Last week, CHS reported on the announcement of the first of the 2013 Capitol Hill Block Party headliners.

This week, a festival we called the gay Capitol Hill Block Party is set to make its debut in the neighborhood:

‘Mo-Wave, a new music festival highlighting the rebellious, trendsetting, and wild side of queer culture is coming to Capitol Hill April 12-14th. The brainchild of Jodi Ecklund of Chop Suey,Pony’s Marcus Wilson, musician Seth Garrison, and composer Barret Anspach, the festival aims to shake up safe, mainstream ideas of homosexuality.

“We organizers come from a school of homosexuality that’s a bit rowdy and rock-and-roll, and we think our festival will remind you that this school is alive and well,” organizers tell CHS. They hope to curate and encourage queer-centric music and art that challenges and inspires at venues across the Hill.

Things get underway Thursday night at True Love Gallery and Pony. The full schedule is here. You can find tickets and 3-day passes here.