Don't be too quick to pooh-pooh the inaugural LouFest: It may be the first time St. Louis is trying to stage this major 2-day concert event, but it seems to be doing it right, with impressive bands like Built to Spill set to take the stage on August 28 and 29, 2010.
That band will join 17 others in the heart of the city in Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in the US (it's 500 acres larger than Central Park) and a spot that's easily accessible from the Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites. The lineup isn't as overwhelming as, say, Lollapalooza's, and thank goodness for that. With only one band performing in each time slot, you won't have to miss anyone. On Saturday, Built to Spill warms up the stage for the evening's closer, Broken Social Scene. On Sunday, things get even better, thanks to performances by the Fruit Bats (hear a sample in the video above), Alejandro Escovedo, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, and the night's headliner, Zooey Deschanel's She & Him. The Nosh Pit food court will sell better-than-your-average fest eats, including blue fin tuna tostada, lobster spring rolls, Southwest smoked trout flatbread, vegan cookies, and blueberry Italian ice. Better still, the fest has a strong eco angle: More than 20 vendors will be on hand to teach you about conservation and clean energy, and a plastic-conserving water bottle filling station means you won't have to fork over cash to get a new bottle of water.
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