Rainbow Trout Music Festival Celebrates New Local Music, Aug 18-20

We may not have much summer to speak of in Manitoba, but we know what to do with it. Summer music festivals are beautifully ubiquitous, with audiences growing up totally used to music discovery in the sunshine (...or rain). Numerous smaller festivals have popped up in recent years, populating just about every weekend with a different chance to catch some live music, and many of them have a hyper-local focus. 

Now in its eight year, the Rainbow Trout Music Festival (RTMF) has since established itself as a serious summer destination for music fans. Running August 18-20 just south of St. Malo, RTMF offers three days of music, camping, swimming, craft vendors, and more. Founded and organized by a group of volunteers, the indie fest has a loyal audience and tends to sell out of passes every year.

Of this year's 25+ performers, most are homegrown, spanning from hip hop acts to singer/songwriters to experimental electro rock to indie pop (and pretty much everything in between). This year's lineup includes the likes of 3PEAT, À La Mode, ATLAAS, BUNNY, Casati, Dave Quanbury, Grey Jays, Keith Price, Lev Snowe, Mitten Claps, Slow Spirit, Selci, Palm Trees, and more. Check out the schedule below and get your tickets at Forth on June 25 at 3PM. 

RTMF SCHEDULE

Friday, August 18

7:00PM p o u t
8;00PM Ivory Waves
9:00PM Mitten Claps
10:00PM Veneer    
11:00PM *surprise guest*
12:00AM 3PEAT w/ the OB
12:50AM Night Tent 

Saturday, August 19

11:00AM Casati
12:00PM Jenny Berkel
1:00PM Grey Jays
2:00PM The Pinc Lincolns
3:00PM Selci
4:00PM European Vacation
5:15PM open MIC - Bunny & The Watership
6:55PM The Keith Price Double Quartet
8:00PM Umami
9:00PM Slow Spirit
10:00PM Sunshine Bunch (drag show)
10:45PM The Avulsions
11:45PM ATLAAS
12:45PM The Rastamils
2:00AM Smoky Tiger

Sunday, August 20

12:00PM Palm Trees
1:00PM Dave Quanbury
2:00PM À La Mode
3:00PM Lev Snowe