LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Festival is excited to announce the initial lineup for its 11th annual three-day music celebration, featuring Grammy Award winners The Black Keys, alongside The String Cheese Incident and the Avett Brothers leading the festival’s rich, eclectic offerings. The event will again take place July 12 – 14, 2013 at Louisville’s scenic, award-winning Waterfront Park.
The Black Keys, The String Cheese Incident
The Avett Brothers The Flaming Lips
Alabama Shakes, Jim James
Animal Collective, Old Crow Medicine Show
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, The Forecastle Incident (with special guests), Young the Giant, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Purity Ring, The Joy Formidable, Datsik, Dawes, Griz,Kurt Vile & The Violators, Toro y Moi, Bob Mould Band, El-P & Killer Mike, Baauer, Bombino, Moon Taxi, Freakwater, Foxygen, Greensky Bluegrass, Wild Belle, Tift Merritt, TOKiMONSTA, Shovels & Rope, Salva, Night Beds, MNDR, Churchill, Ryan Hemsworth, Rubblebucket, Alasdair Roberts & Friends, Mona, The 23 String Band, Wheeler Brothers, A Lion Named Roar, and The Pass.
Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale this Wednesday, March 6th at Noon EST on Forecastle.com. Purchase tickets in full, or opt for one of our special payment plans, available for both General Admission or VIP tickets.
Highlighted in Rolling Stone as a top event in 2012, and acclaimed by Outside as one of the “Top 15 Outdoor Festivals in the USA,” the Forecastle Festival has evolved into one of the country’s premier festival destinations. The event offers an immersive experience that’s distinctly Louisville- beyond the first-class musical lineup—highlighting the region’s burgeoning culinary and arts scene, Kentucky’s unique bourbon heritage and more. The festival continues to emphasize sustainability practices and conservation initiatives, highlighted through the festival’s non-profit organization, the Forecastle Foundation.
Author:
Brian Waters
March 4, 2013 8:13 PM
Tags: A Lion Named Roar, Alabama Shakes, Alasdair Roberts & Friends, and The Pass., Animal Collective, Baauer, Big Boi, Bob Mould Band, Bombino, Churchill, Datsik, dawes, El-P & Killer Mike, Forecastle, Foxygen, Freakwater, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Greensky Bluegrass, Griz, Jim James, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Matt & Kim, MNDR, Mona, Moon Taxi, Night Beds, Old Crow Medicine Show, Purity Ring, Rubblebucket, Ryan Hemsworth, Salva, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Shovels & Rope, The 23 String Band, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, The Forecastle Incident (with special guests), The Joy Formidable, The String Cheese Incident, Tift Merritt, TOKiMONSTA, Toro Y Moi, Wheeler Brothers, Wild Belle, Young the Giant
Churchill singer/guitarist Tim Bruns and mandolin player Mike Morter have been making folk-infused rock songs with a delicate bluegrass flair together since the first day they met. In 2009, Bruns and Morter added bassist Tyler Rima, drummer Joe Richmond, and keyboardist/singer Bethany Kelly to their lineup, a move that vastly expanded their sound and birthed the high-energy alt-country/pop-rock hybrid that is Churchill.
As with all of Churchill’s releases so far, Change EP is entirely self-produced and self-recorded by the band to truly capture the raw, frenetic energy of their live show. Their upcoming debut for A&M/Octone, offers up a selection of songs that flaunt their supreme skills in blending hook-laced pop with soulfully charged, lushly textured rock. From the freewheeling country swing of “Ark in a Flood” (a sprawling anthem marked by soaring, sunny harmonies) to the Motown strut of “Change” (a gorgeously pained love song on which Kelly’s tough but tender vocals take the lead), Change EP enlists Churchill as an outfit that’s both classic in sensibility and undeniably fresh in sound.
Always honored to be on stage, Churchill’s live experience is a major part of how they effectively leave their audience feeling hopeful and ready to change the world.
Author:
Brian Waters
November 19, 2012 10:57 AM
Tags: Churchill, Churchill video
