XPONENTIAL: Music festival picks for the young-heads

Every year the good folks at XPN bring us a sweet gang of indie-rock/alt-country/folk and other festival-friendly acts. If I'm being completely honest, though, this weekend's lineup has me less excited than many previous years, but that may be because I'm less of a folk/roots kinda guy and more of a rocker. Still, there are plenty of acts that my fellow young-heads can enjoy. Here are some picks:

0 comments

XPONENTIAL: Music festival picks for the young-heads

POSTED: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 10:00 AM

Filed Under: Music

Citizen Cope plays the Main Stage on Friday

[ friday ]

Citizen Cope: This urbanesque reggae-folk crooner is no stranger to Philly, and usually has several sellouts of the TLA or packed Factory shows every time he visits. 9:55 p.m., River Stage.

[ saturday ]

Givers: The latest incarnation of post Paul Simon worldbeat joy-rock, these truly generous sonic euphorists can make Vampire Weekend actually sound goth. 2:55 p.m., Marina Stage.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: Probably the most rockin of the acts I'm familiar with, Ted Leo and his Pharmacists are sort of jacks-of-all-rock-trades. Generally speaking, you're going to get some mix of punk rock and pop-rock (but never pop-punk... fret not). And if I'm continuing to be completely honest, the dude's voice always reminds me of Ben Folds. 5:15 p.m., River Stage.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Back from a several year hiatus, these hipster heroes are back with a new album (Hysterical, set for release at the end of the summer). I imagine we can expect to hear some of the long-awaited new tunes, as well as fan favs. 8:50 p.m., Main Stage.

[ sunday ]

Ra Ra Riot: The other big indie-rockers on the bill, Ra Ra Riot's bag of instrumentally dense-yet-penetrable and vocally melodic pop songs are pretty much always enjoyable, even when their character loses distinction against the backdrop of Arcade Fire era indie bands. 2:10 p.m., Main Stage.

Ben Folds: Last year Folds teamed up with British author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity) for some lyrics on his Lonely Avenue album. 6:40 p.m., River Stage. .

July 22-24, Fri.-Sun., various times, $30-$65, Wiggins Park on the Waterfront, 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

(ryan.carey@citypaper.net)

See Also:

City Paper's complete Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 XPoNential Music Festival lineup

Posted by Ryan Carey @ 10:00 AM Permalink | Post a comment

0 comments

Comments (0)

Q&A with SHARI SOLANIS: "The goal isn't pornography"
What we're trying to do this weekend
SEXY TIME Q&A: I've never had an orgasm during sex with a man — and I'm 30!
Coming soon to Philly: Two cockamamie movie promotion schemes
Q&A with Tony Goldwyn: "Life is gray, and relationships are, too"
ICE CUBE: In Memoriam: Joe Tartaglia
CONCERT REVIEW: Primus (3D & quadraphonic sound) @ The Tower 10/17
NOW SEE THIS: Transit cop arrests marijuana activist for alleged disorderly conduct.
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: The Archbishop meets the Geator, the Mayor goes suit shopping, Le Bec Fin fin.
NOW SEE THIS: Tim and Eric direct Terry Crews for Old Spice

About this blog

Featuring everything from event roundups to concert reviews and sex talk, City Paper's Critical Mass is a space for off-the-wall coverage of Philly's A&E scene.

Follow Critical Mass editors Patrick Rapa and Emily Guendelsberger on Twitter:

@mission2denmark | @emilygee

Search this blog:

Topics:

Blog archives:

May
April
March

February
January

Past Archives: