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Posted: 08/31/2012

MidPoint Music Festival continues its 11-year tradition on the region's frontline of music exploration and this year's full schedule has been released.

MPMF.12 is Thursday through Saturday Sept. 27-29 in downtown Cincinnati and the adjoining Over-the-Rhine district.

Musical acts will be hosted on multiple stages within a walkable area, encouraging attendees to explore and discover. Temporary bike racks in front of several MidPoint venues will encourage even more exploration.

To read the full schedule, scroll below, or go to http://mpmf.com/festival.

Thursday

4EG Stage on MidPoint Midway ($0) All Ages

5:00 pm TBA

Arnold's Bar and Grill WNKU Stage ($10)

Below Zero Lounge ($15)

12:00 am Stepdad
11:00 pm Rich Aucoin
10:00 pm The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
9:00 pm Way Yes

Blue Wisp ($10)

12:15 am Space Capone
11:00 pm Freekbot
10:00 pm The Brown James
9:00 pm Black Taxi

Cincinnati Club ($15) 18 Plus

12:00 am Henry Clay People
10:45 pm Dinosaur Feathers
9:30 pm Shark?
8:00 pm TBA, TBA

Contemporary Arts Center (all-ages access) ($15)

11:00 pm Laetitia Sadier
10:00 pm Happy Maladies
8:45 pm Allan Pray
7:30 pm TBA

Emery Theatre ($25)

11:15 pm Dirty Projectors
9:45 pm Lower Dens
8:30 pm Wooden Wand

Grammer's Stage presented by Dewey's Pizza ($20)

9:30 pm Best Coast
8:00 pm Hospitality
7:00 pm Dressy Bessy

Japp's Annex presented by Samhain Publishing ($10)

12:00 am Two Man Gentleman Band
11:00 pm Billy Two Shoes
9:30 pm Kelly Thomas and The Fabulous Pickups
8:30 pm The Claudettes

Know Theatre on the Bioré Strip ($15)

Main

11:45 pm Shovels and Rope
10:30 pm The Ridges
9:15 pm Kitten
8:00 pm Belle Histoire

Second

10:00 pm Vic and Gab
8:30 pm Darlene

Main Event ($10)

12:00 am The Hudson Branch
11:00 pm Jody Stapleton and The Generals
10:00 pm The Late Ancients
9:00 pm Saturn Batteries

MOTR Pub ($10)

12:00 am Lord Huron
10:45 pm Carousel
9:30 pm Wolf Ram Heart
8:15 pm Filament

Mr. Pitiful's ($10)

The Drinkery presented by Eli's BBQ ($10)

12:30 am Turbo Fruits
11:15 pm The Harlequins
9:45 pm Ohio Knife
8:30 pm The Prohibitionists

vitaminwater Room at The Hanke Building ($15)

11:30 pm Craft Spells
10:15 pm Fairmount Girls
9:00 pm Shadowraptr
8:00 pm Nights

Washington Park (All-Ages) ($25) All Ages

8:30 pm Andrew Bird
7:00 pm Here We Go Magic
6:00 pm Pomegranates
5:00 pm Bonesetters

Friday

4EG Stage on MidPoint Midway ($0) All Ages

5:00 pm TBA

Arnold's Bar and Grill WNKU Stage ($10)

12:15 am Woody Pines
11:15 pm Dawn Hiatt
10:15 pm The Vespers
9:15 pm The Crick Gypsies
8:15 pm Carole Walker

Below Zero Lounge ($15)

12:30 am PUJOL
11:30 pm The Kickaways
10:00 pm Automagik
9:00 pm Motel Beds

Blue Wisp ($10)

12:15 am F.Stokes
11:00 pm Eclipse Movement
9:30 pm Us, Today
8:30 pm Ingrid Woode

Cincinnati Club ($15) 18 Plus

12:00 am Cloud Nothings
10:45 pm Bad Veins
9:30 pm Fort Wilson Riot
8:15 pm Culture Queer

Contemporary Arts Center (all-ages access) ($15)

11:30 pm Willis Earl Beal
10:00 pm The Moth & The Flame
8:45 pm For Algernon
7:30 pm Krill

Emery Theatre ($20)

12:00 am The Antlers
10:45 pm Port St. Willow
9:30 pm Cheyenne Marie Mize

Grammer's Stage presented by Dewey's Pizza ($25)

9:30 pm Dinosaur JR
8:00 pm Purling Hiss
7:00 pm The Sundresses

Japp's Annex presented by Samhain Publishing ($10)

12:30 am The Pass
12:00 am Cin City Burlesque
10:30 pm The Perfect Children
9:30 pm Ben Dumm and The Deviants
8:30 pm The Whorenettes

Know Theatre on the Bioré Strip ($15)

Main

11:45 pm Wild Belle
10:30 pm Frankie Rose
9:15 pm TEEN
8:00 pm Eternal Summers

Second

10:00 pm Ami Saraiya and The Outcome
8:30 pm The Spruce Campbells

Main Event ($10)

12:30 am Sisters Of Your Sundshine Vapor
11:15 pm Black Owls
10:00 pm Mad Anthony
9:00 pm Kentucky Knife Fight
8:00 pm Those Crosstown Rivals

MOTR Pub ($10)

12:00 am White Arrows
10:45 pm Cold Showers
9:30 pm The Purrs
8:15 pm Troubadour Dali

Mr. Pitiful's ($10)

The Drinkery presented by Eli's BBQ ($10)

vitaminwater Room at The Hanke Building ($15)

11:30 pm J.C. Brooks and The Uptown Sound
10:15 pm Brian Olive
9:00 pm Kansas Bible Company
8:00 pm The Foreign Tides

Washington Park (All-Ages) ($30) All Ages

Saturday

4EG Stage on MidPoint Midway ($0) All Ages

1:00 pm TBA

Arnold's Bar and Grill WNKU Stage ($10)

12:15 am Tex Schramm and the Radio King Cowboys
11:15 pm Mack West
10:00 pm Tim Easton
9:00 pm Benathrope
8:00 pm Tom Vollman

Below Zero Lounge ($15)

12:30 am Zeus
11:30 pm Modoc
10:00 pm The Ready Stance
9:00 pm SpiderFriends

Blue Wisp ($10)

12:15 am The Right Now
11:00 pm The Infatuations
10:00 pm Shrub
9:00 pm J. Davis Trio
8:00 pm Ben Lapps
7:00 pm The Andrew & Noah Band

Cincinnati Club ($15) 18 Plus

12:00 am The Growlers
11:00 pm Denney and The Jets
10:00 pm Sean Bones

Contemporary Arts Center (all-ages access) ($15)

12:00 am Enemy Planes
10:45 pm Hume
9:30 pm Night Beds
8:15 pm JustinWW and the Inner Ocean

Emery Theatre ($20)

10:30 pm Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys
9:00 pm Magnolia Mountain
8:00 pm Hickory Robot

Grammer's Stage presented by Dewey's Pizza ($20)

9:15 pm The Walkmen
8:00 pm Woods
7:00 pm The Guitars

Japp's Annex presented by Samhain Publishing ($10)

Know Theatre on the Bioré Strip ($15)

Main

11:45 pm Tennis
10:30 pm Julia Holter
9:15 pm Hundred Waters
8:00 pm Lightning Love

Second

10:00 pm Shivering Timbers
8:30 pm Bethesda

Main Event ($10)

12:30 am Dead Fame
11:15 pm Skeleton Hands
10:00 pm Doctor Bombay
9:00 pm Riley
8:00 pm The Grey Academy

MOTR Pub ($10)

12:00 am Chain and The Gang
10:45 pm Sam Goodwill
9:30 pm Swear and Shake
8:15 pm Golden Boy

Mr. Pitiful's ($10)

11:45 pm Sidewalk Chalk
10:30 pm The Cincy Brass
9:15 pm The Honeydogs
8:00 pm The Stories

The Drinkery presented by Eli's BBQ ($10)

12:30 am Leogun
11:15 pm Young Buffalo
9:45 pm Bella Clava
8:30 pm The Dukes Are Dead

vitaminwater Room at The Hanke Building ($15)

Washington Park (All-Ages) ($30) All Ages

7:00 pm Sleigh Bells
5:45 pm TBA
4:30 pm Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang
3:00 pm Stagnant Pools

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