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Post by alex on Feb 16, 2010 18:27:06 GMT -8
you used to post on the pemberton board, right? I thought I recognized the screen name. I was Ander on that board (and many others) for sure, man I miss that festival....anyone who talked bad about it was crazy! I can see why people were pissed about the organization (security striking on the first day, absolute lack of garbage cans, etc.), but there were quite a few showers and i thought the atmosphere was fantastic. I really hope they bring the fest back one day. |
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Post by doumak on Feb 16, 2010 19:46:03 GMT -8
i don't feel like writing a lot so i'll just give you quick synopses for your synapses.
saturday:
broken social scene: MUST SEE. absolutely incredible. Outside Lands in 08. they collab a lot so expect 10+ people on stage. new album out may 4th. listen: 7/4 shoreline, stars and sons, almost crimes, kc accidental, fire eye'd boy, hotel, swimmers..
minus the bear: saw them this past month. the guitarist is godly. you should all know them since they live in NW. listen: knights, ice monsters, throwin shapes, dr l'ling
portugal. the man: cmj 09 x2, spring 09 and fall 08. MUST SEE. new album out march 2nd. absolutely stellar love show. listen: church mouth, telling tellers tell me, the bottom, guns and dogs, and i, never pleased, 1989..
sunday:
dirty projectors: gave my tickets up, i was moving summer 09. he said the girls on vocals were ridiculous and he was blown away. listen: cannibal resource, stillness is the move, two doves
the tallest man on earth: dec 08 opening for bon iver. his passion in his folk songwriting is awesome. new album out april 13th. listen: the gardner, where do my bluebirds fly, i won't be found
cymbals eat guitars: fall 09 opening for pains of being pure at heart. pavement and early modest mouse hybrid? frontman kicked ass live. best 09 debut hands down and album 2 is out this year. MUST SEE. listen: their debut "why there are mountains" front to back.
monday:
MGMT: fall 08 opening for BECK! and at apw 09. first show was so much better. the crowd will dance either way. new album out april 13. listen: well you already know them, so listen to the back half of the album instead of the popular stuff. it's better anyway.
she & him: summer 08. everyone loves zooey. m ward is better. he's one of the best guitarists in the world. new album march 23. listen: anything.
temper trap: cmj 09 before portugal. aussie band who needs to get noticed here. they have everything to be popular. catchy, poppy, rockie, early u2 and coldplay sound? listen: sweet disposition, fader, love lost, down river.
dr. dog: summer 09. MUST SEE. the beatles successor with 30 years in between. everyone can love this band. literally everyone. new album april 6. listen: shadow people (on stereogum). the beach. the ark. the girl. the way the lazy do. the old days. weekend. army of ancients. .. just listen to every song with THE in front. if you aren't in love after that you have so soul.
that's all i got. hopefully this helps at least one person get into one band and buy one album. thanks for all of your replies too - this is super.
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Post by shamil on Feb 18, 2010 19:51:18 GMT -8
Who? Dirty Projectors
Where? vera project
When? august 2007 or 2006???
they where really fun, made me actually like them as a band!!!!
who?Simian Mobile Disco
where?numoes
when?2007, 2008
serious they put on an amazing show!
who?YACHT
where?numoes
when?, first saw him open for architecture in helsinki, on the heart it races tour since then have seen him like five times
he is just relly relly fun!!!! silly guy that really likes interacting witht he crowd!
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Post by ryslice on Feb 19, 2010 8:47:37 GMT -8
Who? Dirty Projectors Where? vera project When? august 2007 or 2006??? they where really fun, made me actually like them as a band!!!! who?Simian Mobile Disco where?numoes when?2007, 2008 serious they put on an amazing show! who?YACHT where?numoes when?, first saw him open for architecture in helsinki, on the heart it races tour since then have seen him like five times he is just relly relly fun!!!! silly guy that really likes interacting witht he crowd! Not to be a dick, but I really didn't get anything out of your post. Other than you like to have fun, and you like bands that like to have fun. Elaboration would be awesome. |
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Post by shamil on Feb 19, 2010 21:23:47 GMT -8
Who? Dirty Projectors Where? vera project When? august 2007 or 2006??? they where really fun, made me actually like them as a band!!!! who?Simian Mobile Disco where?numoes when?2007, 2008 serious they put on an amazing show! who?YACHT where?numoes when?, first saw him open for architecture in helsinki, on the heart it races tour since then have seen him like five times he is just relly relly fun!!!! silly guy that really likes interacting witht he crowd! Not to be a dick, but I really didn't get anything out of your post. Other than you like to have fun, and you like bands that like to have fun. Elaboration would be awesome. sorry I was pressed for time....I really wanted to post as I am really excited about this line up. I currently dont have internet, just moved into a new place, but I have seen alot of the bands playinag at this years fest.....I'll write more later!!!! |
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Post by g0ldfinga on Feb 20, 2010 12:00:45 GMT -8
only one on this lineup I have sort of seen live was brother ali but that was passing by to goto another set at bumbershoot lol, cant wait to see a lot of these bands live finally
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2010 12:40:59 GMT -8
Haha, I saw MGMT like that somewhere.
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Post by ryslice on Feb 20, 2010 14:01:46 GMT -8
Haha, I saw MGMT like that somewhere. Me too, at APW last year. I wasn't impressed, but who knows I didn't stay long enough to really give them a chance. |
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Post by doumak on Feb 20, 2010 16:06:17 GMT -8
Haha, I saw MGMT like that somewhere. Me too, at APW last year. I wasn't impressed, but who knows I didn't stay long enough to really give them a chance. It wasn't good. Who else did you see at APW? Did you see akron family? |
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Post by colingallant on Feb 20, 2010 17:04:47 GMT -8
Saturday:
Who? Vampire Weekend
Where? Osheaga Festival (Montreal)
When? August 09
Bland, didn't step up the record at all. Wasn't awful but it was far from a special live experience. I'd also like to say they are a waste of a sunset slot if they are in fact last before headliner.
Who? Deadmau5
Where? Sasquatch!
When? 09!
Not my cup of tea. Certainly the least enjoyable set I saw in the dance tent but I think it was more to do with personal taste than live ability. Pretty repetitive stuff.
Who? Broken Social Scene
Where? Calgaryx3, Montrealx1, Vancouverx1
When? Several times between Dec 07 and Feb 09.
Great live band, better with more members. Feist and Emily Haines are not common members of the live band so don't get your hopes up too high for that, especially with the bio on the sasquatch site and all their recent press emphasizing the reduced core line-up. Worth seeing either way to me.
Who? OK GO
Where? Halifax Pavilion
When? Dec 05
Tiny show before they really blew up. It was a lot of fun, easy to dance to and the guys were quite charming. Played a cover of Don't Bring Me Down by ELO so you know these guys have a sense of humour and value fun.
Who? Patrick Watson
Where? The Grand Theatre (Calgary)
When? November 07
I found it sounded much thinner than the album and Patrick's stage presence was very uncomfortable. It's been three years though..
Sunday:
Who? Tegan and Sara
Where? Sled Island (Calgary) Orpheum Theatre (Vancouver)
When? June 08, Feb 09
Not a bad live show, not particularly amazing. I don't like their music so I was surprised to make it through their performances without much pain.
Who? Dirty Projectors
Where? Mac Hall (Calgary), somewhere in Montreal
When? Summer 09
Super tight live band, especially considering the complexity of their music. Amber Coffman sounds even better live.
Who? Caribou
Where? Montreal, Calgary
When? Winter and Fall 08
Incredible live. Two drummers, Dan Snaith plays every instrument fathomable. I found every song made me want to dance. Pretty great visuals also.
Who? City and Colour
Where? Calgary Folk Fest
When? July 07
Not into his music. Found the show not to be terribly engaging.
Monday:
Who? MGMT
Where? Osheaga (Montreal)
When? Aug 08
Electronic elements were weak and the crowd was filled with bros. These were the two most memorable things about seeing MGMT. They basically did karaoke for Kids as the last song. Pressed play somewhere and danced beneath some ridiculous poncho thing. Woah, zany.
Who? Passion Pit
Where? Sasquatch!
When? 09
Did not hear one good review of this set and I certainly didn't think much of it myself. If you can time it so you just see Sleepyhead and don't get molested by shirtless bros, go for it. Otherwise, I'd skip em.
Who? The New Pornographers
Where? Mac Hall
When? Aug 07 or so
They were pretty ok. Dan and Neko were there which was pretty cool. They acted pretty pompous the whole time though. Worth seeing if you are a fan but maybe not for a casual listener.
Who? Boys Noize
Where?
When? March 08
So good! If you like to dance you should absolutely see Boys Noize. I find it hard to make interesting observations about this kind of performance but he kept me wanting more the whole time.
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Post by jacketman on Feb 21, 2010 14:31:42 GMT -8
Who? My Morning Jacket
Where? Pemberton, Portland, Seattle
When? July and September 2008
Absolutely amazing live. Set was way to short at Pemberton festival. I expect more than 2.5 hours at Sasquatch. Check out archive.org for a huge selection of free MMJ shows. We are coming from Calgary just for the saturday and more specifically for MMJ. If I didn't have class on monday we would stay for the entire weekend.
Who? Vampire Weekend
Where? Pemberton Festival
When? July 2008
Meh. They played the main stage early on the final day of the show.
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Post by interstateeight on Feb 21, 2010 14:51:03 GMT -8
If I didn't have class on monday we would stay for the entire weekend. Claim that you have American ancestors, and that a great grandfather of yours died in one of our wars. You now have a "personal reason" for taking the U.S. Memorial Day off. Enjoy! |
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Post by know ID yuh on Feb 21, 2010 15:10:56 GMT -8
This is probably my favorite thread on the board. We all want to know which bands we should punch ourselves in the groin for missing, so I'm trying to remain unbiased in this list. This is not a list of who I want to see the most (because Ween and LCD Soundsystem would be at the top), but just my opinion of who puts on the best show. For example, if you've never listened to the National or My Morning Jacket, you would enjoy a My Morning Jacket show much more than a National show.
My Morning Jacket
Simian Mobile Disco
Broken Social Scene
Caribou
Booka Shade
Dirty Projectors
The National
The Hold Steady
LCD Soundsystem
Band of Horses
Ween
MGMT
Passion Pit
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Post by psychicofficer on Feb 21, 2010 15:59:11 GMT -8
This is probably my favorite thread on the board. We all want to know which bands we should punch ourselves in the groin for missing, so I'm trying to remain unbiased in this list. This is not a list of who I want to see the most (because Ween and LCD Soundsystem would be at the top), but just my opinion of who puts on the best show. For example, if you've never listened to the National or My Morning Jacket, you would enjoy a My Morning Jacket show much more than a National show. My Morning Jacket Simian Mobile Disco Broken Social Scene Caribou Booka Shade Dirty Projectors The National The Hold Steady LCD Soundsystem Band of Horses Ween MGMT Passion Pit I'm glad that you put MMJ, BSS, and Caribou at the top. All three of those bands are can't miss live shows. Each bring crazy energy to their sets. Its great that they are all playing the main stage. I will definitely check out SMD on your recommendation. I have a feeling that I am going to split up Massive Attack and SMD on Sunday night. Sunday is going to be crazy. |
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Post by bradberad12 on Feb 22, 2010 10:30:47 GMT -8
WHO? Broken Social Scene
WHERE? Ontario House, Vancouver
WHEN? This past Saturday
Just posting this to brag, more than anything. BSS put on a last minute show for the Olympics here on Sataurday nignt. 300-400 Person Venue.
A couple of friends and I were geeks, and waited 3 hours in line so that we were guaranteed a spot. Of course it was well worth it to stand five rows back and Watch BSS up close. None of the big names like Feist and Emaily were there, but it was still a fun show. They played mostly classics and a couple of covers. Nothing new, but Kevin did sat they would be back in the spring to play a bunch of new stuff...So I would expect them to focus heavily on their new album when they play the Gorge. Let's hope the new album is good!
BTW, between the fireball, the boxed wine, and the enthusiastic people in the line-up, I never had so much fun waiting in a line.
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Post by ryslice on Feb 22, 2010 10:38:23 GMT -8
Me too, at APW last year. I wasn't impressed, but who knows I didn't stay long enough to really give them a chance. It wasn't good. Who else did you see at APW? Did you see akron family? Really I only went to see the National, only had a ticket for that day. I saw shearwater and Fleet Foxes before, and was planning to stay for VW and YYYs, but it started raining buckets so we left after the National's amazing set. The conditions were so shitty, that they gave everyone else another day of entry. We were just in town for the weekend, so we still wanted to tour around alot. We went the last night to check out the Black Keys, MGMT and coldplay (my friend's choice). Didn't get the full APW experience at all, but shitty weather was to blame. |
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Post by dadamunky on Feb 22, 2010 12:13:49 GMT -8
Did anyone on the boards go to the Neumos Shabazz Palaces show?
I heard it was outstanding
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Feb 22, 2010 13:21:53 GMT -8
The best and must sees I've seen
1) MMJ (5 times) amazing, they also know how to destroy festivals
2) Drive-By Truckers (4 times), You can't help but love Patterson Hood, no matter if you like rock or not, these guys are amazing every night!
3)BSS (6 times) If you only know them from their albums you will have your mind blown! Very different in a good way
4) Massive Attack (1 time) Was at a festival in Ireland and they put on an excellent show, even though they are chilled, managed to make that a very engaging set on the main stage.
5)Caribou(4 times) So fun and full of energy, whole album and more is replicated with live instruments, like a live psychedelic dj dance party
6) Dirt Projectors (2 times) Just beautiful!
7) Hold Steady (3 times) Their there to please everyone
8) Booka Shade (2 times) But both times were night time extended sets on a beach with plenty of room to dance
Decent sets I've seen, and would be interested in checking out again MGMT (2), Passion Pit (1), New Pornos (3 times), Vampire Weekend (1), Portugal the Man (1)
Seen them, not interested. The National (2 times) Absolutely love this band, but they do nothing for me live. Tegan and Sara (2 times) Just not my thing
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Post by beatspacifik on Feb 24, 2010 12:33:07 GMT -8
1. Ween (flames central Calgary)
2. Ween (Edmonton events center)
when? 07 or 08 can't remember
All i can say is you would be dumb to not take them in, absolutely dumb. They are incredible.
3. Booka Shade
when? a couple times over the past couple years
Fun times, better then watching a dj play cd's good stage presence
4. Public Enemy
when/where? Vegoose 07
It was what I expected it to be
5. Z-Trip
where/when Shambhala two years ago i think
I highly doubt he will sound anything like he did there, I expect way more ac/dc and eater friendly mash ups for sasquatch his tallent is top notch though
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Post by psychicofficer on Feb 24, 2010 13:47:46 GMT -8
Who? My Morning Jacket
Where? Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
When? 2008
Great set at a beautiful place. They rocked out for about 2.5 hours. I would expect very similar situation for Sasquatch - at least a 2 hour set but maybe even 2.5 hours. Highly recommended venue if anyone gets the chance to see a show there, although the beer lines sucked that night.
Who? Public Enemy
Where? Most recently at Vegoose
When? Oct. 2007
Decent show, but they were a little treble-y. There was good energy for the show but it was disjointed. The wife seemed to get annoyed so we checked out Cypress Hill after awhile.
Who? Broken Social Scene
Where? Shepherd's Bush, London
When? May 2008
Amazing show. BSS really brought the heat that night. They played for over 2 hours with two encores. Finally got to hear Pacific Theme live, which is my favorite BSS song (first song to be played at my wedding reception). For their first encore, I think it was the bassist who played along with some voice dialogue they had recorded. It was of a neighbor of one of the bandmates who had the ear surgery to finally make her hear. She described how the sensation of sound reverberated through her body and how it made her feel - which was amazing. The band member played along with the voice track which seemed very off the cuff and not rehearsed but it was an amazing live moment.
Who? Caribou
Where? The Earl, Center Stage, and Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta
When? Various times
Caribou never dissappoints in a live setting. I have invited friends to his shows everytime who never heard Caribou ever, and each time they walked away being a big fan and buying music at the show. Plus Dan Snaith is just a really nice guy. The live band really puts percussion at a premium. At times I have seen every member of the live band bang on the drums at the same time to really bring home the beat. Plus, there were really cool animations going on in the backdrop. Super excited to see Caribou on the main stage.
Who? Yacht
Where? Oldtown Block Party, Portland
When? Summer 2009
Yacht really has fun on stage, which translates to the crowd having a good time. The beats are bass heavy and its really just the two of them having fun on the mic, while the beats are playing. Not that evolved or involved, but fun nonetheless. I hope they are not conflicting with Pavement, but they most likely are so I will probably miss this set.
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