Photo Credit: Vito Valentinetti
The always excellent Pygmalion Music Festival released the first batch of artists for their annual indie show. Dinosaur Jr., Grizzly Bear, Cloud Nothings, and Tennis will headline the September 27-29, 2012, festival held in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. More acts will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Pygmalion runs similar to a SXSW type of festival with artists playing in venues around town. Local, regional, and national acts will all be in the mix — a crowd that has grown substantially since the first Pygmalion back in 2005.
Initial Lineup for Pygmalion 2012
GRIZZLY BEAR
DINOSAUR JR.
TENNIS
WILLIS EARL BEAL
FRANKIE ROSE
BIG FREEDIA
LORD HURON
JULIA HOLTER
LOTUS PLAZA
CLOUD NOTHINGS
CRAFT SPELLS
OWEN
OH NO OH MY
ZEUS
MY JERUSALEM
AN EVENING WITH YOUR MOTHER
ANNA KARENINA/ANNA KARINA
COMMON LOON
THE CURSES
DEATHTRAM
THE DIRTY FEATHERS
ELSINORE
EVIL TENTS
GRANDKIDS
JARED BARTMAN
MEGAN JOHNS
MIDSTRESS
MY WEREWOLF DIARY
NEW RUINS
PAMELA MACHALA
PSYCHIC TWIN
SANTAH
TAKE CARE
THAT’S NO MOON
WITHERSHINS
Early bird tickets sold out in eight minutes, but there’s plenty of regular GA passes priced at $75.