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A trio of festivals bolstered their lineups today: the nomadic Lilith Fest added Kelly Clarkson, the Bangles, the Go-Go’s and many more to its already stocked lineup. The Disco Biscuits’ 9th annual Camp Bisco, taking place July 15-17 in Mariaville, New York, recruited LCD Soundsystem, Thievery Corporation and Ween for this year’s fest. Speaking of Ween, the Chocolate & Cheese duo were added to this year’s Bonnaroo roster, joining Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic and more. For all the additions, check out the details below.

Lilith Fair
Kelly Clarkson
The Bangles
The Go-Go’s
Courtyard Hounds (Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks) Martina McBride
Suzanne Vega
Anjulie
Anya Marina
Jesca Hoop
Kate Miller-Heidke
Lucy Schwartz
Miranda Lee Richards
Nikki Jean and The Rescues

Camp Bisco
The Disco Biscuits – All 3 Nights
LCD Soundsystem
Ween
Thievery Corporation
Girl Talk
Bassnectar
Pretty Lights
Major Lazer
The New Deal
Diplo
Aeroplane
Rusko
Sunrise Silent Disco
The Album Leaf
Brothers Past
Dieselboy
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious)
Future Rock
SOJA
Telepath
Felix Cartal
Two Fresh
Kill the Noise
Eskmo
Orchard Lounge
Rubblebucket Orchestra
Emancipator
Spiritual Rez
Sub Swara
Derek Plaslaiko
Big Gigantic
Earl Greyhound
The Black Seeds
Grimace Federation
C-mon & Kypski
Nobody Beats the Drum
King Britt
Dubskin
Woodhands
Justin Paul
Lee Maytals
DJ Everyday

Bonnaroo
Ween
Galactic
Umphrey’s McGee
John Butler Trio
The Gossip
Circa Survive

The march towards the 2010 festival season continues (we're only about a month away from the South by Southwest Festival to launch it in earnest, and then a month later Coachella will properly kick things off). On Monday night (February 15), the latest lineup was unleashed, this time for Sasquatch, the annual Memorial Day Weekend festival in George, Washington. The annual three-day event has drawn on a number of different sources for bands, and the lineup reflects it: There are plenty of indie favorites (the reunited Pavement, Vampire Weekend), post-modern jam bands (My Morning Jacket, Broken Social Scene), hip-hop (Kid Cudi, Wale), stand-up comedy (Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson), dance (LCD Soundsystem, Massive Attack) and everything in between.

Just as we did with Bonnaroo and Coachella, it's time to take a look at what bands get us excited about heading out to rural Washington and what groups we just don't get.

The Best

My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket are a positively stellar live act, and if they're given one of the final night slots, they could turn in a truly epic, career-defining performance.

Pavement
The more shows, the merrier. The big secret about Pavement was that they were never that stellar a live band, and there are concerns about their ability to hold down a headlining slot at a giant festival. The more practice they get with just such a scenario, the better off they'll be (and the better chance that they'll create new music and not just break up once the shows are all over).

The Hold Steady
This will probably be the first high-profile show the breakout Brooklyn band plays with their new keyboardist (Franz Nicolay left the group last month). Considering they'll also have new songs in tow, it should be an interesting set for them.

Drive-By Truckers
They're secretly one of the best live bands working, and they've got a tremendously deep catalog upon which to draw their live act. Their new album The Big To-Do is one of the strongest of their career, which means they'll have a new batch of songs to unleash on a festival crowd.

The "Huh?"

Ween
They're extremely popular with the jam crowd, and they're incredibly charismatic live, but this will be the time when we hit the food tents. We just don't get it.

Any One of the Dreamy, Droney Indie Pop Acts
A lot of the festival lineups have run into the same problem: They're still steeped in last year's predominant indie rock sound. So while bands like Band of Horses and Passion Pit are fantastic individually, the cumulative effect of too many of those groups makes the festival seem sleepier than it should be.

Vampire Weekend
Don't get us wrong: We really adore Contra. And while they're improving as a live act, we're not convinced they can make the jump to being a headlining festival draw just yet. It takes a lot to move 25,000 people at once, and Vampire Weekend still look a few rock moves short.

Public Enemy
The idea of Public Enemy is still great, and Chuck D remains a force on stage, but PE's version of politically-minded hardcore hip-hop will probably get lost among the good vibes of the rest of the show.

What do you think? Is the 2010 version of Sasquatch a can't-miss or a can't-be-bothered? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Photo: Schwartz/Getty
My Morning Jacket, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem and the previously announced Pavement will take the stage at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival, invading Washington State’s Gorge on Memorial Day weekend, May 29th to 31st. The National, Ween, Public Enemy, Massive Attack, She and Him and the Hold Steady will also perform at this year’s fest, which revealed its lineup last night at special concert featuring performances by recent Breaking act Surfer Blood and Atlas Sound.

Look back at 2009’s giant Sasquatch! in photos.

In fact, this year’s Sasquatch! festival lineup reads like a Who’s Who of past Rolling Stone Breaking artists: The xx, Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne, Girls, Dirty Projectors, the Low Anthem and many more. As always, Sasquatch! will also feature a handful of Pacific Northwest artists like Band of Horses, Quasi, Minus the Bear and the New Pornographers. If that wasn’t enough, Sasquatch! organizers promise additional artist announcements in the coming weeks. Tickets for the Northwest’s hottest festival go on sale this Saturday, February 20th at the Sasquatch! official Website.

The 2009 Sasquatch! featured performances by Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nine Inch Nails, TV on the Radio and Jane’s Addiction. Check out RS’ recap of the 2009 fest, and view the entire 2010 lineup below:

Sasquatch! Festival
My Morning Jacket
Massive Attack
Pavement
Ween
Vampire Weekend
MGMT
Band of Horses
The National
LCD Soundsystem
Tegan & Sara
Broken Social Scene
Passion Pit
Deadmau5
She & Him
Public Enemy
Nada Surf
The New Pornographers
The Hold Steady
The xx
Dirty Projectors
OK Go
Drive By Truckers
Kid Cudi
The Long Winters
Minus the Bear
The Mountain Goats
Quasi
Camera Obscura
Fruit Bats
Brother Ali
Midlake
Dr. Dog
Caribou
Simian Mobile Disco
City & Colour
No Age
The Temper Trap
Vetiver
Miike Snow
Portugal. The Man
Telekinesis
Mayer Hawthorne
Why?
Girls
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Wale
The Lonely Forest
Japandroids
Boys Noize
Yacht
Freelance Whales
Laura Marling
Patrick Watson
Past Lives
Cymbals Eat Guitars
The Low Anthem
The Very Best
Phantogram
Neon Indian
Nurses
The Tallest Man on Earth
Fresh Espresso
Mumford & Sons
Jets Overhead
tUnE-YarDs
Shabazz Palaces
Fool’s Gold
Morning Teleportation
Z-Trip
Dam-Funk
Hudson Mohawke
The Middle East
Local Natives
Avi Buffalo
Booka Shade
A-Trak
Yes Giantess
Craig Robinson
Rob Riggle
Garfunkel & Oates
Luke Burbank

Photo: Hill/FilmMagic

This weekend Rothbury, Michigan celebrated July Fourth with the second annual Rothbury Festival, a multi-day event featuring Bob Dylan, the Dead, Nas, Girl Talk, the Cool Kids and many more. Check out all the live action in our photo gallery:

• Rothbury 2009: Bob Dylan, The Dead, Girl Talk and More Onstage in Michigan