The people behind Northside Fest (that would be the L Magazine, who in turn, has various outlets curate shows around Brooklyn for a few days in the summer) have taken to Brooklyn Borough Hall this morning. They've been Tweeting from their press conference, where Marty Markowitz tried to steal some of SXSW's thunder, saying, "to the good people of Texas at SXSW—there's a new sheriff in town." Let's be honest, no music festival in New York can ever replicate Austin's annual queso-fueled adult spring break, but Northside can be better than CMJ, and it seems like they're upping the ante this year.
The fest will run June 16th through 19th, and so far they've announced that Beirut will headline the fest (and they just brought Zach Condon a coffee!); other performers will include Sharon Van Etten, Twin Sister and Deer Tick. They've also brought a DIY Film Competition into the mix this year. Early-Bird badges will go on sale at a discounted rate of $60 for a limited time, starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Here's Henry Wolfe, a harpist, and a string quartet performing at our Northside Fest show in 2009:
