1:30 PM The Promenade Stage Katie Kate, the lady hip-hoper with half-a-head of long blond hair, and Seattle’s heart in the palm of her hand, is funny. She’s local and while her raps aren’t changing the world, they are socially relevant on a local level. She finesses the crowd (when I arrived she was assuring them, “You’re the people who matter”), she wails lines like “read my motherfucking tote bag,” and tosses quality canvas totes into the audience. She jokes [...]
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Bumbershoot 2012 Day One Review
Bumbershoot, Seattle’s end-of-summer, arts and music festival, is part of the long standing, sad-but-true, local joke about summer. Offering an abundance of indoor venues and activities—more than most summer festival coordinators would consider reasonable—and named with a wink to the umbrellas that historically accessorize festival attire (Bumbershoot’s website has a FAQ which reads: “May I bring an umbrella?”), Bumbershoot is a manifestation of the adaptability and devil-may-care attitude that Seattleites take, by necessity, toward their beloved nemesis: the rain. (Nota [...]
Bumbershoot 2012 Day Three preview – Monday, September 3rd
Monday wraps up Bumbershoot 2012, but not without a bang. Skrillex, Passion Pit and M83 will all be performing. Sadly fans will have to choose exactly how their night concludes as Skrillex’ set starts 15 minutes after Passion Pit’s begins. A good number of the comedy acts have remained consistent throughout the festival, but if you’ve yet to enjoy them, make use of your time today and do so. Festival regulars Best Coast will be taking the Bumbershoot Mainstage at [...]
Bumbershoot 2012 Day Two preview – Sunday, September 2nd
The benefits of Seattle Center being the location that Bumershoot is hosted in are infinite. Not least of which being the bars and surrounding places to eat afterwards. Having probably gotten out of the fest a little drunk, I’m hoping you made it into Belltown – if so there’s a fantastic Sake bar called Umi Sake House. I digress, but it’s amazing. Seafood gyoza… Damn. Day two has another fantastic line up for you. It’s definitely a great day if [...]
Bumbershoot 2012 Day One preview – Saturday, September 1st
Dubbed Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival, Bumbershoot 2012 has proven yet again a force to be reckoned with. For around four decades, crowds have drawn to downtown Seattle to witness some of the most eclectic music festival ensembles in North America, as well as an interesting array of art exhibitions, comedic performances, film, theatre and food. 2012 is no different. With day one kicking off as labor day weekend begins, there are some clear highlights to check out. Today’s a [...]
I Left My Trash In San Francisco: An Outsidelands Travel Log
Last weekend marked the fifth annual Outside Lands music festival held in the forested heart of the San Franciscan psyche, Golden Gate Park. The festival is a no-brainer on paper, the setting historic and spacious enough for thousands of dancing feet. But what is really inside Outside Lands? Trash, mostly. Oh, and some music too. To give something of an overview may not do the festival justice. But then again, after seeing the condition in which this once-pristine scene of [...]
Outside Lands Sunday, August 12th 2012 Line Up Preview
One of Outside Lands biggest scheduling conflicts comes early on Sunday, with fun. (Lands End, 1:30-2:15) and Birdy (1:20-2:00, Panhandle) playing at essentially the same time. Unless you saw them at BFD in June, fun. is the better choice. But for the lucky handful that have seen fun. recently, enjoy the sweet sounds of 16-year-old Birdy (but maybe leave a few minutes early so you can make it to Lands End to hear We Are Young or Some Nights). Stay [...]
Outside Lands Saturday, August 11th 2012 Line Up Preview
Start off the day by picking a few of the handful of great indie bands playing on the Lands End and Panhandle Stages. Zola Jesus (Lands End, 12:30-1:20), Animal Kingdom (Panhandle, 1:25-2:05), Tame Impala (Lands End, 1:50-2:40), and the incredible Fleet Foxes side-project Father John Misty (Panhandle, 2:55-3:35). The walk between the festival’s biggest and smallest stages should not be too bad, especially since you will be doing it before the park will be too crowded. The obvious next choice [...]
Outside Lands Friday August 10th 2012 Line Up Preview
From August 10th to 12th, thousands of fans will pour into San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for the annual Outside Lands Music + Art Festival. In addition to the fifty-plus bands, including headliners Metallica, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder and Skrillex, dozens of food, wine and beer vendors will be at the park. Tickets are completely sold out, but for the lucky bunch attending, here is a preview of the best shows this weekend has to offer. FRIDAY Tanlines (Panhandle Stage, [...]
NYC’s Catalpa Music Festival
New York City’s Catalpa Festival took place on scenic Randall’s Island. There was an eclectic mix of artists including some oldies but goodies. The festival was not packed by any means (comparing it to Governor’s Ball), which made it more enjoyable to dance and jump from act to act. It was filled with other attractions as well including Jeep’s obstacle course, silent disco, and a little white chapel you could (unofficially) get married in. Saturday’s notable performances were Zola Jesus, [...]
