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FSVIEW & FLORIDA FLAMBEAU | MAY 16, 2011
Hangout Festival kicks off Friday With a strong lineup, second-annual show looks promising RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Editor Originally launched in 2010, Alabama’s Hangout Music Festival is now recognized as one of the largest weekend festivals in the U.S. Taking place between Friday, May 20 and Sunday, May 22, the second-annual festival will play host to over 70 bands and is expecting a turnout of over 35,000 attendees from all over the nation. Located in the scenic town of Gulf Shores, Ala., the Hangout Festival quickly gained popularity during its inaugural event, as its stages are located on the white, sandy beaches, offering guests a unique musical experience not available at any other festival. Though it has become a popular event during its short existence, it almost never came into fruition. Shortly before the first annual festival launched last year, the Gulf of Mexico endured the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in which an estimated 5,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil spewed in the ocean each day, costing thousands of jobs in the area as well as the lives of hundreds of animals. Fortunately, however, the spill did not halt the first Hangout Music Festival, and the founders donated all proceeds of the festival to aid in cleaning up the Gulf Coast. Following this year’s tornado tragedy in Alabama, it is uncertain whether or not the founders will donate any of the proceeds to help with the state’s recovery, but in the meantime, they hope to kick off the 2011 festival without a hitch. Last year, the festival’s lineup featured a slew of artists, including John Legend, Ben Harper, Ray Lamontagne and Girl Talk, among many others. This year’s festival, however, has grown exponentially in size and will feature performances by Paul Simon, The Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Cee-Lo Green, The Avett Brothers, Bassnectar, Portugal. the Man, Girl Talk and Minus the Bear, to name a few. For more information, visit hangoutmusicfest.com and fsunews.com for more updates.
LOWDOWN from 5 “you can’t watch them and frown, it’s impossible.â€? Joining Dangerous Ponies is Birdlips, a two-piece indie/folk act hailing from Charlottesville, Va., described as a band that “mix[es] organic instruments with looped percussion, creating an earthy and atmospheric album, not unlike Emmylou Harris’ acclaimed Wrecking Ball‌[swooning]
with vocal harmonies and melodic turns that belie the musicians’ youth� by The Washington Times. Locals Letters Home (with members from Linus, Look Mexico, Sendaway Stranger and Wavelets), Aircraft (with members of Werepossoum and JamesDUNK) and Lucy (with members from Linus, Jack Jackie and No Humanity) will be opening the show.
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