Fashion Meets Music Festival 2014 Preview

Fashion has met music since David Bowie made it a song, and now it comes in festival form in Columbus, Ohio with a day festival and evening after-parties, Friday to Sunday, August 29th-to-31st:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th

Baesman Stage at Marconi
5:00pm – Truslow
6:00pm – Carbon Tigers
7:00pm – Cadaver Dogs
8:15pm – Bad Veins
9:15pm – Modern Baseball

Ohio’s own duo Bad Veins (QRO photos) became a favorite of bloggers with 2012 sophomore full-length, The Mess We’ve Made.

Cox Stage at Nationwide & High
5:00pm – Bummers
6:15pm – Desert Noises
7:30pm – The Soil and The Sun
9:15pm – Local Natives

Silver Lake’s Local Natives (QRO photos at a festival) have been riding the alt-country/folk wave, but seem to be doing it better than most, charting in 2010 with debut Gorilla Manor and 2012’s Hummingbird (QRO review), moving up to headliner tours (QRO live review), and well-received on the festival circuit (QRO photos at a festival), including old England (QRO photos at an English festival).

Stella Artois Stage at McFerson Commons
5:30pm – Michelle Williams
6:30pm – Parachute
7:45pm – New Hollow
9:15pm – O.A.R.

While most of the band hails from Rockville (Maryland), Of a Revolution – abbreviated O.A.R. – all formed at Ohio State University, and have gone on to have a successful career in both the mainstream and jam worlds, most recently with June’s The Rockville LP.

LC Pavilion
8:00pm – Rusko

Christopher ‘Rusko’ Mercer has brought an upbeat sound to today’s flourishing new dubstep scene, and worked with the likes of M.I.A. (QRO photos at a festival), Rihanna, and even Britney Spears.

The Basement
10:00pm – Pizza Spirits
10:45pm – History’s History
11:30pm – Modern Baseball
12:00am – The Menzingers

Coming from the home of The Office & Joe Biden, Scranton’s ska-punks The Menzingers (QRO photos at a festival) are one of the younger punks acts at Fashion Meets Music.

Brothers Drake
10:15pm – Off & On
11:45pm – The Wet Darlings
12:45am – Alanna Royale

The Garden Theater // Short North Stage (Cafe)
10:00pm – Vatican Cameo
10:45pm – Kelly Zullo
11:30pm – Saint Bernard
12:15am – Oliver Oak

The Garden Theater // Short North Stage (Green Room)
10:00pm – Embers of Arson
10:45pm – Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons
12:00am – The Soil & The Sun

Oddfellows
9:45pm – Bygone Days
10:30pm – Everyone Leaves (acoustic)
11:15pm – Meet Me At Oakland (acoustic)
12:00am – Front Porch Step

Park Street Complex (Saloon Stage)
9:45pm – Xelle
10:45pm – Autoerotique
12:00am – Party Favor

Park Street Complex (Patio Indoor Stage)
10:00pm – Mekka Don
10:45pm – Colin Thomas & D1
11:45pm – G. Finesse & The NS
12:15am – Blueprint

Park Street Complex (Patio Outdoor Stage)
10:15pm – The Pleasant Tense
11:00pm – Sassafraz
12:00am – MojoFlo

Park Street Tavern
10:15pm – Red Letter Days
11:00pm – The Commonwealth
11:45pm – Nick D & The Believers
12:15am – Desert Noises
12:30am – Black Taxi

Skully’s Music Diner
10:00pm – Post Coma Network
10:45pm – Captain Kidd
11:30pm – Kishi Bashi
12:30am – Bad Veins

Under the moniker of Kishi Bashi (QRO photos at a festival), K Ishibashi is a founding member of Jupiter One (QRO photos at a festival) and has worked with the likes of of Montreal (QRO live review) and Regina Spektor (QRO live review). Wholly different from Jupiter One, Kishi Bashi composes whimsical tunes of psychedelic pop.

Ohio’s own duo Bad Veins (QRO photos) became a favorite of bloggers with 2012 sophomore full-length, The Mess We’ve Made.

Three-Legged Mare
10:30pm – Runaway Brother
11:15pm – Carbon Tigers
12:00am – Diamond Youth
12:45am – Vacationer

Check out the ‘nu-hula’ neo-tropical sounds of Vacationer (QRO photos).

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th

Baesman Stage at Marconi
12:15pm – Nightbeast
1:15pm – Isken Cosip
2:15pm – Kid Runner
3:15pm – Post Coma Network
4:30pm – Santah
5:45pm – Black Taxi
7:15pm – EOP
8:45pm – The Floorwalkers

Cox Stage at Nationwide & High
12:45pm – Mary Lynn
1:45pm – The Future Laureates
2:30pm – Derek DuPont
2:45pm – Artifex Pereo
4:00pm – Jared Mahone
6:30pm – Twin Forks
7:45pm – Citizen
9:30pm – Circa Survive

While Chris Carrabba will always be best known for his work in genre-defining emo act Dashboard Confessional, he’s since formed an alt-folk band, Twin Forks (QRO photos at a festival).

Stella Artois Stage at McFerson Commons
12:30pm – Chris Bosca
1:30pm – Playing to Vapors
2:45pm – Hydra Melody
4:00pm – Vacationer
5:15pm – Captain Kidd
6:30pm – OceanSpeak
7:45pm – Abandon Kansas
9:30pm – Switchfoot

Check out the ‘nu-hula’ neo-tropical sounds of Vacationer (QRO photos).

After early success in the Christian Rock arena, San Diego’s Switchfoot entered the mainstream with 2003 major label debut The Beautiful Letdown, and even won a Grammy in 2011 for ‘Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album’, Hello Hurricane.

LC Pavilion
9:00pm – Paper Diamond

Colorado-based producer Alex B has been exploring his creating & performing side as Paper Diamond (QRO photos at a festival).

The Basement
10:00pm – Ohio Knife
10:45pm – Indigo Wild
11:30pm – Old Hundred

Brothers Drake
10:00pm – Eric Zayne
10:45pm – Caleb Hawley
11:30pm – Joey Hendrickson
12:30am – Empires

The Garden Theater // Short North Stage (Cafe)
10:30pm – Paper States
11:15pm – Friendly Faux
12:00am – Archie Powell & The Exports

The Garden Theater // Short North Stage (Green Room)
10:00pm – Dead Leaves
10:45pm – Have Mercy
11:30pm – Kittyhawk
12:30am – Fader Friend

Park Street Tavern
10:30pm – Santah
11:15pm – SolCat
12:15am – Desert Noises

Park Street Complex (Patio Outdoor Stage)
10:15pm – NGHBRS
10:30pm – The Receiver
11:00pm – Kid Runner
11:45pm – Captain Kidd
12:00am – Forest & The Evergreens
12:30am – Brick + Mortar

Park Street Complex (Saloon Stage)
10:30pm – Carma
11:15pm – RoeVy
12:30am – Kap Slap

Skully’s Music Diner
10:00pm – Head North
10:45pm – Vis A Vis
11:30pm – Citizen
12:30am – Ceremony

Three-Legged Mare
9:45pm – Slow To Speak
10:30pm – Scientist
11:15pm – Oceanspeak
12:00am – Abandon Kansas

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31st

Baesman Stage at Marconi
12:00pm – ZB Savoy
1:00pm – Mammoth Indigo
2:00pm – Teddy Boys
3:00pm – Nick D & The Believers
4:15pm – Oliver Oak
5:45pm – G. Finesse & The N.S.
7:00pm – Sassafraz
8:30pm – MojoFlo

Cox Stage at Nationwide & High
12:30pm – Liberty Deep Down
1:30pm – Fashion Week
2:30pm – Forest & The Evergreens
3:45pm – Joey Hendrickson & The Sleepless Nights
5:00pm – The Wet Darlings
6:00pm – Envoi
7:30pm – Brick + Mortar
9:15pm – New Found Glory

New Found Glory emerged on the leading edge of the second wave of nineties pop-punk and have kept on going, though saw guitarist & lyricist Steve Klein depart last year thanks to legal troubles.

Stella Artois Stage at McFerson Commons
1:30pm – JD Eicher
2:45pm – Spencer Sutherland
4:00pm – Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons
5:15pm – The Modern Electric
6:30pm – NGHBRS
8:00pm – Empires
9:30pm – Cold War Kids

After a string of EPs, Fullerton, California’s Cold War Kids (QRO photos) blew up in 2006 with their full-length debut, Robbers & Cowards. While 2008’s Loyalty to Loyalty (QRO review) suffered something of a sophomore slump, 2011’s Mine Is Yours (QRO review) and last year’s Miss Lonelyhearts (QRO review) lifted things somewhat, and their live show (QRO live review) is still electric, especially outside (QRO live review outdoors) or at festivals (QRO photos at a festival), as they still ring with singles (QRO photos), from the more recent “Mine Is Yours” and “Audience” (QRO video) to their break-outs “We Used To Vacation”, “Hospital Beds” (QRO video), and “Hang Me Out To Dry” (QRO video).

LC Pavilion
9:30pm – Destructo

DJ Destructo (QRO photos) is a serious festival favorite (QRO photos at a festival).

The A&R Music Bar
10:00pm – Narrow/Arrow
11:00pm – Playing to Vapors
12:00am – Maps & Atlases

Chart the math-rock of Chicago’s Maps & Atlases (QRO photos at a festival).

Brothers Drake
9:30pm – These Knees
10:15pm – Midnight Passenger
11:00pm – Hydra Melody
11:30pm – The Modern Electric

The Garden Theater // Short North Stage (Cafe)
10:15pm – Rooms
11:00pm – Plaid Brixx
12:00am – ZB Savoy

The Garden Theater // Short North Stage (Green Room)
9:30pm – Nightbeast
10:15pm – Envoi
11:00pm – Artifex Pereo
11:45pm – Wilson
12:45am – Cadaver Dogs

Operators Park Street Complex (Patio Indoor Stage)
10:30pm – Niq
11:00pm – Hafrican
11:30pm – Khil Data
12:00am – Colin Thomas & D1
12:45am – Afroman

Park Street Complex (Patio Outdoor Stage)
10:00pm – The Wind and The Sea
11:15pm – Operators
12:00am – Future Islands

Dan Boeckner came to fame in Toronto indie-collective hit Wolf Parade (QRO live review), but since they’ve gone on seemingly permanent hiatus, he’s brought his indie sound to the (now-defunct) husband-and-wife duo Handsome Furs (QRO photos), alt-supergroup Divine Fits (QRO album review), and now Operators (QRO photos at a festival), who debuted just last May at Canadian Music Week (QRO photos of debut).

Baltimore’s Future Islands (QRO photos) play a highly acclaimed, darker form of synth-pop (QRO photos at a festival) as they come to Fashion Meets Music Festival

Park Street Complex (Saloon Stage)
10:30pm – Tron (DJ)
11:00pm – Kid Wonder
11:30pm – OCD Moosh & Twist
12:30am – Fareoh

Park Street Tavern
9:45pm – Mayhem Like Me
10:30pm – Seafair
11:30pm – Fingers
12:30am – Teddy Boys