Baroness, Kylesa join Shaky Knees Festival lineup

Savannah bands part of eclectic Atlanta festival

Updated August 22, 2017 at 11:46 a.m.

Savannah-based metal bands Baroness and Kylesa will perform at the fourth annual Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta. The official lineup was announced this morning.

Set for May 13-15, the music fest highlights an array of indie, pop, and rock acts; this year's headliners include Florence + The Machine, My Morning Jacket, Jane's Addiction (performing Ritual de lo Habitual), At The Drive-In, The 1975, Deftones, The Decemberists, and Huey Lewis and the News (performing Sports in its entirety).

Baroness formed in Savannah in mid-2003; they played their first hometown show in several years in December, promoting their latest release, Purple.

Kylesa released the critically-acclaimed Exhausting Fire in 2015.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale January 13.

Published January 5, 2016 at 4:00 a.m.

Anna Chandler

Connect Savannah Former Arts & Entertainment Editor Anna Chandler started writing about music after growing hoarse from talking about it nonstop. Born in Tennessee and raised in South Carolina, she has been a proud Savannahian for 8 years. She sings & plays guitar & accordion in COEDS and Lovely Locks.
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