Charles Bradley at Treefort 2016
Charles Bradley at Treefort 2016 Katie Summer

Treefort Music Fest is an amazingly diverse, fluid, comfortable, and professional five-day party. For the festival's fifth year, Boise, Idaho played host to hundreds of artists, a noticeable percentage of which were women. Serious thank you and props to the bookers and organizers for being a cut above the rest in terms of support and inclusivity this year. With so many performances throughout the week, it's impossible to hit every show you want to see—but I managed 60, a new record! My Treefort standouts: the incomparable Charles Bradley, Built To Spill, San Francisco's Tartufi, Hinds from Madrid, CocoRosie, Mimicking Birds (fresh off of a tour opening for Sir Johnny Marr), and New York's Ali Balectic—a wonderful show to stumble upon.

Douuug!
Douuug! Katie Summer

CocoRosie
CocoRosie Katie Summer

Check out more Treefort 2016 highlights after the jump. Enjoy!

Mimicking Birds
Mimicking Birds Katie Summer

Y La Bamba
Y La Bamba Katie Summer

Bitch'n
Bitch'n Katie Summer

Tartufi
Tartufi Katie Summer

Genders
Genders Katie Summer

Bed.
Bed. Katie Summer

Mild High Club
Mild High Club Katie Summer

Helvetia
Helvetia Katie Summer

Helvetia
Helvetia Katie Summer

Helvetia
Helvetia Katie Summer

Ali Belectic
Ali Belectic Katie Summer

YACHT
YACHT Katie Summer

YACHT
YACHT Katie Summer

Religious Girls
Religious Girls Katie Summer

Chanti Darling
Chanti Darling Katie Summer

Chanti Darling
Chanti Darling Katie Summer

Point Juncture, WA
Point Juncture, WA Katie Summer

Point Juncture, WA
Point Juncture, WA Katie Summer

Cat Hoch
Cat Hoch Katie Summer

Cat Hoch
Cat Hoch Katie Summer

Jackson Boone
Jackson Boone Katie Summer

Weeeed
Weeeed Katie Summer

Acid Mothers Temple
Acid Mothers Temple Katie Summer

Acid Mothers Temple
Acid Mothers Temple Katie Summer

Sun Blood Stories
Sun Blood Stories Katie Summer

Invisible Hand
Invisible Hand Katie Summer

Aan
Aan Katie Summer

Hinds
Hinds Katie Summer

Hinds
Hinds Katie Summer

Hines, de Madrid
Hinds, de Madrid Katie Summer

Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees Katie Summer

Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees Katie Summer

Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees Katie Summer

Mascaras
Mascaras Katie Summer

Mascaras
Mascaras Katie Summer

Kyle Craft
Kyle Craft Katie Summer

Adult Books
Adult Books Katie Summer

La Luz
La Luz Katie Summer

La Luz
La Luz Katie Summer

Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley Katie Summer

Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley Katie Summer

Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley Katie Summer

Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley Katie Summer

Diarrhea Planet
Diarrhea Planet Katie Summer

Diarrhea Planet
Diarrhea Planet Katie Summer

Diarrhea Planet with some Summer Cannibals
Diarrhea Planet with some Summer Cannibals Katie Summer

Thundercat
Thundercat Katie Summer

Thundercat
Thundercat Katie Summer

YACHT DJ Dance Party
YACHT DJ Dance Party Katie Summer

CocoRosie
CocoRosie Katie Summer

Thank you Treefort!!