OT: Sasquatch

by Katal LM on Feb 25, 2008 5:26 PM PST

Have you seen the lineup for this year's Sasquatch! festival? It's better than Coachella's. It's better than SXSW. It's better than anything.

http://sasquatchfestival.com/2008/main.php?page=lineup

Having REM or the Cure by themselves headlining would have been cool. But it's both. And then you add on artists that are just incredible in their own right, like the Flaming Lips, MIA, Death Cab, the Breeders, Pela, Stephen Malkmus, the Hives, Built to Spill, Beirut, Rogue Wave, Mates of State, New Pornographers, and the National. Then you add in local groups like the Cops, the Blakes, the Cave Singers, Blue Scholars, and Fleet Foxes. Then Flight of the Conchords on top of all that. Incredible. Absolutely incredible.

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Flight of the Conchords?

I am so there. Blue Scholars are my boys too.

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by Double06 on Feb 25, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply actions

This might make me rethink

my "never again go to a big rock festival" stance. There's some damn good bands going to be at that show.

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by pdb on Feb 25, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply actions

Jemaine and Brent!!

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 25, 2008 6:28 PM PST reply actions

I think you mean Bret.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 25, 2008 7:17 PM PST up reply actions

Wow, way to judge the dyslexic...

I'm using this everytime now.

And yes, I meant Bret. Is it peculiar that I always somehow screw up one of their names?

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 25, 2008 8:22 PM PST up reply actions

LookoutLanding: Rock Band Night!

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by kentroyals5 on Feb 25, 2008 6:44 PM PST reply actions

I have seen half of those bands

and all of them rock. I can't speak for the other half. Damn, that IS an amazing line up for a concert.

by mark s @ Lookout Landing on Feb 25, 2008 6:44 PM PST reply actions

my breakdown

MUST SEE:
REM
Cure
Flight Of The Conchords
Spearhead
Breeders
Hives
Tegan & Sara
New Pornos
Pela
The Cops
Blue Scholars

SEE IF YOU ARE INTO THAT SORT OF THING, OTHERWISE SKIP:
Flaming Lips
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Blakes
Battles
Kinski
Okkervil River
Malkmus/Jicks
Ozomatli

MEH...
Death Cab
Modest Mouse
Built To Spill
The Kooks
The National
Cold War Kids
Sera Cahoone
The Shaky Hands

After reading my "meh" list, John Richards cries and wonders what he did to piss me off. He'll never know.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 25, 2008 9:21 PM PST up reply actions

Whoa whoa whoa!

Skip the Flaming Lips? Boy, you don't know what you're talking about.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 7:39 AM PST up reply actions

Seen them before

and they just annoyed the piss out of me. I think it has to do with my dislike of Wayne Coyne's voice, though, more than anything else.

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by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 7:47 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, but didn't they put on a fantastic show?

I mean Happy Birthday With Blood, people dancing around in furry suits, the giant strobe light hanging from Wayne's neck?

Then again, I saw the Flaming Lips in a small, indoor venue. I have no idea what they're like in a larger, outdoor setting.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 8:16 AM PST up reply actions

Me neither

I saw them at the late, lamented RCKNDY in the mid-90's. And I'm somewhat of a musical traditionalist - the Young Fresh Fellows put it best, "Two Guitars Bass And Drums" is pretty much all I need. I'm not a fan of theatrics in my rock n roll.

I didn't know anything about the Flaming Lips when i went to see them, and after I left I didn't want to know any more. I can see why people like them, they're just not my cup of beets.

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by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 8:38 AM PST up reply actions

They're great

I saw then at the Austin City Limits music festival a couple of years ago and they were a blast. I'm not really even much of a fan of theirs, but they put on a hell of a show.

by Jono on Feb 26, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions

I'm with you

I really don't like their music, and haven't since that damn 'vaseline' was everywhere in like 1993.
I also like small club shows; I'm not really a festival guy (though Sasquatch is cool).

With all of that said, they were great to see. How can you have a bad time at an event like that?

pdb, I agree with everything you're saying except the conclusion you've drawn. Yes, Wayne can't sing, and yes, they're not great musically, and yes, in general theatrics are used as a crutch by poor musicians... but damn, they're fun to see.

by marc w on Feb 26, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions

My sister used to date the singer from Shaky Hands

Nick. Never met him.

And I see Death Cab as a must see.

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 26, 2008 8:31 AM PST up reply actions

Death Cab is a'ight.

I'm not a huge fan of their music, though I will say that the song "Transatlanticism" was transcendent live. I saw 'em at the Summer Camp Festival in Bend, OR in '05. They were the closing act, so they played after dark, though it was still very warm. The crowd was singing along. Man, that was a beautiful moment.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions

I love Death Cab

I'm gonna see them in April.

Was that festival at the Les Schwab Amp?

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 26, 2008 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

Fantastic.

It was in early September I think (Labor Day weekend), so the weather was perfect. Really warm, but not too hot. The bands were great (Viva Voce, Built to Spill, Death Cab for Cutie, the Decemberists), and like I said, "Transatlanticism" live was spectacular.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 5:36 PM PST up reply actions

The Decemberists were my ultimate

Favorite band and obsession for 2 or 3 years.
Then I met Colin Meloy, and it was a major disappointment.

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 26, 2008 6:43 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, he's a dick.

I liked 'em for a good long while, but there was a stretch there where I saw them live about 6 times in a year and a half and that really wore me out on their music.

I still listen to their music every once in a while, but I don't connect with it the same way anymore.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 6:52 PM PST up reply actions

Incidentally, I must say

that you have great taste in music for an 8th grader. When I was in 8th grade I would only listen to Jimi Hendrix and movie soundtrack music.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions

Thank you very much

Just don't forget I'm a PNW kid, it's inbred.

And have you met him? I met him at the Doug Fir in Portland. He wasn't exactly a dick, but he was unfriendly and unappreciative of hearing that we're his biggest fans.

And believe you me, we were.

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 26, 2008 7:25 PM PST up reply actions

I haven't met him personally

but I've heard of stories just like yours.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 8:39 PM PST up reply actions

So we aren't supposed to like classic rock and

grunge?

by Mariner John on Feb 26, 2008 7:43 PM PST up reply actions

No, that's not it at all.

I'm saying that the only music I listened to was Jimi Hendrix and soundtrack music. I didn't listen to any other classic rock at all. Just Hendrix.

And really, when I say soundtrack music I mean the Braveheart soundtrack, the Apollo 13 soundtrack, and the Star Trek: Generations soundtrack.

I had a very limited palette.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 8:40 PM PST up reply actions

Ah.

My mistake.

by Mariner John on Feb 26, 2008 8:48 PM PST up reply actions

that said,

Hendrix = awesome

by Matthew on Feb 27, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions

Quite.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 27, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions

Goddamn.

I have to go this year. There's no question about it.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 25, 2008 7:19 PM PST reply actions

btw

The first thing that popped into my head when I read the title of this diary was this:

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 25, 2008 7:21 PM PST reply actions

Shit

And here I was thinking you ran into Bigfoot on the way to the grocery store.

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by Gomez on Feb 25, 2008 7:56 PM PST reply actions

Even listening to mainly mainstream

that sounds like a pretty kick ass show.

by Mariner John on Feb 25, 2008 9:30 PM PST reply actions

As good a place as any

Scottish Pirate Metal anyone? Trust me, they are as amazing as you think.

Meet Alestorm

Listen to it, love it, live it.

by DCMariner on Feb 25, 2008 9:46 PM PST reply actions

Holy Freaking Crap!

This is awesome.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Feb 25, 2008 10:33 PM PST up reply actions

Go forth and spread the word.

Greatest banner ad I've ever clicked on. Everyone I pass this on too is hooked.

by DCMariner on Feb 26, 2008 5:10 AM PST up reply actions

Okay

This is incredible and I cannot believe this exists.

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by Gomez on Feb 25, 2008 10:51 PM PST up reply actions

God bless your soul

by Robert on Feb 26, 2008 12:51 AM PST up reply actions

I want them to make it big

purely for the gigantic stage show they would have to put on. I'm thinking 80ish excess. Full size pirate ship, band boards it on ropes, bass drums wired with cannons, plank for crowd surfing. Oh yes, I have a dream . . .

by DCMariner on Feb 26, 2008 5:09 AM PST up reply actions

The lineup is amazing, I HAVE to go...

By the way if you don't know some of the smaller bands-

White Rabbits and The Heavenly States? REALLY good live bands.

by SethGrandpa on Feb 25, 2008 11:18 PM PST reply actions

Interesting...

The last non-Contemporary Christian concert I went to was The Cure. Either that or Creedence Clearwater Revisited (at the Puyallup Fair). Not sure which, since both were a fair amount of time ago.

Even I'M interested in going -- and with my ecclectic taste in music, that's saying something...

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by PositivePaul on Feb 25, 2008 11:53 PM PST reply actions

BIG FOOT IS REAL!!!

I saw him when I discovered Mel's Hole.

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by etowncoug on Feb 26, 2008 2:45 AM PST reply actions

Bigfoot is Real

Mel was one of Art Bells toe sucking weirdos though.

by chrisisasavage on Feb 26, 2008 8:15 AM PST up reply actions

Bigfoot shaved his body

and now calls himself Bob Sapp.

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by Gomez on Feb 26, 2008 6:07 PM PST up reply actions

WTF....

It's 3 days long... and it's in the middle of nowhere? Why?

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by LantermanC on Feb 26, 2008 9:20 AM PST reply actions

Money.

The Gorge gets all the camping revenue. There aren't a ton of hotels around that area. Plus, people generally have a long drive there, so they're more apt to spend the night.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions

Forty freaking bucks a night to camp?

That right there is enough to put me off going.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

Camp across the river in Vantage.

Far less cost and private campgrounds that are not as policed.

by Sec 108 on Feb 26, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions

This is where it's annoying getting old

because after a day in the sun watching good rock shows, I'm gonna want to sleep, not party all night, so I'd probably end up getting a hotel in Ellensburg and making the trek every day.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions

I do hear you there. Being over 30 sucks.

I gave up playing music because I couldn't drag my ass out of bed the day after late night gigs.

I have also found with age that after watching 3 bands at these festivals the law of diminishing returns sets in and all I want to do is go sit in the shade somewhere.

by Sec 108 on Feb 26, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions

Absolutely.

The fact that I'm even considering going to Sasquatch is testament to how stellar the lineup is - the last festival I went to was probably Endfest in, I dunno, 1992? The one the Beastie Boys headlined?

And back then, I had no problem seeing music all day and drinking/whatevering all night, but these days I generally need to choose one of the two.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions

I hear you as well

and I'm only 22...
I dunno, I get real tired after work and sleep 12 hours or so every day during the weekend.
Yeah, listening to music all day, I'd probably just wanna go to sleep and do nothing the next day, not listen to more stuff and party more.

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by LantermanC on Feb 26, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions

Eh

I think Sec 108 has it exactly right. camping on the river in Vantage is a great option; you're quite close, but you might be able to sleep, and you can drink with your pals.

by marc w on Feb 26, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions

I give vantage the over 30 seal of approval

see, now all of the wee ones will avoid it like the plague.

by marc w on Feb 26, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions

It's not so bad if you split it among friends.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions

but I don't have any friends

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by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions

What about Coach Owens?

I'm sure you guys would have a rousing good time camping at the gorge.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions

We don't condone that sort of thing on this site!

by Graham MacAree on Feb 26, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions

Isn't this NAMBLA.com?

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions

Hm?

The National Association of Marlon Brando Look Alikes?

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Feb 26, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions

Nope.

The National Association of Michael Bolton Look Alikes

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 26, 2008 12:08 PM PST up reply actions

I think the logo is kind of cute:

"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Feb 26, 2008 4:45 PM PST up reply actions

at least I know if we go camping

that I'd get all the beer.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 12:08 PM PST up reply actions

So you're not familiar

with the concept of the rock festival, then.

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by pdb on Feb 26, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

Damn you for reminding me

of the stupid Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascot.

Quatchi.

by Llewdor on Feb 26, 2008 12:02 PM PST reply actions

Quatchi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatchi

by Llewdor on Feb 26, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

wikipedia

Quatchi - A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.

Canada has mysterious forests? What's confusing about trees?

by Matthew on Feb 26, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions

Durkon knows

by Llewdor on Feb 26, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions

Better than the 2012 London logo

I want to find whoever designed that and, uh... make then watch the Giants play baseball.

by Graham MacAree on Feb 26, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

Springy for mascot!

It has sharpened ends to protect our national interests.

by Jed MC on Feb 26, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions

Oh, you pay attention to Olympic mascots?

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by Gomez on Feb 26, 2008 6:08 PM PST up reply actions

It filled all the media up here

for a couple of days.

Quatchi is like Hello Kitty on HGH.

by Llewdor on Feb 27, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

Nice lineup

Rogue Wave is an interesting one.

Was Rodrigo Y Gabriela in there or did someone just randomly bring them up? Theyre badass with the guitar. I learned part of Tamacun (forgot about that...).

Flight Of The Conchords are awesome!

by Slica on Feb 26, 2008 2:01 PM PST reply actions

Rodrigo Y Gabriela will be there

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by Katal LM on Feb 26, 2008 3:16 PM PST up reply actions

Flight of the Conchords...

are the first NZers to win a Grammy in like 30 years!!...even if it was in one of those obscure categories they announce the day before the actual event.

You could be a part-time model...but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job

by pakipaki on Feb 26, 2008 5:12 PM PST reply actions