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Brainquility Returns to Suwannee

Welcome back to the parable of the tares. It’s time to weed the garden young wooklings. Clean out the deadwood of your brain hole. You were there last year. You remember. Brainquility moved from South Florida to Live Oak. Good idea. The Roanoke Mafia showed up with Darth Khaleesi. Garrett, the dead hooker and Toma Thermometer joined the crowd on the banks of the lake. Did someone say spackling chili? Yes, Linda Joy there is a Santa Claus and you are an amazing beast. Welcome to the human test kit. Rules unwritten and broken at the same time. No one remembers what’s in the mason jar but you can be sure it will purge your soul. At the end of the festival, they headed straight for the 1904 in Jacksonville to catch the Floozies. The prophecy has been fulfilled. Anyone who caught them at Hula 2018 has been forever cracked. Get ready. The mountain has come to Muhammad.

Brainquility Music Festival is celebrating its third year in a row and its second year at one of the nation’s most renowned festival campgrounds, The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, in Live Oak Florida. They are opening the gates the first week of February, the 6th through the 8th, and will be one of the first major events to kick start the 2020 music festival season in Florida.

Brainquility Music Festival: photo by Corey Lamb

Three days and three wild nights, Brainquility is more than just a music festival, it is a fully immersive experience featuring some of the biggest names in funk, jamtronica and future house. With 30+ up and coming live artists, including Florida’s visual art community, we have a large scale festival production with an intimate festival vibe.
Artists include genre-bending Electronic and Funk acts The Floozies, Sunsquabi, Kill Paris, Maddy O’Neal, Megan Hamilton, Cloudchord, Chachuba, Defunk, Dynohunter, Sidetrakd and Honey What, all known for their high-energy live sets and good vibes. Phase two came in strong with the heavy hitting bass fused with soulful blues of Manic Focus, and the melodic and playful house stylings of Justin Martin. Ardalan will be showcasing his hypnotic house packed with deep bass and snappy kicks, while Cofresi will be pushing the boundaries of production and live electronic performances. Additional phase two artists include J.Phlip, Ajeva, Bells and Robes, Bootz n Catz, Bot, Chachuba, Charlie Hustle, Dunstan Wallace, Evanoff, George Pennington III & The Odyssey, Lazy Syrup Orchestra, Marvel Years, MZG, Niles Shepard, and Row Jomah. A special collaboration named Brain Child featuring Manic Focus, Russ Liquid & Marvel Years promises to provide a once in a lifetime collaboration for attendees of the event. All supported by a heavy dose of Florida talent deserving of national recognition.

 

Attendees can immerse themselves into the festival experience throughout the day starting with yoga classes each morning, disc golf with artists and friends, walk through interactive art exhibits, and check out the live painters all weekend. Brainquility also offers complimentary workshops such as a glass blowing, guided watercolor painting, guitar lessons for inspiring artists and more!

Brainquility: photo by Yvonne Gougelet

Tickets include primitive camping, music, art, interactive workshops and full exploration of the beautiful grounds. Upgraded experiences are available including cabin and golf cart rentals.

Brainquility: photo by Natalia Rodriguez

Join Brainquility Music Festival for 3 days of a truly unforgettable festival experience. Produced by a Tampa, Florida team – On Tap Music, Brainquility’s mission is to create a music festival where fans can laugh, love and discover together. It’s going to be so stupid.

Keep up with the wook wranglers as we straddle the High Country and Florida for the next few months with Kamp Happiness at Suwannee Spring Reunion and Suwannee Rising. Then comes the punishing summer of festivals including Floydfest, Backwoods, Lock’n and who knows what else? We’re making this up as we go. It’s the Roanoke Mafia Celebration Tour 2020. Shut your eyes Marion. Don’t look at it.