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The latest entrant in the filled-to-the-brim summer festival lineup: The New American Music Union, an American Eagle-sponsored, Anthony Kiedis-curated show taking place in Pittsburgh on Aug. 8 and 9. The lineup is split between summer-fest stalwarts like Bob Dylan, Spoon, the Roots, and Black Mountain and a "battle of the bands" between 15 acts representing universities around the country. The winning band gets a whole day in a recording studio on AE's dime, which I guess we're supposed to take as a sign that their "cheaper than Abercrombie" aesthetic isn't really pulling in the shoppers as much as it did during the housing boom. (I'm happy to see that my alma mater is representing with The French Horn Rebellion, who sound kind of like a grimier Pulsars and who have a remix of Shannon's "Let The Music Play" (!!!) on their MySpace page. Go Cats!) Full lineup after the jump.
Bob Dylan and His Band
The Raconteurs
Gnarls Barkley
The Roots
Spoon
The Black Keys
Black Mountain
The Duke Spirit
NASA
Tiny Masters of Today
College Bands
Bears (Kent State University)
Flying Machines (The New School)
Gospel Gossip (Carleton College)
Magic Bullets (University of California Berkley)
Math the Band (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
My Dear Disco (University of Michigan)
Nothing Unexpected (Robert Morris University)
The Black Fortys (University of Southern Illinois)
The Company Kang (Whitman College)
The Delicious (Indiana University)
The Depreciation Guild (New York University)
The Elizabethan Report (Brigham Young University)
The French Horn Rebellion (Northwestern University)
The Royal Bangs (University of Tennessee)
The Steps (University of Texas Austin)
American Eagle Outfitters Announces Summer Music Festival Hosted by Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers [Centre Daily; HT RS]
Comments
Nice. 8-7 in favor of "The" bands.
I guess I just don't get shit today.
It freaks me out when I buy tickets and it's at like Cheetos (TM!) Stadium or something.
Seriously, WTF?
$$$ make the world go round.
$$$ does indeed make the world go round. and $$$ also provides musicians with the ability to continue making music.
so if this company's gonna bring 15 unsigned bands to share a stage with people like Bob Dylan, Danger Mouse, and Jack White - and charge fans less than 50 bucks to see it - can't we just say that maybe this is a really cool show??
also, it's not exactly like Goldenvoice is feeding the homeless.
you're right, it is a little odd going to "Cheetos Stadium", but this is where the money comes from these days, and the last comment and headline for this entry are unfortunate.
@luciluce666: This is actually being held at a urban shopping center/office complex build on the site of an old steel mill. Gonna be interesting where they put the stage and how they will keep people from crashing the gate.
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