Lollapalooza Schmallapalooza: The Best Off the Radar Music Festivals

By Kiernan Maletsky on Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:55 pm

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Craig Hlavaty

Summerfest: June 2-3, 2012 in Houston

The Lollapalloza 2012 lineup is here, anchored by Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Keys and Jack White. Pretty cool, right? And a three day pass will only cost you two hundred thirty dollars. So yeah: Maybe this year it's time to look for alternatives to the big-name, bigger-ticket summer blockbusters. The Village Voice Media team, led by Rebecca Aronauer, tracked down 25 of the best festivals whose lineup announcements don't dominate Google's search trends. A few highlights, below.

View a full slideshow of the 25 best off the radar music festivals in the country.

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