ICSF Lineup

Our 2025 festival lineup is here! Get your Weekend or All Access Pass today; only a limited quantity available.

JEFF TWEEDY

FRIDAY, 9/5 — As the founding member and leader of the ground-breaking American rock band Wilco and co-founder of the alt-country band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy is one of contemporary American music’s most accomplished songwriters, musicians and performers. Since starting Wilco in 1994 Tweedy has written original songs for seven Wilco albums, sold millions of records worldwide, won two Grammy Awards, and earned rave reviews from critics and fans alike.

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JOY OLADOKUN

SATURDAY, 9/6 — Acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer Joy Oladokun has been hailed by Rolling Stone as “Nashville’s most low-key musical revolutionary” and widely celebrated for her uniquely vulnerable voice. A proud queer Black artist and daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Oladokun has graced prestigious stages across the world and collaborated with some of the industry’s biggest artists like Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlle, and Noah Kahan.

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LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III

SATURDAY, 9/6 — Born in Chapel Hill, N.C. in 1946, Loudon Wainwright III came to fame when “Dead Skunk” became a Top 20 hit in 1972. He had studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon University, but dropped out to partake in the Summer of Love in San Francisco, and wrote his first song in 1968. His songs have since been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, his son Rufus Wainwright, and Mose Allison, among others. Wainwright has recorded 27 albums, including his 2009 Grammy Award-winning High Wide & Handsome.

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COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS

SATURDAY, 9/6 — Courtney Marie Andrews is a singer-songwriter, painter, and poet, joining ICSF as the festival’s first Artist-in-Residence. Hailed for her ethereal vocals and talent on both guitar and piano, she won critical acclaim for her 2016 album Honest Life. In 2020, her “mournful and cathartic” release Old Flowers earned a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album,

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PERFORMANCES OVERVIEW

All shows at The Englert and The James require a pass or ticket. All performances at The Black Angel are free & open to the public!

THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 4, 2025

Courtney Marie Andrews & Deb Talan at Trumpet Blossom*
Jordan Smart at The Black Angel
Dodge Street Duo at The Black Angel
Penny Peach, Aaron Longoria, & Sophie Mitchell at The Black Angel

*Exclusive to VIP All Access Pass holders & ICSF Scholars

FRIDAY – SEPTEMBER 5, 2025

Jeff Tweedy at The Englert
Margo Cilker at The Englert
Sunny War at The James
Buffalo Nichols at The James
She Returns from War at The Black Angel
Abbie Sawyer at The Black Angel
Weary Ramblers at The Black Angel

SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 6, 2025

Joy Oladokun at The Englert
Courtney Marie Andrews at The Englert
Loudon Wainwright III at The James
Ken Pomeroy at The James
Dave Moore at The Black Angel
Willy Tea Taylor at The Black Angel
Connar Moon at The Black Angel
Mars Hojilla at Northside Series

SUNNY WAR

It’s no secret that great art comes from the margins. From those who are either pushed to create from inner forces, or who create to show they deserve to be recognized. Los Angeles-based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary Sunny War has always been an outsider, always felt the drive to define her place in the world through music and songwriting. Her restless spirit, a byproduct of growing up semi-nomadic with a single mother, led her to Venice Beach, California, where she’s been grinding the pavement for some years now, making a name for her prodigious guitar work and incisive songwriting, which touches on everything from police violence to alcoholism to love found and lost.

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