27 Days Until Wakarusa

Mouth
When: Saturday 6/4 @ 8:00pm - 9:30
Where: Satellite Stage



Formed in Kansas City in late 2008 by guitarist Jeremy Anderson, bassist Zach Rizer and drummer Stephen Gunn, Mouth writes and performs instrumental "cyberfunk" music: bass-heavy, futuristic funk grooves that combine the rhythms of funk, disco, house, electronica, hip hop and dubstep with the unpredictable improvisational approach of a jam band and the face-melting instrumental technique of progressive rock and jazz fusion.

The unique challenge of creating dance music that still allows for improvisation and complex instrumental passages is what drew the trio together. Jumping unpredictably from genre to genre requires not only technical proficiency on their instruments but also an approach to composition and improvisation that is in many ways more akin to that of a DJ than to a traditional jam band.

Mouth spent months studying, practicing and experimenting with dance music styles from around the world before making their live debut in January of 2009. Funk, disco, house, reggae, dub, hip hop, electronica, dubstep... no dance style is off limits. With an array of gear and effects, MIDI-synchronized loops and other sonic tricks, Mouth has been able to create an assortment of textures that usually cannot be produced by guitar, bass and drums. The group will often create 'walls of sound' live that leave the listener questioning how a 3-piece band can create such dynamic and big music.

Sound engineer Dan Gable joined forces with the band early on and has made high-quality recordings of over 50 shows. Many of these recordings have been made available for free download on the band's website.

Having quickly established a name for themselves in their hometown with their exhilarating live shows, Mouth is blowing up the midwest by touring and playing as much as physically possible.

28 Days Until Wakarusa

Fresh 2 Death
When: Thursday 6/2 @ 6:45pm - 8:00
Where: Satellite Stage



Fresh2Death a.k.a. GirlFriend BullShit is the live musical collaboration of DJs Greg Fisk and Ben Samples. The Live Remix, Dual-Laptop performance brings an adrenalized, heart-pumping element that is missing in most standard DJ performances.

The duo originally formed in mid-January 2009, but Fisk and Samples have a combined 12 years of DJ/Producing experience. Fresh2Death accentuates a wide spectrum of genres; Producing and remixing anywhere from Glitch-Hop, PsypHop, and Crunk-Hop, to the occasional DownTempo, Electro, or Dubstep track, Fisk & Samples are at the forefront of the Bass Culture sound .Fresh2Death a.k.a GirlFriend BullShit is also now currently involved with the Denver Bass Squad, a collaboration of DJ's, Musicians, Producers, & Remixers all based out of the Front Range of Colorado.
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29 Days Until Wakarusa

Beats Antique
When: Thursday 6/2 @ 10:30pm - 12:00
Where: Revival Tent



Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electonica and world roots music comes Beats Antique, a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive performance. Beats Antique combines the sounds of the Middle East and orchestral gypsy music with the styles of hip-hop, brass band, downtempo, glitch and dubstep in a new collage of music that is mixed and broken down with clever breakbeats for an adept international flair. Beats Antique is producing an un-charted style of music by adding live horns, accordion, glockenspiel, viola, string quartets, kalimba, clarinet and various unusual instruments to their big beat arrangements.


Born of Oakland, CA, the musical trio consists of producers, David Satori, Sidecar Tommy and world-renowned belly dance performer/producer Zoe Jakes, who helped inspire the thematic Middle East tempo of the band.
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30 Days Until Wakarusa

John Brown's Body
When: Sunday 6/5 @ 4:15pm - 5:30
Where: Revival Tent



John Brown’s Body’s “Future Roots” uses reggae as a foundation, but incorporates dub, drum and bass, and electro to create a sound both timeless and forward. Described by LA2DAY as “delivering the most forward-thinking reggae music in the world today” the 8-piece band’s killer live show has super heavy rhythms, a three piece horn section, air tight drum and bass and “the most gorgeous melodies in all of modern reggae music” [All Music Guide], all backed by a dubbed-out sound engineer.

However it’s defined, it’s got people buzzing about this progressive band from Boston and Ithaca, NY who’s latest album, Amplify, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Reggae Chart.

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