Some Helpful Advice for MidPoint

So you're planning on attending MidPoint this year, but because of your busy life, you just can't find the time to check out every single band on the lineup, or maybe you just don't have the patience. Maybe you're thinking that when you're walking around downtown, you'll just pop your head into whatever club is nearest to you, or maybe you'll just hang out at one club all night long.

I want to find the easiest way possible to help you find something you may like before you go down to the festival.

I have only found one way, and that is to try to compare bands with each other. It doesn't mean that a band sounds exactly like another band, it's just a suggestion for something that you MAY like if you like a certain band.

Here we go:

If you're into...

!!! - you may like Why?

311 - you may like The Frankl Project

The Allman Brothers Band - you may like the Buffalo Killers, Jon Justice Band, the Sonny Moorman Group

Arcade Fire - you may like Athens, Eat Sugar, Wake the Bear

The Avett Brothers - you may like Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, The Felice Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, House of Doc, Jake Speed, The Jarts, Moon High, Paper Airplane, Shrug, The Sadies, The Sloes, Southeast Engine

Beck - you may like Coltrane Motion, Eat Sugar

Ben Folds - you may like Al Hidalgo, Daniel Martin Moore, David Andrew Smith, Greg Mahan, The Newbees, Ryan Adcock, Stephen Moore, Tyler Traband

Black Crowes - you may like Buffalo Killers

Black Keys - you may like Buffalo Killers, The High Strung, Lions Rampant, Wussy

Bob Dylan - you may like AA Bondy, Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, Conil, The Felice Brothers, Jake Speed, The Jarts, Mike Reeb, Moon High, Paper Airplane, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine

Bright Eyes - you may like Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, The Jarts, Moon High, Paper Airplane, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine, Turnbull AC's, Wake the Bear

The Clash - you may like 500 Miles to Memphis, Kadro

Coldplay - you may like David Andrew Smith, the Death of Jason Brody, Entheos, Tyler Traband


The Cure - you may like Go Motion

Dave Matthews - you may like Daniel Martin Moore, David Andrew Smith, Greg Mahan, Ryan Adcock, The Faux Frenchmen

Death Cab for Cutie - you may like Look Mexico, Otter Petter

DJ Shadow - you may like DJ Sid the Apocalypze, Eat Sugar

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - you may like Eat Sugar

Drive-By Truckers - you may like 500 Miles to Memphis, Andy Brasher, Backyard Tire Fire, Buffalo Killers, The Jarts

Elliott Smith - you may like Athens, The Hiders, Paper Airplane, The Weightlifters

Elvis Costello - you may like Pale Hollow, The Rockwells, Turnbull AC's

The Fiery Furnaces - you may like Mates of State

The Flaming Lips - you may like Wake the Bear

Fleetwood Mac - you may like Elisa Nicolas, The Newbees

Foo Fighters - you may like Chett, Love in October

Hank Williams - you may like Andy Brasher, Girls Guns and Glory

Herbie Hancock - you may like Dan Karlsberg Group

Interpol - you may like Captain of Industry, Go Motion, The Winter Sounds

Islands - you may like Why?

John Mayer - you may like Daniel Martin Moore, David Andrew Smith, Greg Mahan, the Jon Justice Band, Ryan Adcock, Stephen Moore

The Killers - you may like Captain of Industry, The Winter Sounds

Levon Helm - you may like Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, The Jarts, Moon High, Rebel Red, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine

Lucero - you may like 500 Miles to Memphis, Andy Brasher, Buffalo Killers, The Jarts, The Sadies

The Mars Volta - you may like The Host, Lions Rampant

Medeski, Martin & Wood - you may like Eclipse

Modest Mouse - you may like Captain of Industry, Love in October, Pomegranates

Minus the Bear - you may like Look Mexico, Why?

Muse - you may like Bamboo Needle, Diet Audio, The Host

Nada Surf - you may like Otter Petter, Wake the Bear

The National - you may like Black Owls

Neil Young - you may like AA Bondy, Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, Dane Clark Band, The Hiders, The Jarts, Moon High, Pale Hollow, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine

Nirvana - you may like Cinema Cinema, Kadro

Norah Jones - you may like Addie Loy, Alyse Black, Elisa Nicolas

Of Montreal - you may like The Winter Sounds

Old 97's - you may like 500 Miles to Memphis, Andy Brasher, Buffalo Killers, The Jarts, The Sadies

Over the Rhine - you may like Addie Loy, Alyse Black, Elisa Nicolas, Kim Taylor, Megan King

Pearl Jam - you may like Chett

Pixies - you may like Captain of Industry

The Police - you may like Kink Ador

Portishead - you may like Diet Audio, Kink Ador

Radiohead - you may like Bamboo Needle, Cinema Cinema, Diet Audio

Robert Pollard - you may like Black Owls, Boston Spaceships, the Swarthy Band

The Roots - you may like Eclipse, God Made Me Funky

Ryan Adams - you may like AA Bondy, Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, Girls Guns and Glory, The Hiders, The Jarts, Moon High, Shrug, The Sadies, The Sloes, Southeast Engine

Saul Williams - you may like Broadcast Live

The Shins - you may like Paper Airplane, Pomegranates, The Weightlifters

Smashing Pumpkins - you may like Bamboo Needle, Fizzgig

Sonic Youth - you may like Cinema Cinema, the Flux Capacitors, Mallory

Sublime - you may like Cipes and the People, The Frankl Project

Superdrag - you may like The Rockwells

Tegan & Sara - you may like Mates of State

Tom Petty - you may like Backyard Tire Fire, Dane Clark Band

Tom Waits - you may like Chad Mills, Jeff Scott Roberson, Moon High, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine

Tracy Chapman - you may like Addie Loy, Alyse Black, Elisa Nicolas, Tracy Walker

Weezer - you may like Fizzgig, Otter Petter, The Rockwells

The White Stripes - you may like Ha Ha Tonka, The High Strung, Lions Rampant, Wussy

Wilco - you may like AA Bondy, Andy Brasher, Backyard Tire Fire, Chad Mills, The Hiders, The Jarts, Mike Reeb, Pale Hollow, Moon High, Shrug, The Sadies, The Sloes, Southeast Engine, Turnbull AC's

Yo La Tengo - you may like Coltrane Motion, Mallory, Why?

Yonder Mountain String Band - you may like Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, Jake Speed, Moon High, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine, The Tillers

Or you can just look at the bands, grouped by genre (I'm not listing all the subgenres but you can figure it out):

Alternative/Indie/Punk/New Wave/Garage/Grunge/Hardcore - Ali Edwards, Athens, Baby Teeth, Bamboo Needle, Black Owls, Buckra, Captain of Industry, Cari Clara, Cavashawn, Cincinnati Suds, The Chocolate Horse, Cinema Cinema, Cool Hand Luke, Dark Romantics, The Excitement, Fairmount Girls, Fizzgig, Ha Ha Tonka, Headlights, The High Strung, The Host, Hot Cha Cha, Kink Ador, The Lions Rampant, Look Mexico, Love in October, Mallory, Mates of State, Mouse Fire, Noctaluca, Oh My God, Otter Petter, Pomegranates, The Purrs, The Read, Rosehips, Say Hi, Scrimshaw, The Seedy Seeds, The Swimmers, Toads and Mice, Turnbull AC's, The Twilight, Wake the Bear, The Weightlifters, Why?, The Winter Sounds, Wussy, Ampline, Knife the Symphony

Blues/Southern Rock - Jon Justice Band, Sonny Moorman Group (there's a lack of blues this year)

Country/Bluegrass/Folk/Americana/Alt Country/Country-Punk/Rockabilly/Singer-Songwriters - 500 Miles to Memphis, Backyard Tire Fire, Girls Guns and Glory, The Hiders, Mack West, The Sadies, AA Bondy, Addie Loy, Al Hidalgo, Andy Brasher, Chad Mills, Daniel Martin Moore, The Felice Brothers, Jake Speed, The Jarts, Jeff Scott Roberson, Kim Taylor, Megan King, Mike Reeb, Moon High, Paper Airplane, Rebel Red, Ryan Adcock, Shrug, The Sloes, Southeast Engine, The Tillers, Tracy Walker

Dance/Electronica/Techno - Go Motion, Coltrane Motion, Culture Queer, Diet Audio, Eat Sugar, Entheos, The Mocks, Oddknock

Jazz/Jambands/Dub/Ambient - Alyse Black, Chick Pimp Coke Dealer at a Bar, The Faux Frenchmen, Souse, Ecliplse, Spookfloaters

Rock/Pop/Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock - David Andrew Smith, Elisa Nicolas, Greg Mahan, Jared Mahone, Jayne Sachs, Modern Skirts, The Newbees, Pale Hollow, The Rockwells, Scott Metcalf, Seabird, Seth, Sohio, Stephen Moore, Swarthy Band, Tyler Traband, Buffalo Killers, Cash Flagg, Chett, Dane Clark Band, Death of Jason Brody, Flow, Flux Capacitors, Goose, Harlequins, Heevahava, Johnnytwentythree, Jukebox the Ghost, July for Kings/Joe Hedges, Junior Revolution, Kadro, Lonely China Day, Lovely Crash, Matt Truman Ego Trip, Boston Spaceships, Romance of Young Tigers, Rosella, The Sailing, Spookfloaters, Troubadour Dali, The Elms

Rap/Hip-Hop/Soul/R&B/Funk/Reggae - Broadcast Live, da muttss, DJ Sid the Apocalypze, Eclipse, God Made Me Funky, Iswhat?!, Marvin and the Experience, Ruckus Roboticus, Scratch Track, Sudden Death, Yoshi, Daughters and Sons, Taina Asili, Cipes and the People

Hope that helps!