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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) at Waking Windows 2017
Strap in, folks. The
Waking Windows music-and-arts festival has just revealed its 2019 lineup. The highly anticipated three-day indie-music bonanza kicks off in Winooski on Friday, May 3, and concludes on Sunday, May 5.
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Waking Windows 2019 Poster
Oakland, Calif.,-based art-pop outfit
tUnE-yArDs and Chicago rock band
Twin Peaks take top headlining slots. Rounding out the marquee are Los Angeles electronic-pop duo
Knower , formerly local Brooklyn-based pop-rocker
Caroline Rose , New York indie-pop group
Sunflower Bean , Maryland alt-folk band
Michael Nau & the Mighty Thread , LA jazz duo the
Mattson 2 , New York City tropical-psych ensemble
Combo Chimbita , NYC soul DJ
Jonathan Toubin , Burlington garage rock stalwarts
Rough Francis , NYC indie poppers the
Shacks , Brooklyn experimental singer-songwriter
Hannah Epperson , Philadelphia indie-pop artist
Kississippi and Portland, Maine, rock trio
Weakened Friends .
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Combo Chimbita
As always, Vermont-based projects are strongly represented. Local groups include Afro-funk fusion group
Sabouyouma , twee-pop sextet the
Smittens , rock quartet
Swale , R&B producer/singer-songwriter
Princess Nostalgia , hip-hop collective
99 Neighbors , country band
Eastern Mountain Time , bilingual singer-songwriter
Francesca Blanchard and indie darlings
Clever Girls ,
J Bengoy and
Julia Caesar , among others.
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99 Neighbors
Curated showcases include Montréal promoter
Blue Skies Turn Black , Burlington's
Loose Leaf Talent Agency and the return of formerly local Chicago-based comedian
Annie Russell 's No Chill Comedy Showcase. Also returning are the Downtown Artisan's Market, Page Burner Reading Series and a screening from the
Vermont International Film Festival .
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Tickets for Waking Windows 2019 are
on sale now . Expect additional artists, DJs, showcases and events to be announced soon. Listen to a playlist of featured artists below.
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