scottieking

Yes I did, and I will never miss them again.

The Opera House was packed to the rafters on a Monday and we knew the energy was good. The band itself is totally pro rock and roll. Tight changes, great dynamics and a solid backbone for the most manic frontman in music today.

Craig Finn regaled the crowd with nervous fervour that is instantly addictive and inspiring. He spits outs his poetry and often screams the last line sang away from the mic. The crowd, who knows the clever ins and outs of the songs, dutifully spits them back.

The energy was great, it made me a bigger Hold Steady fan and recommend that you never miss them again too.

Season 2 builds to an incredible climax. Enjoy!

Jebus that's rough. So sorry to hear this.

You.3.Wussies.

I'm old. I'm grumpy. But I am sure as shit not afraid to sweat for a class act like the YMSB.

All of you in my office RIGHT NOW!

Or come to the show. Whichever.

In.

My full report now appears on the Cavern mainpage.

I took tons of pictures so if you are looking for anyone in particular, let me know.

[blurb]HILLSIDE 2007

First of all, for the uninitiated, Hillside is a festival which has run for the last 24 years just north of Guelph on Guelph Lake. It is more than just great music, it is a shining example of how a festival should be run in every way shape and form. From very little corporate sponsorship, to reusable year to year beer mugs, delicious world food served on reuseable plates, washed by volunteers, a festival indeed powered by volunteers (over a 1000) this is festival in workings like no other. There are ZERO HASSLES from anyone, leaving the festival with a palpable atmosphere of relaxation. There is a main stage, the Island, The Lake and The Sun, all within a three to five minute walk, surrounded on all sides by Guelph Lake.[/blurb]

On to the report

Friday Night

Got into overflow camping and got ready to get into town. Hillside is one of those festivals where you want to spend every waking moment in "the town" itself.

Artists seen:

Workshop with Rock Central Plaza, Jah Yousserf

Workshop with Watermelon Slim and Dya Singh

Martin Sexton

The Golden Dogs

The Golden Dogs

Both workshops were great. The energy of the Dya Singh jam was great. I had never had expose to Martin Sexton before Friday and he is entertaining, talented and is truly a no-gimmicks, no pedals one man show with an octave range to die for. The Golden Dogs made alot of new fans, and entertained an old one in myself.

Saturday Day

Workshop with Apostle of Hustle and Do May Say Thinkers

Socalled

Great Wooden Trio

Workshop with Ron Sexsmith, Melissa Ferrick

AOH with DMST

It was a hot Hillside afternoon that found us wandering from spot to spot but opting often for respute from the sun. The first workshop was excellent a great start to the day. Afternoon was entertaining with a really nice workshop with Ron Sexsmith.

Saturday Night

Rock Plaza Central

That 1 guy

The Besnard Lakes

Dragonette

Do Make Say Think

Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton

Apostle of Hustle

Shout Out Out Out

DMST at sunset

Considering "My Children, Be Joyful" and "Devastation" are two of my tracks of the year, the first and third acts of the night had me at hello. RCP was alot of fun. That 1 guy was a sonic machine and a hellava entertainer. The Besnard Lakes were hitting all the right sonic buttons for me. I stayed to watch the first part of Dragonette and was impressed by what I saw (Martina Sorbera and Dan from the New Deal) But the sun was setting and Do Make Say Think were making beautiful noise to send it to bed. Emily Haines was up next and was too down tempo for me so it was off to old favorites Apostle of Hustle who put on a crunchy show.

Table Dancing at Shout Out Out Out

Then the Shout Out Out Out incident. This would produce both a highlight and a lowlight for the weekend. I said to Tungsten and Guigsy before this started "They would have to do something pretty major to fuck up with a crowd this pumped" Something like leave a key piece of equipment back in Guelph? This show got started 25 mins late but when it did, holy shit. The sea of people rocking out on picnic tables! It was quite a sight. A rager and entertaining, mindless and wild.

Post Show - Thanks to Jaybone and Erin for the invite to the campfire so that Britney Spears and Corey Hart play together (very well as predicted)

A Side Note - Food and Drink- This year's food and drink highlights included Millstreet Tankhouse Ale, Trailhead Lager, Diana's Indian Food, The other Indian place that did the Roti's, and the hemp coffee place with the Ice Coffee,

Sunday Afternoon

Workshop - Band Tribute with Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Ron Sexsmith

Angela Desveaux

The Slip

*Swimming* to Elvis Perkins

The D'UBervilles

The Slip

The Afternoon would yield lots of special moments including a nice Band tribute to start the day. The Slip played what I would deem a reserved set which highlighted their softer side but would have left the first timer with a skwerd impression of the band. After that, off for a swim with the lady while we floated and listened to Elvis Perkins. The D'Ubervilles had great energy and would prepare the crowd for the jam to come

Sunday Night

Workshop - Dave Clark (former Rheo), The Slip, Mihirangi

Vieux Farka Toure

Los Campeisnos

Ron Sexsmith

Mother Mother

Ani DiFranco

The Slippery 12 Lane Highway Workshop

I did not expect Sudnay night to be my favorite musically of the weekend and yet it was the freshness and energy that indeed will make it the part that sticks out in my mind the most.

The One, The Only Dave Clark

I can not say enough about how good the Workshop with Dave Clark was. The Slip found an outlet to play through. Mihirangi is an female vocalist from New Zealand who puts all these wicked effects through her voice. And Dave Clark conducts the whole thing, using the crowd at times as his instrument. The result was magical.

Viena Farka Toure had great energy, even as mine was fading. Los Campesinos are Arts and Crafts new signing from Wales. I had the opportunity to encounter the lead singer twice on the weekend (once in "passing" and the next as he played cricket in his tighy whiteys) and it should have prepared me, but the group just blasted there fast super catchy synth-pop through the roof. A quick stop off at the main stage to hear Ron Sexsmith finish and we bounced off to see the next big surprise, Vancouver's Mother Mother. A triple attack of vocals and musical persicion made this a live treat and a weekend fave. See them soon! To finish, Ani DiFranco who managed to play three of the only things I would want to see from her, three songs in a row! Taking it as a sign, we cut early to beat the traffic.

OVERALL: My second Hillside, while lacking the big name punch of first (2005), yielded my festival experience of the summer and has left me re-energized to get out there and seek out more live music and not just wait till the old favs roll through town. Thanks to all my Hillsiders for graet adventures and fun!

Full report (with pics) to come later.

What a weekend! I always leave blown away by something old , something new. More later once I regain my wits.

Definitely considering this!!

Sweetie he's talking about Hillside' date=' not wolfe Island[/quote']

Nice, kids. Got it TO-GETH-ER on a Friday. Unless you are planning a sneak attack with the Yaris.

Surely there must be more Skanks going to this.

IN! For some hidden treats check out some of this shiz.

Sat 1pm Island Stage UH HUH!

Apostle of Hustle & some Do Make Say Thinkers

Sun 1pm Island Stage WHEN I GET OFFA' THIS MOUNTAIN! SONGS OF THE BAND

Colin Linden (host) with Tom Wilson, Tannis Slimmon, Jude Vadala, Stephen Fearing, Ron Sexsmith & friends

Sunday 6pm Lake Stage SLIPPERY 12-LANE HIGHWAY

Dave Clark (host) with special guests The Slip & friends

See y'all there!

Happy B-day. Hope things are coming around.

....fuckin sellout.

See for yourself.

Go Sergio.

couple of saucy fellows.

Don't you know it.

mind those socks of yellow

What am I, Malvolio?

We're in the middle of rainy season over here. It's raining quite hard almost every day, for several hours on end. The rain will increase substantially over the next few weeks, then it should tail off by early August.

Ah the rainy season in Korea. Also known as take a random umbrella home from the bar with you season. I had quite a collection back in the day.

As for rainfall in SoOn, we are well below normal and the grass is a nice toasty brown. June was HOT and scorchy with the rainfall staying to the north.

I don't know about you, but we are having the most perfect rain in London right now. It is constant, light and warm. The plants are loving it. I went out for 15 mins to do some work and my shirt didn't even get wet.

Take a spin in the rain today!

This 9 min editoral (if exposed to the world) should vault Keith Olbermann into the U.S. news history.

It is long, but the points made and the passion and cadence in which it is delivered is as eloquent as any argument I have heard in leu of the Scooter Libby debaucle.

Bush and Cheney Should Resign

Offically making the transition from morning person (manditory 6:15am wake up during the school year) to my natural cycle of nighthawkery. Starting TONIGHT!

I like the CD... The tracks are bad ass. I mean, it's not like they're killer players or anything - well, Money Mark is - but they've got great groove sensibility. And that's what comes out in this CD.

What he said.

I didn't like it too much on first listen as my intial impression was there are people out there that are better at this style. The production value I also wasn't so shit hot on.

Now I love throwing it on in a social setting, great background groove for summer parties and the undiscerning ear.

First and foremost, to Luke, I'd like to express continued concern and support in your general direction (I tire of cliches in this matter)

And not to hi-jack this thread but to Jared, that is the single greatest contribution you have made to this community. Not that you have to write that much everytime, but the effort (and humanity for a change) is appreciated.

Well, beat me like a newbie and put me to bed without my supper.

Guess I never got the memo....

*goes back and fondly strokes his racks of cassettes, remembering a day when you were cool just for knowing what a Murat Gin was*

"MURAT 1993 RELEASED ON CD AND AS DOWNLOAD

We're pleased to announce the newest addition to the LivePhish.com catalog with the inclusion of 8/13/93 from the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, IN. This must-hear show from a must-hear tour is as good as they get, and this is the first opportunity in nearly fourteen years to hear the whole show in full, crisp, beautifully re-mastered soundboard audio. An added bonus is this landmark show's availability on CD (exclusively at LivePhish.com) with filler from the soundcheck. It's been a long time coming, but it's never sounded better. While it's true the Murat show is capped by the pure unbridled majesty of Bathtub Gin and Mike's Song, the whole show is worthy of strong recognition."

MURAT GIN!!!!

I'm convinced Tony got whacked. It was my first thought and I'm sticking with it. The suddeness of an assassination, captured perfectly in the quickest cut and black, no fade.

Diane's not buying it. She just thought it was fuckin dumb. Apparently I give Chase too much credit.

We'll see.....

happe birfday.

literally counting down the days to freedom in an effort to stave off murderous urges towards generally apathetic and completely annoying high schoolers

so, fine.

Also can vouch for the Essex. Stayed for Lollapalooza last year and it was central, had a pool, and affordable.

AHppy b-day, Greg.