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Three Rivers Arts Festival unveils its music mix
Wednesday, April 18, 2007


The Three Rivers Arts Festival has released its music lineup, which will launch on June 1 with Robert Randolph and the Family Band and then feature a range of styles that includes the blues of Koko Taylor and Los Lonely Boys, the gentle folk-rock of Cowboy Junkies and the wild hillbilly sounds of The Avett Brothers.

Due to the construction in Point State Park, the Festival Mainstage will be located in Stanwix Triangle at the intersection of Penn Avenue, Liberty Avenue, and Stanwix Street.

Market Square will also be used for some events, including a showcase of electronic music called Circuits of Steel.

Here is the lineup:

Mainstage concerts:
June 1: Robert Randolph and the Family Band
June 2: Martin Sexton
June 3: Ozomatli
June 4: Pittsburgh Showcase: Black Moth Super Rainbow/Race the Ghost
June 5: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
June 6: Lotus
June 7: Roomful of Blues
June 8: Cowboy Junkies
June 9: Koko Taylor
June 10: Los Lonely Boys
June 11: Stephen Pellegrino
June 12: Ike Riley Assassination / Earl Greyhound
June 13: The Avett Brothers
June 14: Joe Bonamassa
June 15: Jackie Greene
June 16: TBA
June 17: Spyro Gyra

Other festival music events:
June 2: Rock n' Roll Circus at Market Square.
June 8: Circuits of Steel Showcase with Grand Buffet, Rein[Forced], Discuss, Xanopticon and more at Market Square.
June 9: Unicorn Mountain Storybook Wonderland at Market Square.
June 16: FLUX, location TBA.

The 48th annual festival runs from June 1 through June 17. For more information, call 412-281-8723 or go to www.artsfestival.net.

First published on April 18, 2007 at 1:59 pm