The Pygmalion Festival Announces Lineup

The Pygmalion Festival just released their Music and Literature Lineup for 2016. Featuring the likes of Future Islands, Vince Staples, and Wolf Parade as headlining acts and a tons of literature, food, and technology exhibits,the entire festival will run September 16^th-24^th in Urbana-Champagne, Illinois. The music festival takes place the 22^nd to the 24^th. Going 12 years strong, the festival is a major force in the community, bringing together several organizations and businesses, while showcasing talented musicians and artisans. The TECH, FOOD, LIT and MADE festivals are FREE and open anyone of all ages, while tickets for the music festival are for sale now and are available here: http://www.thepygmalionfestival.com/tickets/. Check out the full music lineup so far:

Future Islands, Vince Staples, Wolf Parade, Jean Thompson, Louis The Child, Frightened Rabbit, Alvvays , Tyehimba Jess, Car Seat Headrest, Poster Children, Russian Circles, Eula Biss , Ajj, The Hood Internet X Showyousuck, Foxing, Aloha, The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Prince Rama, Psychic Ills, Literary Death Match, Mild High Club, Joan Of Arc, Mother Nature, Neil Steinberg, Lucy Dacus, Hoops, Maiden Radio, Elsinore, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Bones Jugs, Joan Shelley, Kim Chinquee, Tara Terra, Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen, The Dirty Feathers, The Fights, Kowabunga! Kid, Bookmobile!, Motes  Matthew, Minicucci, Tigerbeat, Church Booty, Take Care, Euriah , Book Fort, The Inn Keepers, Cody Lee, Snayl, Dj Belly Fiona, Kimble, Adrian Todd Zuniga, The Wandering Boys, Dj Ricky Wells, Alex And The Xos, Penny Horses, Big Easy Brass, Mank N Sass

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