For those of you that don’t know, Six Points is a D.C. music festival in its third year, hosted at venues in and around the city, including the Black Cat, Jammin Java, the State Theater, The Mansion at Strathmore and more.

This year’s lineup was announced yesterday on the festival’s blog. The GOG Blog has an interesting take on the festival, namely, that the bands selected are all homogeneous and don’t represent the full spectrum of D.C.’s music scene. We don’t entirely disagree. I actually sat on the selection committee, and while parts of the article ring true, I certainly don’t think that declaring Six Points pointless is a fair assessment. Their assumptions behind the homogeneity were absolutely correct; to get a diverse roster, you need diverse submissions. I remember only three or four hip hop acts out of the 200 that I listened to, and only about four others that were outside of the “straight forward, male-dominated, singer/songwriter rock” bubble. There were plenty of women represented in the submissions and in the resulting lineup (Laura Tsaggaris, The Hickories, Hello Tokyo, Janine Wilson, Woodswork, Laura Brino), so that judgement is fairly unfounded. As DCist knows all too well, diversity in music coverage isn’t easy to accomplish.

The festival started amongst a group of people with similar musical tastes, and its growth went through channels in that same circle. Time and yearly strides forward will no doubt raise the profile and the interest in an event like Six Points, but let’s remember — even the most revered of music festivals (SXSW, Bonaroo) have their niche genres. As a young festival, Six Points looks to make an impressive presence in D.C. this April.