Festival No. 0000153 · Est. 2003
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Somewhere in San Francisco
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Golden Gate Park
- Address
- 1000 John F. Kennedy Dr. 94118
- City
- San Francisco, US
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Alan Sparhawk was born in Seattle, United States, in 1969. Plays rock. -
BALTHVS formed on 15 December 2019. Plays disco, funk, indie surf, latin, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, soul.
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Chuck Prophet was born in Whittier, United States, on 28 June 1963.
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Courtney Barnett was born in Sydney, Australia, on 3 November 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Dan Tyminski was born in Rutland, United States, on 20 June 1967. Plays bluegrass, singer-songwriter.
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Dengue Fever formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock, indie surf, pop rock, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
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I'm With Her formed in 2014. Plays americana, bluegrass, folk, folk pop, singer-songwriter.
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Josh Ritter was born in Moscow, United States, on 21 October 1976. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
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Los Straitjackets formed in Nashville, United States, in 1988. Plays garage rock, instrumental rock, rock and roll, surf.
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Lucinda Williams was born in Lake Charles, United States, on 26 January 1953. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Marc Ribot was born in Newark, United States, on 21 May 1954. Plays avant-garde jazz, experimental, experimental rock, free improvisation, free jazz.
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Margaret Glaspy was born on 22 January 1989. Plays folk.
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Nick Lowe was born in Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 24 March 1949. Plays new wave, pop rock, power pop, pub rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Samara Joy was born in The Bronx, United States, on 11 November 1999. Plays jazz, vocal jazz.
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Sarah Jarosz was born in Austin, United States, on 23 May 1991. Plays alternative country, americana, contemporary country, folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Steve Earle was born in Hampton, United States, on 17 January 1955. Plays americana, bluegrass, country rock, folk, singer-songwriter.
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String Cheese Incident formed in Boulder, United States, in 1993. Plays bluegrass, folk, funk, jam band, rock.
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The Altons formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays soul.
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The Reverend Horton Heat formed in Dallas, United States, in 1985. Plays country, psychobilly, rockabilly.
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Watchhouse formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 2019, and split up in 2019. Plays folk.