More 80/35 bands announced

Broken Social Scene, Man Man and more join the lineup

By Joe Lawler

Metromix
April 20, 2009

More 80/35 bands announced
Broken Social Scene (Credit: Paolo Proserpio/Special to Metromix)
Occidental Brothers Tilly & The Wall Second wave of 80/35 bands The Dig Angees Wild Sweet Orange

The Des Moines Music Coalition announced 10 more acts for the July 3-4 80/35 Music Festival in Western Gateway Park. The bands join Ben Harper and Relentless7, Public Enemy, G. Love and Special Sauce, Matisyahu and other previously announced acts.

Broken Social Scene (July 4): A Canadian indie group collective anchored by Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew. Broken Social Scene has a rotating roster of performers that can change date-to-date. Artists who have been a part of the group include Emily Haines of Metric and Kevin Drew's girlfriend, Leslie Feist.

Man Man (July 4): A theatrical Philladalphia group known to perform in matching outfits and warpaint. Man Man toured with Modest Mouse in 2008, which included a show at the Val Air Ballroom. Man Man's MySpace page currently says the band will be at the Rothbury Festival on July 4, but the band will actually be performing at Rothbury July 3.

Tilly & The Wall (July 3): Omaha indie group and Bright Eyes collaborators known for using a tap dancer instead of a percussionist.

New Monsoon (July 4): San Francisco jam band that recently worked with Grateful Dead producer John Cutler on the group's new album, "New Monsoon V." A staple of summer festivals.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's (Date TBA): Indianapolis indie rock band. After disputes over the band's major label debut with Epic, the band released two albums, "Animal" and "Not Animal," differentiating the band's and label's choices.

Miss Derringer (July 4): Los Angeles rock group playing outlaw country lyrics filtered through a '60s girl group sound. Touring with previously announced 80/35 act Girl in a Coma.

Occidental Brothers (July 3): A fusion of African dance music, rock and jazz based out of Chicago.

Wild Sweet Orange (Date TBA): Alabama indie group currently touring with Guster.

Audrye Sessions (July 4): A California rock group with a heavy Radiohead influence.

The Dig Angees (Date TBA): Local surf-rock group that made it to the final four for the LG Rally for Music contest in 2008. The band performed at 80/35 last year and at Gross Domestic Product earlier this month.


Current 80/35 lineup

July 3: Public Enemy, Matisyahu, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Tilly & The Wall, Occidental Brothers

July 4: Ben Harper and Relentless7, Broken Social Scene, G. Love and Special Sauce, Man Man, New Monsoon, Girl in a Coma, Miss Derringer, Audrye Sessions

Date TBA: Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Wild Sweet Orange, House of Large Sizes, Josh Davis Band, Floodplane, Beati Paoli, The Dig Angees

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