Aura Festival Initial Lineup Announced

Aura Music & Arts Festival, a romping fest which happens Valentine's Day weekend 2014 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, announced its initial lineup today, plus a limited number of super-early bird weekend tickets for just $125. This dance-a-thon will feature:

Lotus (two nights)

Papadosio (two nights)

Conspirator

Zoogma

The Werks (two nights)

Marco Benevento

Mike Dillon Band

Kung Fu (two nights)

Dopapod (two nights)

The Heavy Pets

Superhuman Happiness

Start Making Sense:  A Tribute to The Talking Heads

COPE

Juno What?!

Twiddle

Jimkata

Brock Butler

The Resolvers

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

Polyester Pimpstrap

One of the great bands who played Aura last year (and also Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival) were Connecticut funkateers Kung Fu. Here they are with Nigel Hall from last year's Aura, where they did a set-long tribute to Stevie Wonder:

Kung Fu Can FUNK! At Aura Music and Arts Fest This Weekend

Wow is all I gotta say about the funk/fusion band Kung Fu, which pays Aura Music and Arts Festival at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park  (in Live Oak, Fl) this weekend. Tickets are still available for the fest, so get 'em and come on.

Kung Fu plays Friday 10:45 pm to midnight and Saturday with Nigel Hall (of the killer New Orleans funk powerhouse Ivan Neville's  Dumpstaphunk) from 4:30 to 6 p.m. -- the Saturday show is a tribute to Stevie Wonder! I defy you to sit still for this one:

Get Your Tickets Now for Next Month's Aura Festival

All the funky dancers are getting ready for the next stop on the Southeast fest lineup: The Aura Music and Arts Festival!

It's happening February 15-17 this year at the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl. 

Although the festival has been happening in Florida since 2010, this is the first year it is being held at Spirit of the Suwannee, a most excellent venue. 

This is a camping fest, and features an eclectic mix of live electronica, funk, jazz, rock, reggae, jam and hip-hop. Three-day tickets, which include primitive camping, are $119 online right now. (They started at the sweet early bird deal of $75) Single-day tickets are also available. Gate price is going to be $150, so buy now to save.  

It's usually an awesome time for camping in North Florida, and although festgrrl has not had the pleasure of attending Aura before, fellow festivarian reviews of past Aura fests have been wildly enthusiastic. 

Aura headliners include national touring bands Perpetual Groove, Conspirator, Papadosio, and the Heavy Pets. (festgrrl likes the funk -- her pick is Kung Fu's tribute to Stevie Wonder with Dumpstaphunk's Nigel Hall Saturday afternoon in the ampitheater; also Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band out of North Carolina.) 

Late-night will feature DJ's Silent Disco.

You can check out the full lineup below, and the schedule here. 

* Papadosio
* Conspirator
* Perpetual Groove
* The Heavy Pets
* Dopapod
* Kung Fu
* RAQ
* The Lee Boys
* Greenhouse Lounge
* DrFameus
* Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
* Stokeswood
* Consider The Source
* Break Science
* The McLovins
* Jeff Bujak
* Brock Butler Solo
* Lingo
* Former Champions
* The Main Squeeze
* Newton Crosby
* Todd Stoops
* Nigel Hall
* Roosevelt Collier