Summer Camp Music Festival Stories

Summer Camp Music Festival Releases 2017 Schedule

Summer Camp Music Festival has officially released the 2017 schedule for their annual festival. Take a look, and start planning your weekend now.The Thursday night pre-party features Twiddle, Nahko & Medicine for the People, Spafford, Crosseyed & Phishless, TAUKing McGee (members of TAUK & Umphrey's McGee), Dumpstaphunk and more. ...

Summer Camp Music Festival Announces Late Night

Summer Camp Music Festival has officially announced the late night acts performing in the renowned Red Barn at this year's 2017 event. Also released are VIP packages (for those who want to experience #SCamp17 on a more exclusive level). Thursday night will feature TAUKing McGee (members of TAUK & Umphrey's McGee) and more, Friday...

Umphrey's McGee 'Wizard Burial Ground' @ Summer Camp Festival 2016 [Pro Shot Video]

Summer Camp Music Festival has just released a new Jay Blakesberg pro-shot video of Umphrey's McGee performing their prog-rock anthem "Wizard Burial Ground" > "Attachments" > "Wizard Burial Ground" on May 28th, 2016.See all of Jay Blakesberg's "Summer Camp Sessions" video on the Summer Camp Music Festival YouTube channel.Purchase&...

Summer Camp Music Festival Reveals Round 2 Artist Additions

Summer Camp Music Festival has officially released the 2nd round of artists performing at the 2017 festival.  Gov't Mule, Pretty Lights Live, The Disco Biscuits, Everyone Orchestra, Railroad Earth, Younder Mountain String Band, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, and a number of other great acts will be joining moe., Umphrey's McGee, Trey...

Kyle Hollingsworth Leaks Summer Camp 2017 Line Up

Kyle Hollingsworth surprised fans by going live from the Summer Camp Music Festival facebook page with a sneak peak at the second round of artist announcements.In true Kyle fashion, he let's us know that Gov't Mule, The Disco Biscuits, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Everyone Orchestra, Turkuaz, Larry Keel, Family...

Summer Camp Music Festival Announces Initial 2017 Lineup

Summer Camp Music Festival has officially released the initial round of artists performing at the 2017 festival.  May 26th-28th at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL looks like it will be one for the books. Included are Summer Camp staples, moe. and Umphrey's McGee, along with solo projects from Trey Anastasio and...

Summer Camp Music Festival Announces 2017 Dates & Location

After some rumors and thoughtful deliberation, the 17th annual Summer Camp Music Festival will remain at its home, Three Sisters Park, in Chillicothe, IL.We are very excited to see what's in store for the festival in 2017.Summer Camp Music Festival Founder and Director, Ian Goldberg, released this statement today:Dear Summer Camp...

An Interview With Galactic: A Veteran Band's Thoughts On Sticking Together Through 18 Festival Seasons

With their funky New Orleans sound worked out annually at the citys Mardis Gras and Jazz Fest celebrations, there has been eighteen years worth of solid festival seasons for Galactic. As we approach the summer, the band will see action at Milwaukee's Summerfest, High Sierra, Forecastle, All Good, Floyd Fest, Japan's Fuji Rock Festival, moe....

The Best Mock/Parody Music Festival Lineups

We're right in the heart of festival lineup announcement season; we're even starting to see the rumor-fueled Bonnaroo Photoshopped lineups start to emerge in advance of their 2012 announcement next week.So, I thought there was no better time to trot out the best parody festival lineups I've seen (and put an open call out for...

Summer Camp Sunday: A Review In Chart Form

It took a little while, but I'm ready comment on my experience at Summer Camp Music Festival this year. I'll withhold detailed comment on the weather or conditions, but there is enough to say about the music, even with my Sunday only pass, to get on the page. So, in keeping with The Barn's sub-theme...