The DrumStrong Rhythm & Arts Festival unveiled its daily lineup along with the first episode of the "Pony Danza Sessions." The weekly video series will highlight some of the performers, as well as the DrumStrong location, Misty Meadows Farm, which is also home to, you guessed it, "Pony Danza."
The first episode, filmed at Salud Beer Shop in NoDa, features The New Familiars:
The lineup is as follows:
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Hrvrd, Junior Astronomers, Grown Up Avenger Stuff, Elonzo, Super Ape, Replicas, Pullman Strike, Modern Primitives, Cairo Fire and DJ A Huf along with late-night performances by Marley Carroll and Miami Dice
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Railroad Earth, The Felice Brothers, Kopecky Family Band, Chatham County Line, American Aquarium, Futurebirds, The Mantras, The Love Language, Lost in the Trees, Bombadil, Joe Pug, Ancient Cities, Dirty Drummer, DJ Joel Khouri with a late-night set by Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Dom Flemons, Overmountain Men, The New Familiars, Sinners & Saints, Time Sawyer, The Business People, Caroline Spence, Of Good Nature, That Guy Smitty, School of Rock Charlotte