Kohoutek Music & Arts Festival is a 39-year musical tradition at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Named after an anti-climactic, significantly over-hyped comet, Kohoutek was predicted in 1973 to display spectacular “outgassing” as it entered the inner Solar system. However, it fell short of expectations, failing to display the levels of light that were predicted. Somewhat predictably, at Pitzer College, this sequence of events made Kohoutek a particularly endearing concept, spurring the first ever Kohoutek Music & Arts festival in 1975. Check out our previous Kohoutek post for some of the most popular headliners from years past.
Fast forward to 2012: the Kohoutek tradition continued this past weekend, celebrating its 39th year, and drawing from a particularly eclectic selection of artists to create a lineup sure to please the wide variety of musical tastes at the Claremont Colleges. With headliners like Vetiver and The Juan Maclean, and appearances from talented performers hailing from the realms of jazz, hip-hop, bluegrass, electronica, and everything in between, Kohoutek 2012 was destined to be a success before the festival even began. Everything seemed to fall into place effortlessly; the weather was perfect, attendance was impressive, the vendors were unique and enjoyable, and the music was undeniably excellent. After the jump, we’ll attempt to give you an overview of some of the most enjoyable performances throughout the weekend, as well as photographic coverage of several of the performers. Check out some additional photos from the weekend here.
The Astral Plane 