High Sierra Music Fest 2009

thanks to my buddy Panda Koalski for sending me the link...skip ahead to 6:40 for some HSMF Kickball!

2nd Quarter Results 2009 Mix by BTreotch

April, May & June. Too much shit has been going on. It's been great though. Weddings, shows, baptisms, vacations & conferences. Too many flashing lights & noise. No A/C in south Florida for three weeks. Austin, Germanfest, Dallas, the Red River, Tennessee & Bonnaroo. Too much face time with men, women & horses in uniform. Bologna & cheese sandwiches are shit. Phish is still the shit. It doesn't slow down. Connecticut, NYC, Flagler Beach, Hawaii & the bunk dank of Waikiki. WTF happened to Juliet? I just spilled water on my laptop the other day losing the function of my 'k' and 'l' keys - I had to remap my keyboard and now I can't make brackets. What a life. It's cliche, but music gets me through it. As always, this should be played in it's entirety the first time through and with quality headphones so you can keep your shitty music to yourself.

The Bird and The Bee put out their second album - it doesn't melt me like their first one did, but its got some great tracks (plus an ode to David Lee Roth). The band/artist whose show I want to see the most is now Dan Deacon. He seems to be an uber-hipster nerd at first glance - an all-star from lookatthisfuckinghipster.com - but from listening to his live shows he appears to throw any pretension out the window. Crowd participation via dance-offs, choreography and just silliness run rampant it seems. The 8 minute "Snookered" is my favorite song off this mix. Strawberry Shortcake turned me onto Le Loup - Canto I is actually from their very chill 2007 album. They sound like the type of band I'd love to play in. I first heard Camera Obscura from Justin's epic 2006 mix (see the comments from this post and 2007 mix) - still one of my favorite mix tapes ever made. Fun, poppy and timeless - I secretly wish for lead-singer Tracyanne Campbell to come over to my house and sing this to my face.

Wilco of course put out a new album that is simply uninspiring save for a few songs. Their show at Bonnaroo was still excellent, but it seems that Jeff Tweedy opiate-free brain isn't going to allow for some of the madness that created Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and A Ghost is Born. Regardless, the massive "Bull Black Nova" is one of my favorite Wilco tracks. Leilani Polk's review pretty much nailed Akron/Family's newest album Set 'Em Wild, 'Em Free. Thankfully the loss of Ryan Vanderhoof from the band didn't destroy the great energy their albums possess. And I still haven't had the chance to see these guys either - I need to move from south Florida. "Sleepyhead" was released last year on an EP, but indie flavor-of-the-month Passion Pit just released a proper album. It's not as good as I hoped, but this song is the tits. They're like this year's MGMT. Micachu - the stage name of Mica Levi - makes music that goes all over the place. Not all of it is as infectious as "Golden Phone," but Jewelery is a great listen.

Sunset is an Austin band that none of my Austin friends seem to give a shit about. They made one of my favorite albums last year - The Glowing City - along with three other albums or cassettes. "I'm Not a Perfect Person" is just one of two songs they've released this year. Slackers. Austin figures into my John Vanderslice story as well - he was the first artist I saw after I moved there in 2001. Michael Yates took me to hear him at the Mohawk(?) where he performed solo. Vanderslice had a funny name and long blond hair at the time. I remember thinking he reminded me of a Nelson twin who went solo, took some drugs and wrote better songs. Datarock's "True Stories" makes the cut purely on the back of the Talking Heads' epicness. If this song was described to me before hand, I probably would not have given it a chance - but it's a sincere tribute to a band that has inspired so many different artists.

Admittedly, I don't now shit about Blind Pilot, but "The Story I Heard" melts me. It should be played anytime it rains. The highly underrated EELS finally released another album. It took four years, but Hombre Loco is worth the wait and your $9.99. Hopefully they'll tour, but I'm not holding my breath. They album I've listened to the most is far and away Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's Vs. Children. Essentially a concept piece following a Bonnie and Clyde story in retrospect. It's just 11 songs - lo-fi and simple - but filled with every emotion.

What have you guys been into?

2nd Qtr 2009 download here: link

old mixes:

1st Qtr 2009 post

4th QTR 2008 post

3rd QTR 2008 post

2nd QTR 2008 post

Kyle Hollingsworth Video - Rothbury

This starts out very Cheesy, but what do you expect? The dude is in SCI.

Get Up And Move Mondays

Now on Tuesday!

Now I know a lot of y'all don't want to dance in your cubes, because you feel like you need approval. But it ain't no thang, it's only a feeling. So if you can do it, maybe everybody else will feel safe doing it too. And just flash the peace sign, too. It can't do you no harm.

Here's Sly and the Family Stone.

A Trip Through Sherwood Forest at Rothbury 2009

Propaganda Posters

Thanks to Mean Gene for pointing out this series of WW3 propaganda posters.

Rothbury This Weekend!

iClips is broadcasting live from Rothbury this weekend. Make sure you check out the schedule here.

This year's broadcast features The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson, Matisyahu, Ani DiFranco, The Disco Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee, The Black Crowes, Lotus, STS9, Railroad Earth, and many more great acts.

Our friends Breakfast on Tour are at the festival and are already providing some great updates. Make sure you are following them on twitter @breakfastontour

Jason Woods is twittering @TheRothblog as well.

Craigslist: Rothbury '09

In honor of the opening day of Rothbury '09, I decided to enshrine some of the tweekers that posted on CL personals for festival "fun".

Located outside of Grand Rapids, MI, the festival drew about 33,000 people last year. I hypothesize that many will be involved in some NSA fun this weekend. Sure they're screwed up, but at least they're straight talking. Hope you enjoy.

Rothbury Late Night Fun Any One? - m4mw - 34
Any one looking to chat and possibly have some late night fun at the festival after a few party favors and great dancing? I am white, attractive and in good shape and want to have some late night discretion at your place or someplace within the festival grounds. I am married but in open situation (does not know about bi curiosity though) as long as I don't talk about it with her when it is going to happen.

Anyone going to Rothbury Festival and camping in VIP?? - mw4m (detroit metro)

Taking the woman to Rothbury festival this weekend and we're hoping to find a guy (or guys) to have some fun with. She is 4'10, VERY cute, little chubby, but not fat by any means. LOVES to suck dick, loves to grope strangers, just a total cock-hungry fun girl. She would love to have some fun with someone while I watch and/or join. We will be camping in the VIP section.
If interested hit us up and we can chat some.

"Any gay bears/hippies going to Rothbury Festival? - 38 m4m

Are there any other gay String Cheese Incident/Disco Biscuits/Dead fans out there going to Rothbury Music Festival over the 4th of July Weekend? 38yo bear looking for buds to hang with, party, dance etc at Rothbury, hit me up if interested, pics to trade.

ROTHBURY - mw4w

We are going to the Rothbury festival soon and would like to find a cute girl around our age to play spin the bottle with in our tent ;) He is 21 she is 19. Email us for our phone number, please send a pic we will send one back.

p.s. We have an industrial grade bubble machine.



Festival Night Fun - m4mw - 34 (Rothbury Festival)

Any one looking for some late night Rothbury fun? I would love to chat a bit and who knows. I have been bicurious for many years and would love to explore with nice normal couple at the festival after we have danced all day and into the night and are enjoying some nice festival party favors. I am a nice, normal, in shape clean guy who is married but spouse would never understand these curiosities and is very conservative.

Rothbury Swingers? Dommes? Studs? - mw4mw - 32

Your average white married couple here, with a few dirty twists. We like to play - and play well with others. We're looking for a few good couples to come play with us at Rothbury, party all night long and in general have a fairly hedonistic good time. We're into pretty much everything fun that there is to do. If you're interested in hooking up, hit us back for a meetup in the forest thursday night! Can't wait for this to begin - last year was so much fun we can't stand the wait! We're not ken & barbie, but then again don't expect you to be either. Couples, singles, bi, bicurious, hit us back phriends for some phun!

Rothbury!! (rants and raves)

I can't find rothbury tickets anywhere! they are all sold all ready :( :( my friend and i will be to very sad little blonde girls if we dont find tickets soon!! if anyone can help us out we will love you forever! ;)

Link to a rant by pissed off Rothbury local.

Check out the full Rothbury CL listing here.

How to Hook-up at a Festival II

Photo by CH

SETTING THE STAGE:

It's time to cut through the BS and get down to brass tacks people. If you want to have an exciting, memorable experience at a festival:

a) Know what you're up against.
b) Put yourself in the best situation possible to succeed.

Thus, any advice telling you to: "be yourself", sit around and wait, or any other passive, crap-shoot-type reasoning will not be a part of this piece. This is about having a plan.

As we discussed earlier, courting situations at a festival are intense. It's like reflecting the sun through a microscope sometimes: hot, fast, and you can't be too laid back with your aim. After your first impressions are made, you're ready to set the stage and get your hands dirty.

One thing I can attest to when meeting people at these things is there are a lot of "first impression" moments. Have many, filter them, choose who you like, and try and find them morning one. If all goes well, they remember you and the customary trial period ensues in which potential sweethearts size each other up. It seems to happen faster and w/different criteria than in the square world. This opening trial can be a little weird, but it's pretty damn important in the quest to the promised land.

Going out of your way to get to know someone with plans and strategies seems unnatural, but it's something you may do if you want to meet someone who's cool. Comfort zones may be tested, and you might even embarrass yourself at some point. It's called living. Take heart in the fact that you're in the game. Have patience and try to be in the position to make a play. Aiming this microscope accurately takes patience and a plan.

USE WHAT OTHERS ALREADY KNOW

In the last century, academic types have come up with some pretty interesting strategies on how to anticipate and understand human behavior. I propose we use some of these established social theories in our quest to hook up.

Observe the environment, anticipate needs, try and fulfill them. Waking up dehydrated the first morning reminds everyone that we’re here to RAGE for the duration. The impending heat eventually drives us out of our tents to face the music. Most of us are hung over, a little spun, and our bodies crave basic necessities. Plus, we’re all without a bathroom sink, so we look like it. Normal protocol: time to bust out the supplies and fuel up for the day. Use this time to set the stage.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE SHARING

If you’re a vet and brought everything you need, your cooler should still be nice and frosty. Make sure you pack plenty of cold water for drinking/giving to hung-over shortie’s. Begin preparing tasty breakfast stuff and check out what the neighbors are doing. 7 out of 10 times, people are too lazy to want to do anything in the morning so you’ll attract attention by virtue of the sound/smells of food prep.

Normally, I’ll just start offering stuff to people. Be generous, but understand the value of what you are doing. Normally, if its someone I'm not interested in (dudes) I’ll ask for trades. Even a joke or a back-flip is worth something, and maintains the line in the sand. If its someone who strikes my fancy (quasi-nerdy hipster chick), I use the opportunity to lay some game.

The mission remains the same: find out where they are camped, where they are from, and what shows they are looking forward to seeing. Remembering what people say goes miles in these situations. You know you are getting somewhere when they start to accept your gift offerings.

This whole strategy is based on the theory of reciprocity. Give stuff to people you like. It feels good, and it comes back your way. In the square world, it’s not uncommon to ask some dime on a date and pay for dinner, movie, strip club,...whatever. Doing so puts some exciting pressure on them to reciprocate; same idea here. Remember, the point is not to give stuff away, it is to establish a rapport which should grow as the weekend rolls on.

WHEN SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED

If you’re involved in a group food initiative, you probably won’t be able to give much of the supplies away. Most of the food will probably be consumed by your crew, who in this case wouldn't appreciate you using it as love barter. It’s like sending aid to a sexy foreign country while those at home go without. No sweat; in this situation, you become the one in need. Grab a few supplies and press out into the campground. Also, bring knowledge of the area. Sometimes you'll run into a lost soul and you can use that opportunity to HOLLA!

If you are a real talker, offering trades/gifts are a good way to meet folks. Make sure to pick up whatever is good from your local area (regional fruit, drugs, clever bumper stickers) and look for those you may have met already. Same theory goes, give stuff to people you like after talking to them for a while. Use the exchange as a launching pad for a connection.

ENGAGE WITH THE PEOPLE

Bonnarroo '04, I lucked out and was camped next to 6 budding co-eds from Ontario. I made sure to bring a bag of juicy oranges to share w/whomever I thought worthy. Morning one, I cut some citrus in half and walked over to make friends. At first, it was a little weird, as I was just some dude offering them oranges. No one knew what to expect. I'd entered the awkward zone. This is our challenge people: getting past that weirdness and establishing ourselves as the cool peoples we be. It's funny, these opening gambits often go unremembered but are ultra-important.

When you are out and about, it can be more difficult to bond with people as they don't know anything about you. I suggest being as genuine and real as possible. Keep it fun, and ham it up if you want. At a music festival we’re all living outside; it’s ok to get messy, silly, preach, dance, yell or sing sometimes. In some ways, we can be little kids again. Any of that stuff can only help you in your mission.

With the Canadian chicks, I decided to sunscreen my face after hanging with them for a while. I used too much, and needed help fully applying it to by face/body. Pretty soon we were all rubbing each other with lotion and it seems totally normal. By the next morning I found myself waking up in one of their tents for round II of a sunscreen body rub bonanza. If you're a real Hoss, keep your sunscreen in the cooler. It's pretty damn satisfying and clever.

WHEN YOU'RE BASHFUL

If you're not much of a talker, don't sweat it. One time I saw a guy carrying a homemade sign that said “will break dance for breakfast” around the lot. He walked kind of slowly, dancing and smiling as he went. When people saw his sign they reacted with delight, and he would lay the sign down and spin around on it. He was an awful break dancer, but he was hilarious. He was just some shy dude from Oklahoma City who normally wouldn't demand much attention. After his dance, I talked to him and discovered he was pretty cool; I even considered letting him bang my buddy TK's sister (kidding).

FINAL THOUGHTS

After the morning rounds, keep to your normal schedule. No need to over do it. Just like yesterday, it's important to have time for yourself to do what you want. Clean up, chill, hydrate, check with the crew, and all that other good stuff. The point of all of the above discussed activities is to bridge the identity gap from "some dude/chick" to "the cute guy/girl from down the way". With any luck, you've seen your special friend last night and this morning, and they're beginning to notice your interest. Let it marinate, and try to set up something for later that night.

It's still early. Making a day time date threatens to impede on everyone's freedom, and normally no one is drunk enough yet to do anything crazy. If you've had any success at all with the above techniques, you're in a good spot for some late night lovin'.

Next up: Section III: Making Your Move

Phish Summer Tour Best-Of Compilation

I'm inclined to agree with most of these picks...check it out. Good work Kevin!

Phish Summer Tour 2009 highlights by Kevin Raos

Best of Summer Tour 2009 Tracklist
Part 1

1. Intro/Code of Conduct – 5/31 – Fenway Park
2. Star Spangled Banner – 5/31 – Fenway Park
3. Destiny Unbound – 5/31 – Fenway Park
4. The Ballad of Curtis Loew – 5/31 – Fenway Park
5. Timber – 6/2 – Jones Beach Night 1
6. Cities – 6/2 – Jones Beach Night 1
7. Drowned> - 6/4 – Jones Beach Night 2
8. Meatstick - 6/4 – Jones Beach Night 2
9. Twist – 6/5 – Jones Beach Night 3
10. Seven Below> - 6/6 – Great Woods
11. Fluffhead – 6/6 Great Woods
12. Wolfman’s Brother – 6/7 - Camden
13. Sand – 6/7 - Camden
14. Tweezer 6/7 - Camden

Part 2

1. Dog Faced Boy – 6/9 – Asheville
2. Gumbo – 6/9 – Asheville
3. Tube – 6/9 – Asheville
4. Backwards Down The Number Line> – 6/9 – Asheville
5. Ghost> – 6/9 – Asheville
6. Fast Enough For You – 6/9 – Asheville
7. Undermind – 6/10 – Knoxville
8. Mike’s Song> – 6/10 – Knoxville
9. I Am Hydrogen – 6/10 – Knoxville
10. David Bowie – 6/10 – Knoxville
11. Reba – 6/10 – Knoxville
12. Kill Devil Falls> - 6/12 – Bonnaroo
13. Free - 6/12 – Bonnaroo
14. 2001> - 6/12 – Bonnaroo
15. You Enjoy Myself> - 6/12 – Bonnaroo
16. Wilson> - 6/12 – Bonnaroo
17. You Enjoy Myself - 6/12 – Bonnaroo
18. Mustang Sally - 6/14 – Bonnaroo
19. Bobby Jean - 6/14 – Bonnaroo
20. Glory Days - 6/14 – Bonnaroo

Part 3

1. Ocelot – 6/16 – Fox Theater
2. McGrupp & the Watchful Hosemasters – 6/16 – Fox Theater
3. Tube – 6/18 - Burgettstown
4. Piper – 6/18 - Burgettstown
5. Harry Hood – 6/18 - Burgettstown
6. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing> - 6/19 – Deer Creek
7. Drowned> - 6/19 – Deer Creek
8. Twist - 6/19 – Deer Creek
9. Tweezer> - 6/19 – Deer Creek
10. 2001 - 6/19 – Deer Creek
11. Makisupa Policeman – 6/20 - Alpine
12. Funky Bitch> - 6/21 - Alpine
13. The Divided Sky - 6/21 - Alpine
14. Crosseyed & Painless> - 6/21 - Alpine
15. Down with Disease> - 6/21 - Alpine
16. Piper - 6/21 - Alpine


Part 4

1. Buried Alive 6/5 - Jones Beach
2. Boogie On Reggae Woman 6/5 - Jones Beach
3. Guyute 6/7 - Camden
4. Halley’s Comet 6/16 - Fox Theater
5. Mike’s Song 6/16 - Fox Theater
6. Yamar 6/20 - Alpine
7. Bathtub Gin 6/20 - Alpine
8. Run Like An Antelope 6/20 - Alpine
9. Maze 6/20 - Alpine
10. Lizards 6/20 - Alpine
11. Brother 6/21 - Alpine
12. TMWSIY> 6/21 - Alpine
13. Avenu Malkenu> 6/21 - Alpine
14. TMWSIY 6/21 - Alpine

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Big Pimpin': Cool Stuff From The Lot- Available Online

One of the things I love to do at Phish Shows is get to the lot early and look around at what is for sale. My friends over at Taboot Art have limited edition posters available for order from many of the shows of Phish summer tour. The Tripp prints are available here, get them while they last.


Taboot also has in stock my (now trademark) Colorado Trucker Hat. so if you want to be cool like me, shoot Sutton an email at sutton@tabootart.com.


As you probably know, I have the LOST + Phish t-shirts in stock. I have the Faraday, Desmond, and Jin designs in both mens and women's sizes. If you would like to inquire about those, please email havinagoodtime44@gmail.com.



I have to pimp my friend Corey over at Further Frames. He framed my Hampton poster (pictured above) and I get a big grin every time I come home and see it. Corey is a master at making concert posters look fantastic. If you are coming out for Red Rocks, you should consider bringing out some of your old posters to get framed- Corey can ship them back to you at home and you will have an amazing new piece in the house. It really does make a difference to work with someone who understands color, light, and is a show veteran himself.



One more thing- I don't know these guys personally but I have a few of their shirts. Check out the Phish themed shirts and most original designs I have run across at http://shop.jamgoods.com/.

/pimp

Camden Tube > Asheville Tube

One of my favorite memories from Tour...The Camden Tube, and the next show, the Asheville Tube...

Camden Tube (HD)...


The Asheville Tube
***Caution...Shaky Camera, but this is pretty much what I saw, i kinda like it***

Get Up And Move Mondays

The return of a short-lived feature. I couldn't find good video of Mingus himself working his mojo on this tune, but I have to say I think the Mingus Dynasty pretty much kills it.

Dance in your cubes, fellow drones!

Hat Tip Monday

Check out these other bloggers who are bringing some great content:

Phat Phlogger has pics, video and review from the recent SCI Soundcheck show

Bands That Jam present a SBD download of the Moe. Bonnaroo Late Night epicness (featuring Grace Potter and the Noturnals)

good work guys!

Fun with Phish.com

This is from a thread on PT (where else?). Someone downloaded the flash file from the Phish site, did something smart with it, and found the animations they are going to use later on just before they announce the festival site. Crazy super cool stuff here. It was later removed from the flash code because apparently someone from the Phish organization saw the thread. Here are the animations that are going to show up on Phish's site, but have yet to be shown:

The merman swimming under Colorado

Alien zapping some states and flying home

Nelly to Peform at the World Series of Poker

I just got word that Nelly will be performing at the annual PokerStars World Series of Poker party in Las Vegas. The actually party will be hosted on July 9 at the swanky Rain Night Club inside the Palms Casino.

In the last couple of years, Nelly caught the poker bug. He's played in various tournaments in and around Las Vegas including the prestigious WSOP. It's pretty cool thing that Nelly will be a part of the party circuit this year.

By the way, if you want to play online poker, but don't have an account, you can sign up for PokerStars. Click here to download the software.

Bonnaroo 2009 Video

Fuse TV, a self described "alternative music channel", is currently running a Bonnaroo 09 video which I heard is decent and worth checking out. Locked in between a hoard of Micheal Jackson Tributes, the movie is scheduled to run Saturday, June 27 at 5 and 11pm eastern. Your local cable overlords I'm sure have more details.

Set those DVR's, prep your hipster pod's and see if you make an appearance. Personally, I'm hoping the mustache girls get their due.

Here's a Bonnaroo video from 08 Fuse put together entitled 20 questions:

Phish Halloween Festival

Save the dates... 10/30, 10/31, and 11/1!

My sources are saying Indio, CA. I'm part of a crew that booked like 15 rooms in an 18 room motel. Let's hope that gamble pays off!

New Phish Album: Joy

I'm sure you heard by now that the new album will be titled Joy and produced by the legendary Steve Lillywhite.

I heard all but one of the new tunes (I Been Around). Sadly, Joy and TTE are actually my least favorites, while Kill Devil Falls and Ocelot are some of my favorites.

Joy Tracklisting:
1. Twenty Years Later
2. Backwards Down the Number Line
3. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
4. Light
5. Joy
6. Sugar Shack
7. Ocelot
8. Kill Devil Falls
9. I Been Around
10. Time Turns Elastic

Joy will be released at the end of the summer.

RIP - Michael Jackson

The King of Pop is nevermore. Luckily, Uncle Ted paid homage to the gloved freak during a sizzling performance of "Billie Jean" at Bonnaroo...

String Cheese Incident Ogden Theater 6/24/09 Live Blog

4:25 I just drove by the Ogden and its a crazy scene outside. Seems the rail riders (pictured with the lawn chairs and umbrellas) have been there all day. Everyone's ticket is in willcall, and there are plently of fans looking for that magic ticket. I am one of the chosen ones with an invite/ticket, and am at my friend's Grant St. pre-party. ill do my best to keep you updated as the night unfolds.

6:02 the 13th st grant party is raging. So far there are 40 people, 5 capes, 16 hula hoops, 3 dogs, a keg, some strange pills, and lots of enthusiasm. I'm waking over to get my will-call tix; rumor is that they sold about 200 tix to fans when the box office opened.

6:32 imagine all the weird people you know. Imagine they are all in costumes of glitter and rainbows and are going to the same show. This is what is happening tonight in denver. I just got my tix and asked the girl at the desk what time the band starts. "8:00" what time do the unicorns go on stage? "I don't know". Pretty weak sauce at a cheese show if you ask me. ;)

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8:01 jesus I have never seen so many people outside a venue looking for a ticket. There are probably 200 people outside with fingers in the air. Jt let me borrow his rainbow visor (with rotating lights) so I'm legit. Gonna go in soon but waiting on corey to arive (my plus 1)

8:24 interesting choice for pre show music: radiohead in rainbows. A lot of people I know that didn't have tickets yesterday are magically here. There is a schwilly crowd outside but inside its like a family reunion and all smiles. It feels like everyone that is supposed to be here got in somehow. It feels good.

8:35 lights! Cheese comes out to huge applause from the crowd. No costumes- everyone is wearing tshirts save kyle who has a sequin shirt on

Set I:
Lonesome fiddle blues(1), lost> run zhuc(2), just one story, panama red>whisky before breakfast(3), jellyfish> birdland> johnny cash>birdland (setbreak wow)

Ii. Rivertrance>peace of mind>mlt>sometimes a river


(1) Billy leads the jam
(2) This is like swimming but were not in the water
(3) Insane dance party