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26 August 2010
20 April 2010
the highlight of coachella
"the highlight of coachella was pretty much everything. simple, sublime spontaneity. our karma was on point bc when we got there shit was a mess, shit was hot, mad long lines and impatience, but finally we all herded through like a bunch of anarchic sheep bc they ran out of wrist bands. we didn't have a camp spot bc we neglected to buy one in time before they sold out so as we were trying to reach our friends in the heat of the crowd, we couldn't, so we plopped down with our heavy packs on some random spot and the people let us in with a nice welcome and some 'special' treats and let us pitch our tiny tent on the edge of their space. we made friends, but didn't save any of their information unfortunately, but we shared stories and yerba mate during the sunny mornings. i appreciated that.
must say, fever ray was the most spiritual show of the weekend. check out a few coachella 2010 fever ray youtubes and you'll see what i mean. kind of demonic, but so amazing. saw them friday, along with yeasayer, passion pit, vampire weekend, grizzly bear was awesome, lcd soundsystem and all the dance tents were awesome. pretty lights, deadmau5 - those 2 were an extastical dance party.
saturday we started off with beach house (lovely lovely), saw a little bit of portugal the man, but skipped out for temper trap, flying lotus. the xx was the shit. bassnectar, hell yeah, saw a few ghosts at that one, but if you like vibrations and lazerlights you couldn't miss it. the deadweather was sick. alison mosshart is one badass bitch. hot chip, mgmt.. so fun.... of course muse was amazing, and fell off at tiesto. they aren't really my style, a little too repetitive/technoey for me, but we were schlitzed and they did a few sweet remixes with the yeah yeah yeahs, etc.
sunday was the best day, got wasted in the grass with the chillest sister, sam, berns and mau.. gran canaria rum/gingerale's, sam adams chug fest with some random kids who were trying to catch a buzz before security, snuck some snacks in and skipped to the venues for deerhunter, matt & kim, yo la tengo.. ate some grub.. by that point we were pretty burnt out and walked over to charlotte gainsbourg, she was mellow so i took a nap in the grass and listened, same with jonsi, had to check him out (the guy from sigur ros) such a relaxing, cool breeze at that stage. spoon was sweet, phoenix really puts on a great live show. oh yea can't forget king khan & the shrines, they were the shit and wild with it. found some sweet creature wayfarer sunglasses at de la soul, but that wasn't my thing so we scurried over to the beer garden for some agave margaritas and listened to this argentinian band called babasonicos. also caught some rusko (dubstep), and later on finally thom yorke came on, so o o amazing. played everything in its right place and i almost cried. then we went to see gorillaz, eh i love their new album, but they suck live. am i missing anything?
the whole trip was a true hit. probably one of the most memorable trips and spontaneous of events in a while. met some really cool people and just went with the flow of the weekend. weather was killer, didn't shower from thursday to tuesday and hitched a ride back to palm springs with this really really genuine dude (now a new friend) who dropped us off on his way to L.A. we even stopped for breakfast, talks, (hand and facewashing) and coffee at denny's. not sketchy at all. everything worked out and my mind is still lost at coachella!!!!!!!! i feel it's mantra-like: "coachellllla, coachellllahhh, coachellllaahhhh" "
written quite perfectly and succintly by my jenna d
must say, fever ray was the most spiritual show of the weekend. check out a few coachella 2010 fever ray youtubes and you'll see what i mean. kind of demonic, but so amazing. saw them friday, along with yeasayer, passion pit, vampire weekend, grizzly bear was awesome, lcd soundsystem and all the dance tents were awesome. pretty lights, deadmau5 - those 2 were an extastical dance party.
saturday we started off with beach house (lovely lovely), saw a little bit of portugal the man, but skipped out for temper trap, flying lotus. the xx was the shit. bassnectar, hell yeah, saw a few ghosts at that one, but if you like vibrations and lazerlights you couldn't miss it. the deadweather was sick. alison mosshart is one badass bitch. hot chip, mgmt.. so fun.... of course muse was amazing, and fell off at tiesto. they aren't really my style, a little too repetitive/technoey for me, but we were schlitzed and they did a few sweet remixes with the yeah yeah yeahs, etc.
sunday was the best day, got wasted in the grass with the chillest sister, sam, berns and mau.. gran canaria rum/gingerale's, sam adams chug fest with some random kids who were trying to catch a buzz before security, snuck some snacks in and skipped to the venues for deerhunter, matt & kim, yo la tengo.. ate some grub.. by that point we were pretty burnt out and walked over to charlotte gainsbourg, she was mellow so i took a nap in the grass and listened, same with jonsi, had to check him out (the guy from sigur ros) such a relaxing, cool breeze at that stage. spoon was sweet, phoenix really puts on a great live show. oh yea can't forget king khan & the shrines, they were the shit and wild with it. found some sweet creature wayfarer sunglasses at de la soul, but that wasn't my thing so we scurried over to the beer garden for some agave margaritas and listened to this argentinian band called babasonicos. also caught some rusko (dubstep), and later on finally thom yorke came on, so o o amazing. played everything in its right place and i almost cried. then we went to see gorillaz, eh i love their new album, but they suck live. am i missing anything?
the whole trip was a true hit. probably one of the most memorable trips and spontaneous of events in a while. met some really cool people and just went with the flow of the weekend. weather was killer, didn't shower from thursday to tuesday and hitched a ride back to palm springs with this really really genuine dude (now a new friend) who dropped us off on his way to L.A. we even stopped for breakfast, talks, (hand and facewashing) and coffee at denny's. not sketchy at all. everything worked out and my mind is still lost at coachella!!!!!!!! i feel it's mantra-like: "coachellllla, coachellllahhh, coachellllaahhhh" "
written quite perfectly and succintly by my jenna d
18 June 2006
bonnaroo-all access
so this weekend was pretty much amazing.
thanks to joe and mutemath- i got in bonnaroo free and with an all access pass! that equaled
1. guest parking and camping behind the 'which' stage in centeroo- which means i could get into centeroo whenever i want and not have to wait an hour in line to get through security at noon at the main arch entrance each day. and i could go back to my tent whenever during the day bc it took about one second to get there.
2. free meals all 4 days (including multi vitamins and vitamin C chewables) and amazing smoothies for breakfast.
3. VIP access to the bleachers and backstage at every stage. it was one of greatest joys to push through the crowd on stage right "excuse me! excuse me!" and walk behind the gates as i flashed my pass.
4. access to the artist tent and area where i could get free alcohol, cigs, smartwater, sunscreen, chapstick, matches, and basically anything i could ever want. (i even got a free timberland shirt and could have gotten boots but they didnt have my size)
5. short cuts and back entrances between stages
6. i was one of 50 (out of 80,000) to sit backstage balcony for the beck show on the main stage.
other amazing things were that stevie nicks guest appeared with tom petty! and gillian welch guest appeared with bright eyes! and in 4 days i saw- the cat empire, devotchka, andrew bird, seu jorge, ben folds, death cab, devendra banhart, bright eyes, cat power, clap your hands say yeah, tom petty, damian marley, beck, radiohead (they played a 2 1/2 hour set!!!), be your own pet, bela fleck, the streets, and matisyahu!
also i stood about 5 feet from aaron neville and matisyahu and rode in a van with rusted root. we rode the ferris wheel and danced in the silent disco (which basically the most amazing this ive ever seen. everyone goes in wearing wireless headphones, including the DJ, and everyone dances to the same song, but if you walk by or if you take off your headphones then it is silent and everyone looks like crazy people dancing to an unheard beat.)
the weekend was perfect. our neighbors were awesome, camping was fun, and it was the first year that it didnt rain!
so now im ruined and will never want to go to bonnaroo again if im not going to be a VIP
thanks to joe and mutemath- i got in bonnaroo free and with an all access pass! that equaled
1. guest parking and camping behind the 'which' stage in centeroo- which means i could get into centeroo whenever i want and not have to wait an hour in line to get through security at noon at the main arch entrance each day. and i could go back to my tent whenever during the day bc it took about one second to get there.
2. free meals all 4 days (including multi vitamins and vitamin C chewables) and amazing smoothies for breakfast.
3. VIP access to the bleachers and backstage at every stage. it was one of greatest joys to push through the crowd on stage right "excuse me! excuse me!" and walk behind the gates as i flashed my pass.
4. access to the artist tent and area where i could get free alcohol, cigs, smartwater, sunscreen, chapstick, matches, and basically anything i could ever want. (i even got a free timberland shirt and could have gotten boots but they didnt have my size)
5. short cuts and back entrances between stages
6. i was one of 50 (out of 80,000) to sit backstage balcony for the beck show on the main stage.
other amazing things were that stevie nicks guest appeared with tom petty! and gillian welch guest appeared with bright eyes! and in 4 days i saw- the cat empire, devotchka, andrew bird, seu jorge, ben folds, death cab, devendra banhart, bright eyes, cat power, clap your hands say yeah, tom petty, damian marley, beck, radiohead (they played a 2 1/2 hour set!!!), be your own pet, bela fleck, the streets, and matisyahu!
also i stood about 5 feet from aaron neville and matisyahu and rode in a van with rusted root. we rode the ferris wheel and danced in the silent disco (which basically the most amazing this ive ever seen. everyone goes in wearing wireless headphones, including the DJ, and everyone dances to the same song, but if you walk by or if you take off your headphones then it is silent and everyone looks like crazy people dancing to an unheard beat.)
the weekend was perfect. our neighbors were awesome, camping was fun, and it was the first year that it didnt rain!
so now im ruined and will never want to go to bonnaroo again if im not going to be a VIP
04 February 2006
BONNAROO 2006
Radiohead
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Phil Lesh & Friends
Beck
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
moe.
Bright Eyes
The Neville Brothers
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Buddy Guy
Damian Marley
Ben Folds
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Dr. John
Matisyahu
G. Love & Special Sauce
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Steel Pulse
Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove
Cat Power
Medeski Martin & Wood
Nickel Creek
Gomez
Atmosphere
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Amadou & Mariam
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Dresden Dolls
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Jerry Douglas
Soulive
Rusted Root
Devendra Banhart Band
Donavon Frankenreiter
Mike Doughty
Sasha
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The Magic Numbers
Bill Frisell
Seu Jorge
Bettye LaVette
Dungen
Shooter Jennings
Rebirth Brass Band
Robinella
Andrew Bird
Steel Train
Jackie Greene
Devotchka
The Wood Brothers
dios (malos)
Toubab Krewe
The Motet
Marah
I-Nine
Balkan Beat Box
The Cat Empire
Tickets for the 2006 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will go on sale Saturday, February 11, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time through Bonnaroo.com . For more information, go to Bonnaroo.com .
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