The last touch ups to the stages for this weekend's Treasure Island Music Festival are being made as thousands of people arrive in San Francisco for the popular festival, now celebrating its third year. Our friends at Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment have put together a stellar line-up for the two-day fest, including headliners The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, MGMT, Girl Talk, Passion Pit, Yo La Tengo, Beirut, and many others (see schedule with band links and MP3s below).

Passion Pit have had a great year, thanks largely to the release of their brilliant album, Manners. The band will play the Treasure Island fest on Saturday before heading off to the UK to kick off a three week tour of Europe. Of course many people are looking forward to The Flaming Lips, Beirut and The Decemberists, among others, and electro and dance fans will be treated to the likes of Dan Deacon and Brazilian Girls.

The fest will feature some popular Bay Area artists and bands, including SF's The Limousines, Thao, Tommy Guerrero and Santa Cruz band Sleepy Sun. Incidentally, the Sleepy Sun will be sharing a double-bill with Edward Sharpe and The Magnificent Sevens at the Brookdale Lodge in the Santa Cruz mountains tomorrow night before they head up to play Treasure Island on Sunday. Plus, Yo La Tengo will also be playing the historic Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.

Treasure Island Music Festival 2009 Line-up/Schedule:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th, 2009

Bridge Stage

The Limousines - 12:00-12:40 PM
Murs - 1:20-2:05 PM
Passion Pit - 2:50-3:35 PM - "Moth Wings"
The Streets - 4:25-5:15 PM
Brazilian Girls - 6:05-6:55 PM - "Cross-Eyed"
MSTRKRFT - 7:45-8:35 PM
MGMT - 9:25-10:40 PM - "Time To Pretend"

Tunnel Stage

Crown City Rockers - 12:40-1:15PM
Federico Aubele - 2:05-2:45 PM
Dan Deacon - 3:35-4:20 PM - "Hey Let's Go For a Ride"
DJ Krush - 5:15-6:00PM
LTJ Bukem Feat. MC Conrad - 6:55-7:40 PM
Girl Talk - 8:35-9:20 PM - "Shut The Club Down"

SUNDAY OCTOBER 18th, 2009

Bridge Stage

Sleepy Sun - 12:00-12:40 PM - "New Age"
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - 1:15-1:55PM - "Know Better, Learn Faster"
Edward Sharpe & The Magnificent Zeros - 2:30-3:15 PM - "Day Dream"
Grizzly Bear - 4:00-4:45 PM - "Two Weeks"
Beirut - 5:30-6:20 PM - "A Sunday Smile"
The Decemberists - 7:10-8:10 PM - "The Rake Song"
The Flaming Lips - 9:05-10:35 PM - "Halloween on the Barbary Coast"

Tunnel Stage

Tommy Guerrero - 12:40-1:10 PM - "Paper Switchblade"
Spiral Stairs - 1:55-2:25 PM - "True Love"
Vetiver - 3:15-3:55 PM - "Everyday"
Bob Mould - 4:45-5:25 PM - "I'm Sorry Babe, But You Can't Stand in My Light Anymore"
The Walkmen - 6:20-7:05 PM - "Morning Tide"
Yo La Tengo - 8:10-9:00 PM - "Periodically Double Or Triple"

Here are the Last.fm pages for each artist and band on the bill for Treasure Island Music Festival 2009:

The Flaming Lips, MGMT, The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo, The Streets, Beirut, The Walkmen, Grizzly Bear, DJ Krush, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, Passion Pit, Vetiver, Federico Aubele, Murs, LTJ Bukem, Dan Deacon, Bob Mould, Tommy Guerrero, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, Crown City Rockers, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Sleepy Sun, MC Conrad, Spiral Stairs and The Limousines

In somewhat related news, The Flaming Lips announced this week that they will cover the historic, legendary album Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. Now that'll be something; let's only hope they play at least one of the Floyd songs on Sunday as a teaser. Here's an audio clip only of Wayne Coyne talking about Syd Barret and performing a piano solo of the Floyd classic "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" on KCRW in 1999, and a live YouTube video of The Flaming Lips playing another Dark Side track, "Breathe."

Labels: Indie Artist/Group Profiles, Treasure Island Music Festival

The third annual Treasure Island Music Festival line-up has been officially announced and folks, if you live anywhere near San Francisco, you might not want to miss this major music event. The line-up is a stunner - out-doing a number of bigger named festivals - featuring some of the most talented and popular indie, electronic, dance and alternative artists and bands, including The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Beirut, MGMT, Girl Talk, Passion Pit, Grizzly Bear, The Streets, Dan Deacon, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen and others.

Located in the San Francisco Bay between Alcatraz and the Bay Bridge, Treasure Island is an ideal location for a music festival offering spectacular views of San Francisco and surrounding sights.

Keeping with tradition, organizers will offer an electronic and dance-centric lineup
on Saturday, October 17th, and an indie rock lineup on Sunday, October 18th. Moreover, there will be only two stages with no overlapping sets - guaranteeing festival goers they will hear every note of every band they want to see play. Tickets are on sale now and expected to sell out fast.

In addition to the tunes, there will be a 60-foot tall Ferris wheel, an interactive art tent, a vendor village showcasing local designers and an array of healthy and affordable food and beverages. Check out the full festival schedule below, including articles and songs from featured lineup artists and bands. The set times have not been released yet.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

MGMT - "Kids" from Oracular Spectacular (2008)
Passion Pit - "Moth's Wings" from Manners (2009)
MSTRKRFT - "Street Justice" from Street Justice (2007)
Girl Talk - "Hold Up" from Night Rippers (2007)
The Streets
Brazilian Girls
LTJ Bukem feat. MC Conrad
DJ Krush
Federico Aubele
Dan Deacon
Murs
Crown City Rockers
The Limousines

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The Flaming Lips - "Fight Test" from Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2007)
The Decemberists - "Engine Driver" from Picaresque (2005)
Beirut - "Scenic World" from Gulag Orkestar (2007)
Grizzly Bear - "On A Neck, On A Spit" from Yellow House (2006)
Yo La Tengo - "Beanbag Chair" from I'm Not Afraid Of You And I'll Kick Your Ass (2006)
The Walkmen - "In The New Year" from You & Me (2008)
Bob Mould
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
Vetiver
Spiral Stairs
Sleepy Sun
Tommy Guerrero
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

“We couldn’t be more thrilled with this year’s line-up,” Noise Pop organizer Jordan Kurland said.
“It’s a well-balanced cross section of established veterans of the independent and electronic music communities alongside some of the most celebrated breakout artists of the last couple years."

Labels: Festivals, Treasure Island Music Festival