It’s official.  LouFest is less than a month away!  Here on the Pachyderm you can expect the month of August to be full of posts previewing every one of the 18 bands that will be performing in Forest Park August 28-29.  To kick off the month of LouFest I’ve put together a giant Mixtape (the first of two) featuring LouFest artists to get you through the weekend and beyond.  As always you can download what you like or grab the whole gosh darn thing below. 

• Alejandro Escovedo – “Anchor”
• Broken Social Scene – “Texico Bitches”
• Built to Spill – “Aisle 13″
• Carolina Chocolate Drops – “Cindy Gal”
• Gentleman Auction House – “The Book of Matches”
• JeffTweedy – “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan cover)
• Lucero – “Chain Link Fence”
• Magnolia Summer – “Diminished Returns” (RAC remix)
• She & Him – “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here”
• Stephaniesid – “The Weakling”
• The Airborne Toxic Event – “Something New”
• The Bottle Rockets – “Solitaire”
• The Fruit Bats – “The Ruminant Band”
• Titus Andronicus – “A More Perfect Union”

LouFest Mixtape V1.0