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Schellraiser: Dinosaur Jr, Blonde Redhead, Murder By Death & more

Posted by Loren on May 13, 2023

Schellraiser: Dinosaur Jr, Blonde Redhead, Murder By Death & more
photo by Cara Totman

Taking place June 1-3 near the small town of Ely, in eastern Nevada, Schellraiser music festival will feature a 3-day lineup with performances from Dinosaur Jr., Blonde Redhead, Murder By Death, Asleep At The Wheel, Death Valley Girls, Blitzen Trapper, and more, as well as live painting by Steve Keene. Surrounded by high destert landscapes nestled near the Schell Creek Mountian range, 2023 is the festival's second run, partly inspired by the picturesque and rural setting of the Trans Pecos Festival of Music + Love in Texas.

The event features a solar powered campground and free bus rides to reduce its local impact.

Full Line Up:

June 1
Main Stage:
Asleep At The Wheel
Blitzen Trapper
The Secret Sisters
Mapache
The Delines
Brit Taylor
West Texas Exiles
 
Side Stage:
Brennen Leigh
Vandoliers
The Two Tracks
Ali McGuirk
 
June 2
Main Stage:
Blonde Redhead
The Joy Formidable
Death Valley Girls
Blackwater Holylight
Frankie And The Witch Fingers
Tropa Magica
Anthony D'Amato
 
Side Stage:
Grace McKagan
Spirit Mother
Los Shadows
The Mellons
The Plastic Cherries
 
June 3
Main Stage: 
Dinosaur Jr.
Murder By Death
SadGirl
Night Moves
Titus Andronicus
The Paranoyds
The 40 Acre Mule
 
Side Stage:
Joshua Ray Walker
Ottoman Turks
Jenny Don't And The Spurs
White Rose Motor Oil
Noelle & The Deserters

Pictured: Dinosaur Jr.

Schellraiser: Dinosaur Jr, Blonde Redhead, Murder By Death & more
photo by Cara Totman

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