October 30, 2019
Have one last great outdoor festival experience on the Reveille Peak Ranch in Texas at UTOPIAfest, Thursday-Saturday, November 14th-16th:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14th
Utopia Players, 10:30 PM The headliner for the special early night of Utopia is the festivals own Utopia Players (QRO photos at Utopia ’18). |
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Also: Sir Woman, 9:15 PM Whiskey Shivers, 8:05 PM Mamafesta, 6:45 PM |
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Late Night Jenny Parrott, 3:00 AM Whiskey Shivers, 2:00 AM Matthew Logan Vasquez, 1:00 AM – QRO photos from Utopia ’17 |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
Brownout!, 10:00 PM The alter ego of Austin legends Grupo Fantasma (QRO photos at an Austin festival), Brownout! (QRO photos at same festival) play a spicier side of Latino orchestra as they play their second Utopia in three years (QRO photos from Utopia ’17). |
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The Nth Power, 8:30 PM Formed out of an impromptu late night set at New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2012, The Nth Power have been bringing the light to festivals around the world. |
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Toubab Krewe, 7:30 PM Fusing the music of Mali with the American South is Toubab Krewe, perfect for Utopia. |
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Also: Fruition, 6:30 PM – QRO photos at a festival The Deer, 5:45 PM Southern Avenue, 5:00 PM Donovan Keith, 4:15 PM Garrett T. Capps, 3:30 PM Cowboy Irie, 2:45 PM |
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Late Night The Deer, 3:00 AM Toubab Krewe, 2:00 AM Fruition, 1:00 AM |
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16th
Shakey Graves, 10:00 PM Shakey Graves (QRO photos at a festival) is the post-folk alter ego of Austin’s Alejandro Rose-Garcia (QRO photos), who comes to Utopia with an extra ‘e’. |
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Son Volt, 8:30 PM Out of the ashes of Illinois’ Uncle Tupelo came Jeff Tweedy’s Wilco and Jay Farrar’s Son Volt (QRO photos), which hewed more closely to Tupelo’s alt-country ways, on records like recently on 2007’s The Search (QRO review), 2009’s American Central Dust (QRO review), 2013’s Honky Tonk, 2017’s Notes of Blue (QRO review), and this year’s anti-Trump Union. |
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Jackie Venson, 7:30 PM Austin-born, Berklee College of Music-taught Jackie Venson comes to Utopia. |
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Also: Mikaela Davis, 6:30 PM Israel Nash, 5:45 PM Erika Wennerstrom, 5:00 PM – QRO album review Jon Stickley Trio, 4:15 PM Night Glitter, 3:30 PM Good Field, 2:45 PM Swimwear Dept, 2:00 PM Sid Fly, 1:15 PM Band Aid, 12:30 PM San Antonio Pipes and Drums, 11:30 AM |
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Late Night Shane Cooley & TMG, 4:00 AM Shakey Graves, 3:00 AM Mikaela Davis, 2:00 AM Jon Stickley Trio, 1:00 AM |
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