UTOPIAfest 2019 Preview

Have one last great outdoor festival experience on the Reveille Peak Ranch in Texas at UTOPIAfest, Thursday-Saturday, November 14th-16th....
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UTOPIAfest 2019 Preview

Have one last great outdoor festival experience on the Reveille Peak Ranch in Texas at UTOPIAfest, Thursday-Saturday, November 14th-16th:

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14th

Utopia Players, 10:30 PM

The headliner for the special early night of Utopia is the festivals own Utopia Players (QRO photos at Utopia ’18).
Utopia Players
Also:

Sir Woman, 9:15 PM

Whiskey Shivers, 8:05 PM

Mamafesta, 6:45 PM

Whiskey Shivers

Late Night

Jenny Parrott, 3:00 AM

Whiskey Shivers, 2:00 AM

Matthew Logan Vasquez, 1:00 AMQRO photos from Utopia ’17
Matthew Logan Vasquez

 

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th

Brownout!, 10:00 PM

The alter ego of Austin legends Grupo Fantasma (QRO photos at an Austin festival), Brownout! (QRO photos at same festival) play a spicier side of Latino orchestra as they play their second Utopia in three years (QRO photos from Utopia ’17).
Brownout!
The Nth Power, 8:30 PM

Formed out of an impromptu late night set at New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2012, The Nth Power have been bringing the light to festivals around the world.
The Nth Power
Toubab Krewe, 7:30 PM

Fusing the music of Mali with the American South is Toubab Krewe, perfect for Utopia.
Toubab Krewe
Also:

Fruition, 6:30 PMQRO photos at a festival

The Deer, 5:45 PM

Southern Avenue, 5:00 PM

Donovan Keith, 4:15 PM

Garrett T. Capps, 3:30 PM

Cowboy Irie, 2:45 PM

Fruition

Late Night

The Deer, 3:00 AM

Toubab Krewe, 2:00 AM

Fruition, 1:00 AM
Toubab Krewe

 

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16th

Shakey Graves, 10:00 PM

Shakey Graves (QRO photos at a festival) is the post-folk alter ego of Austin’s Alejandro Rose-Garcia (QRO photos), who comes to Utopia with an extra ‘e’.
Shakey Graves
Son Volt, 8:30 PM

Out of the ashes of Illinois’ Uncle Tupelo came Jeff Tweedy’s Wilco and Jay Farrar’s Son Volt (QRO photos), which hewed more closely to Tupelo’s alt-country ways, on records like recently on 2007’s The Search (QRO review), 2009’s American Central Dust (QRO review), 2013’s Honky Tonk, 2017’s Notes of Blue (QRO review), and this year’s anti-Trump Union.
Son Volt
Jackie Venson, 7:30 PM

Austin-born, Berklee College of Music-taught Jackie Venson comes to Utopia.
Jackie Venson
Also:

Mikaela Davis, 6:30 PM

Israel Nash, 5:45 PM

Erika Wennerstrom, 5:00 PMQRO album review

Jon Stickley Trio, 4:15 PM

Night Glitter, 3:30 PM

Good Field, 2:45 PM

Swimwear Dept, 2:00 PM

Sid Fly, 1:15 PM

Band Aid, 12:30 PM

San Antonio Pipes and Drums, 11:30 AM

Israel Nash


Erika Wennerstrom


Late Night

Shane Cooley & TMG, 4:00 AM

Shakey Graves, 3:00 AM

Mikaela Davis, 2:00 AM

Jon Stickley Trio, 1:00 AM
Shakey Graves

 

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