By: Kyle Rutherford

7. LITZ

Keeping the funk going strong at Resonance, Maryland’s LITZ has been earning extensive recognition throughout the Eastern US and Midwest. Their summer has been a busy one, with festival appearances in a different state almost every weekend. The sextet expertly fuses psychedelic sounds into their funk, so their Thursday set opening up the Tent stage will definitely be a sight to see.

6. Peridoni

One of the hardest working acts in the state, Cincinnati’s Peridoni hard work has definitely been paying off for them. From upbeat to down tempo, and high energy to chilled out, this jam/progressive rock group’s champion sound and tight live sets are equally remarkable when heard during a day time set as well as all the way into the late night. They’ll be keeping both the Woodlands stage grooving during the late night on Thursday and Main Stage B going on Saturday afternoon, so make sure to come out if you like to dance.

5. Vibe Street

This past summer has a great one for Ben Davis, mastermind behind Vibe Street. His continuing rise in the electronic world has been well deserved, due to his crisp, beautiful music and exciting live show. His “Thursday” sunrise set at the tent stage will definitely be a beautiful performance, which is always full of boundless energy that seems to grow as the sun comes up.