Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks and Broken Social Scene will headline this year’s Siren Festival, the Village Voice-sponsored free sweatfest on Coney Island scheduled for July 19. Other bands on the bill: Beach House, Film School, and Annuals (remember them?). Bonus frequent-flyer points go to Times New Viking, who will play Siren on Saturday then fly out to Chicago for a performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival the next day. Full lineup after the jump.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Broken Social Scene
The Helio Sequence
Beach House
Times New Viking
Jaguar Love
The Dodos
Annuals
Film School
Parts & Labor
Dragons of Zynth
These Are Powers
Beach House music is not going to translate well to Coney Island in the middle of summer, I can already predict.
OMG! a summer festival with no stunt nostalgia acts???
The Dodos are doing double duty as well. VV couldn’t find anybody else to fill out the roster? Were High Places and Crystal Castles busy?
@bg5000: Better Crystal Castles than EITHER Dragons of Zynth or Parts & Labor.
Thom Yorke has a tersely worded message for Times New Viking, which he will record at home and send via electronic transfer to reduce his carbon footprint.
The Village Voice! Hmm…what have they been doing lately? Oh yeah: hatin’ on ME: [blogs.villagevoice.com]