Boomslang – Lexington’s weird, wonderful art and experimental music festival – takes place next weekend (September 20-23). Team ENS has been to Boomslang twice (in ’09 and ’10), and every year it seems to gain more momentum and attract larger headliners. This year is no exception, luring Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel out of hiding, as well as the epic Jesus and Mary Chain.  While I’ll gladly seize the opportunity to catch some of the bands sharing the MPMF bill (Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang, Dinosaur Feathers, Cloud Nothings), I’ve reached Pee Pants status for Jeff Mangum and TJMC.

Here’s the full release on Boomslang from WRFL:

WRFL announces Boomslang 2012 ticket sales, event schedule, and press passes

LEXINGTON, KY – WRFL 88.1, the University of Kentucky’s college and community radio station, announces ticket sales, the full event schedule, and press passes for the fourth annual, large-scale festival Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound & Art in Lexington, Kentucky, taking place during the weekend of September 20-23, 2012. Four-day festival passes are $70 and are available at CD Central, the University of Kentucky Student Center Box Office, and through Ticketmaster. University of Kentucky student can receive $40 discounted festival passes, available at the UK Student Center Box Office. Individual show passes are available for some events, and some shows will have tickets available at the door. Tickets will Festival pass holders receive priority entry to all Boomslang events, but all events are subject to capacity. Be sure to arrive early to events to guarantee entry. Visit www.boomslangfest.com for more information. The complete, hour-by-hour Boomslang 2012 schedule is now published online at www.boomslangfest.com. Boomslang press pass applications are now available. Media outlets interested in covering Boomslang 2012 should submit their applications to boomslangfest@gmail.com no later than Friday, September 14th, 2012.

WRFL, the University of Kentucky’s student-run radio station, celebrates 24 years of independent music in 2012. WRFL broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is managed by a student-run staff supported by a host of community volunteers. Our coverage area now includes Georgetown, Frankfort, Versailles, and Stamping Ground, as well as Lexington. If you fall outside our listening area, you can always stream us at wrfl.fm.

Festival passes run $70, which seems like a stupid good deal for such a great lineup. Plus, the festival does a solid job of incorporating art and culture through a series of workshops, film, and more. Filmslang, presented by the Lexington Film League, will host music-themed film screenings at the Lexington Public Library all weekend. Queerslang will present a series of workshops and performances geared toward the GLBTQ and broader arts community. Meanwhile, Saturday night’s Doomslang will showcase of doom, sludge, and black metal.

BOOMSLANG FESTIVAL 2012 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, Sept. 20

Farish Theater
7pm - Local Music Video Showcase

Kentucky Theatre
*Doors Open at 7pm*

8pm – William Tyler
8:45pm – The Music Tapes
10pm – Jeff Mangum

Cosmic Charlies
*Doors Open at 9pm*
9pm - Fidel Hasflow
10:30pm –Apollo Brown
12:00am – Das Racist

FRIDAY, Sept. 21

Cosmic Charlie’s
*8pm – Doors Open*
9pm –Buke & Gase
10pm – The Apache Relay
11:15pm – Deerhoof
1am – Five Knives

SATURDAY, Sept. 22

Third Street Stuff & Coffee
9am-­5am – Bizarre Bazaar

Awesome Inc.
11:30am – Queerslang II Workshops 1 & 2
12:30pm –Gumbo YaYa
1pm – Queerslang II Workshops 3 & 4

BarLexington
*1pm – Doors Open*
2pm – Sleeping Bag
3pm – Futurebirds
4pm – Girl In a Coma
5pm – Cloud Nothings

Artsplace
*6:30pm – Doors Open*
7pm – Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang
8:15pm – Sao Paulo Underground

Buster’s Backroom & Billiards
DOOMSLANG
*7:30pm – Doors Open*
8pm – Sourvein
8:30pm – Soft Opening
9pm – Author & Punisher
9:45pm – White Hills
10:30pm – Weedeater
11:15pm – Merkaba
12am – Saint Vitus
1am – Hive Mind

Cosmic Charlies
QUEERSLANG
*10pm – Doors Open*
10:30pm – Skeleton Head
11:30pm – The Younger Lovers
12:30am – LE1F

SUNDAY, Sept. 23

Downtown Arts Center, Black Box Theater
*5:15pm – Doors Open*
6pm – EnVaGe
7:15pm – Negativland

Carnegie Center For Literacy and Learning
7pm – Accents: A Literacy Celebration

Buster’s Backroom & Billiards
*7:30pm – Doors Open*
8:30pm – Dinosaur Feathers
9:15pm – Gary War
10:30pm – The Jesus and Mary Chain

Full schedule here

More info: http://boomslangfest.com/

About Caitlin Behle

Caitlin has been with Each Note Secure since her days at WOXY as an evening DJ beginning in 2008. As a senior contributor with ENS, most of her live reviews are centered on Cincinnati's local music scene. She also provides the words for Drunk Music Reviews, a series of reviews written in collaboration with illustrator John Sebastian in which they both get hammered and write/draw their live concert experiences.