2011 is the year of the music festival. Although the festival scene has been going strong for over a decade now, in the past few years, festivals have seen increasing numbers, more hype, and not just at established festivals; new festivals have been starting all across the country.
Soul'd Out Festivalm in Portland, Oregon, is one of those new festivals. Its first year was 2010, and its lineup included Pretty Lights, Gil Scott-Heron, Steel Pulse, and a 7-10 other artists who could all be placed under a very broad category of "soul". With Lauryn Hill, Mos Def, Ice Cube, Rusko, and more playing this years festival, the lineup is way bigger and much better than last years. With a slightly not-so-average festival schedule, Soul'd Out follows the form of Musicfest Northwest (another Portland festival), in that Soul'd Out will holds its events over a longer period of time (2 weeks) and at multiple different venues across the city.
Get venue info, tickets, schedules and more at Soul'd Out Productions website: souldoutfestival.com
A sampling:
Down for Whatever - Ice Cube
Burkina Faso - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Soldier On (Rusko's F'kin Seagull Remix) - The Temper Trap
