Middle Of The Map Festival Lineup Announced

My favorite weekend of music in Kansas City for the past two years has been the Middle Of The Map Festival put on by Ink Magazine and The Record Machine. They've just announced the initial lineup for the third year of the festival and it's once again looking to be an amazing weekend. The full lineup is below but I can tell you some highlights for me are Grizzly Bear, Deerhoof, Jeff The Brotherhood, Iceage, The Appleseed Cast and Owen Pallet. The festival this year is taking place on April 4-6 at various venues around KC (Uptown, Riot Room, RecordBar, Gusto, The Union and Westport Coffehouse).

Of course, all of the best local bands are playing as well. The full list is below:

Grizzly Bear, The Joy Formidable, Tennis, Deerhoof, JEFF the Brotherhood, Kids These Days, Iceage, The Whigs, Wovenhand, The Appleseed Cast, The Casket Lottery, White Lung, People Get Ready, Denison Witmer, Kitten, Guards, Cowboy Indian Bear, Soft Reeds, Palace, Making Movies, Détective, Owen Pallet, Mister Lies, The Last Bison, Pujol, Joe Pug, La Guerre, Spirit is the Spirit, Sleepy Kitty, My Gold Mask, Dots Not Feathers, Smoker, the Soil & the Sun, Trouper, Little Legend, Maps For Travelers, She’s A Keeper, Bloodbirds, Quiet Corral, Akkilles, Radkey, Steddy P & DJ Mahf, Thee Water MoccaSIns, the ACB’s, Shy Boys, Fourth of July, Ghosty, Shadow Paint, The Slowdown, Cherokee Rock Rifle, Clairaudients, White Girl, Antennas Up, Heartfelt Anarchy, Six Percent, The Regrets, The Belles, The Noise FM