Pitchfork: Josh Homme, Joanna Newsom to Play ArthurBall

Josh Homme, Joanna Newsom to Play ArthurBall

Last summer's inaugural ArthurFest may have been one of the more slept-on festivals of the bunch, but the two-day event was a unanimous success: It drew 4,000 fans to Los Angeles' Barnsdall Art Park to hang out with Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney, the Black Keys, and that Yoko lady.

On that tip, the folks at Arthur magazine have spawned a new winter edition of the festival, unfortunately dubbed ArthurBall. (Egads, that sounds like the aftermath of testicular cancer.) It will take place at various L.A. venues February 25 and 26.

Unlike your awkward high school Winter Ball, ArthurBall should be pretty awesome. So far, the biggest names on the bill are harp goddess Joanna Newsom (how's that new album coming, girl?) and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme. Homme will perform with longtime collaborator Chris Goss (Masters of Reality) as the 515ers.

Also on board for the Ball are Born Heller (featuring Josephine Foster), Brightblack Morning Light, Biff Rose, Mi & L'au, Colleen, OM, Pearls & Brass, and the Unknown Instructors, featuring Mike Watt and George Hurley of the Minutemen. More acts are expected to be announced soon.