July 29, 2019
Head to the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles, Iowa, for the Hinterland Festival, Friday-Sunday, August 2nd-4th:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd
| Hozier, 9:40 PM Ireland’s Andrew Hozier-Byrne (QRO live review in England) comes to Hinterland (QRO photos at a festival) off of Wasteland, Baby!, this year’s follow-up to 2014’s massive breakthrough single “Take Me To the Church” – which had seen him being impersonated by Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night Live! |
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| Kacey Musgraves, 8:00 PM There’s always room for country, when you’ve got a country singer like Kacey Musgraves (QRO photos at a festival), who has received acclaim across the spectrum. She comes to Hinterland (QRO photos at a festival) behind last year’s Golden Hour, which managed to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammys, Academy of Country Music, and Country Music Association. |
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| Hippo Campus, 6:30 PM From just up in St. Paul, Hippo Campus (QRO photos at a festival in the Midwest) have made quite a splash in the indie-rock world, and come to Hinterland behind this year’s Demos II. |
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| Jade Bird, 5:15 PM Hinterland welcomes the next generation of songstress in the awesome Jade Bird (QRO photos at a festival), who comes to the festival behind this year’s charting self-titled debut. Also: Keuning, 4:00 PM |
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd
| Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, 9:30 PM Once best known for his work in Drive-By Truckers, since driving off in 2008 Jason Isbell (QRO photos at a festival) has been focused on his solo work (QRO photos solo at a festival) with his own 400 Unit, behind 2017’s The Nashville Sound. |
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| St. Paul & The Broken Bones, 8:00 PM From Birmingham, Alabama, St. Paul & The Broken Bones (QRO photos at a festival) bring the true southern soul. They come to Hinterland (QRO photos at Hinterland ’15) after 2016’s Sea of Noise (QRO review) and last year’s Young Sick Camelia (QRO review). |
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| The Wood Brothers, 6:30 PM Chris & Oliver Wood, plus Jano Rix, form the American siblings The Wood Brothers. |
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| Colter Wall, 5:15 PM Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Colter Wall comes south of the border to Hinterland. |
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| Also: The Dead South, 4:00 PM Ron Gallo, 2:45 PM – QRO photos at a festival John Moreland, 1:45 PM The Maytags, 12:45 PM – QRO photos at an Iowa festival Adam Bruce, 11:45 AM |
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th
| Brandi Carlile, 8:30 PM Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile (QRO interview) has emerged alongside a whole new generation of socially minded melodic songstresses (QRO photos), and in last year she (QRO spotlight on) put out her latest (QRO photos outdoors), the multiple Grammy-nominated By the Way, I Forgive You, now coming back to Hinterland (QRO photos at Hinterland ’15). |
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| Maggie Rogers, 7:00 PM Maryland’s Maggie Rogers (QRO photos at a festival) broke out when her single “Alaska” was played to Pharrell Williams at an NYU master class. She’s since become a big name in her own right (QRO photos) with this year’s full-length debut Heard It In a Past Life, and has been playing bigger & bigger stages (QRO photos at a festival). |
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| Dawes, 5:30 PM The up-and-coming Americana indie outfit (QRO photos) that’s come up, Dawes (QRO photos at a festival) hail from Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon (QRO photos outdoors), out last year with fifth release Passwords. They come to Hinterland (QRO photos at a festival) after having also served as opener & backing band for Conor Oberst (QRO photos together at a festival). |
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| Brent Cobb, 4:15 PM While he’s written for everybody from The Oak Ridge Boys to Kellie Pickler, Brent Cobb comes to Hinterland on his own, behind last year’s Providence Canyon and 2017’s Grammy-nominated Shine On Rainy Day. |
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| Also: The War and Treaty, 3:00 PM Ruston Kelly, 2:00 PM The Nude Party, 1:00 PM – QRO photos outdoors Elizabeth Moen, 12:00 PM – QRO photos at an Iowa festival |
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