UPDATE: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears have been added to the lineup.
“I’m gonna pull out some shit on stage that will make the Flaming Lips cry and possibly retire in awe.”
Weezer, Ween, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Yeasayer and Houston rappers Z-Ro and Bun B head up the lineup for the 2011 Free Press Summer Fest, the organizers announced seconds ago via a video presentation at Fitzgerald’s, which Summer Fest’s creators Omar Afra (of Montrose monthly Free Press Houston) and Jagi Katial (of Pegstar concerts) bought and renovated last summer.
Other artists announced Monday night were MF Doom, Cut Copy, the Black Dahlia Murder, Junior Brown, Tobacco, the Black Angels, HEALTH, Lower Dens and Fucked Up.
Houston bands appearing at Eleanor Tinsley Park June 4 and 5 include Indian Jewelry, Espantapajaros, Rivers, Wild Moccasins, Finnegan, Wicked Poseur, Pasadena Napalm Division, Clockpole, Free Radicals and Delicious Milk.
A few more: Cavernous, Somosuno, American Fangs, The Handshake, Woozy Helmet, The Niceguys, Venomous Maximus, Linus Pauling Quartet, The Hates, Young Girls, Glasnost, Female Demand, Black Congress, Buxton, The Eastern Sea, Weird Party, Dead Revolt, Roky Moon & BOLT, Perseph One, Disfrutalo, Robert Ellis, Jody Seabody & the Whirls, Los Skarnales, Young Mammals, The Manichean, Sideshow Tramps, Tax the Wolf, The Mahas, By the End of Tonight, Grandfather Child and Hayes Carll.
One Houston act conspicuous by its absence is Golden Axe, rumored to have broken up some weeks ago.
One of the festival’s main headliners – possibly as important as one of the two nights’ closing performers – will not be announced for approximately another month, Afra said. Everyone else announced Monday night is after the jump.
Bigbang
Kylesa
Eternal Summers
Thavius Beck
Protomen
The Memorials
Those Darlins
The Roller
Iron Age
Undergang
Acephalix
Amplified Heat
Fresh Millions
Zeale
Black Leather Jesus
Featherface
The Back Pockets
Thunderkunt
Gorealah Soul
Wicked Poseur
Art Institute Limited
Vincent Priceless
The Grass Skirts
Tha Phoundation
Female Demand
Arthur Yoria
Defending the Kingdom
Leg Sweeper
Romulus Ate
Art Institute
B L A C K I E
Dead Revolt
Muhammidali
Nosaprise
Rusted Shut
Cop Warmth
Organ Failure
Giant Princess
Poopy Lungstuffing
The Annoysters
Anni DiFranco’s Dick [sic]
State Vs. Judd Nelson
Co-Pilot
The Watermarks
LIMB
sIngs
Giant Battle Monster
Vivian Pikkles & the Sweethearts Uber Alles
Eyes Burn Electric
Tickets for Summer Fest are on sale now on the festival’s Web site.
Associate Music Editor Craig Hlavaty contributed to this report.
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This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2011.
