FESTIVALS04/19/2017M.Clark

If you’re looking to see some live music this summer, you won’t have to go very far. With a run-down of some of this year’s biggest regional music festivals, here is Falcon News Service Reporter Matthew Clark.

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MATTHEW CLARK: SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR EACH SUMMER AND FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP. MUSIC FANS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY ACTS FROM A VARIETY OF GENRES DURING AT LEAST 7 FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER. IF YOU’RE INTO HEAVY METAL BANDS LIKE GODSMACK:

NAT POP: “STRAIGHT OUT OF LINE” BY GOD SMACK, FADES UNDERNEATH REPORTER TRACK.

MATTHEW CLARK: THE NORTHERN INVASION FESTIVAL WILL BE KICKING OFF THE SUMMER AT THE SOMERSET AMPHITHEATER ON MAY 13-TH AND 14-TH. SOUND GARDEN, GODSMACK AND KID ROCK WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE BILL. BUT IF BLUEGRASS AND AMERICANA BANDS LIKE SUN VOLT AND THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ARE MORE YOUR STYLE,

NAT POP: “TEAR STAINED EYE” BY SUN VOLT, FADES UNDERNEATH REPORTER TRACK.

MATTHEW CLARK: YOU MIGHT ENJOY THE BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL IN EAU CLAIRE RUNNING JUNE 8-TH THROUGH THE 10-TH. NESTLED IN A WOODED AREA, THE FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE SUN VOLT, DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS AND THE PUNCH BROTHERS. BY PHONE, BLUE OX PRESIDENT JIM BISCHEL (BISH-EL) SAYS THE FESTIVAL’S SETTING GIVES THE EVENT A UNIQUE FEEL.

JIM BISCHEL: “OUR FANS REALLY APPRECIATE TREES AND NATURE AND THE BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE THAT WE HAVE”

MATTHEW CLARK: THE MOST POPULAR FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER IS THE EAUX CLAIRES (O-klairz) FESTIVAL. RUN BY JUSTIN VERNON, WISCONSIN NATIVE AND FRONT MAN OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INDIE BAND BON IVER (BON EE-vair), THE FESTIVAL BRINGS IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC. THIS YEAR, THE LINEUP FEATURES EVERYONE FROM PAUL SIMON:

NAT POP: “STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS” BY PAUL SIMON, FADES UNDERNEATH REPORTER TRACK

MATTHEW CLARK: CHANCE THE RAPPER:

NAT POP: “SAME DRUGS” BY CHANCE THE RAPPER, FADES UNDERNEATH REPORTER TRACK

MATTHEW CLARK: AND WILCO:

NAT POP: “BOX FULL OF LETTERS” BY WILCO, FADES UNDERNEATH REPORTER TRACK

MATTHEW CLARK: CADOTT, WISCONSIN, WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE HAVE ITS ANNUAL COUNTRY AND ROCK FEST THIS SUMMER AND EAU CLAIRE WILL ALSO SEE THE ANNUAL COUNTRY JAM U.S.A. FOR THE FALCON NEWS SERVICE, I’M MATTHEW CLARK.

More information for the festivals can be found on their respective websites.

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