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The Dolores River Festival has lined up seven bands to perform all day at Joe Rowell Park on June 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should be a really fun day,\u201d said festival promoter Ryan Robison. \u201cThe lineup has a lot of variety, and we have more games this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
American rock band Hollis Brown will headline the all-day event about 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
Hollis Brown will be preceded by the acts Niceness, Liver Down the River, Buster\u2019s Ghost and The Crags. At the Hollywood side stage, the bands Elmore\u2019s Corner and Little Brother will perform at food vendor row.<\/p>\n
Festival tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 the day of the show. Go to www.doloresriverfestival.org<\/a> for tickets, information and to volunteer.<\/p>\n The four-member Hollis Brown<\/a> band was formed in 2009 and is named after the Bob Dylan song \u201cThe Ballad of Hollis Brown.\u201d<\/p>\n The band has three albums out and has toured extensively in America and Europe. It has been touring with the Counting Crows as the opening act. \u201cThey are one of those bands you can say, \u2018I saw them before they got really big,\u2019\u201d said Robison. \u201cThey are solid musicians and bring a lot of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n Songs from Hollis Brown\u2019s debut album had placement for two movie trailers, including \u201cThe Founder,\u201d plus television shows \u201cReal World\u201d and \u201cKingdom.\u201d It also is known for a Velvet Underground tribute album.<\/p>\n Telluride-based Niceness<\/a> started about 3\u00bd years ago, said lead singer Koral Delatierra. Sets feature a variety of music styles, from reggae and dance hall to Latin, funk, soul and jazz, she said.<\/p>\n Niceness plays reggae versions of popular songs and soul favorites, including a handful of Motown tunes. The band\u2019s original songs are steeped in projecting positivity, accepting responsibility and stepping into one\u2019s purpose in life.<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully, the message will come through clear and leave people feeling inspired,\u201d Delatierra said.<\/p>\n Durango-based band Liver Down the River<\/a> plays a strong bluegrass set featuring crisp banjo and mandolin rifts with clear lyrics. The group has their roots in countless river floats, campfires and late-night picking. The band\u2019s sound and high-energy performances have led it to share the stage with the likes of The Infamous Stringdusters and Railroad Earth.<\/p>\n The Crags<\/a> have been playing original psychedelic surf rock since 2010. Its third album, \u201cBent,\u201d was released in January, said band member Tracy Ford. \u201cIt is our best album far,\u201d she said. \u201cWe really honed in on our style and are playing really cohesively. Dolores can expect an energetic show.\u201d<\/p>\n In DGO Magazine<\/a>, music reviewer Bryan Liggett describes The Crags as \u201ccapable of playing original indie-rock as they are covering The Sex Pistols or psychedelic-rock-influenced tunes that dabble ever so delicate in the sounds of surf noir and spaghetti Westerns.\u201d<\/p>\n Ska band Buster\u2019s Ghost<\/a> also will perform at the festival, as will Little Brother, a spinoff from the local band Wake Up Laughing.<\/p>\n Elmore\u2019s Corner includes Eric Nordstrom and Paul Iudice from the Farmington Hill band. The duo is known for its up-tempo style and country-fried twang mixed with punk rock.<\/p>\n \u201cOur live shows are perfect for a beer-drinking good time on the dance floor,\u201d said Iudice. \u201cWe are there to play hard and have fun with the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n Festival promoter Robison says new aspects this year include a raffle to win a Rocky Mountain raft, an expanded beer tent dubbed The Snaggletooth, and a new location for the main stage so the dance area is on grass instead of dirt.<\/p>\n The festival will again offer camping and RV parking, and well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome. There will be kid activities and an area to play volleyball and badminton. Free raft rides are a staple of the festival, but whether they will happen this year is unclear because of the low-flowing the Dolores River. Festivalgoers may need to bring inner tubes this year for the traditional parade float through town.<\/p>\n