Dfest?s Headliners Announced
Dfest?s Headliners Announced
SUMMER BLAST: Dfest will feature a variety of music. The conference will provide information from The Grammy Foundation and MusiCares.
Courtesy of Dfest Music Festival
(Tulsa) – The largest music festival and conference in the Midwest today announced the second round of artists to headline this year’s event. Cake, Mates of State, Ra Ra Riot, Dengue Fever, The Cool Kids, Carney, Ian Moore, Here II Here and Manda Mosher are confirmed acts for Dfest, July 24 and 25 in downtown Tulsa.
Organizers also announced a long list of unsigned artists scheduled to perform. “With roughly two months to go until show time, we are in awe of the way this year’;s Dfest has mushroomed into our biggest and most diverse event ever,” said Tom Green, Dfest founder. “The support and enthusiasm of our new sponsors, partners and venues has created an unprecedented level of energy and excitement.”; The second round headliners will join previously announced headliners The Black Crowes, Blue October, Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Gogol Bordello, Ozomatli, The Uglysuit, Dub Trio, and Joe Pug. Emerging artists Adam’s Attic, Ali Harter, Callupsie, Coco Jones, Crocodile and Daniel Walcher have also been previously announced.
There are approximately 25 more emerging artists who will be added to the lineup within the next two weeks. The conference side of the festival has been expanded this year to include The Grammy Foundation and MusiCares for emerging artists and managers. A music manager’;s forum will also take place during the conference. Hosted by the Music Managers Forum – US, this new partnership gives participants the opportunity to discuss the issues and problems facing the music industry. Yoga and conscious living also have been added to the conference, in collaboration with wellness leaders around the state, to offer conference attendees a more complete approach to success in the music industry.
The GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit “Grammy Foundation“t;:http://www.grammyfoundation.org.
MusiCares ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. MusiCares offers programs and services to members of the music community including emergency financial assistance for basic living expenses including rent, utilities and car payments; medical expenses including doctor, dentist and hospital bills; psychotherapy; and treatment for critical illnesses. MusiCares offers nationwide educational workshops covering a variety of subjects, including financial, legal, and medical and substance abuse issues, and programs in collaboration with healthcare professionals that provide services such as flu shots, hearing tests and medical/dental screenings. The MusiCares Fund® allows access to addiction recovery treatment and sober living resources for members of the music community regardless of their financial circumstances. For more information, please visit “MusiCares”:http://www.musicares.com.
Fueled by a diverse collection of national and top local acts, the high-energy music festival broke attendance records in 2008 and is positioned to be even larger in 2009. Dfest 2008 featured 150 artists representing more than 20 musical genres on a dozen stages in downtown Tulsa’s historic Blue Dome District. The two-day multi-genre music festival fused with a music industry conference was established in 2002 to help emerging artists gain exposure and connect with the music industry. The conference consists of music panels, a tradeshow, music clinics and artist mentoring. Each night, national recording artists perform on large outdoor festival stages while top local, regional and national emerging artists perform on a multitude of outdoor stages, indoor venues and club stages. Dfest has quickly become one of the top independent music conferences in the nation as well as the Midwest’s largest music festival of its type, and a hot bed for showcasing exciting new diverse music talent. For more information go to “Dfest”;:http://www.dfest.com
Complete list of announced headliners:
The Black Crowes
Cake
Gogol Bordello
Bassnectar
Citizen Cope
Blue October
Ozomatli
Metro Station
Bill Hamel
Carney
Delta Spirit
Dengue Fever
DJ Rekha
Dub Trio
Dusty Rhodes & The River Band
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream
Gringo Star
Here II Here
Ian Moore
Joe Pug
Mates of State
Other Lives
Ra Ra Riot
Rachelle Van Zanten
The Cool Kids
The Knux
The Uglysuit
Manda Mosher
Complete List of Unsigned and Emerging Artists Announced as of today:
Adam’s Attic Alex
The Anders
Ali Harter
Alyse Black
Approaching August
Astellaway
Avian X
Based on a True Story (Derek Blankenship)
Ben Kilgore
Big Red Rooster
Billy Joe Winghead
Callupsie
Carter Sampson
Chris McLeod
CoCo Jones
Colourmusic – Thursday Nite PreLaunch Show
Crocodile
Daniel Walcher
Danny Chaimsom
The 11th Hour
Dante The Hawks
Dead Sea Choir
Deas Vail
Dignan
Dirtfoot
Elliot Poston
Eric and The Adams
Erin Austin
Ganem
Auction House
Greg Reichel
Head Over Hills
Heady P
Hold Em High
Hollow
Hush Hush Commotion
I Said Stop!
Inside Light
Ivan Ives
Jabee
Johnny Polygon
Jonathan Tyler
The Northern Lights
Kawnar
Kelsey Humphreys
Lynhurst
Maggie McClure
Marcy Priest
Matt Powers
Mayola
Miniver Cheevy
Modern Science
Motive For Movement
My Solstice
Native Lights
Navigator
Negative Space
Oblio Odis
P.D.A.
Paul Benjaman Band
Peach Truck Republic
People
Pico vs. Island Trees
Ptaridactyl Recorder
Roger Jaeger
Ryan Lindsey
Sam The Stylees
Scott Goldman
SocietySociety
Spencer Sharpe
Stars Go Dim
Steve Pryor
Stevedore
SydeWayz
The Blooms
The Burning Hotels
The City Lives
The Culprit
The Dawson Project
The Fiascos
The Nightlife
The Pons
The Pretty Black Chains
The Round Up Boys
The Taking State
Three Penny Upright
Tim Miller the Goods
Unwed Sailor
Van Risseghem
Vandevander
Vangough
Velos Maretha
Welcome The Silence
Without Trees
X-Cal
Updated 05-28-2009
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