A folk band from Raleigh, North Carolina visits Lincoln Hall to promote their third album The Clearing.

FRIDAY JULY 13, 2012 – Lineup – GATES OPEN at 3PM

Feist
A$AP Rocky
Tim Hecker
Willis Earl Beal
and more!

SATURDAY JULY 14, 2012 – LINEUP – GATES OPEN AT 12PM

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Hot Chip
Grimes
Liturgy
Cloud Nothings
and more!

SUNDAY JULY 15, 2012 – LINEUP – GATES OPEN at 12PM

Vampire Weekend
AraabMUZIK
Kendrick Lamar
The Field
and more!

I anticipate getting dragged to other stages with a group or being too hung over to get there early, but in a perfect world, here’s my 2012 Lolla schedule.

Friday @ Congress Theatre
Saturday + Sunday @ Humboldt Park (Division and California)

It’s a little late in the season, and in kind of a weird place but it’s cheap.

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My Morning Jacket front man Jim James comes to the Vic for a 420 show.

His new solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, is great and is currently streaming for free on NPR’s First Listen.

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I got Family by Lauren Dukoff today, a book of photographs she took of musician friends like Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, and Devendra Banhart. After seeing 50 pictures of Devendra looking bad ass – like playing a classical guitar with seven rings on and wearing velvet pants, I decided that I need to go to this show.

My first camping festival! Figured I should do it before I’m too old…

A bit of a Lollapalooza overlap, but come on, Paul McCartney!