XPoNential Music Festival Announces 2020 Lineup Featuring The New Pornographers, Grace Potter and Nicole Atkins

XPoNential Music Festival has announced their 2020 lineup that will feature The New Pornographers, Grace Potter and Nicole Atkins, in addition to other artists. The festival will take place on the Camden Waterfront in Camden, New Jersey, from July 31st to august 2nd; tickets go on sale this Friday on March 13th on the festival website.

Based out of Vancouver, British Colombia, The New Pornographers have been prominent in the indie rock scene since 1997. Their eighth and most recent album, In The Morse Code Of Break Lights, received generally good reviews from critics, as their sound and style has remained tried and true over decades. The band has not toured since the release of the album, so this will be The New Pornographers first time performing their new songs live.

American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grace Potter is one of the most talented artists in music today; she has collaborated with a massive amount of  artists and bands, including at the 2017 Starmus Festival. Most recently, the singer collaborated with Lucius as part of her 2019 album Daylight. Aside from XPoNential, Potter will perform at Mountain Jam in Bethel Woods, New York.

Like Potter, Nicole Atkins is a northeast-American based singer/songwriter, although her musical approach is more laid back than Potter’s, as Atkins draws from psychedelic and soul music of the 1960’s, and crooner ballads of the 1950’s. The singer announced her new album Italian Ice that is set to drop April 17th of this year, and released two singles, including “Domino” this past Friday. Atkins is also set to perform at Bellwether Festival in Waynesville, Ohio, and was set to perform at SXSW before its cancellation due to growing coronavirus concerns. Atkins will also be embarking on her own tour this spring.

Other notable artists performing at XPoNential include Nathaniel Rateliff, Norah Jones/Puss N Boots, Citizen Cope, and Mavis Staples. Check out the official festival flyer below:

Photo Credit: Owen Ela

 

Drew Feinerman: I have just completed my senior at the University of Michigan majoring in international studies with an emphasis in political economics and development, with a minor in Chinese language and culture, and I have recently been accepted into the Berklee School of Music's masters of music business program. Although my academic interests include economics, political science, and history, I consider music to be my one true passion. Music is, and has always been, a driving force for the way I think and act every day of my life. I have been playing the tenor saxophone since the age of ten, and playing an instrument at a high level has allowed me to only further my understanding and appreciation for music. While I grew up listening to predominantly classic rock, I soon found myself gravitating toward jazz, hip-hop, funk, and other genres, as my learned to both play and analyze music as a listener. As a writer, I am able to apply my skills both as a musician and a listener, and look forward to the opportunity to being able to express my thoughts on various stories in the music industry.
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