Lineup, first headliner announced for NewWestFest 2017

Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest rolled out its lineup and announced its first headliner for the annual free three-day music festival Monday. 

Alternative rock band CAKE, which boasts hits like "The Distance"  and "Short Skirt Long Jacket," will headline NewWestFest at 8:30 p.m. August 12 on the Mountain Avenue Stage. 

The Sunday headliner will be announced later this week and Friday's headliner will roll out later this summer. Both will also perform on the Mountain Avenue Stage.

Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest is set to take over Old Town from August 11-13, with performances from more than 80 Colorado bands running from 5-10 p.m. that Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. 

Here's the rest of this year's lineup. To see who is playing on each stage, visit bohemiannights.org.

Friday

• 5 p.m.: Gipsy Moon (folk)
• 5:30: TIERRO with Bridget Law (world)
• 6:05: The Holler (folk)
• 6:35: The Two Tracks (Americana)
• 7:15: Pandas & People (alternative folk)
• 7:45: TBA
• 8:30: Headliner (TBA)
• 9: Cracker (rock)

Saturday 

• 11 a.m.: Franny & the Jets (jazz)
• 11: Igaus Davis (folk)
• 11: Tea on Mars (indie)
• 11:30:: Irregular Wildlife
• 11:50 : YaSi (R&B)
• 12: Doctor Noize (children's rock)
• 12: Mama Magnolia (rock)
• 12: Grace Kuch & Eli Slocumb (acoustic)
• 12:30: Black Mesa (Americana)
• 1: Little Kids Rock - Polaris Showcase
• 1: Nadalands (indie)
• 1:10: WhiteWater Ramble (dance-grass)
• 1:10: SolPride with Carlton Pride
• 1:10: Bison Bone (Americana)
• 1:50: Great American Taxi (rock/Americana/country rock)
• 2: Clouds & Mountains (rock)
• 2: Emma Marie (singer-songwriter)
• 2:20: Analog Son (funk)
• 2:30: R&B Hip Hop Future (funk/progressive)
• 2:30: Bonnie and the Clydes (rock country)
• 3: Elise Wunder (Americana)
• 3: My Dog Ate Chad
• 3:10: Augustus (rock)
• 3:30: Write Minded (hip-hop)
• 3:30: Strange Americans (rock)
• 3:50: Mama Lenny & the Remedy (rock R&B)
• 4: Whippoorwill (folk rock)
• 4: Doctor Noize (children's rock)
• 4:30: FY5 (bluegrass)
• 4:40: TBA
• 4:40: Slim Cessna's Auto Club (country)
• 5: The Coteries (Americana folk rock)
• 5:10: Evanoff (dream rock)
• 5:50: The Workshy (funk)
• 5:50: Brent Cowles (rock)
• 5:50: Todd Snider (alternative country/rock/folk)
• 6: Grim & Darling (hip-hop)
• 6:30: DubSkin (reggae)
• 7: Slow Caves (synth punk)
• 7: Kind Dub (hip-hop)
• 7: Paper Bird (indie folk pop/Western soul)
• 7:10: Last Call Romance (rock)
• 7:50: Skydyed (progressive/electronic rock)
• 8:30: CAKE (also simulcasted to Library Park)

Sunday

• 11 a.m.: The Violet Tides (rock)
• 11: Hazel Miller Band (blues/R&B)
• 11:15: Bethel Steele (folk/singer-songwriter)
• 11:40: Coop and the Chicken Pluckers (country)
• 12 p.m.: Ginny Mules (bluegrass)
• 12: Mr Kneel: Hip-Hop for Families
• 12:10: Zach Heckendorf (folk)
• 12:15: Edison (folk)
• 12:20: Alright Alright (Americana)
• 1: Florea (rock)
• 1: Saja Butler (folk/soul)
• 1: Little Kids Rock: Tavelli's Tiger Stripes
• 1:20: King Cardinal (folk)
• 1:25: The Subdues (Zydeco blues rock)
• 1:40: The Haunted Windchimes (Americana)
• 2: Wold van Elfmand (folk)
• 2: Downey Sisters (pop)
• 2:20: Anthony Ruptak (folk)
• 2:30: The Drunken Hearts (Americana)
• 2:35: Flobots (hip-hop)
• 3: Gabrielle Louise (folk)
• 3: The Iguanas (swamp rock/American Chicano)
• 3: Julia Kirkwood (pop)
• 3:40: TBA
• 3:40: Gasoline Lollipops (alt-country/folk/punk)
• 3:55: Los Dreamers (Latin)
• 4: Cousin Curtiss (rock)
• 4: Mr Kneel: Hip-Hop for Families
• 4:20: Jyemo Club (analog dance music)
• 4:50: The Railsplitters (bluegrass)
• 5: Trace Bundy (fingerstyle guitair)
• 5: Bud Bronson & The Good Timers (rock)
• 5:30: Headliner (TBA)
• 5:40: Drangondeer (psych/blues)
• 6: The Infamous Stringdusters (bluegrass)
• 6:20: In the Whale (punk)
   

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