM - Box Office & Gates Open
11:00 AM - Elephant Revival
12:00 AM - 'Tweener: Danny Shafer (solo)
12:30 PM - Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
2:00 PM - 'Tweener: Shanti Groove (acoustic)
2:30 PM - Split Lip Rayfield
4:00 PM - 'Tweener: Enion & David Tiller's TAARKA w/ ThaMuseMeant's Nathan Moore
4:30 PM - Leftover Salmon's Vince Herman w/ Great American Taxi
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - David Grisman Quintet

8:30 PM - Late Night @ Black Forest: WhiteWater Ramble and TAARKA w/ Nathan Moore (double bill)

 

Check out our previous NedFest related entries and information by clicking here!