birdog1960 Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 A friend had an extra room in a rented house for this and we're goin as of tonight. Can't miss for me include alison krauss, darrell scott and brandi carlisle. any can't misses i'm missing ? sorry, i know it's sacriledge here but i'm not a dawes fan.
The Poojer Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) oh god, where to begin.... Must See Leftover Salmon - great bluegrass jam band, they can also be seen as the house band on Discovery Channels After the Catch(nice plug for my buddy Mark Fortgang who produces the show) Michael Franti & Spearhead Drive By Truckers, bring JW with you for that Dawes - one of my current favorite bands Gary Clark, Jr. - saw him do a short set last summer...really good! David Wax Museum - have heard some very good things about these guys, haven't had the chance to see them yet Steep Canyon Rangers (and hope Steve Martin makes an appearance) Hoots & Helmouth - always a great show Galactic with Corey Glover - anything with Corey Glover is pretty solid Should See at least part of a set everyone else! check out the lineup of this festival i am going to/volunteering at next weekend oh hell, add anders osborne into that list as well... Edited July 12, 2012 by The Poojer
BarkLessWagMore Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) check out the lineup of this festival i am going to/volunteering at next weekend Pooj -- Wow. Great lineup. I think I'd rather see Patterson Hood and his band right now than DBT as he will have new material to play. Do yourself a favor and check out Good Old War. They are home grown Philly boys and put on a real good live show. Have fun. Edited July 12, 2012 by BarkLessWagMore
birdog1960 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Posted July 12, 2012 oh god, where to begin.... check out the lineup of this festival i am going to/volunteering at next weekend won't let me look at the link at work, but i will when i get home. i'm so excited about this cuz we weren't planning on going. kinda like found money. and the lineup looks really good. my wife is trying to swear me off it before we go but they have trapeze lessons at this event. gotta try that! i'm assuming they have a net.
The Poojer Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 if i may be so intrusive, why the dislike of dawes? i really enjoy that genre of roots/americana rock and roll...old 97's, dawes, lucero, dbt etc....i get that its not everyone's cup o' joe, just curious. won't let me look at the link at work, but i will when i get home. i'm so excited about this cuz we weren't planning on going. kinda like found money. and the lineup looks really good. my wife is trying to swear me off it before we go but they have trapeze lessons at this event. gotta try that! i'm assuming they have a net.
birdog1960 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Posted July 12, 2012 if i may be so intrusive, why the dislike of dawes? i really enjoy that genre of roots/americana rock and roll...old 97's, dawes, lucero, dbt etc....i get that its not everyone's cup o' joe, just curious. they just didn't get me going when i saw them in bristol a couple years ago. they'd just gotten off a plane from europe so may have been jet lagged. i just wasn't into their sound. obviously it's a very subjective thing. heaven forbid, i felt the same way about the drive by truckers when i saw them...i'm into more melodic harmonies, i guess. don't go for dischordant stuff and there seems to be quite a bit of that in both groups music. i suspect the people we're going with will want to see bioth these bands so i'll be giving them another listen. their son is in a band that does similar stuff.
JinVA Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 I'll add Anders Osborne and Yarn. If you get to see either of them while you're there let me know what you think.
birdog1960 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Posted July 12, 2012 I'll add Anders Osborne and Yarn. If you get to see either of them while you're there let me know what you think. i hope to see yarn. i really liked them when i saw the at bristol rhythm and roots a few years back. will try to see Anders Osborne too...so much music, so little time. I love these festivals with almost too much music. i realized that my explanation of dbt and dawes didn't make much sense as melody and harmony or obviously to different things. i'm thinking better terms would be consonance and dissonance. i like consonant or more simply "smooth" sounding melodies over less subtle ones. to each his own....there's enough for everyone!
birdog1960 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Posted July 12, 2012 check out the lineup of this festival i am going to/volunteering at next weekend wow. ya gotta think we're living in a golden age of live music. interesting that there's some crossover to the two fests. some will be driving right down route 81, i suspect after the festival youre going to. have you seen the avett bros? on my most played on the ipod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16FWRMjW8Uo
Chef Jim Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 I thought this was some sort of barber's convention.
The Poojer Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 Pretty sure I saw Avett open up for Blues Traveler 6 years ago or so. Liked them a lot! wow. ya gotta think we're living in a golden age of live music. interesting that there's some crossover to the two fests. some will be driving right down route 81, i suspect after the festival youre going to. have you seen the avett bros? on my most played on the ipod: youtube.com/watch?v=16FWRMjW8Uo
Chef Jim Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Pretty sure I saw Avett open up for Blues Traveler 6 years ago or so. Liked them a lot! I saw them on iClips live from some summer fest last year. They !@#$ing kicked ass!! Edited July 12, 2012 by Chef Jim
birdog1960 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Posted July 12, 2012 I thought this was some sort of barber's convention. " well, Floyd is pretty close to Mount Airy ("Mount Pilot") from the Andy Griffith show. I'm not ashamed to say that I loved that show.
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 I thought this was some sort of barber's convention. I thought pink floyd was back together.
The Poojer Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Yo Birddog....was Floydfest this weekend? I am eagerly anticipating your review...my Xponential Festival was OUT-fricking-STANDING...i almost went into music coma...but need to 'make room' for the Tallest Man on Earth this friday
birdog1960 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 Yo Birddog....was Floydfest this weekend? I am eagerly anticipating your review...my Xponential Festival was OUT-fricking-STANDING...i almost went into music coma...but need to 'make room' for the Tallest Man on Earth this friday this weekend. will update next week. what were the highlights of your festival? who blew your socks off?
The Poojer Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Avett Brothers were unreal, JD McPherson really had the crowd going, Rhett Miller & the Serial Lady Killers, Kaki King, Counting Crows(naturally), Kathleen Edwards...so much good music...perfect weather, and I didn't get shot after dark in Camden! a good review of the friday festivities Day 2 review this weekend. will update next week. what were the highlights of your festival? who blew your socks off? Edited July 23, 2012 by The Poojer
birdog1960 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Avett Brothers were unreal, JD McPherson really had the crowd going, Rhett Miller & the Serial Lady Killers, Kaki King, Counting Crows(naturally), Kathleen Edwards...so much good music...perfect weather, and I didn't get shot after dark in Camden! a good review of the friday festivities Day 2 review Yo Poojer! you weren't in the beergarden overlooking the holler stage while Darrell Scott was playing today, were you? didn't think so, the guy I spoke with in the Bills shirt there seemed more interested in the starr hill pale ale than the music...but maybe that was you? didn't think so. anyway, a very good festival but very hot and not much shade to be found. consequently, i missed many of the bands i meant to see. Steep Canyon rangers (without Steve Martin) were great. Bruce Hornsby invited Ricky Skaggs, his fiddler and guitarist on stage with him for 3 songs - awesome. possibly the best mandolin player alive on stage and they didn't plain "mandolin rain" - nevertheless, great. did a nice version of "the night they drove ole dixie down" without ricky...everybody in the crowd singing. then ricky and the kentucky thunder put on a great show of there own, right after. Yarn did a nice set and were scheduled to do a show for the hard core stragglers late tonite. it's really a festival for campers. otherwise, you take buses to the venue which sits on a high ridge just off the blue ridge parkway. very cool but kind of a hassle if you're not into camping. but it was sold out today, so what do i know. Edited July 30, 2012 by birdog1960
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