Seattle summers are increasingly filled with great musical festivals/events, so congrats to the  newest kid on the Block for beating the big guys on local line-ups. Best local line up of the summer? Not CHBP. Not Georgetown. Not even Bumbershoot. It’s the 2nd Annual Doe Bay Music Festival, which charmingly isn’t held on the Block (Pike Street) at all, it’s on Orcas Island.

It’s a more laid back line up than the other festivals, no punk rock or brat rap acts here, just a who’s-who of local song-writers and indie rock. The Saturday line-up is especially phenomenal. 

12:20 - 1:05 Spanish for 100

1:20 - 2:05 Weinland

2:20 - 3:05 The Lonely Forest

3:20 - 4:05 Friday Mile

4:20 - 5:05 The Moondoggies

5:20- 6:05 Hey Marseilles

6:15 - 7:05 David Bazan

7:15 - 8:15 The Maldives

8:40 - 10 The Long Winters

The Lonely Forest, Hey Marseilles, David Bazan, The Maldives, The Long Winters, and The Moondoggies all on one day? Pinch me.

We just bought our tickets and recommend you do the same. Because not only is it an amazing line up, it’s a tiny little festival with only 750 tickets available, in one of the most beautiful places you’ll ever see. Basically, we would cry salty salty tears if you missed this line up, because  there’s no way it’s not going to be one of the shows of the year.