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More summer music festivals announce lineups

Nathan Weinbender

(Pictured: Seattle-based hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces are one of the headliners at this year’s Volume Musical Festival.)

The weather’s getting warmer, the days are getting longer and it seems like new summer music festivals are popping up every year. Here are some of the upcoming local festivals that most recently announced their lineups:

June 3 and 4 – The jampacked lineup of Inlander’s Volume Music Festival features pretty much every local band currently active, with shows spread out over two days and 10 venues. Local heavyweights include Marshall McLean, Pine League, Loomer and Folkinception; traveling acts include Shabazz Palaces, Ayron Jones and the Way, Never Young, Brothers from Another, the Hoot Hoots and Kris Orlwoski. Two-night passes start at $20.

June 10 to 12 – Elkfest takes over a block in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood every June, offering a weekend of free music from local and touring acts. This year’s headliners: Los Angeles reggae artists the Expanders, Alabama’s Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires and Seattle’s Down North. A full schedule will be announced in the weeks before the event.

August 27Green Fest is only in its third year, but it’s already bringing some impressive names to the Spokane Valley’s Black Diamond, 9614 E. Sprague Ave. Headliners include pop punkers Bowling for Soup and “Because I Got High” rapper Afroman; local talent includes the Nixon Rodeo, the Ongoing Concept, Free the Jester and the Broken Thumbs. Tickets are $30 through TicketsWest; 18 and over only.

Other upcoming outdoor festivals to look forward to:

Sasquatch, May 27 to 30 – Headliners at the Gorge Amphitheater’s annual Memorial Day weekend festival include the Cure, Florence and the Machine, Disclosure and Major Lazer.

The Festival at Sandpoint, Aug. 4 to 14 – This year’s biggest names include Bruce Hornsby, Emmylou Harris, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Ben Harper.