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The Wakarusa Music Festival will be traveling to 20 cities this winter in a quest to locate the best and brightest musicians the country has to offer. At every stop on the tour 4-5 bands will compete in a regional talent showcase. The winner of each talent showcase as decided by the fans in attendance will receive an invitation to play at Wakarusa 2008. The winners in each city will also have their music featured on our website and will compete in an online talent showcase. The three bands that receive the most votes in our online competition will get a chance to play the main stage at the festival along with a host of other surprises.

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1.10 Kinetic Playground Chicago, IL

9:45-10:35 | The Sweetwater Meltdown
10:55-11:45 | John Wassem Band
12:05-12:55 | Bill Smith
1:15-2:05 | The Hue
2:25-3:15 | Mr. Blotto Winner

1.11 The Rave Vibe RoomMilwaukee, WI

8:15-9:00 | Mathew Haeffel
9:15-10:00 | SLM
10:15-11:00 | Chinese Fingertrap Winner
11:15-12:00 | Cosmic Railroad

1.12 Lucas School House St. louis, MO

8:15-9:00 | Fresh Heir
9:15-10:00 | Aaron Kamm and the One Drops
10:15-11:00 | Spotting Waldo
11:15-12:00 | Bawn in the Mash
12:15-1:00 | Remedy Winner

1.17 Quixote's Denver, CO

5:15-6:15 | Higher Good
6:30-7:30 | The Hot Strings
7:45-8:45 | The Wandering
9:00-10:00 | Creating a Newsense
10:15-11:15 | Home Winner
11:30-12:30 | Schmocter
12:45-1:45 | Kinetix

1.18 Trilogy Boulder, CO

9:00-9:50 | Control
10:05-10:55 | Tao Jones
11:10-12:00 | Smooth Money Gesture
12:15-1:05 | Savoy Winner
1:20-2:10 | Chill Fantastic

1.18 The Picador Iowa City , IA

8:45-9:30 | Ephraim Zenh
9:45-10:30 | Mad Monks
10:45-11:30 | Mooseknuckle
11:45-12:30 | Hunab Winner
12:45-1:30 | Pocket Full of Nickels

1.19 Aggie Theater Fort Collins, CO

8:45-9:30 | Alan Vasquez
9:45-10:30 | WoolEye Winner
10:45-11:30 | Pretty Lights
11:45-12:30 | 3 Peas
12:45-1:30 | Dub Skin

1.21 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI

9:10-10:00 | The Joint Chiefs of Staff
10:20-11:10 | The Grasshoppers
11:30-12:20 | Nama Rupa Winner
12:40-1:30 | Steez

1.22 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA

8:40-9:30 | Floodplane
9:45-10:35 | NeuMoniker
10:50-11:40 | Obsidian's Dream
11:55-12:45 | Mr. Baber's Neighbors: The Solar String Band Winner
1:00-1:50 | Public Property

1.24 Knickerbocker's Lincoln, NE

8:45-9:30 | Oxygen
9:45-10:30 | Andrew's Ave
10:45-11:30 | Polydypsia
11:45-12:30 | Somasphere Winner

1.25 Davey's Uptown Kansas City , MO

8:30-9:25 | Shadows and Flames
9:45-10:40 | The Bolt Ons
11:00-11:55 | Dobson Hall
12:15-1:10 | Brother Bagman
1:25-2:20 | Grazgrove Winner

1.26 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

8:00-8:45 | Robots vs Dinosaurs Winner
9:00-9:50 | Billy the Squirrel
10:10-11:00 | 77 Jefferson
11:15-12:05 | Poor Miner’s Union
12:20-1:30 | Cosmopolitics

1.30 The Blue Note Columbia, MO

10:10-11:00 | Slippy LaRue
11:20-12:10 | Mississippi Flapjacks
12:30-1:20 | East Ash Street Band Winner

1.31 George's Majestic Fayetteville, AR

8:00-8:45 | Cooper’s Orbit Winner
9:00-9:45 | The Joe Pitts Band
10:00-10:45 | The Staggering Odds
11:00-11:45 | FreeVerse
12:00-12:45 | Mountain of Venus

2.1 The Outland Ballroom Springfield, MO

9:15-10:05 | The Station
10:20-11:10 | Truett & The Traitors
11:30-12:20 | Arkamo Rangers
12:35-1:25 | Jah Roots Winner

2.2 Brothers Norman, OK

8:00-8:45 | Lemma
9:00-9:45 | Tall Cotton String Band
10:00-10:45 | Galapagos Winner
11:00-11:45 | Randy Crouch
12:00-12:45 | Sugar Free Allstars

 

2.5 Auntie Maes Manhattan, KS

9:00-9:50 | Lucia Drive
10:10-11:00 | Elexa and the Hitchhikers
11:20-12:10 | Corkscrew Boar
12:30-1:20 | Shady Lane String Band Winner

 

2.7 The Parish Room Austin, TX

8:45-9:35 | ODOS
9:50-10:40 | Green Mountain Grass
10:55-11:45 | Jabarvy
12:00-12:50 | Moving Matter
1:05-1:55 | Grimy Styles Winner

 

2.8 Club Dada Dallas, TX

8:00-8:40 | Scott McCurry
9:00-9:40 | Snarky Puppy
10:00-10:40 | Catfish Whiskey
11:00-11:40 | A Partial Freakout
12:00-12:40 | Fatty Lumpkin Winner
1:00-1:40 | Spoonfed Tribe

 

2.9 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK

8:00-8:45 | Jesse Aycock
9:00-9:45 | Tech Tonic Winner
10:00-10:45 | The Electric Rag Band
11:00-11:45 | HipHopotamus
12:00-12:45 | Sam and the Stylees

This is truly a phenomenal list of bands. We can't wait to see each one perform and we hope you feel the same level of excitement as we do!

See you out at the shows!
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