City Arts Festival announced its lineup today, and other than exceptional headliners David Byrne and St. Vincent, who were announced in June, it’s nothing those who attended either Bumbershoot 2011, Slack Fest, or this past weekend’s Capitol Hill Block Party haven’t seen before. All three fests seem to be focusing more on local acts, which is an interesting choice given that those same bands can be seen any night of the week around town (or for $15 at Reverb Fest.) I already noticed the overlap between last year’s Bumbershoot (Dam-Funk, Phantogram, Beat Connection, Oh Sees, Allen Stone) and this year’s Block Party. I didn’t expect City Arts to jump on the same bandwagon.See the City Arts lineup in full after the jump. Names in bold played either last year’s Bumbershoot or Block Party.David Byrne and St. VincentGhostland ObservatoryTwo Door Cinema ClubJoshua RadinCollie BuddzBrother Ali with Blank Tape BelovedA Fine FrenzyEOTOLemoloLost in the TreesOmar Rodriguez LopezThe MaldivesGold LeavesKay Kay and His Weathered UndergroundMt. St. Helens Vietnam BandThrow Me the StatueGold FieldsZion IMy GoodnessReignwolfTruckasaurusGrynchNeil HalsteadFatal LucciaunoRavenna WoodsD. BlackMotoponyThe Rolling StonesHorse FeathersHowlin’ RainCody Beebe and the CrooksDiego’s UmbrellaThe New LawFly Moon RoyaltySlang!Black BananasDana BuoyTomtenSportsCase StudiesFox and the LawFriendsTiny VipersMidtown DickensNew KingstonDavidson Hart KingsberyKevin LongThe Grizzled MightyHobosexualSpac3manLarry HawkinsHomeboy Sandman with DJ SosaStephanieLos RakasThe HoldupVokab KompanyMarissa NovatronMichael ManahanDJ Nima Fadavi
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