HOPSCOTCH 2013 Syllabus (non NC bands)

 

My hometown of Raleigh, NC will host the 4th year of the 3 day music festival known simply as, "Hopscotch."  I am amped about this year's festivities for multiple reasons: I'm a huge music nerd (however I prefer "enthusiast"), it continues Raleigh's progression to legitimize itself as a great music scene, and it will also be the second time I can attend since its inception in 2010.  Apparently that weekend is very popular when it comes to weddings, so I thank my friends for not choosing to get married that weekend for a change.  Anyways, this blog post be the first of two posts and will serve as a "cliffsnotes" for the bands on this year's lineup that I am interested in seeing.  The bands listed here will be non-NC bands.  No more jibber-jabber, here's the list.  

Amor de Dias (London. England)


Big Black Delta (LA)
 
Big Boi (ATL)
 
Califone (Chicago, IL)

Cy Dune (Tuscon, AZ)
 
Dan Friel (Brooklyn, NY)

Dauwd (London, England)

Deleted Scenes (Washington, D.C)

Earl Sweatshirt (LA)

Ex-Cops (Brooklyn, NY)
 
High Highs (New York, NY)
 
Ilyas Ahmed (Portland, OR)
 
Inter Arma (Richmond, VA)

Jamaican Queens (Detroit, MI)

Jonathan Kane's February (New York, NY)
 
Kopecky Family Band (Nashville, TN)

Kurt Vile (Philadelphia, PA)

Lady Lamb The Beekeeper (Brooklyn, NY)

Lapalux (Essex, England)

Leech (LA)

Local Natives (LA)
 
Marnie Stern (New York, NY)
 
Matthew Dear (Brooklyn, NY)

Mikal Cronin (Orange Co, CA)
 
Nathan Bowles (Blacksburg, VA)
 
Night Beds (Nashville, TN)
 
Nightlands (Philadelphia, PA)
 
Pig Destroyer (Arlington, VA)
 
Pissed Jeans (Allentown, PA)

Purling Hiss (Philadelphia, PA)
 
Rose Windows (Seattle, WA)
 
Sleep (Oakland, CA)
 
Spacin' (Philadelphia, PA)
 
Spiritualized (London, England)
 
Swearin' (Philadelphia, PA)
 
The Beets (Queens, NY)
 
The Breeders (Dayton, OH)

The Golden Void (San Fran)
 
The Shilohs (Vancouver, BC)
 
Torres (Nashville, TN)

Turf War  (Atlanta, GA)
Water Liars (Oxford, MS)
Waxahatchee (Brooklyn, NY)
 
XXYYXX (Orlando, FL)