The evening was generous for those who prefer their music to be Stereogum-tested and Pitchfork-approved: Clairo, Haim, Blood Orange, and Vampire Weekend brought their indie stylings to this decidedly bass-heavy event.
Here are the highlights from the third day of Okeechobee:

Universal Funk Orchestra. View more photos from Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival day three here.
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Universal Funk Orchestra
Orlando’s Universal Funk Orchestra (UFO) was the first band many Okeechobee revelers saw Saturday. The five-piece — which won the Orlando edition of the festival’s event series Battle of the Bands — deployed its instrumental virtuosity to deliver a full-frontal funk assault on the Now stage. In addition to the traditional rock 'n' roll essentials of bassist, drummer, and guitarist, UFO boasts a saxophone player and turntablist. The group’s interplay aided its MC, LaRue, in his quest to take the crowd on a THC-infused intergalactic journey. UFO’s potent strain of funk-filled rock attracted a number of characters, including a shirtless young man who claimed, “I am not on shrooms and I am not Arnold Schwarzenegger!” Strange things have been known to happen around UFOs, and this earthbound assemblage was no exception. — Zach SchleinYung Bae
I got to experience only 20 minutes of Yung Bae owing to a pushed-back set time, but he was worth every second. Contrasted with the loud, obvious selections of the future-bass DJ who was on before, Bae’s song choices were fun, surprising, and perfectly fit the beachy, spring-break vibes of the Aquachobee stage. He jumped from disco classics such as the Emotions’ “Best of My Love” to R&B in the form of Estelle’s “American Boy” to the unstoppable “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior. The DJ/producer (real name Dallas Cotton) made his bones in the “future funk” scene, a vaporwave offshoot that combines Japanese funk and disco samples with bloghouse production. Clearly, there aren’t enough vintage samples to fill an entire set — or maybe he’s catering to a youthful crowd that wouldn’t be quite so nerdy about old music — but what he did play made me want to stay at least ten times longer than I did. — Douglas MarkowitzEarthgang
Defying the industrywide edict that rappers must be late to their festival sets, Earthgang started right on time on the Now stage Saturday night. The frequent comparisons of the Atlanta-based duo to legendary group Outkast may be premature, but it must be said that when they're speaking, Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot sound exactly like Andre and Big Boi. That aside, Earthgang is a thoroughly modern, original force on the stage, hyping the crowd more effectively than any of the weekend's other acts and performing hits such as “Proud of You” and the druggy “Meditate” with joy, effervescence, and skill and rapping the latter song’s lightning-fast verses with ease. They provided a fun, funky counterpoint to the festival's electronic-heavy lineup and more trap-oriented acts such as Gunna. And most important, they rapped all of their bars flawlessly — and at the speed they go, it's a feat. They truly earned a place in my heart, however, when they made everyone put their middle fingers in the air and declared, "This is for all the bullshit, all the racism, all the sexism," and so on and then dropped “Fuck Donald Trump” by YG as a lead-in to their own anti-Trump anthem. — Douglas Markowitz
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. View more photos from Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival day three here.
Photo by Jake Pierce