Pygmalion Music Festival - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Pygmalion Music Festival is a multi-day music festival named for the Slowdive

Slowdive

Slowdive were an English shoegaze band that formed in 1989. The band formed in Reading, Berkshire and primarily consisted of Nick Chaplin , Rachel Goswell , Neil Halstead , and Christian Savill...

album

Pygmalion (album)

Pygmalion is the third and final studio album by the band Slowdive, released on February 6, 1995. A departure from their previous two albums, Pygmalion incorporated a more experimental sound tilted towards ambient electronic music, with sparse, atmospheric arrangements. All compositions were by...

of the same name, which takes place in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

every September. Shows run concurrently at multiple venues, in the style of SXSW. Local bands are showcased along with national touring acts such as Of Montreal

Of Montreal

Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...

, Man Man

Man Man

Man Man is an experimental band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Man Man is known for their exuberant live performances. When performing, the members of the band sometimes coordinate their outfits, often seen in white outfits and, more commonly, war paint....

, Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...

, Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...

, Wavves

Wavves

Wavves is an American surf pop/noise punk band based out of San Diego, California.-History:Wavves started in 2008 as the recording project of Nathan Williams. Wavves released several 7"s as well as a cassette leading up to the first two releases 'Wavves' and 'Wavvves'...

, Black Mountain

Black Mountain (band)

Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells.-Overview:...

, Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine

Samuel Beam , better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album...

, Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon is an American composer and electronic musician based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Deacon has released eight albums under several different labels...

, and Okkervil River. It has expanded in scope each year since its inception, and received coverage on sites such as Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

, Daytrotter

Daytrotter

Daytrotter is a website for the recording studio Horseshack, which hosts recording sessions with many popular and typically upcoming indie music acts, although it works with local bands in the Illinois area as well. The sessions can be compared to that of a radio station's lounge recordings, where...

, and Tiny Mix Tapes

Tiny Mix Tapes

Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...

2005

In its inaugural year, Pygmalion Music Festival took place from September 28-October 1 at Canopy Club, Cowboy Monkey, The Highdive, Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, The Iron Post, and Mike & Molly's.

Lineup

The Like Young

The Like Young

The Like Young were an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.The Like Young were Amanda and Joe Ziemba, married in 2002 and playing music together in various bands since 1997 . The couple formed the band in the spring of 2002 and went on to release their first album, a five-track EP entitled...

, The City on Film

The City on Film

The City on Film is the official name of Bob Nanna's solo act. He began solo recordings in 1997 during the off-time between Braid tours. These recordings began to accumulate, and in May 2004 he recorded I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk in a Salt Lake City hotel room during a Hey Mercedes tour...

, Owen

Owen (band)

Owen is a solo project of Mike Kinsella, and part of the Chicago indie scene.Kinsella is one of the dominant and influential figures in the Chicago indie scene, having also led the band American Football, and played in the bands Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc and Owls .Owen is known for its soft melodies,...

, Mates of State

Mates of State

Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is composed of the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel .Over the course of the band's fourteen year career, they've released three EPs and six full-length, studio...

, Ida

Ida (band)

Ida is an indie rock band from New York City. They are known for their three part harmonies, sparse, minimal, often quiet arrangements, and for their three singer-songwriters...

, Saturday Looks Good to Me

Saturday Looks Good to Me

Saturday Looks Good to Me was an experimental indie pop band. The group was led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas...

, Maserati

Maserati (band)

Maserati is a band from Athens, Georgia, United States whose sound is best described as a combination of post-rock and psychedelic influences. Their music is instrumental, relying on the standard rock instrumentation of guitar, bass, and drums...

, Headlights

Headlights (band)

Headlights is an American indie rock band from Champaign, Illinois on Polyvinyl Records. The band was formed following the dissolution of Absinthe Blind, when members Erin Fein, Seth Fein and Brett Sanderson formed a band named Orphans...

, The M's

The M's

-History:The M's were formed in 2000 by Josh Chicoine, Joey King, Steve Versaw and Robert Hicks. Chicoine, King and Versaw met in the Winter of 1999 and began collaborating in a make-shift studio in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood in which the short lived group, Sanoponic, was formed...

, Catfish Haven

Catfish Haven

Catfish Haven is an indie soul rock band from Chicago. They are signed to Secretly Canadian Records. They performed at Lollapalooza 2006.-Discography:*Please Come Back LP *Tell Me LP...

, Chin Up Chin Up

Chin Up Chin Up

Chin Up Chin Up was an American indie pop band formed in Chicago in 2001.-Members:Jeremy Bolen, formerly of Punjab and The Hertzsprung Gap, sang and played guitar. Nathan Snydacker, formerly of Nymb, played guitar. Chris Saathoff played bass and, after his death in 2004, was replaced by Jesse Woghin...

, The Appleseed Cast

The Appleseed Cast

The Appleseed Cast is an American emo/post-rock band based in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, composed of singer/guitarist Christopher Crisci , guitarist Aaron Pillar, bassist Nathan Whitman and drummer John Momberg...

, Mike Ingram, Bailey, Elanors, The Chemicals, The Living Blue, Tractor Kings, Low Skies

Low Skies

-History:Low Skies formed in 2000 after a chance meeting between Creps and Salveter. After deciding to record together, they played with a number of local musicians before settling on a permanent lineup. After signing with Flameshovel Records in 2002, the group released its debut full-length, The...

, The Invisible, Emotional Rec Club, Green Light Go, Unique Chique, fireflies, Al*iteration, MC Harsh, Agent Mos, Ro Knew, Elsinore

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, The Championship, Triple Whip, Lorenzo Goetz, Pulsar47, Ambitious Pie Party, Angie Heaton, Megan Johns, Lynn O'Brien, Kate Hathaway, Troubled Hubble

Troubled Hubble

Troubled Hubble was an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.The song "I Love My Canoe", from Penturbia, was a hit at college radio in 2003....

, Apollo Project, The Winter Blanket, The Beauty Shop

The Beauty Shop

The Beauty Shop was an Americana rock / alt country band, led by singer-songwriter-guitarist John Hoeffleur, based out of Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1999, they released two EPs and two full length albums before disbanding in 2008...

, JigGsaw

JigGsaw

JigGsaw is an indie rock band from Champaign, Illinois. The band currently consists of Mark JigGsaw , Eddie Waldmire , Kyle Prillaman , and Hayden Cler...

, Mike Downey, Ear Doctor, Thollem, Jason Finkelman's Nu-Orbit Ensemble

2006

The 2006 Pygmalion Music festival ran from September 20–23rd at the Canopy Club, Cowboy Monkey, The Highdive, The Iron Post, Krannert Center, and Mike & Molly's.

Lineup

Elf Power

Elf Power

Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia. Currently, the line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, and drummer Eric Harris...

, Murder By Death

Murder by Death

Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy film with a cast featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.The plot is a spoof of...

, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Danielson, David Bazan

David Bazan

David Bazan is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan was the lead singer and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer of Headphones, a band he formed out of his interest in synthesizers...

, Man Man

Man Man

, The Life and Times

The Life and Times

The Life and Times is an independent American alternative and space rock band active in the 2000s.-History:Since August 2005, The Life and Times has played over 200 shows in support of their debut full-length release Suburban Hymns on US tours with bands like the The Appleseed Cast, Murder by...

, Of Montreal

Of Montreal

, Headlights

Headlights (band)

, Owen

Owen (band)

, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is an indie pop band from Springfield, Missouri. Their first full-length album Broom, independently released in 2005, received good reviews from Spin Magazine and they are now signed with Polyvinyl Record Co....

, Unwed Sailor

Unwed Sailor

Unwed Sailor is a mostly instrumental band formed in 1998 by Johnathon Ford. Unwed Sailor's recordings range from instrumental rock to ambient drones. The band's touring and recording line-ups have largely been in rotation over the years, with the core member being the band's founder, Johnathon Ford...

, Salaryman

Poster Children

Poster Children are an indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1987. They have issued eleven studio albums. Known for their strong DIY ethic, the band members continue to drive their own tour bus, create their own artwork and T-shirt designs, and operate their...

, Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons

Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons

Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons is an Americana, folk rock band that started in Appleton, Wisconsin. The band consists of Cory Chisel and Adriel Harris...

, Geoff Reacher, Mad Science Fair, Dress Code, Shipwreck, Low Skies, Metal Hearts, Scurvine, Triple Whip, Ghost in Light, Exit Clov, Coco Coca, Darrin Drda, Canada

Canada (music group)

Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars, drums, cellos, glockenspiels, melodicas, rhodes piano, organ and accordions...

, The Living Blue, Watery Domestic, The Beauty Shop

The Beauty Shop

, Brighton MA, Caleb Engstrom, New Ruins, Howling Hex, Elsinore

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, Gentleman Auction House, Darling Disarm, The City on Film

Bob Nanna

Bob Nanna is an American musician, notably with Braid and Hey Mercedes, and promotions manager for Threadless.-with Braid:*Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five*The Age of Octeen*Frame and Canvas*Movie Music, Vol. 1*Movie Music, Vol...

, The Reputation, Monte Carlos, fireflies, Bailey, Lorenzo Goetz, Probably Vampires, Weird Weeds, Pulsar47, Tractor Kings, Rusty Pipes, Bellcaster, Elanors, Judah Johnson, Ellestel

2007

The 2007 Pygmalion Music festival ran from September 19–22nd at the Canopy Club, Cowboy Monkey, The Highdive, Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, Krannert Center, Mike & Molly's, and Soma Ultralounge.

Lineup (headliners in bold)

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...

, Okkervil River

Okkervil River

Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first...

, Questlove (DJ set), Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone was the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth of Redwood City, California.-History:Ashworth started CFTPA after he dropped out of film school in 1997...

, Owen

Owen (band)

, Catfish Haven

Catfish Haven

Catfish Haven is an indie soul rock band from Chicago. They are signed to Secretly Canadian Records. They performed at Lollapalooza 2006.-Discography:*Please Come Back LP *Tell Me LP...

, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Maserati

Maserati (band)

, Dianogah

Dianogah

Dianogah is a Chicago, Illinois based indie rock outfit formed in 1995, noted for their use of two bass guitars. Members include Kip McCabe, Jay Ryan and Jason Harvey. Dianogah's first full-length album, As Seen From Above, was recorded by Steve Albini, who also produced their second full-length...

, Denison Witmer

Denison Witmer

Denison Witmer is an indie singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His first release, in 1995, was a cassette titled My Luck, My Love. He has since released six studio LPs; two live albums, a cover album ; three EPs; and an LP with The River Bends—a side project consisting of members of the...

, Headlights

Headlights (band)

, Shapes and Sizes

Shapes and Sizes

Shapes and Sizes are a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia. There are four members — Nathan Gage, Caila Thompson-Hannant, Rory Seydel and John Crellin. After self-releasing their self-titled first album in early 2006, the band caught the attention of Sufjan Stevens' record...

, Sybris

Sybris

-History:Sybris formed in 2003 in Chicago. The name is an intentional misspelling of Sybaris, an Ancient Greek city. They signed to Flameshovel Records for the release of their 2005 self-titled debut. A national tour followed the album's release...

, Liz Janes, The Foundry Field Recordings, Angie Heaton, Awesome Car Funmaker, Baby Teeth, Bound Stems, Caleb Engstrom, Canada, Casados, Coco Coca, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Damien Jurado

Damien Jurado

Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Over the years he has released albums on many labels; today, his primary label is Secretly Canadian.-Music career:...

, Dark Meat, Darling Disarm, Death Ships, Dignan, Early Day Miners

Early Day Miners

Early Day Miners are a band from southern Indiana, United States who released records on the Bloomington, Indiana based label Secretly Canadian. In September 2009 the band had released seven full-length records....

, Elsinore

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, Hypno-Music-Corp, Inspector Owl, Jane Boxall, Jumbling Towers, Hathaways, Kristov's Agenda, Krukid, Larry Gates, Le Loup, Lucky Mullholland, Lynn O'Brien, Marla Hansen, Mit'n, Ms. Led, New Ruins, Noah Harris, Oceans, Odawas, Probably Vampires, Pulsar47, Robots Counterfeiting Money, Roses and Sake, Royal Electric, Ryan Groff, Sangamon, Shipwreck, Skybox, Terminus Victor, The Beauty Shop, The Chemicals, The Living Blue, Tractor Kings, This is Me Smiling, Triple Whip, Tunnels, Two Girls, Unwed Sailor

Unwed Sailor

, Via Audio, Wax on Radio, Yeasayer

Yeasayer

-History:The band's three core members, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder, first came to attention after appearing at the SXSW festival in early 2007. Their first single consisted of a double A-side of the tracks "Sunrise" and "2080"...

2008

The 2008 Pygmalion Music festival ran from September 17–20 at Blues BBQ, Canopy Club, Exile on Main St., Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, Jennifer North, Krannert Art Museum, Krannert Center, Mike & Molly's, and Red Herring.

Lineup (headliners in bold)

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo

, Black Mountain

Black Mountain (band)

Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells.-Overview:...

, Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon is an American composer and electronic musician based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Deacon has released eight albums under several different labels...

, High Places

High Places

High Places is a band originating from Brooklyn, NY, recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA. The band is a duo comprising multi-instrumentalist Rob Barber and vocalist Mary Pearson.-History:...

, Times New Viking

Times New Viking

Times New Viking is a lo-fi indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. The lineup consists of guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy on keyboards. Murphy and Elliott share vocal duties....

, Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu is an American dream pop band based in New York City. Their music draws influence from the shoegazing genre as well, and similarly uses a textured and effects-heavy vocal and guitar sound...

, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down is a San Francisco, California-based alternative folk rock music group. It consists of Thao Nguyen , Adam Thompson , and Lisa Schonberg . Frank Stewart and Willis Thompson are former members of the band.-History:Thao began playing guitar at age 12...

, Headlights

Headlights (band)

, The Hood Internet

The Hood Internet

The Hood Internet is a Chicago-based production duo specializing most notably in mashups of hip-hop with indie rock. They also run a blog of the same name through which they release their music, a venture that helped their foray into performing live DJ sets of their material...

, Centaur

Centaur (band)

Centaur is a band formed in 2000 by Hum founder Matt Talbott, with Jim Kelly of Sixteen Tons on drums and Derek Niedrignhaus of Castor on bass. Their debut album, In Streams was released on Hum's label, Martian Go Home Records in late 2001....

, Dark Meat, Evangelicals

Evangelicals (band)

Evangelicals are an indie rock band from Norman, Oklahoma. Currently there are four members of the group: Josh Jones , Kyle Davis , Austin Stephens and Todd Jackson . Their music is renowned for its energy and unabashed enthusiasm...

, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus (band)

Titus Andronicus is a punk/indie rock band from Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA, formed in 2005. The group takes its name from the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus, and has cited musical and stylistic influences as diverse as Neutral Milk Hotel and Pulp...

, Decibully

Decibully

Decibully is an indie rock band based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin that formed in 2001. Each of the current members is able to play multiple instruments. The band is signed to Polyvinyl Records. However, Decibully's new album, World Travels Fast, won't be released on Polyvinyl. -Discography:* You...

, The M's

The M's

, Murder By Death

Murder by Death

, Owen

Owen (band)

, Oxford Collapse

Oxford Collapse

Oxford Collapse were an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The members include Michael Pace on vocals & guitars, Dan Fetherston on drums and Adam Rizer on bass & vocals.-History:...

, Pattern is Movement

Pattern is Movement

Pattern is Movement is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and established in 2001. They have been categorized by some reviewers as a math rock group, and compared to groups such as Don Caballero, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Pinback...

, Grampall Jookabox, Monotonix

Monotonix

Monotonix were a garage rock band from Tel Aviv, Israel. They released their debut EP in 2008 and have toured mostly the United States and Europe, including notable now legendary appearances at SXSW...

, Catfish Haven

Catfish Haven

Catfish Haven is an indie soul rock band from Chicago. They are signed to Secretly Canadian Records. They performed at Lollapalooza 2006.-Discography:*Please Come Back LP *Tell Me LP...

, PWRFL Power, Agent Mos, Angie Heaton, Animate Objects

Animate Objects

Animate Objects is a United States-based live hip hop band originally formed in Champaign, Illinois in 2003. The founding members of the band, then students at the University of Illinois, were MC CZAR Absolute, drummer Farsheed Hamidi-Toosi, DJ Spinnerty, keyboardist Artur Wnorowski, guitarist...

, Atlatl, Beaujolais, Brian Esmao, The Brother Whys, Butterfly Assassins, Caleb Engstrom, Carl Hauck, Casados, Checkerboard Stalemate, Coco Coca, Common Loon, Dr Manhattan, Elsinore

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, Eureka Sky, Everthus the Deadbeats, Final Pygmalion Effect, The Forms

The Forms (band)

The Forms are an American indie rock band from Queens, New York, whose style incorporates aspects of math rock, dream pop, and emo. The band members include Alex Tween and Matt Walsh .-History:...

, The Foundry Field Recordings, Gentleman Auction House, Girls Next Door, Good Night and Good Morning, Hathaways, Jared Bartman, Jonathon Childers, Kid You'll Move Mountains, Krukid, The Living Blue, Loaded, The Lonelyhearts

The Lonelyhearts

The Lonelyhearts is a San Francisco-based band featuring John Lindenbaum and Andre Perry . The group has toured the United States and is frequently reviewed in the alternative press...

, Lucky Mulholland, Michael Kammin, Mute Era, New Ruins, The Number One Sons, Oceans, Peter Piek, Pontiak, Post-Historic, Robots Counterfeiting Money, Rod & Martha Stewart, The Ruckus, Sangamon, Santa, Snowsera, Sunset Stallion, Tall Tale, Tractor Kings, Treologic, Underpaid Packy, World's First Flying Machine, Wye Oak

Wye Oak (band)

Wye Oak are an indie folk rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, composed of Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner . Their sound has been described as "earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop"...

, Zmick

2009

The 2009 Pygmalion Music Festival ran from September 16–19 at Bentley's Pub, Blues BBQ, Canopy Club, Channing-Murray Foundation, Cowboy Monkey, The Highdive, Krannert Art Museum, Krannert Center, Mike & Molly's, Parasol Records Store

Parasol Records

Parasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....

, Red Herring, and Sandella's. Two of the four members of local legends Hum

Hum (band)

Hum is a post-hardcore band from Champaign, Illinois. They are best known for their 1995 radio hit "Stars." Hum has not been consistently active as a recording or touring group since 2000.-Founding and early recordings:...

performed (Tim Lasher with Alpha Mile and Jeff Dimpsey with Gazelle).

Lineup (headliners in bold)

Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine

, Lucero

Lucero (band)

Lucero is an American punk/Texas Country infused rock band that is based in Memphis, Tennessee.-Biography:Lucero's punk rock roots flavor their now "country-ish" music, while their Southern roots give them the twang that they have come to be known by. They had their start in Memphis, TN. The band...

, RJD2

RJD2

RJD2 is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks...

, Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...

, Wavves

Wavves

, Low

Low (band)

Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....

, The Books

The Books

The Books are an American duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. Their releases typically incorporate samples of obscure sounds and speech...

, Headlights

Headlights (band)

, The Antlers

The Antlers (band)

The Antlers are an indie rock band currently based in Brooklyn, New York, fronted by Peter Silberman.-History:Initially, The Antlers was a solo project created by vocalist and guitarist Peter Silberman immediately after he had moved to Brooklyn, New York. Silberman wrote the first two albums,...

, Autolux

Autolux

Autolux is an avant-garde rock group consisting of Eugene Goreshter , Greg Edwards and Carla Azar...

, YACHT

Yacht

A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...

, Japandroids

Japandroids

Japandroids is a Canadian rock duo from Vancouver, British Columbia. The group consists of Brian King and David Prowse . Formed in 2006, Japandroids rose to prominence in 2009 following the release of their debut album Post-Nothing...

, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Maps & Atlases, Owen

Owen (band)

, Maserati

Maserati (band)

, The Hood Internet

The Hood Internet

, BLK JKS

BLK JKS

BLK JKS are a South African rock band from Johannesburg, formed in 2000. Their EP Mystery has been remastered for a 10 March release in the United States on the Secretly Canadian record label.-Albums:*2009: After Robots -Press:...

, My Brightest Diamond

My Brightest Diamond

My Brightest Diamond is the project of singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden. The band has released two studio albums, 2006's Bring Me the Workhorse and 2008's A Thousand Shark's Teeth, along with a remix album Tear It Down and a download-only release through iTunes...

, The 1900s, Starfucker, The Life and Times

The Life and Times

, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is a rock quintet from the Seattle area. The band features Benjamin Verdoes as lead vocalist and guitarist, Traci Eggleston on the keyboard,various percussion and back vocals, Marshall Verdoes as the drummer, Matthew Dammer on the guitar and Jared Price on the bass...

, Bob Nanna

Bob Nanna

, William Fitzsimmons

William Fitzsimmons (musician)

William Fitzsimmons is an American singer-songwriter, based in Illinois, perhaps best known for his songs "Passion Play" and "Please Don't Go", which aired during pivotal scenes in ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy...

, Skream

Skream

Skream is a dubstep producer based in Croydon. One of dubstep's first and most prominent producers, he has played an important role in the genre's development. His debut album Skream! was released in 2006, and was followed up by Outside the Box in 2010...

, Gazelle

Hum (band)

, Denison Witmer

Denison Witmer

, Company of Thieves

Company of Thieves (band)

Company of Thieves is an indie rock group from Chicago, Illinois. Their first release, Ordinary Riches, was released digitally on January 6, 2009, with a physical CD release on February 24, 2009...

, Joe Pug

Joe Pug

Joe Pug is a singer-songwriter from Chicago. He has released two EPs, Nation of Heat and In the Meantime, the latter of which has been made available for free on his website. He has toured extensively since 2008 and has opened for alt-country pioneer Steve Earle, singer-songwriter Josh Ritter and...

, Pomegranates

Pomegranates (band)

-History:Pomegranates formed in 2006 with Joey Cook, Isaac Karns, and Jacob Merritt. The band released their first recording, Two Eyes EP, in June 2007. In 2007, Josh Kufeldt joined the band they shortly released their first studio album, Everything is Alive that same year...

, Decibully

Decibully

, Jookabox, Brooke Waggoner

Brooke Waggoner

Brooke Waggoner is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans, LA, now residing in Nashville, Tennessee.- Biography :Waggoner comes from a classical music background with 17 years of formal training. She graduated with a Music Composition & Orchestration degree from Louisiana State University...

, The Horse's Ha, So Many Dynamos

So Many Dynamos

So Many Dynamos is a rock band from St Louis, Missouri, USA. Their music is generally classified as indie rock, combining aspects of pop, dance-punk, and math rock. They take their name from a famous palindrome. The band signed a contract with Vagrant Records in late 2008.-History:So Many Dynamos...

, Alpha Mile

Hum (band)

, DJ Belly, Brighton, MA, Butterfly Assassins, Cameron McGill, Common Loon, DJ CZO, The Curses, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Deelay Ceelay, Drew Danburry, Duke of Uke, Early Day Miners

Early Day Miners

, Elsinore

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, Empires

Empires (band)

Empires is a rock band from Chicago, IL. The band consists of Tom Conrad, Sean Van Vleet, Max Steger, and Ryan Luciani. They formed in 2007 and have released one full-length album, two EPs, and one 7" single....

, DJ Famicom, Final Pygmalion Effect, Ganglians, Gentleman Auction House, Girls Next Door, Golden Quality, Good Night and Good Morning, Hathaways, The Horns of Happiness, JigGsaw, The Jips, Kilroy, et al., DJ Kosmo, Liesel Booth, Light Pollution, Liz Janes, Lonely Trailer, DJ Lucknow, Lymbyc Systym

Lymbyc Systym

Lymbyc Systym is an instrumental band from Tempe, Arizona which formed in 2001, consisting of brothers Jared and Michael Bell. Their sound combines elements of instrumental rock and electronic music. Lymbyc Systym have toured with Broken Social Scene, The Books, Crystal Castles, The Album Leaf, ...

, Marmoset, Mason Proper, Matt Wagemann, Mazes, DJ Mertz, Mordechai in the Mirror, Morgan Orion and the Constellations, My Dear Alan Andrews, Neoga Blacksmith, New Ruins, Now, Now Every Children, The Number One Sons, Oceans, Ohtis, On Again Off Again, Pamela Machala, Peninsula, Phantogram, Porno Galactica, Princeton, Post Historic, Ryan Groff

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, Santa, Scurvine, So Long Forgotten, Stan McConnell, SteelEater, Sunset Stallion, Tina Sparkle, Take Care, Tracey and Tricia, Tyson & the Friction, Village, World's First Flying Machine, Withershins, You & Yourn, Zach May & the Maps

2010

The 2010 Pygmalion Music Festival will run from September 22–25.

Lineup (headliners in bold)

of Montreal

Of Montreal

, Built to Spill

Built to Spill

Built to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, There Is No Enemy, was released on October 6, 2009.-History:...

, Roky Erickson

Roky Erickson

Roky Erickson is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.-Biography:...

with Okkervil River

Okkervil River

, Caribou, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are an American rock band formed in 1999 in Washington, D.C. and currently recording for Matador Records. They have released six full-length studio albums and have toured internationally...

, Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe is an American R&B/soul musician signed to Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records.Monáe debuted with a conceptual EP, Metropolis: Suite I ...

, Cut Chemist

Cut Chemist

Lucas MacFadden , better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of the funk Latin band Ozomatli, and of hip hop group Jurassic 5...

, Cap'n Jazz

Cap'n Jazz

Cap'n Jazz was an emo band formed in Chicago in 1989 by brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, who were joined by Sam Zurick and Victor Villareal. After a number of name changes and the addition of guitarist Davey von Bohlen the band began to earn a cult following in the Chicago area and the...

, Surfer Blood

Surfer Blood

Surfer Blood is an indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, signed to Warner Bros. Records. The band has four members: John Paul Pitts , Thomas Fekete , Kevin Williams and Tyler Jerry "TJ" Schwarz .Founding members John Paul Pitts and Tyler Schwarz originally didn't like each other in high...

, Plastician, Holy Fuck, +/-

+/- (band)

+/-, or Plus/Minus, is an American indietronic band formed in 2001. The band makes use of both electronic and traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures...

, Those Darlins, Fang Island

Fang Island

Fang Island is an American indie rock band formed in Providence, Rhode Island, and based in Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of guitarists Jason Bartell, Chris Georges and Nicholas Andrew Sadler, bassist Michael Jacober, and drummer Marc St. Sauveur...

, Cults, Owen

Owen (band)

, Colour Revolt

Colour Revolt

-History:Colour Revolt's members first played together while they were high school students at Jackson Academy in Jackson, MS under the name Foxxe, then changing to Fletcher and releasing a full length album entitled "Friends Don't Speak". They then moved on to become college students at the...

, David Dondero

David Dondero

David Dondero is an American songwriter, guitarist, former lead singer of the band Sunbrain. In 2006, NPR's All Songs Considered named David one of the "best living songwriters" alongside Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Tom Waits...

, Candy Claws, Turbo Fruits

Turbo Fruits

Turbo Fruits is a garage rock band from Nashville, Tennessee founded by Be Your Own Pet guitarist Jonas Stein.-Biography:The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Jonas Stein. Turbo Fruits formed while Stein was still in Be Your Own Pet...

, Light Pollution, All the Day Holiday, Arkansas Dogjaw, Butterfly Bones, Common Loon, Community College, Darren Hanlon

Darren Hanlon

Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter who plays urban folk music. He has released five solo albums, three EPs and eight singles on Candle Records and Flippin Yeah industries , as well as several compilation tracks...

, Deathtram, Dirty Feathers, DJ Belly, DJ Mertz, Drink Up Buttercup, The Duke of Uke and His Novelty Orchestra, Famicom, Elsinore

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is a rock band from Champaign, Illinois currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released two studio albums, one live album, and three EPs.-Discography:-EPs:*Harmonic Impulsion...

, Grandkids, Jared Bartman, Jimmy Gnecco

Jimmy Gnecco

James Francis "Jimmy" Gnecco III is an American musician. He is the vocalist for the rock band Ours as well as a solo artist with his release of The Heart.-Early life:...

, Lookbook, New Ruins, Phaded, The Poison Control Center, Pomegranates, Revolt Revolt, Santah

Santah

Santah is an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The group formed in Urbana, Illinois while attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Their debut full-length album, White Noise Bed, was released via No Sleep Records on June 7, 2011....

, So Long Forgotten, Take Care, Unwed Sailor

Unwed Sailor

, The Viper and His Famous Orchestra, Why I Like Robins, Withershins, World's First Flying Machine

2011

The 2011 Pygmalion Music Festival will run from September 21–24.

Lineup (headliners in bold)

Explosions in the Sky

Explosions in the Sky

Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows...

, Cut Copy

Cut Copy

Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford on vocals, keyboard and guitar. Other members are Tim Hoey on guitar and sampler, Ben Browning on bass guitar and Mitchell Scott on drums. Their second album, In Ghost Colours peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart in...

, Braid

Braid

A braid is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibres, wire, or human hair...

, Washed Out

Washed Out

Washed Out is the stage name of the American chillwave musician Ernest Greene .-Career:In June 2009, Greene graduated with a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Carolina and was unable to find a job as a librarian...

, Toro Y Moi

Toro Y Moi

Chazwick Bundick better known by his stage name Toro Y Moi, is an American recording artist and producer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the chillwave movement of summer 2010...

, The Dodos

The Dodos

The Dodos are an American indie rock band consisting of Meric Long and Logan Kroeber.- History :The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when musician Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as a solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual...

, Deerhoof

Deerhoof

Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...

, Japandroids

Japandroids

, Xiu Xiu

Xiu Xiu

Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...

, The Hood Internet

The Hood Internet

, Starfucker

Starfucker

Starfucker is an electronica band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2007, initially started as a solo project for Joshua Hodges.Members include Joshua Hodges , Shawn Glassford , and Keil Corcoran...

, Viva Voce

Viva voce

Viva voce is a Latin phrase literally meaning "with living voice," but most often translated as "by word of mouth."It may also refer to:*Italian for "live voice."*Voice vote in a deliberative assembly...

, Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu

, Owen

Owen (band)

, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

, Jessica Lea Mayfield

Jessica Lea Mayfield

Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter, actor, from Kent, Ohio. She is known for writing dark, sad songs, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music.-Early years:...

, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Unknown Mortal Orchestra are an American and New Zealand indie rock band originating in Portland, Oregon. Their self-titled debut album has received mostly positive reviews. According to some Unknown Mortal Orchestra fucking rule.-References:****...

External links

http://2011.pygmalionmusicfestival.com/ 2011 Official Website
BIRP! Interview with founder Seth Fein.

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