Crib Notes

The lineup for Atlanta’s Echo Project Music Festival (Oct. 12-14) seemed a bit lackluster when it was first reported a few weeks ago. Things started looking a bit brighter, however, when the festival announced new additions to the lineup last week. Bringing on  the Flaming Lips, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Man Man, MSTRKRFT and Thievery Corporation has seriously upped the festival’s indie appeal. The fest also beefed up its already huge jam-band roster by adding Les Claypool and the Benevento/Russo Duo. Hopefully, they’ll get around to tacking some local bands on to the lineup (cough, cough, Deerhunter).

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It’s been two years since Music Midtown dissolved, and Atlanta hasn’t had a major music festival since. I’m not talking about festivals stocked with superior local talent (Corndogorama) or jazz festivals (Atlanta Jazz Festival, Montreaux). I’m referring to the massive, Bonnaroo-styled confabs packed with national and international pop acts.

That will ostensibly change with the Echo Project, a three-day music-and-arts festival taking place Oct. 12-14 at Bouckaert Farm, which is located along the Chattahoochee River. The lineup will include some 60-plus acts, according to a press release, including the Killers, Phil Lesh & Friends, the Roots, Cat Power, Rodrigo y Gabriela and many others. The music will be supplemented by an environmental component. Organizers plan to use alternative energy sources, recycling initiatives and solar power to run the festival.

It’s pretty interesting stuff, and there will surely be more developments as the event draws closer. Stay tuned.

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