AC’s Guide to the Homegrown Music Festival

With five dozen acts playing tomorrow’s Homegrown Music Festival, we thought we’d tell you who we’re most stoked to see.

Agpak Mum (Bar None, 11:30)

You know how there’s been a dramatic increase in the amount you’ve been hearing Faith No More at the Sleepless Goat in the last year or so? Thank Dylan Carquez from Agpak Mum, who plays a drum kit with three snares.

Kingston Ceili Band (RCHA 193 Ontario Street, 9:00)

Annie Clifford said: “my mom’s band. She’d go to your shows.” She may already have.

Kyra and Tully (Kingston Brewing Company, 2:00pm)

Lenny just made these guys a video, look up there in the top left corner! They also just released a single, are about to release a new album, and have a truly tasteful website.

Pretty much all the bands at the Toucan (8:30-2:00)

Especially Mississippi Grover (Watson switching aliases mere days after a totally ripping Orange Alabaster Mushroom set at Bar None with Pride Tiger and an extremely drunk C’Mon), Pelt (dance rockers who are getting close to releasing a new album), and Slaves of Spanky (who I’ve only seen serenading small children at that elementary school show last spring. I presume more expletives will be involved this time). In A Cloud of Awesome and Blue Lake Stars intrigue as well. If you don’t feel like traipsing around town, the Toucan seems like a rad anchor. Plus it’s got that pee smell you can’t get enough of.

Any other picks? Leave them as comments below.