Stratton To Host Ski-Qx Winter Music Festival

Today’s top alternative artists play indoor and outdoor stages at southern Vermont’s Stratton Mountain in the premiere SKI-QX Winter Music Festival set for December 8-9 created in partnership with Vermont’s leading alternative rock station, WEQX-FM.

The festival opens Friday, December 8, at Grizzly’s from 8 pm to 1 am with Made Violent and Banners. Juiceboxxx plays the afterparty. Tickets are only $15 in advance. 

Saturday’s stage (December 9) moves outside with Lovelytheband opening the show at 3 pm followed by six more bands, including JD McPherson, Brian Fallon, Banners and Wild Adriatic, playing until 10 pm. Late night moves back to Grizzly’s with Juiceboxxx in the official afterparty. Saturday tickets are $25.

Weekend packages with concert tickets and lodging start at $120 per person. Two-day lift tickets can be added for only $79.

Visit www.strattonmountainmusic.com for the complete schedule and to purchase tickets.

Here’s a look at the artists playing Stratton Mountain’s first alternative music festival, which follows on the heels of a full summer of live concerts and complements the winter apres and late night schedule at Grizzly’s.

JD McPherson

This rock ‘n roll re-inventor “exudes a new kind of risky energy.” From Oklahoma, now living in Nashville, JD McPherson just released his third LP, Undivided Heart & Soul, “with enough fuzz and fury to make those country ghosts shake.”

Brian Fallon

One of the best songwriters of his generation, Brian Fallon is a real storyteller with roots in punk and indie-rock. His first solo album, Painkillers, pairs upbeat and melodic music with his distinctive voice that teems with grit and gravel. 

Banners

Soaring vocals and gripping lyrics are hallmarks of this British musician whose career-propelling “Start a Riot” has over 80million Spotify streams. “Shine a Light” has been getting plenty of WEQX airplay and the songwriter’s single “Firefly” was just released.