Chad Copelin doesn’t speak very much, but he hits the nail square on the head when he does.

“Eclectic,” was all the music producer said when asked to describe the lineup at Dustbowl Arts Market Music Festival.

Twelve of the state’s best acts are slated to perform for free Saturday at Campus Corner in one of the metro area’s very few independent music festivals.

Considered all in a row, the acts couldn’t be more varied.

There’s heavy, bizarre rockers Colourmusic and heavy, hard rockers Pretty Black Chains, as well as more ambient, wavy bands like Evangelicals and Native Lights.

You’ve got singer-songwriters that play folk songs (Sherree Chamberlain and Brine Webb), as well as pop-minded entertainers like Jacob Abello. Instrumentalist tinkerers The Non and Unwed Sailor will get bodies swaying, and punk rockers Broncho and electro freaks Chrome Pony are teaming up for the after-show party at Brothers’ back patio, sure to feature thrashing and dancing.

Copelin and his cohort Jarod Evans run Norman’s Blackwatch recording studio, which is single-handedly providing all the music for this year’s Dustbowl Festival. They said they hope to brand an identity upon what began last year as a ragtag exposition of arts and crafts.

“It’s a really legitimate bill,” Evans said. “Dustbowl’s a great way to make people realize that there are a lot of great bands here and hopefully, from events like this, you know you start to see greater attendance at local shows and make people feel like it’s an exciting thing to be a part of local music.”

Jacob Abello is one such musician, an entertainer well-known for his choreographed performances. He said that he’s mostly excited for an atmosphere similar to an OU gameday and the chance to see his friends perform their different brands of music.

“Only one of us is playing at a time, so no one’s going to miss each other so I’m really excited about that,” he said. “There’s different types of music, it’s like there’s lots of music that you just want to watch. There’s where you want to close your eyes and listen to the songs played live.”

Tulsa-based Fiawna Forté is an artist who combines both elements into a spontaneous and arresting live performance. The wild-haired rock maiden flails like a banshee onstage, sure to electrify the patrons of her debuting 1 p.m. set.

“I think she’s a good performance artist,” Abello said. ”I really respect how she performs. I respect her persona, and whatever she does that’s intentional or unintentional, I love how she performs.”

Copelin and Evans said they are most excited to see Native Lights, who play a lovely, dreamy brand of shoegazing post-punk rock.

Don’t forget the local boys. Oklahoma City’s The Non go on at 4 p.m, and are widely recognized as one of the most energetic performers in the state.

They’re a mixed bunch for sure, and that’s Dustbowl’s appeal: that you can drop by and hear 12 of the state’s most distinct, interesting bands play for free.

It’s a local showcase that’s not to be missed. The next chance won’t come until spring when the fourth edition of Norman Music Festival transforms Main St. into a 30,000-person madhouse.

Live music:

10 p.m. Evangelicals

9 p.m. Colourmusic

8 p.m. Native Lights

7 p.m. Pretty Black Chains

6:15 p.m. Jacob Abello

5:30 p.m. Samantha Crain

4:45 p.m. Sherree Chamberlain

4 p.m. The NON

3:15 p.m. Brine Webb

2:30 p.m. Unwed Sailor

1:45 p.m. Brother Gruesome

1 p.m. Fiawna Forté

All performances will be on Buchanan Street near the Hideaway parking lot.