Listen Up! Summer Festival Picks

You guys, festival season is HERE. Whether you’re planning on hitting up the Southern California desert, the bucolic Tennessee countryside, a major city like Chicago or New York or taking in crazy, awe-inspiring views in Eastern Washington, there’s TONS of music to check out and much fun to be had. But before you grab your sunscreen and sandals, check out this itty-bitty sampling of the bands we’d be super-stoked to see this summer.



It’s crazy to consider, but this song, off The Strokes’ debut album Is This It, is thirteen years old. What’s crazier is that it still holds up quite nicely. Keep your eyes peeled for a cameo from Slash and, more obviously, Bob Pollard and the rest of G.B.V.




We’re not sure what Wild Beasts are doing in this video for the super-smooth electro-jam “A Simple Beautiful Truth,” but we like it—all of it. Maybe synchronized hiking/dancing is the new it-Brit thing?



We can imagine listening to dulcet-throated Sharon Van Etten crooning this gorgeous tune while we kick back on a blanket (or maybe a portable hammock?!) in the Oregon summer sun.



Another MUCH-welcomed blast from the past. We would die to be able to shake it like a Polaroid picture at an Outkast show—luckily, these guys are playing just about every major festival this summer. ;)



From sweet dance moves to disco-y grooves to strong eyebrow game—the Haim sisters can do no wrong. Also: That. Silver. Leather. Jacket.



Yup, for really reals. ELTON JOHN is playing this summer. Can you even imagine? His whole set is going to be like one massive karaoke lounge. Amazing.


—Jenny Yule






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