Guest Low Roller Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 I'll eventually make my way there. I'll probably get there during Kool and The Gang.
bouche Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 I know that I'm on the Kool and the Gang train. It probably won't hurt to see a little Spearhead at the same time.
Pootie Tang Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 I'll be there fo sure, I can't wait for the Cockatoo, and I haven't heard the Spearhead but I'm down for givin' them a try. Hey Velvet, how was the view from inside the Hummer on Tuesday?? were you able to make off with it??
dave-O Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 There's talk of some Raggamuffin following the 'fest. Should be a great warm-up for tomorrow!
Booche Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 "There's talk of some Raggamuffin following the 'fest." What? I thought there was talk that BradM was getting a hair cut or something? Paper dolls??? WHAT IN THE???
Velvet Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 Hummers ain't that cool after all, but I got me a free Sharpie!
Pootie Tang Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Velvet: Hummers ain't that cool after all, but I got me a free Sharpie!I agree Hummers suck, unless you can run over things with them. Lets hear it for free Sharpies though!!
Guest Low Roller Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 I'm ready for some Kool and the Gang, and some Spearhead, and some Raggamuffin.
bradm Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Low Roller: I'll eventually make my way there. I'll probably get there during Kool and The Gang.There's an article on K&tG in this week's XPress. Apparently they're going to be doing their stuff from the '70s and '80s, along with some of their later hip-hop-influenced material. Aloha, Brad
larry jr. Posted July 11, 2003 Report Posted July 11, 2003 Spearhead was fantastic tonighight, er...tonight. First time seeing them, hopefully not the last. For those who missed it, they were late arriving due to unidentified problems at the border. Franti's got a record, apparently, plus he was wearing army pants and so maybe the border police thought he was part of a dreadlocked militia from San Francisco, come to dreadlock us all and revolt against the sheet-stem. Anyway, the crowd filled nicely as 10ish approached and then they rocked that Black Sheep stage till it could BAAAA! no more. It was only an hour or so, (no encore but it was ok because Franti was hugging folks in the audience). Franti was super-high energy, us skanks were getting super-high, and the band rocked. The bass player is a bad ass, and the keyboard player had skills I didn't anticipate. The whole show was a welcome surprise. Good vibes all around. Franti even invited a girl up on stage to sing, as she volunteered after some craziness. She was wicked and the crowd cheered her on. Big ups, as they say, to the Sloth for the "hippy hop" description before the show started, but without even knowing it, and after disavowing it, the Sloth had his hands in the air and was waving them like he didn't even care. Allmans and Nero tomorrow? Antibalas on Saturday? MMW on Sunday? Ottawa, I barely knew ye.
Velvet Posted July 11, 2003 Report Posted July 11, 2003 Tonight will be arguably the best overall night of music at this years' festival. White Cockatoo (aboriginal didj orchestra) at the Black Sheep stage at 6:15, Kool & the Gang (a world class R&B outfit beyond the classic disco stuff we all cherish) on the main stage at 7:45, and the unbelievable Micheal Franti & Spearhead back at the Black Sheep stage at 9:30. To all those I managed to convince to go see Spearhead at Babylon and were treated to the surprise club show of the year: you can all buy me a beer of thanks tonight at the festival. So, who's going?
AD Posted July 11, 2003 Report Posted July 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by larry jr.: Franti's got a record, apparently, .it was the bus driver who had the record, according to Franti. Armed Robbery, Battery, Forgery, et... He was wicked and so was the rest of them. Just got back from Raggamuffin where Spearhead's drummer and pianist had arrived. Wonder if Franti will show up.... Such a good night... Beat that, Allmans! Beat that Antibalas! Beat that Randolph! Beat that MMW! Here's hoping they do!!! Yay Bluesfest!! ad
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