Indie-pop influenced dance artist Outasight [11], Brooklyn dub-rap duo Timeflies [12], Syracuse University-based acoustic jam-rap fusers AER [13] and mashup-dubstep artist 5 & A Dime [14] will perform at Mayfest 2012, University Union announced Sunday night.
The announcement came over the course of a few hours on Twitter. Though UU held back from announcing Block Party artists, Mayfest should please fans of rap and electronic music. The lineup is bass drum-heavy, and is sure to bring out the plastic sunglasses and party atmosphere. The performers are strikingly similar to the fall semester's Juice Jam, with the pairing of dance and hip-hop artists.
The performers all skew towards the more obscure end of the spectrum, but that could spell interesting news for Block Party's announcement [15]. Let's just hope they don't shoot that one during another new Mad Men episode.
Mayfest and Block Party will be held on Friday, Apr. 27 at Walnut Park.
