pitpat
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Post by pitpat on Mar 12, 2011 23:12:47 GMT -8
TVOTR would instantly make Friday not a failure... but as promising as that huge gap in their schedule is, I think chances are slim. it would be so so so awesome, and would actually fit in pretty well with the rest of the loudness, but they are a pretty big name right now, and I just don't see the sasquatch spending the money to add a big name to a fest that is already sold out.
since the lineup dropped I've expected a Neon Indian add (they are on tour with Sleigh Bells), and it could be on Friday. any chance we could see a couple of dance tent acts added? or maybe a late-night show? that would at least give a little diversity to a day that has none right now.
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Post by pitpat on Mar 12, 2011 19:10:53 GMT -8
the first time I saw the Flaming Lips live was right after they put out The Soft Bulletin, when they would perform along with pre-recorded tracks and a video of Stephen Drozd playing the drums. it was amazing, but in the many, many times I have seen them since then, they don't play a whole lot off this album, focusing more on Yoshimi and Mystics. the exception of course is Race For The Prize, which they often open shows with, but I for one am really excited to hear songs like A Spoonful Weighs a Ton, The Spark, and The Gash on the the Gorge mainstage at Sasquatch! - a.k.a. the greatest stage on earth.
The Soft Bulletin is about 50 minutes long. add in at least 15 minutes of Wayne talking about whatever and about 5 minutes of rolling around in a hamster ball, and the "and more" on the poster is probably about 15-20 minutes of music. here are my requests for that 15-20 minutes: 1. Bohemian Rhapsody 2. Lightning Strikes the Postman 3. The Ego's Last Stand 4. Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear...
and here is what they will probably play: 1. Yeah Yeah Yeah Song 2. She Don't Use Jelly 3. The W.A.N.D. 4. Do You Realize??
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Post by pitpat on Mar 8, 2011 2:15:51 GMT -8
I like what you guys are up to here. Thought I'd throw my two cents in...
1. Iron & Wine - never seen him before, never got into his stuff that much until I heard the new album, and it's blowing my mind daily right now. oh yeah, and moving to the mainstage just puts it over the top, definitely my pick for best show of the weekend. 2. Flaming Lips (Soft Bulletin) - i'm already feeling myself disintegrate. 3. Wolf Parade - maybe last show ever... until the inevitable coachella reunion in 2023. 4. Local Natives - killed it last year in the early afternoon on the wookie stage, killed it even harder at the sold out Showbox in the fall, and are totally primed to kill it in the sunshine on the mainstage on saturday. 5. !!! - I like my dance music with at least a few actual instruments, thank you. 6. The Head & the Heart - more like the head and the hype! oh, dis!! seriously though, we'll see if they live up to all these sold out shows around town. 7. White Denim - for some reason these guys aren't big even though they totally kick ass. super-tight three piece, all talented musicians, if I were a pretentious douche I would probably describe them as "indie/garage rock with a proggy twist" but really you should just go listen to them and make up your own mind. 8. Reggie Watts - shitfuckstack anyone? 9. Ratatat - never seen them before, I'm glad there's finally a late-night band that I want to see... assuming they are in the late night slot on Sunday. 10. Foster the People/GIVERS/Pepper Rabbit/Gayngs/The Radio Dept. - these are all bands that I had never listened to before the lineup came out but have checked out and am definitely intrigued by. Could be good, could suck... but they are collectively my number ten because I think chances are one of them is going to be mind blowingly awesome.
bands that might have made this list if I hadn't seen them multiple times already: Modest Mouse, Yeasayer, Deerhunter, Wilco, the Decemberists
and to get it off my chest, the top five I am NOT looking forward to seeing... 1. Flogging Molly - WTF is up with the booking here? maybe there's hordes of FM fans out there ready to mosh to fiddlepunk, but last year we had LCD Soundsytem burning a hole in the sky in this slot JUSTSAYIN. 2. Pink Martini - same story here, an uninspiring novelty band listed surprisingly high in the lineup. maybe they'll actually play before wolf parade, that would be nice. 3. anything on Friday... seriously Sasquatch, that extra $100 over last year's cost is kinda like a kick in the nuts right now. (but if you add TV on the Radio all will be forgiven) 4. Cold War Kids - heard the new album? yeah... 5. K-Os - makes the list mostly to illustrate the shocking lack of a hip-hop presence at this year's festival. outside of this talentless hack, we have hipster hop on the smallest stage and (drum roll....) macklemore. and that's it. nothing on the mainstage AT ALL. how are we supposed to have crazy dance parties on the hill without any dance music on the mainstage?!? gosh....
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