The second annual Harvest of Hope Fest (HOH Fest) has announced another round of bands confirmed for their multiple-stage music festival that will take place March 12th – 14th in sunny St. Augustine, FL.

Added to the already impressive lineup will be High on Fire, Kid Sister, Gringo Star, Port O’Brien, We Are The Union, Cheap Girls, Avi Buffalo, The Dig, Yelawolf, Young Brother, Barnaby Jones, The Duppies, Umoja Orchestra, Sunbears, Liquid Limbs, The Takers, Glorious Johnson, Bent Left, No More, Cassette, Antarctic, Toby Foster, Paleface, The Pauses, The Attack!, Premadonnasaurs, Scum of the Earth, Towers of Hanoi, Company Man, Lighthouse Music, The Ones to Blame, The Cougs, The Ex-Boogeymen, Superfish, 3rd Stone, Made of Hemp, Mindrise, BLORR, and Christina Wagner.

Harvest of Hope Fest recently announced a diverse roster of national and international acts confirmed including Billy Bragg, Dr. Dog, The Mountain Goats, 7 Seconds, Leatherface, Rogue Wave, Delta Spirit, Senses Fail, Anti-Flag, Dead Prez, Kimya Dawson, Dead Confederate, Torche, Strike Anywhere, Anvil, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dr. Octagon AKA Kool Keith, Small Brown Bike, Portugal. the Man, Black Sheep, Danielson, Man Man, forgetters, and over 150 more artists joining together to raise awareness to the plight of migrant farm workers! Harvest of Hope Fest is the only festival of its kind that has such a large group of musicians donating their time and performances to charity. A full list of confirmations can be seen by clicking “more” below.

Three-day tickets are on sale now and will rise in price as the festival draws closer. This will be the last week to get tickets at the early-bird price of $39.50. From February 12th to March 11th, they will jump to $49.50. Walk-up 3-day tickets will be $60.00. Single day tickets will be available for $25.00/day in advance and $35.00/day weekend of. Three-day camping passes are also now available at $19.50/person. A small number of VIP passes are available at $99.50 per person. The VIP pass includes access to the VIP camping area, a three-day festival pass, and extra surprises.

Proceeds from the charity fundraiser festival will benefit the Harvest of Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides emergency and educational aid to some of the hardest working and often overlooked people keeping our agricultural economy moving – migrant farm workers. Harvest of Hope distributes funds to migrant farm workers and their families to help pay for food, medical services, clothing, rent, educational scholarships, and more.

For more information on the Harvest of Hope Festival, including ticket information, camping info, and the most up-to-date line-up, please visit http://www.harvestofhopefest.com.
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Suburban Home Records has announced the final lineup of their 14th Anniversary celebration. The weekend will feature two stacked shows consisting of most of the Suburban Home Family as well as garage sale, BBQ, Washers Tournament and Art Show.

Tickets for the shows can be found on the Three Kings Website. There are also a group of hotels reserved for the weekend. You can follow this link to get a room at Towne Place Suites (a Marriott owned hotel) for $59 a night. The rooms are located only 8 blocks from where all the shows are being held.

Friday, September 11th at 3 Kings Tavern
Joey Cape
Jon Snodgrass
Austin Lucas
Josh Small
Jr. Juggernaut
In the Red
Look Mexico

Saturday, September 12th at 3 Kings Tavern
Tim Barry
Two Cow Garage
Chad Price
Ninja Gun
Mike Hale
The Takers

Saturday, September 12th from noon to 4 pm :
Suburban Home will host a garage sale at the Suburban Home/Vinyl Collective offices where a few of their artists will be performing surprise acoustic sets.

Sunday, September 13th
Suburban Home 14th Anniversary BBQ and Washers Tournament at Washington Park, along with an art gallery set up in the basement of 3 Kings Tavern with art from Vanessa “Jean” Speckman, Josh from Look Mexico, and other great artists to be announce shortly.

The Takers have just leaked another new song from their upcoming debut for Suburban Home Records.

You can stream “St. John’s Son” as well as the previously leaked tracks “Curse of a Drunk,” “Drift,” and “Friends in Bottles” on the band’s MySpace page.

Their debut album is entitled “Taker Easy” and will be released on LP/CD July 21st. Prior to the release, they’ll be hitting the road in late June alongside long-time friends Lauris Vidal, Truckstop Coffee, and Have Gun, Will Travel for the first annual Citrus Circuit Tour throughout Florida. you can click “more” below for the dates.
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Suburban Home Records have launched a streaming player hosting all four songs from the upcoming Austin Lucas/The Takers collaborative split 7”. They’ve also posted the embeddable code for the streaming player so you can repost it on your personal site to share with others.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE EMBEDDABLE STREAMING PLAYER

The songs were recorded right after Austin finished recording his album, “Somebody Loves You”. While doing some shows and spending time with family in Florida, Austin hooked up with Suburban Home’s newest band, the Takers, to record 4 songs together. The 7” includes 2 covers and 2 originals.

The split is scheduled for release on July 21st, 2009.

Both artists have tours planned this month. Austin Lucas is currently in the midst of a massive European tour with label mate Mike Hale, while The Takers are finalizing their plans for the first annual “Citrus Circuit Tour,” a string of Florida shows later this month that hopes to bring the traditions of roots music, family, and friends back to a rapidly modernizing music scene.

Click “more” below for tour dates!
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To celebrate the upcoming release of “Taker Easy,” the debut album from Gainesville’s newest outlaw country band The Takers, Suburban Home Records is giving away a free mp3 from the album right now. Click on over to their site to download the title track, “Taker Easy.”

The record will be officially released on CD/LP on July 21st.