Forecastle Festival - July 13-15 - Louisville, KY
This festival is now in its 16th year and once again the promoters have come up with an incredible and diverse lineup that will feature headliners Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse and Chris Stapleton, who is a Kentucky native. The fun takes place at Waterfront Park, right on the banks of the Ohio River, and some of the other acts who'll be sending cascades of notes out over the water will be Houndmouth, emo stalwarts Jimmy Eat World, The War on Drugs, Americana darling Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, T-Pain, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile and the Violators. The food, drink and craft vendors on hand will all be representing the home state with Kentucky-based creations, and Kentucky bourbon will be showcased at the Forecastle Bourbon Lodge. To view the complete lineup of performers and see ticketing options, go here.
To plan your trip to Louisville go here.

Bragg Jam - July 27 and 28 - Macon, GA
The folks in Macon refer to this event as a "community festival and concert crawl" and that pretty well hits the nail on the head. Over the course of the festival's two days just about everyone will come out to see some of the 80 bands that'll perform at 20 venues throughout downtown Macon. The lineup is incredibly diverse and some of the bigger names appearing are Randall Bramblett, Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics, the Alabama-based country singer Riley Green, Blackfoot Gypsies, Wild Adriatic, singer/songwriter Savannah Conley and country singer Canaan Smith. Bragg Jam ticket info is here. Music fans will also find lots of music history in Macon, relating to the Allman Brothers, Little Richard, Capricorn Records and much more.
Find Macon visitor info here.