After a great deal of discussion and email we just couldn’t pull together the festival we wanted, for ourselves, for you, for the bands.

That said, it doesn’t mean Cumulus is dead. We’re working on a new approach that will hopefully allow us to come back like Steve Austin in 2013. That’s Steve Austin the $6M Man, not the wrestler. Because of the whole “bigger, stronger, faster” thing they talk about in the intro. IMplying that like Austin was brought back improved by cybernetic enhancements, Cumulus will be brought back improved. Probably less cybernetically than Austin. it’s been too much fun to let go, and too cool to do half-assed. So bear with us, keep your eyes and ears open (easier if they’re cybernetically enhanced), and hopefully we’ll see you in about a year. Sadly I’m certain we won’t have cool action figures made of us by then.

As a consolation, there are two smaller events in early 2012 that will hopefully satisfy your thirst. First up, on Thursday January 5th, at Chop Suey, Festival mainstays and yes, admittedly, organizers The Luna Moth will be releasing their 3rd album with fellow Cumulus alumni Lowmen Markos and Scriptures (who should also have their first album out around that time). The Second will be in March. The kind folks at Hollow Earth Radio who put on the always stellar Magma festival have invited us to curate one of the Magma shows. Keep your eyes peeled for the lineup, but it looks like The Drift will be one of ‘em.