High Sierra Festival’s lineup grows like a Snarky Puppy

Several repeat offenders will return to the scene of the jam.

The latest batch of bands announced for the June 29-July 2 High Sierra Music Festival include returners such as STS9, Gene Evaro Jr., Hard Working Americans, Afrolicious and White Denim.

Artists covet an invitation to play at High Sierra, which is annually held at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy.

“It’s a big festival and there’s a lot going on,” said Neal Casal of the Hard Working Americans. “It hits all the marks and it just feels the most authentic … from how it’s organized to the artists who play, everyone who is there is doing it for the right reasons,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like a moneygrab, ever. It just feels like it’s truly about music. You never get that lowly corporate festival feeling at High Sierra.”

There are three primary venues at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds. The biggest is the Grandstand, a field inside an old stock car racing oval. The midsize Grand Meadow is an outdoor area next to the fairgrounds’ main buildings, and it’s adjacent to the Vaudeville Tent. The Funk and Jam House and High Sierra Music Hall hold the late-night jams that last almost until sunrise.

Here is the up to date list of this year’s lineup. More bands will be announced. Andrew Bird, Snarky Puppy, The Trey Anastasio Band, Ween, STS9, Galactic, Mike Gordon, Con Brio, Gene Evaro Jr., The Greyboy Allstars, Hard Working Americans, Deer Tick, The Travelin’ McCourys, Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel, The Record Company, Carolyn Wonderland, White Denim, Jeff Austin Band, The Werks, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Ott & The All-Seeing I, The Nth Power, Dopapod, Phutureprimative, River Whyless, I Draw Slow, Kokante, Polyrhythmics, Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons, Afrolicious, Big Something, Kat Myers & The Buzzards, Earth, Wind & Power, Fruition, The Suffers, Billy Strings, Aoife O’Donovan, Big Something, The Lil’ Smokies, Achilles Wheel.

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