Jam-banders, take note. The men of moe. are set to wrap up summer once again with a weekend's worth of meandering guitars set against the scenic backdrop of the Adirondack mountains. The festival, scheduled for August 29-31, will be held at Turin, N.Y.'s Snow Ridge Ski (with chair lifts a-running!), with hosts moe. playing six sets over the course of the three days.
This year's line-up includes legendary multi-instrumentalist and former Band drummer Levon Helm, amongst other Bonnaroo '08 alums like Cornmeal and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck.
The full line-up reads: The Levon Helm Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sparrow Quartet featuring Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck, The Presidents of the United States of America, Fishbone, Benevento-Russo Duo, Cornmeal, American Babies, U-Melt, The Macpodz, The Bridge, Lynch, The PMG, Swampadelica, and The Brew.
moe.down-ers of years past include Flaming Lips, Matisyahu, The Roots and They Might Be Giants.
Related links:
Andy Whitman on Music: Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer
moe.down videos: moe.down promo 2006
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