Borderland Festival 2024 Preview

The Black Crowes, 9:15 PM

Atlanta brothers Chris & Rich Robinson hit it big in the early nineties as The Black Crowes (QRO photos at a festival), with such output as Shake Your Money Maker and “Remedy”. When the record sales in the late nineties couldn’t match up, label problems followed, but the band found success on the road (QRO ’22 live review). Yet they still went on hiatus for much of the start of this century/millennium, but their blues-rock jam returned (QRO ’24 live review), most recently with this year’s Happiness Bastards (QRO review).

Cory Wong, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM

The multi-genre Cory Wong has worked with everyone from Jon Batiste to Dave Matthews, but comes on his own to Borderland.

The Sheepdogs, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

In 2011, Rolling Stone ran a ‘Choose the Cover’ contest for the first unsigned band to ever appear on the venerable magazine’s cover, and the winner was Saskatoon’s The Sheepdogs (QRO photos at a festival two days before winning the contest). However, the group (QRO photos) was unsigned more due to location than sound, as their seventies guitar-rock isn’t entirely original, but is popular – they’ve since signed to Warner Music (QRO photos at a festival).

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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Battle of the Borderland Winner, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Homespun Stage

Eggy, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Sumbuck, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Big Martha, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Evan Jennison, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Borderland Kickoff Jam, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

CAAMP, 9:00 PM

Ohio’s CAAMP (QRO photos at a ’23 festival) make beautiful folk music, most recently on last year’s Lavender Days, and have become a festival regular (QRO photos at a ’21 festival).

The Wood Brothers, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Chris & Oliver Wood, plus Jano Rix (QRO ’23 photos), form the Americana siblings The Wood Brothers (QRO photos at a ’22 festival), who come to Borderland behind last year’s Heart Is the Hero.

Houndmouth, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM

From somewhere others consider nowhere, New Albany, Indiana, Houndmouth (QRO photos at a Middle America festival) have managed to make it by working the Americana rock road (QRO ’23 photos), and are coming to Borderland (QRO photos at a ’24 festival)  behind 2021’s Good For You (QRO review).

Sierra Hull, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Pick up your mandolin for Sierra Hull (QRO photos at a ’24 festival).

The Dip, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Combining pop & horns is The Dip (QRO photos at a ’24 festival).

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TBA, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Homespun Stage

Wilderado, 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

Tulsa indie-folk comes to Borderland in the form of Wilderado (QRO ’22 photos).

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Borderland Dead Allstars, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Handsome Jack, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Uncle Ben’s Remedy, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Annie In the Water, 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Bloodys & Bertha’s with Junior Jerry Jam, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Dark Star Orchestra, 5:30 PM

You might scoff at cover bands, but no one takes it as seriously as Dark Star Orchestra (QRO live review). They don’t just cover The Grateful Dead, but recreate a specific date in the greatest jam’s band iconic tour legacy, in this case, May 9th, 1977.

Marcus King, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Marcus King (QRO photos at a ’23 festival) brings his Southern-fried rock (and jazz theory training) up to Borderland (QRO photos at a Southern festival) behind this year’s Mood Swings.

The Wailers, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Bob Marley formed The Wailers and brought reggae to the world – and, as Michael said on Lost, “Who don’t like Bob Marley?” The Wailers (QRO ’21 live review) have kept going strong (QRO live review) long after Marley’s death, so pass the dutchee to the left-hand side, mon… (QRO photos at a festival)

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Johnny Hart & The Mess, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

The Rumble, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Fuzzy & The Rustbelts, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Folkfaces Tribute to John Prine, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Buffalo Music Club’s Borderland Band Camp, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM