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[Above: Voodoo Music Experience '06 Crowd]

Granted, the summer festival scene was a heatstroke of awesome, but give it up for the fall concert circuit. Although a bit more sullen and introverted than its older sibling, the autumn has always boasted an underrated array of cool shows to check out. We’ve already hipped you to Bang! and Pop Montreal, but if you’re up for a little fire on the Bayou, the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans might be for you.

Now a three-day event, Voodoo has proved one of the most durable festivals in America. Hurricane Katrina was enough to briefly sideline it in 2005, but the show pushed on anyway with performances in the Big Easy and Memphis. Last year, Voodoo made a triumphant return to its traditional home at New Orleans’ City Park, with 93,000 revelers showing up to jazz, funk, and rock out. The 2007 incarnation of Voodoo (set to run Oct. 26-28) is shaping up to be one of the deepest yet, showcasing three different performance venues that each highlight a different element of New Orleans’ rich musical history. Tickets went on sale this past Friday. Here’s a schedule of who to watch for at Voodoo:

Day 1:
Earl Greyhound
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Kings of Leon
Toots and Whomever He’s Calling the Maytals
M.I.A.
Rage Against the Machine

Day 2:
Mute Math
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Spoon
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tiësto

Day 3:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Fallout Boy
Marc Broussard
Common
Dr. John
Wilco

Tickets run $40 for a one-day pass and $115 for a three-day pass. Check out ticket options here.

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