Happening the weekend before SXSW and positioned as a stop for touring musicians on the way there, this year's edition also featured performances from We Were Promised Jetpacks, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Pylon Reenactment Society, Weakened Friends, and more.
Treefort 2022 happens March 23-27 in downtown Boise, ID and the lineup also includes Jeff Rosenstock, !!!, Mercury Rev, Men I Trust, Magdalena Bay, Lightning Bolt, Deerhoof, Spirit of the Beehive, and more.
Plus: Move / Buggin / Zulu , Valley of the Vapors Fest lineup, Korn, Robert Glasper, Circuit Des Yeux, Silver Synthetic, and more tour and festival news.
Silver Synthetic, the New Orleans psych-pop band featuring members of Bottomfeeders and JEFF The Brotherhood, released their excellent self-titled debut album earlier this year via Third Man.
Levitation fest happens Halloween Weekend in Downtown Austin and the 2021 lineup also includes Tinariwen, Chicano Batman, Red Fang, Nothing, Ty Segall's Fuzz, Black Midi, Connan Mockasin, Andy Shauf, Kikagaku Moyo, Yves Tumor, Shannon & The Clams, Shabazz Palaces, and more.
This week's playlist includes new music by Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble, Doja Cat ft. SZA, Spirit of the Beehive, Brockhampton ft. JPEGMAFIA, Lou Barlow, Tierra Whack, Japanese Breakfast, and more.
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new records from CFCF, Sorry, Ride's Andy Bell, Silver Synthetic, and Requin Chagrin, plus a new book on The Fall.