Heliotrope V: May 15–17, Minneapolis

For its fifth year, the annual Heliotrope festival of underground music returns to the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis, but breaks with tradition by bringing a non-Minnesota headliner. Concluding the three-day festival, May 15–17, is Japanese modern psych giants Suishou No Fune. The 24-band roster includes some of my favorites: Skoal Kodiak, White Map, Build My Gallows High, The Pins, Thunderbolt Pagoda, and many others. Here's the full schedule and a few shots from last year:Dallas Orbiter @ Heliotrope 4, 2007
The Pins @ Heliotrope 4, 2007