Photo Credit: Dave Burbank
The Scene
The GrassRoots Festival, held in late July, takes place in the scenic Finger Lakes region of New York. The non-profit brings in 80+ bands for four days of music and camping.
2016 Artist Lineup
Donna the Buffalo
Silversun Pickups
- All-American Helldrivers
- Anna Coogan & Willie B
- Atsiaktonkie
- Bear Fox
- Big Mean Sound Machine
- Brett Dennen
- Bubba George
- Burns and Kristy
- Busted Subaru
- Calico Moon
- Campbell Brothers
- City of the Sun
- Club Rub-a-Dub
- Cortadito
- Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People
- De Temps Antan
- Dead Sea Squirrels
- DJ Cappel
- Donna the Buffalo
- Driftwood
- Fabi
- First North American Lunar Lounge
- Flying Clouds of South Carolina
- Gabriel Tavares & Sisu Powder the Moon
- Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
- Grady Girls
- Grassroots Chamber Orchestra
- Great Caesar
- Gunpoets
- Hank Roberts
- Indigo Girls
- Ithaca Bottom Boys
- Jennie Stearns Band
- Jesus Hidalgo
- Jim Lauderdale
- Jimkata
- John Brown’s Body
- Johnny Dowd
- Jones Benally
- Julia Felice & Whiskey Crisis
- Keith Frank & Soileau Zydeco
- Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians
- Kenny T
- Kevin Kinsella
- Kinobe & Wamu Spirit
- Laila Belle
- Luke G and the Candyhearts
- Mac Benford
- Mandolin Orange
- Mary Lorson
- Misses Bitches
- Monsieur Perine
- Moontee Sinquah
- Moxie Kumba
- Nativos Jammin Orchestra
- Nery Arevalo
- Orlando Julius & The Afrosoundz* Lurrie Bell
- Plastic Nebraska
- Preston Frank & His Zydeco Family Band
- Read Along Songs
- Richie and Rosie
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- Rockwood Ferry
- Samite
- Santa Palabra
- Savoy Family Band
- Sihasin
- Silversun Pickups
- Sim Redmond Band
- Small Kings
- Sophistafunk
- Tamboka
- Telekinetic Walrus
- The Blind Spots
- The Horse Flies
- The Speckers
- Uma Galera
- Uniit
- Walter Mouton & The Scott Playboys