Desert Rocks Music Festival // June 7th-10th // Green River, UT

The 8^th annual Desert Rocks Festival, located in the red rock desert near Green River Utah, is redefining music festivals by integrating bands with world-class visionary music, speakers, artists and performers alongside art installations, conscious films, and engaging workshops.

Lead by author Daniel Pinchbeck, filmmaker Mitch Shultz, activist journalist Charles Shaw, author Jonathan Talat Phillips and many more. Furthermore, visionary artists Android Jones and Carey Thompson lead the collection of amazing creators participating in the event.

Evolver Movie Dome features an incredible line-up of thought-provoking films that open the discussion with panels, Q&As, presentations and workshops.  Highlighted by DMT: The Spirit Molecule, 2012: Time for Change, Electronic Awakening, For the Next 7 Generations, Dreams of Damanhur, Green River: Divided Waters and Sacred Economics lead a deep list of change films.

This forward-thinking festival is an interactive community, based on random-acts-of-art, eco-friendly vendors, theme camp creators, and familiar and new musical explorations, all surrounded by the majestic, red rock cliffs by the beaches of the Green River. Please check out: www.DesertRocks.org for more info.

“Desert Rocks 2012 has exponentially expanded it’s platform to showcase and celebrate a higher state of consciousness by booking/hosting socially responsible bands, speakers, DJ’s, performers, venders, artists, workshops, and films that have a positive message related to the cultural transformation ideology surrounding 2012. We are also active in creating positive social change through our promotions and personal actions.

Our goal is to promote the global shift towards environmental sustainability, fair trade, human rights, complimentary currency, trade/barter, healthy lifestyle, organic farming, biodiversity, renewable energy, social responsibility, recycle/reduce/reuse ideology, cultural awareness, healthy diet, spread of wealth, sharing, caring, and LOVE!”

Stay tuned to Bombsnow.com as we continue to bring updates about this event. Hope to see you all there! Here’s the MUSIC LINEUP for this year’s event:

Beats Antique * The Wailers * Lucent Dossier Experience * Brother Ali * RJD2 * JGB feat. Melvin Seals * Chali 2na and The House of Vibe * Phadroid * The Polish Ambassador * Elephant Revival (2 nights) * Random Rab * Hot Buttered Rum * GAUDI * MTHDS * Govinda * Euforquestra * Octopus Nebula * DeadPhish Orchestra * Lunar Fire * Willie Waldman Project featuring Wisdom * Samples * Nathan Moore * The Burned * Wisebird * Stonefed * White Water Ramble * Andy Frasco and the UN * Dirt Monkey * The Possum Posse featuring A Guy on a Buffalo Show * Sweatshop Union * Spell Talk * Michael Garfield * Afro Omega * Holy Water Buffalo * Tatanka * Ariano, LD & Thoughtsarizen * The Human Experience * Equaleyes * James and The Devil * Crushendo * Sorne * Human Agency * Lil Sum’n Sum’n * Grant Farm * Marinade * Birds of Paradise * The Human Revolution * Luke Benson Band * The Williams Brothers Band * Burnell Washburn * Jaden Carlson Trio * Max Pain & The Groovies * Wounded Healer * GeorgeLife * Bedrockk * Scenic Byway * Funk & Gonzo * Roots Rawka * Tyeze * Dumb Luck * Babylon System * The Drunken Hearts * Ashlee K and Karen Waldrup as The Violets * Wasnatch * DJ Ebenflow * Red Dog Revival * DopeThought * Bonfire Dub * Sea Stars * Dynohunter * The Pour Horse * ATOMGA * Libby Kirkpatrick * Triggers & Slips * Puddle Mountain Ramblers * JACK+JILL * Huckle * Ragtime Willie * Gigi Love * Tramlife * Tony Holiday & The Velvetones * Timmi Cruz * Patrick Latella * deCay * Heartwreck * QUINTANA * DJ Balance * The Pillars Project * JNatural * Anthony Motto * Jae Wonka * deCay featuring InEssence * 12BC * RKTboy * Nocturnal Safari * Raw-Fidelity * Pat Maine * Ryno * SpaceY * Omeed the Nag w/ DJ Vagif *Arkadios * Ruddy Carpel * Dusk Raps * Stesus Nice * Xzentradi * Rich Again * 2 1/2 White Guys * Soltron * illoom * Jef Doogie * SuprTek * Dr. ILL * K<3Love * Jayce * B Town * Maestrobe * Darkside * Prowess * 2BE * MusicGarage.org Kids * Advent Horizon * Minx * The Syndicate * Harlem Shuffle * Steve Auerbach * V!!3E TR!!3E * Learical Mindset * Pookie * RoboRob * Seik One

There will also be some incredible speakers at this event, including

Daniel Pinchbeck: www.breakingopenthehead.com

Mitch Shultz: www.thespiritmolecule.com

Michael Garfield: www.michaelgarfield.blogspot.com

Jonathan Talat Philips: www.TalatHealing.com

Charles Shaw: www.exilenation.org

 Above: One of my favorite bands to see live- Beats Antique is sure to put on a great act!

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