The Show Goes On, Despite the OIl Spill Looming Offshore

The Hangout Festival is anxious to let folks know that the show's on in Orange Beach, Alabama  this weekend May 14-16, and they are donating profits to Gulf Coast relief efforts.

They've got a seriously excellent lineup! (Even though one of my faves, The Flaming Lips, canceled due the the hospitalization of band member Steven Drozd, who is expected to recover in a few weeks. (And I was all set to go to the St. Augustine show - now rescheduled for October.)

Another festgrrl fave, ALO out of San Francisco, will be at the Hangout Festival in one of their rare sojourns to our part of the world.

One-day passes are $79 and three-day passes are $159.

 Here is the Hangout lowdown:

FRIDAY, MAY 14th: Zac Brown Band, Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, The Black Crowes, North Mississippi Allstars Duo, Girl Talk, Pnuma Trio, Orianthi, Brett Dennen, Jeff Austin and Friends featuring Larry Keel, Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, Rachel Goodrich, Kirsten Price, El Cantador, Ben Arthur, and Hightide Blues.



SATURDAY, MAY 15th: John Legend, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs featuring Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, Gov’t Mule, Funky Meters, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ozomatli, The Whigs, Toubab Krewe, Moon Taxi, A.A. Bondy, Wild Sweet Orange, Jon Black, and Rustlanders.


SUNDAY, MAY 16th: Trey Anastasio and TAB, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Ray LaMontagne, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Guster, NeedToBreathe, Matisyahu, Keller Williams, OK Go, Blind Boys of Alabama, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, ALO, Matt Hires, Kristy Lee, Roman Street, Rollin’ in the Hay, and The Cary Laine Band.

And if you don't want to go to Alabama, you can go to Georgia for the Hoopee Jam in Norristown, GA, about halfway between Savannah, and Macon, GA, a few miles north of I-16, outside Swainsboro, Ga.


There's more info on that little festie on my Hoopie Jam earlier posting. And for overall planning, don't forget my  festgrrl spring lineup posting.

Another Fest for Spring Lineup - Hoopee Jam

The Hoopee Jam takes place May 13 -16 in Norristown, Ga. Norristown, GA, about halfway between Savannah, and Macon, GA, a few miles north of I-16, outside Swainsboro, Ga. This is the second year for the fest, which happens on a private farm. The lineup looks pretty sweet:

The Lee Boys Jimmy Hall Tommy Talton Band Randall Bramblett Diane Durrett Band Ralph Roddenbery Yonrico Scott Band Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars Little Brown Peach Deep Blue Sun Joe Pitts Band Pedro Arevalo & Friends Incredible Sandwich Lingo Soulhound Chroma The Fly Brothers Phantom Wingo Wil Hodge and Shelia Quattlebaum Dot Line Projekt Willie Mae Sol Junky Lefty Collins Greg Hester Pat the White Laura Lockie & Charles King The Smoking Flowers Michael Buffalo Smith Dahli Mama (featuring Ella Cauthen, granddaughter of Johnny Sandlin) Donna Hopkins – Artist at Large

Here's a review of last year's fest by Bill Thames on the Hoopee Jam  web site:

"The tranquil Little Ohoopee River meanders slowly through the picturesque middle Georgia farm of Renee Wilson, and her daughter Bess. The Hoopee Jam takes its name from an abbreviated version of the river, spoken in local Georgia dialect. The Wilson farm, with spacious grassy lawns, pinewoods, gentle stands of cypress, and towering sweet gums was the perfect site for a laid-back, eclectic, grassroots music festival.


"Normally quiet and idyllic, the Wilson farm became the epicenter of a new and exciting brand of revivalist southern rock for this jam-packed (no pun intended) weekend. The Hoopee Jam offered music fans acres of room in the main stage area to stretch out in comfort to listen to the music."

There are no hookups for RVs, primitive camping only, but you can bring in cars and RVs. There will be food and craft vendors.Weekend passes are $65 advance and $75 at the gate. Kids under six are admitted free. Bring your own beer and coolers, they have no beer vendors. Coolers are allowed in stage areas, no glass.

Road trip, y'all??