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Silver Lake Jubilee Announces Lineup

The third annual festival is set for Memorial Day weekend, and is poised to take the place of the Sunset Junction Festival.

Now in its third year, the Silver Lake Jubilee is moving up in the world.

Billing itself as Los Angeles's premier music, arts and food festival, the event takes place May 26-27, 2012.

And with the demise of the Sunset Junction Festival it may well be.

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Originally organized as a cozy, springtime alternative to the mega-fest, it moved into new prominence when

It was centered last year at a stage on Myra Street under Sunset Bouelvard.

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This year, the Jubilee, which benefits local sports and arts groups, is taking over Santa Monica Boulevard (part of the Sunset Junction landscape).

Ticket prices have climbed too, from $5 to $20 for a day pass.

The Jubilee features with an impressive line up of mostly local talent announced Friday:

Abe Vigoda
Allah-Las
Aloe Blacc
Autolux
Catwalk
Chasing Kings
The Dharma Bums
Eastern Conference Champions
Family of the Year
FIDLAR
Funeral Party
He’s My Brother, She's My Sister
Incan Abraham
KINKY
La Santa Cecilia

Las Cafeteras
Leslie & The Badgers
Letting Up Despite Great Faults
Madi Diaz
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Matthewdavid
The Mo-Odds  
Moses Campbell
Princeton
The Record Company
Robert DeLong
Summer Twins
TEARIST
Virtual BoyLas Cafeteras
Leslie & The Badgers
Letting Up Despite Great Faults
Madi Diaz
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Matthewdavid
The Mo-Odds  
Moses Campbell
Princeton
The Record Company
Robert DeLong
Summer Twins
TEARIST
Virtual Boy

Diplomatically, producer Jack Martinez did not respond to our text asking what bands he was particularly excited about.

But the Los Angeles Times has singled out Aloe Blacc, He's My Brother She's My Sister and Fidlar.

The Jubillee will also present comedy and literary readings, with the details still coming on those.

You can buy $20 day passes or $35 weekend passes at the Jubilee site and get a free T-shirt.

They'll also be in stores such as , and WACKO, as well as at the event gates.

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