Feeling empty after SXSW digs itself a music festival hole and hibernates for the rest of the year? Eager to visit the birthplace of Chelsey Hersley, runner-up from Cycle 15 of America’s Next Top Model? (Thanks, Wikipedia!) Just itching to surround yourself with BEARDS? Well then, does Boise, Idaho have a treat for you! “Oh, Boy…sie!” That’s what you’ll be saying to yourself if you choose to attend The City of Trees’ first-ever Treefort Music Festival! Spanning four days, from March 22-25, Treefort will take over beautiful downtown Boise to showcase the best in national and local indie rock, and to celebrate the city’s burgeoning arts and music scene. At only $79 per wristband, this fest is a steal. Even better, proceeds will benefit Radio Boise (radioboise.org), a non-commercial, community radio station (a.k.a. the best kind).
So what can a music fan expect apart from good vibes, good trees, and good plays on words? (“Oh, Boy…sie!”) Well, lots and lots of indie mainstays like Built to Spill, of Montreal, WHY?, Blitzen Trapper, and more! New additions to the fest will be added regularly, with the final lineup unveiled in February. In fact, today Treefort announced that EMA, Araabmuzik, Y La Bamba, The Hive Dwellers, Koko and the Sweetmeats, Brett Netson Band, Teens, Grand Falconer, Wolvserpent, and QP have been added to the bill. AND YET THERE ARE EVEN MORE SWOON-WORTHY ARTISTS ALREADY ALL SIGNED UP AND READY TO ROCK. “Who else,” you ask?
Read on, gentle reader. The following musical artists are also on the roster and also awesome: Typhoon, Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, Talkdemonic, Janka Nabay, Delicate Steve, Pictureplane, The Cave Singers, AU, Champagne Champagne, Tartufi, Mr. Gnome, Monster Rally and RUMTUM, Woodsman, Lemolo, The Maldives, AAN, Pickwick, Flashlights, The Soft White Sixties, Matthewdavid, Mwahaha, The Parson Red Heads, Sun Araw Band, Dustin Wong, Dinosaur Feathers, The John Steel Singers, Loch Lomond, Blasted Canyons, Sepalcure, and Hot Bodies in Motion.
• Treefort Music Fest: http://treefortmusicfest.com
