The year 2011 was a big one for Futurebirds. The Athens, Georgia outfit released two well-received EPs; road-dogged the nation with bands such as Widespread Panic, Drive-By Truckers, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Gary Clark, Jr., J Roddy Walston & the Business, Thomas Hardy, and grass giraffes; and rocked to rave reviews at Bonnaroo Music Festival and Austin City Limits.

Acollective is an energetic seven-piece band from Tel-Aviv, Israel that has sparked a distinct freewheeling feeling to their sound - mixing up boogied-folk, electronic-jazz, psychedelia and a Middle Eastern-bluesy twang. One of Israel's most extraordinary indie successes, Acollective has been playing monthly shows to 1000+ capacity sold out venues, while also headlining some of Israel's leading music festivals. The band tours Europe regularly, and comes to SMF on the tail end of their first U.S. tour (which began at SxSW).