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No more Roots, but they've got Slick Rick, Crystal Castles, Mates of State, Mr. Lif, and more

The second installment of POPPED!, Philadelphia's multi-venue, indie-centric music festival, will take place June 20-22...without the Roots. Yes, as previously reported, ?uestlove and co. were supposed to curate POPPED! as well as perform their album Things Fall Apart in its entirety at the festival. But something happened (organizers wouldn't comment on exactly what), and now the Roots are busy with their own jam, the Roots Picnic.

However, POPPED! is still on and poppin'. On Friday Jun 20, Slick Rick joins a full band for a little storytellin' session at the Trocadero. Saturday on the Drexel University campus, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Crystal Castles, Mates of State, Gogol Bordello, Mr. Lif, the Ting Tings, and Hoots & Hellmouth will keep POPPED! fizzin'. And Sunday finds Popped! at World Café Live, hosting performances from Daniel Johnston (backed by Philly locals the Capitol Years), O'Death, Takka Takka, Sam Champion, Tickley Feather, and more.