Modest Mouse bringing 'Psychic Salamander' festival to Pacific Northwest for the Gen-X crowd

I mean, c'mon! Knapsack and Hey Mercedes are so good and look how deep into that list they are! However, maybe that weekend in October you're busy. Or, perhaps, Vegas isn't for you but you like the idea of hanging out in a small town inland from Seattle? Or, say, why not both?

A new festival is debuting this September, and it's being fronted by none other than Modest Mouse. Behold, the, um, Psychic Salamander Festival.

Psychic Salamander is taking place September 13 and 14 at, in an old-school fashion, a farm. Specifically, a farm in Carnation, Washington. As for the lineup, it's not as robust as Best Friends Forever, but it will definitely appeal to Gen Xers looking for something to do in September. Some artists, such as Australian indie act Courtney Barnett, aren't of that era, that is where much of the drive is. Beyond Modest Mouse, there's Sleater-Kinney, Yo La Tengo, and Built to Spill. Also, The Flaming Lips, who on the second night of the festival are playing the 1999 album "The Soft Bulletin" in full. Nothing says "Gen X" like "The Flaming Lips playing their 1999 album in its entirety."

This is a solid lineup and not one that threatens to get unwieldy. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 2 at 10:00am PT. 

(h/t Pitchfork)