Every year, a couple thousand people pour into downtown Spokane for VOLUME, the Inlander's music festival that started in 2010. There are hipster kids, gray-haired grandmas, music super nerds and those who just wanna enjoy the party.
For devoted music lovers, Volume presents serious problems: Too many of their favorite bands are packed into the two-night festival that they're forced to make tough decisions. No one can see 80 local and regional acts spread across nine different music venues, so detailed planning is required. This guide should help. Inside you'll find band write-ups on every act, schedules for every venue and a map in the center to help you chart your course for Volume (June 1-2).
But don't worry if you're a more casual music fan. Volume is for you, too. The principle of discovery — of exploring new music, new genres, new corners of downtown — is at the heart of the festival. So, it's OK if you don't know everything about Wild Ones, Super Sparkle, Mama Doll, All Star Opera and Jenny Don't & The Spurs. Soon, you will. In the meantime, we have a one-page beginner's guide (page 15) to get you going.
By the end of Volume, you'll be tired, exhilarated, maybe hungover and probably in love with your new favorite band.
You can thank us later.
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Inlander music buffs share their weekend itinerary for Volume Music Festival
Helio Sequence frontman Brandon Summers on creativity, philosophy and spirit animals
Four questions for Maps & Atlases frontman Dave Davison
Volume Music Festival Poster Show
VOLUME MUSIC FESTIVAL MAP
VOLUME MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Baby Bar
827 W 1st Ave; all-ages until 9 pm
6:15 pm • Clarko
7:15 pm • Fake News
8:15 pm • The Paranoyds
10 pm • DJ Croquet
BERSERK
125 S Stevens St
8:30 pm • Maidenhair
9:30 pm • Feed
10:30 pm • BaLonely
Mootsy's
406 W Sprague Ave
8:15 pm • Stiff Fish
9:15 pm • Seven Chains
10:15 pm • Mala Vida
11:15 pm • Stiff Love
12:15 am • Sentient Divide
nYne Bar & Bistro
232 W Sprague Ave
6:30 pm • Fat Lady
7:30 pm • Travesura
8:30 pm • Jenny Don't & the Spurs
9:30 pm • Silver Treason
10:30 pm • DJ Soul1
Red Room Lounge
521 W Sprague Ave
6:30 pm • DJ Unifest
8:15 pm • Deer
9:15 pm • Donna Donna
10:15 pm • Broncho
11:30 pm • Indian Goat
12:15 am • DJ Unifest
The Bartlett
228 W Sprague Ave; all-ages
6 pm • Soul Man Black
7 pm • Valen
8 pm • Newman
9 pm • Mini Murders
10 pm • Water Monster
The Big Dipper
171 S Washington St; all-ages
7:15 pm • Runaway Octopus
8:15 pm • Blake Braley
9:15 pm • SUS
10:15 pm • Vernita Avenue
The Observatory
15 S Howard St
8 pm • Collate
9 pm • Casual Hex
10 pm • Blues Lawyer
11 pm • Peru Resh
12 am • Rik and the Pigs
WASHINGTON CRACKER BLDG
304 W Pacific Ave; all-ages
5 pm • DJ X2050
6 pm • ExZac Change & Matisse
7 pm • Bad Yoshi
8 pm • Skellee
8:50 pm • KarmaKnows
10 pm • Ryan Caraveo
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Baby Bar
827 W 1st Ave; all-ages until 9 pm
6:30 pm • Drunk on False Enlightenment
7:30 pm • Supercrush
8:30 pm • Gen Pop
10 pm • DJ Croquet
BERSERK
125 S Stevens St
9 pm • Karate Chad
10 pm • Great Spiders
11 pm • The Misty Mountain Pony Club
Mootsy's
406 W Sprague Ave
9:15 pm • Meat Sweats
10:15 pm • Laminates
11:15 pm • Bad Motivator
12:15 am • Bar Talk
nYne Bar & Bistro
232 W Sprague Ave
6:15 pm • Buffalo Jones
7:15 pm • Cathedral Pearls
8:15 pm • Trego
9:45 pm • Marshall McLean and the Holy Rollers
11 pm • DJ C-Mad
Red Room Lounge
521 W Sprague Ave
6:30 pm • DJ Unifest
8:15 pm • Mama Doll
9:15 pm • Super Sparkle
10:15 pm • Brotha Nature
11:15 pm • All Star Opera
12:15 am • Kung Fu Vinyl
1 am • DJ Soul1
The Bartlett
228 W Sprague Ave; all-ages
6:30 pm • Pat McHenry
7:30 pm • The City Hall
8:30 pm • Wild Ones
9:30 pm • The Holy Broke
10:30 pm • Chris Molitor
The Big Dipper
171 S Washington St; all-ages
7:15 pm • Advertisement
8:15 pm • Boys Night
9:15 pm • Summer in Siberia
10:15 pm • Flee the Century
The Observatory
15 S Howard St
9:30 pm • Big Bite
10:30 pm • Gun Outfit
11:30 pm • Wind Hotel
12:30 am • The Lavender Flu
WASHINGTON CRACKER BLDG
304 W Pacific Ave; all-ages
6:45 pm • Catastrophe
7:45 pm • Nat Park and the Tunnels of Love
8:45 pm • Lavoy
9:45 pm • Maps & Atlases
11 pm • The Helio Sequence
How much are passes?
In advance, two-day wristbands are $25. If you wait until Friday, June 1, the price for a weekend pass is $35 — if they don't sell out before then; one-night-only passes will be available for $20. On Saturday, June 2, one-day passes will be sold for $20.
How do I buy a wristband now?
• ONLINE: Buy tickets at Volume.inlander.com/tickets, and pick them up at the festival. On Friday, pick up your tickets outside the Washington Cracker Building (304 W. Pacific Ave.) from 4:30 to 9 pm. On Saturday, you can pick up tickets at the same location, 4:30 to 8 pm. Don't miss those pick-up times!
• IN PERSON: You can buy Volume passes at Global Credit Union locations, Paper and Cup (in Kendall Yards) and at Resurrection Records.
I already bought my wristband...
PICK-UP AT THE FESTIVAL: On Friday, pick up your tickets outside the Washington Cracker Building (304 W. Pacific) from 4:30 to 9 pm. On Saturday, pick up tickets at the same location, 4:30 to 8 pm.
How do I get from venue to venue?
Well, use your own two feet. Or, better yet, hop a free ride on the Spokane Party Bus, which will be circulating between venues.
What if...?
... A PERFORMER I WANT TO SEE CANCELS: We will do our best to notify everyone of any schedule changes, but lineups are subject to change, at any time, without notice. All sales are final.
.... I HAVE UNDERAGE KIDS: Well, several of the venues welcome festival-goers of all ages, and kids 12 and under are free, provided they are accompanied by an adult with a festival pass.
