Sasquatch! 2008 Review

Saturday May 28, 2008

10:50am My wife and I were finally in line (after getting up at 6am, driving from Tacoma to Quincy checking into our hotel, driving to the gorge and getting parked) for the first day of Sasquatch! 2008!!! Just a week earlier I had discovered that esurance had early entry line passes that were free and you could print off, so we took advantage of that, which was awesome because each day it guaranteed us a great spot on the rocks. We were supposed to be let in 15 minutes earlier than the regular line making it 10:45, but it was usually between 11 and 11:15 before we got in and they definitely did not allow for 15 minutes before they let everyone else in. Having said that, we had great spots all three days to watch the mainstage bands. This is the first year that we hung out on the rocks, every other year we bounced around from stage to stage, but that is too much for my wife, especially now that it is three days so I compromised. This did not mean, however, that we did not check out the other stages because we did, just not as much as usual. After we settled in each day we would wandered around and got some free stuff (the vitamin waters were lifesavers for Saturday and Sunday) and then we would sit down for the first band. Hanging out mostly at the mainstage did however mean I didn’t get many great pictures, in addition I didn’t charge the battery to my camera before we left so I was conservative about my picture taking. So if you got some great pictures please send them to me and I will add them the Sasquatch! 2008 slide show. Ok on with the review……

12:00pm Fleet Foxes – This Seattle band has had a ton of buzz built around it over the last year. This was my first time seeing them and I have to say I see the appeal and from the crowd’s reaction it seems that they saw something special in them too. Great vocal harmonies that seemed to carry through gorge and a nice less is more approach with the drums and guitars. It should also be noted that they played two sets, as the National’s bus broke down and ended up playing the Yeti Stage later that evening. Although, I wasn’t there I heard that none other than Dwight K. Shrute (AKA Rainn Wilson) introduced The National and was supposedly a great show, again I digress….

12:30pm Newton Faulkner – We stayed for maybe a song and a half of this guy before I realized that he reminded me of the guy in college who everyone liked because he was nice to everyone, had cool hair, and was an awesome guitar player, there was just one thing he wrote crappy songs, but no one bothered to tell him because he was so cool. Basically he is like a corny, british version of Jack Johnson or a cornier version if you think Jack Johnson is corny already.

12:55pm Dengue Fever – We really enjoyed all of the international sounding music at this year’s Sasquatch! Dengue Fever, a Cambodian/American band, who puts a spin on traditional Cambodian songs and wrote some of their own songs as well, some of which were in English. Great vocals from a stunningly beautiful Cambodian woman and awesome funk from the rest of the band made for fun interesting music.

1:30pm Dead Confederate – These guys rocked hard, but were a little too dark for me I wish they had a little more upbeat sound to add to their grungy garage rock sound. They were like what Nirvana would have sounded like if Kurt Cobain did not like pop music, if that makes sense.

2:10 Beirut – We definitely enjoyed Beirut’s music, kind of Eastern European sounding with lots of instruments, kind of like Gogol Bordello without the punk. Apparently the lead singer did a lot traveling and picked up his sound from his travels. Although I thought his vocals were good after a while I tired of his voice and want to hear a little more variation in it, but that’s just me.

2:55pm The Whigs - I really enjoyed this band they rocked, but had a nice pop to their sound or what I felt was missing from Dead Confederate. I would like to see this band again. I noticed they will be at Bumbershoot this year. Check them out if you like you garage rock with a little pop.

3:20pm Joshua Morrison – A cornier version of Newton Faulkner (see above).

3:45pm – We got in what looked like a ridiculously long line for the comedy and heard a couple of Kathleen Edwards songs from a distance sounded like some good alt country. We didn’t think we would get in, but we did, however it was disappointing and did not return the rest of the weekend to the comedy. We got to see Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, Tim Meadows, Rich Fulcher, Jerry Minor and Sean Conroy. Matt Walsh and Matt Besser kind of MC’d an open mic in a bad way, most of the stuff was not very funny, occasionally a chuckle here and there. I thought at least Tim Meadows would be funny, but he wasn’t that funny other than coming out as the Ladies Man with an afro and just a towel around his waist. It seemed like they just showed up and did some comedy on the fly, but it didn’t really work. I wish I had seen Brian Posehn, but I put bands before the comedy for the rest of the weekend. I would love to hear from others who saw more comedy and if they found some that they really liked…….

5:00pm New Pornographers – On our way back to the mainstage we heard a little of Vince Mira a 15 year old that sounds just like Johnny Cash and that was the truth I almost wanted to stop in and hear a couple of covers. Pretty cool, but would like to catch him at like the Tractor Tavern or something with an $8 cover. We also heard the last song of Fleet Foxes as we were filled in about the National (see Fleet Foxes above). Then the New Pornographers came on, probably the band I was most excited to see at Sasquatch! this year. Now I saw them back at Sasquatch! in 2004 and I enjoyed them, but didn’t know there music. This time I had done my homework and really love their music especially their most recent album “The Challenger.” They did not disappoint and played a great variety, I think all the songs were from their last three albums. It was a really special performance because both Neko Case and Dan Bejar (from Destroyer who had just finished at the beginning of the New Pornographer’s set) were there and I guess they don’t always play with them. They were awesome despite some difficulties with the sound board. You can’t help, but feel happy when you hear their music.

6:30pm Crudo – I felt like I needed to check this band out since it was their debut and it featured Mike Patton of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle and all of his other side projects as well as Dan the Automator from the Gorillaz and all of his side projects and cameos. They were different than what I expected. I guess I expected something really weird, but it seemed like it was mostly just a rap/rock band, fun, but nothing special. However, their keyboardist who did some beatboxing I thought was phenomenal.

6:50pm M.I.A. – I went into this with an open mind despite not really caring that much for her music, but I have to say she was awesome. I didn’t think she would be able to pull off her recorded voice live, but she did and the DJ was great, as were her back up dancer and singer who got the crowd going.

8:15pm Modest Mouse – Every Modest Mouse fan knows that they have an “A” game and a “B” game when it comes to playing live, but I have to say in the half hour we saw of them they definitely brought their “A” game. Isaac Brock really had the intensity that I remember from the other “A” game performance that I saw from them at Sasquatch! 2003. It was fun to finally see him play songs from their newest album well. I wish we could have stayed longer, but I had to see the Breeders…….

8:45pm The Breeders – We were not necessarily huge Breeders fans, but there was something nostalgic about seeing them play. They played new and old songs and of course “Last Splash (Cannonball)” was their biggest hit of the night (it is a pretty sweet song). I felt like I was a teenager in the mid to late nineties at a small club in Seattle, say, RCKNDY…..Do you remember RCKNDY? I like getting nostalgic once in a while don’t you?

10:00pm R.E.M. – Despite all of the great bands that we had seen all day no one could hold a candle to R.E.M. live. Incredibly professional and tight; my only complaint is that this was my first time seeing them and I wish they had played more hits. Apparently they played some songs that they rarely play so if you are huge fan I guess this was your show. Regardless I would have listened to them play another hour with or without hits.

Sunday May 25th

12:00pm “Awesome” – I barely knew anything about this band before seeing them on Sunday. They were actually really fun and silly, a great way to start the day. They played kind of silly pop songs with lots of instruments including lots of maracas. Even though they were goofy they were actually a pretty tight band. In short, “Awesome” was, well, awesome!

1:00pm 65daysofstatic – These guys were probably the hardest rocking band that played all weekend and they were pretty good to boot. They are an instrumental rock band with some synth elements from Britain. So if that sounds like your thing they are worth checking out.

2:05pm Blue Scholars – For some reason I want to not like these guys, probably because I misinterpreted some lyrics in one of their songs early on, but have since listened closer and realized that I really like their messages. They are probably the best hip-hop group I have ever seen live. It is ridiculous how tight and entertaining they are despite being only two guys. As always they brought some guests on like RA Scion from Common Market, Gabriel Teodros and some other guy who we could not hear the entire time he was rapping. If you like socially conscious hip-hop then you have to check these guys out.

3:10pm Cold War Kids – These guys kind of reminded me of Spoon, though I still like Spoon better because of their showmanship. The lead singer had a good voice and their songs were good, just nothing that made them stand out.

4:15pm Tegan and Sara – We watched about a half hour of this sister duo. They were actually better than I remembered them from seeing them a few years ago. Not really my thing, but I see the appeal to young girls who want step up their indie cred and get away from the Hannah Montana craze.

4:45pm Rogue Wave - Here is a band that I love recorded, but live they are really nothing special. Is it stage presence? Tightness? I can’t put my finger on it, but I wish they were more fun live. Having said that they are a indie rock band in the vein of the Shins and Death Cab for Cutie, but enough differences to set them apart, but only on their albums.

6:00pm Mates of State - We stayed at the Wookie stage following Rogue Wave for this husband wife team who are on Seattle’s Barsuk records. Honestly I didn’t really enjoy them much. A lot of the time it seemed that their sound was not right and the wife part of the team did not seem like she was having very much fun.

6:50pm Michael Franti and Spearhead – Despite how gooey and sentimental I thought he would be going in, I actually really enjoyed him. He was really positive, fun and sounded great. I agree with the frat looking guy behind me who said, “I didn’t really have to think during his set.” Franti just says it how it is without metaphors or abstract thinking. It was actually kind of refreshing. If there was a low point in his set it was the corny song he wrote his son before he went out into the world. Franti is definitely a sentimental guy, but that’s not always a bad thing.

8:15pm Death Cab for Cutie – I have to admit that I have been disappointed in my last two DCFC shows. Is it because of all the negative reviews I have been reading lately? Because I have seen them too many times and they don’t change up their set much (other than the new songs, which I like)? Whatever it is, it is bugging me because DCFC has been one of my favorites if not my favorite band since I first saw them back in 1998. Ben Gibbard’s stage banter is getting a little awkward. It is almost as if they are losing their humble beginnings. I may need to take a break from them. Having said all of that they did play “We Laugh Indoors,” which I hadn’t heard live in a while, so that was a treat. Good, just not as good as they were in 2006 and before.

10:00pm The Cure – I was not a big Cure fan before their show, but I was blown away by them live. Like R.E.M. they were in a league of their own for being professional and tight. I also really liked how they made their songs very contemporary live rather than recreating the 80s sound that is on their albums. Unfortunately we were really tired and cold by about 11:30 only an hour and a half into their two and a half hour set so we left. I hope to see them again sometime, awesome show……

Monday May 26th

11:30am Dyme Def – Another local band starting out the mainstage, which is something I had not noticed about Sasquatch! over the years, but Adam Zacks has been picking local bands that have stood out him and putting them on the mainstage for the last several years of Sasquatch! I especially enjoyed that this year. Dyme Def was no exception. A great hip hop group that got the crowd going and were not all about pimps and hos. They still have a ways to go to outshine the Blue Scholars, but very enjoyable nonetheless.

12:30pm Yeasayer – I honestly do not remember a lot about Yeasayer. I know I enjoyed them and that they had electronic elements infused in their rock, but I don’t know what else to say. I wish I could remember more…..

1:05pm Matt Costa – This is a guy who I really got into recently. He is just a great songwriter. He could be described as upbeat folk/alt country/pop music. I had heard he sucks live, but I thought he was good; not a great showman, but I definitely enjoyed his set.

2:10pm The Hives – Though I do not care for their music the Hives put on one heck of a show. It was probably the most energy I have ever seen by a frontman. He was constantly working the crowd. I may have been sitting during their Swedish rock performance, but I was nearly exhausted by the end.

3:30pm Built to Spill – This was probably the worst spot for Built to Spill to play, although I am not sure anyone could follow the Hives in terms of energy. This is not a diss on Built to Spill just an observation that they didn’t have a lot of energy, but they played their songs well. I was a little bummed that they didn’t play “Strange,” but I enjoyed them still just because I love their music.

4:40pm Rodrigo Y Gabriela – This duo was simply amazing! Rodrigo playing lead and Gabriela playing rhythm. They have a flamenco sound with metal riffs and covered Metallica, Pink Floyd and the White Stripes among others. They are interesting in that they are from Mexico, but made Dublin, Ireland their home. Their time in Ireland showed in that they put on more of a session than a set. By this I mean they were laid back and even improvised when Gabriela broke a string. Rodrigo took over and asked what we wanted to hear. It was some great guitar playing and a lot of fun.

5:55pm Battles/Flight of the Conchords – I felt like I didn’t give Battles a good enough chance, only sitting through a song, which I enjoyed, but I really wanted to be watching Flight of the Conchords, as I am a big fan of that show. I was not disappointed, other than their set seemed short. They were as funny I as remembered them from the show. To those who don’t get it, I totally understand if you haven’t seen the show. If you don’t like the show there really is no reason to like their music. Hopefully I will be able to check Battles out at Bumbershoot.

7:00pm Jamie Lidell – This was probably my favorite set of the entire festival. I saw him at Sasquatch! 2006 and really enjoyed him there, though he only did his DJ stuff in 2006. If you are not familiar with Mr. Lidell he is a beatboxing, mixing extraordinaire! However, he is also a great R & B singer. Think a male Amy Winehouse. He got our booties shaking mixing his DJ and R & B talents together. Just awesome!

9:00pm Flaming Lips – It was finally time for the big Flaming Lips U.F.O. show and let me say it exceeded my expectations. Now if you have seen Flaming Lips shows in the past you know the usual stuff: confetti, giant balloons, Wayne Coyne walking out on the crowd in a giant baloon, a large screen showing weird videos, lights and dancers in different outfits. However, on top of all of this Wayne and company coming down in a spaceship and walking out from the spaceship in his giant bubble, inviting naked girls on stage and then getting back into his saucer at the end of the show, incredible. He is such a great showman and plays off of the crowd. It was amazing and the set was about 2 hours, which was perfect, not too long, not too short. No encore. I always love my jelly, but it was not played. Still a great show and a perfect ending to the best Sasquatch! ever!!!

Please post your stories! Who did I miss that I should have seen? Also, if you want send me your photos at dustinanson@hotmail.com and I will post them in a slideshow on the blog. I hope everyone had a great time and thanks for making this a great blog! Stay tuned for next year as I find out info and continue to improve the blog!

Voters Got Down with Thao in This Week's Poll!

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down edged out What Makes Milwaukee Famous 20 votes/ 30% to 19/ 28% respectively. The Whigs 15/22%, Dead Confederate 10/15%, Pela 9/13% and The Morning Benders 4/6% round it out.

Vote this week for Newton Faulkner, Grand Archives, The Blakes, Sera Cahoone, Delta Spirit and Kinski!!!

Destroyer Destroys!!! Check out Poll #8!!!

Destroyer Destroyed with 27 votes and 50% then it was White Rabbits with 14/25%, Heavenly States 9/16%, a tie between The Cave Singers and Kathleen Edwards with 5/9% and last, but not least was The Little Ones with 4/7%.

Check out this week with The Whigs, Dead Confederate, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Morning Benders, Pela and Thao Nguyen with the get down stay down......

Sasquatch! 2008 Schedule is Here!!!

I got my Sound magazine in the mail today and lo and behold it has the schedule before the website so here it is:

Saturday

Sasquatch! Mainstage

10:00 R.E.M.
8:15 Modest Mouse
6:50 M.I.A.
5:25 New Pornographers
4:20 The National
3:15 Ozomatli
2:10 Beirut
12:55 Dengue Fever
12:00 Fleet Foxes

Wookie! Stage

8:45 The Breeders
7:15 Okkervil River
6:00 Crudo
4:45 Destroyer
3:40 Kathleen Edwards
2:35 The Whigs
1:30 Dead Confederate
12:30 Newton Faulkner

Yeti! Stage

6:30 Grand Archives
5:25 David Bazan
4:20 Vince Mira
3:15 Joshua Morrison
2:10 Throw Me the Statue
1:05 The Shaky Hands
12:00 Grand Hallway

Comedy! Tent

6:30 UCB Presents Asssscat with Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, Tim Meadows, Jerry Minor, Rich Fulcher & Sean Conroy
4:00 Upright Citizen's Brigade
2:30 Upright Citizen's Brigade
1:00 Upright Citizen's Brigade

Sunday

Sasquatch! Mainstage

10:00 The Cure
8:15 Death Cab for Cutie
6:50 Michael Franti & Spearhead
5:25 The Presidents
4:15 Tegan & Sara
3:10 Cold War Kids
2:05 Blue Scholars
1:00 65daysofstatic
12:00 "Awesome"

Wookie! Stage

8:45 Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
7:15 The Kooks
6:00 Mates of State
4:45 Rogue Wave
3:40 White Rabbits
2:35 The Heavenly States
1:30 What Made Milwaukee Famous
12:30 The Morning Benders

Yeti! Stage

6:30 Sera Cahoone
5:25 The Blakes
4:20 The Cops
3:15 Cancer Rising
2:10 J.Tillman
1:05 Truckasaurus
12:00 The Maldives

Comedy! Tent

7:15 Brian Posehn
6:00 Morgan Murphy
4:45 Reggie Watts
3:00 People's Republic of Komedy Featuring Andy Haynes, Kevin Hyder, Aziza Diaz, Derek Sheen & Andy Peters

Monday

Sasquatch! Mainstage

9:00 Flaming Lips
7:15 The Mars Volta
6:05 Flight of the Conchords
4:40 Rodrigo Y Gabriela
3:30 Built to Spill
2:10 The Hives
1:05 Matt Costa
12:10 Yeasayer
11:30 Dyme Def

Wookie! Stage

8:30 Ghostland Observatory
7:00 Jamie Lidell
5:55 Battles
4:40 The Cave Singers
3:35 The Little Ones
2:30 Pela
1:25 Thao with the get down stay down
12:20 Delta Spirit

Yeti! Stage

6:30 Kinski
5:25 Kay Kay & his weathered underground
4:20 Siberian
3:15 Say Hi
2:10 The Moondoggies
1:05 Whalebones
12:00 The Choir Practice

Comedy! Tent

7:15 Michael Ian Black
6:00 Michael Showalter
4:45 Eugene Mirman
3:30 Marc Maron
1:30 Seattle School with Mike Min, Korby Sears & Liza Keckler

So what do you think? The Cure at 10? I thought 9:30-12:00 was their time slot? Will they actually get in 2 and a half hours until 12:30? We'll see..... Any conflicts? Talk it up!!!

Also, a new poll will be up shortly!

Okkervil River Floods the Battle Field!!!

Okkervil River beat out Battles 38 votes/39% to 27/27% respectively. It followed with Rogue Wave 18/18%, Crudo 16/16%, Mates of State 14/14% and Jamie Lidell 4/4%.

This week vote on Destroyer, Kathleen Edwards, White Rabbits, Heavenly States, The Cave Singers and The Little Ones......

What Sasquatch! Bands Have You Been Into Lately?

So I thought I would start a discussion about bands I've been rocking out to lately.....

If you are an R.E.M. fan check out their new album it is just a straight forward rock album, short and to the point and for those of us who grew up in the late 80s and 90s you will feel nostalgic listening to "Accelerate"(for more 90s nostalgia check out Built to Spill's dreamy, fuzzy rock).....Do you like Band of Horses? Carissa's Weird? If you answered yes then you will love the Grand Archives. I love this band and cannot wait to hear them live, I only wish I had gotten into them earlier because I think they are going to be......If you want to smile get a New Pornographers album. I've been listening to the "Challengers" album a lot lately, it is just great indie pop with some quirks......If you love Flameco with a side of metal check out Rodrigo Y Gabriela, they will blow your mind......Rogue Wave is a band that everytime one of their songs come up on my ipod I'm like who is this? I love it! Rogue Wave? I must like this band.....and finally.....I have seen the Flaming Lips a couple of times now and they are phenomenally fun live, but I never owned one of their albums, now that I do, wow, they really translate both ways, do yourself a favor and pick one or two or six of them up......

Now it's your turn, what Sasquatch! bands have you been into lately?

Disclaimer: I am not a professional music reviewer, just a dude who loves music, so take my opinions for they are worth.....

Just Added: The Maldives

Another local band added to Sunday! Check it out!!!

Ghostland Observatory dominates! Poll #6 is finally up!!!

Sorry for the delay in the new poll, but it is finally in! Last week Ghostland Observatory came in first with 37 votes and 43% of the votes, next was Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks with 18 votes and 20%, then there was a tie between the Fleet Foxes and The Breeders with 17 votes and 19%, then it was the Kooks with 15 votes and 17% and in last place was Dyme Def with just one vote and 1%.

This week it is Okkervil River, Crudo, Mates of State, Rogue Wave, Jamie Lidell and Battles. Vote now!!!!

Beirut Rocked this Week's Poll, Poll #5 is up!!!

Beirut won handedly with 58 votes and 53%, in a not even close second place is Tegan and Sara with 24 votes and 22%, next is Matt Costa 20 votes/18%, then Yeasayer with 13 votes/ 11%, second to last is 65daysofstatic with 7 votes/6% and in last was Dengue Fever with 4 votes/3%....

This week vote on Fleet Foxes, The Breeders, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, The Kooks, Dyme Def and Ghostland Observatory....

Comedy Tent Lineup!!!

From the Official Sasquatch! Music Festival 2008 Website:

We are pleased to announce the first ever Sasquatch! Comedy! Tent!

Upright Citizen's Brigade performing ASSSSCAT and more with: Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, Tim Meadows, Jerry Minor, Rich Fulcher, and Sean Conroy / Brian Posehn / Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter / Eugene Mirman / Morgan Murphy / Marc Maron / Reggie Watts / People's Republic of Komedy featuring: Andy Haynes, Kevin Hyder, Aziza Diaz, Derek Sheen, and Andy Peters / Seattle School featuring: Mike Min, Korby Sears, and Liza Keckler

Just Added: The Moondoggies and Truckasaurus!!!

A couple more local bands....I'm thinking one more band for Sunday (24 bands per day, 7 yeti, 8 wookie and 9 mainstage) and that will be it, but who knows..... Will that add be Ryan Adams? Travis Hay, a Seattle PI blogger, found a press release from the Presidents that indicated that. You can check that out here. Also, if you remember, the strange Sasquatch! siting earlier this month that indicated several bands including Ryan Adams on an early Sasquatch! poster. You can check that out here. Put both those sources together and it makes for a good rumor......

Just Added: Whalebones!!!

I have not heard of this band or checked them out yet, but I plan to. All I know is that they are from Seattle. Any Whalebones fans out there?!?!?!

The Lineup!!!

Saturday, May 24th
R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / The New Pornographers / The National / Ozomatli / Beirut / Dengue Fever / Fleet Foxes / The Breeders / Okkervil River / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Destroyer / Kathleen Edwards / The Whigs / Dead Confederate / Newton Faulkner / Grand Archives / David Bazan / Joshua Morrison / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Throw Me The Statue / The Shaky Hands / Grand Hallway / Rich Fulcher / Jerry Minor / Tim Meadows / Horatio Sanz / Matt Walsh / Matt Besser / Upright Citizens Brigade / Sean Conroy

Sunday, May 25th
The Cure / Death Cab For Cutie / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Presidents of the United States of America / Cold War Kids / Christmas on Mars (Flaming Lips Movie) / Blue Scholars / 65daysofstatic /Tegan & Sara / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Kooks / Mates of State / Rogue Wave / White Rabbits / The Heavenly States / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Morning Benders / The Blakes / Sera Cahoone / Cancer Rising / / The Cops / J. Tillman / "Awesome" / Truckasaurus / Brian Posehn / Morgan Murphy / Reggie Watts / Andy Haynes / Kevin Hyder / Aziza Diaz / Derek Sheen / Andy Peters

Monday, May 26th
The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / The Mars Volta / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Built To Spill / The Hives / Matt Costa / Yeasayer / Ghostland Observatory / Jamie Lidell / Battles / The Cave Singers / The Little Ones / Pela / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Delta Spirit / Kinski / Dyme Def / Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground / Say Hi / Siberian / Whalebones / The Choir Practice / The Moondoggies / Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter / Eugene Mirman / Marc Maron / Seattle School / Mike Min / Korby Sears / Liza Keckler

The National is this Week's Winner!!! Poll #4 is Up! Time to Vote!!!

The National won this week's poll with 49 votes and 37%, second was The Hives with 35 votes and 26%, next was POTUSA with 26 votes and 20%, then Built to Spill with 25 votes and 19%, second to last was the Cold War Kids with 23 votes and 17% and finally Ozomatli with 4 votes and 3%......

Check out this week's poll with Beirut, Dengue Fever, 65daysofstatic, Tegan & Sara, Matt Costa and Yeasayer!!!

Just Added: The Morning Benders, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Choir Practice, Cancer Rising, Delta Spirit and Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground

There were so many adds I didn't have room for my three exclamation points so here they are!!! I noticed this as I was looking over the amazing Sasquatch! lineup for the millionth time.... Props to Daniel for pointing out that I was a little hasty in this post as two more bands were added. Also, I realized that I never counted how many bands I had correctly guessed for the lineup, with Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground it us up to 28!!! One final thing, I have added myspace links to all the bands listed thus far, except Crudo. Does anyone know if one of the myspace pages under the name "Crudo" are the actual collaboration between Mike Patton and Dan the Automator?

Just Added: The Presidents of the United States of America, Yeasayer and Newton Faulkner!!!

Everyone who was worried that the Presidents would not show can now relax, the Yeasayer is a KEXP buzz band and this Newton Faulkner guy has a platinum album!?!?! Check the new additions out!!!

The New Pornographers Edge Out Flight of the Conchords, Poll #3!!!

The New Pornographers narrowly beat Flight of the Conchords this week with 77 votes/39% to 74 votes/37% respectively. Rounding it out the Mars Volta had 37 votes/18%, Rodrigo Y Gabriela had 24 votes/12%, Michael Franti and Spearhead had 16 votes/8% and The Blue Scholars had 14 votes/7%.

The total vote count was 197, not as good as last week, hopefully there will be more participation this week, we'll see...... Who will it be: The Presidents of the United States of America, The National, Ozomatli, Cold War Kids, Built to Spill or The Hives!?!?!?!

Just Added: Kathleen Edwards, The Whigs and Grand Hallway

There are now 23 bands on Saturday and 18 on Sunday and Monday, so it seems that we have many more bands to look forward too. Kathleen Edwards has played before, The Whigs have a lot of buzz and honestly I don't know anything about Grand Hallway, other than they are from Seattle. So, let's go discover these new additions!

Poll #1 Results, Vote on Poll #2

The Flaming Lips won by a landslide with 120 votes/46% followed by Modest Mouse 58 votes/22%, R.E.M. 57 votes/22%, The Cure 47 votes/18%, M.I.A. 41 votes/15% and Death Cab For Cutie came in last with 36 votes/13%.

258 people voted total, I think we can beat that this week, so get out and vote for your favorites amongst The Mars Volta, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Flight of the Conchords, The New Pornographers, The Blue Scholars and Rodrigo Y Gabriela! Remember you can vote for as many bands as you are excited about seeing!!!

Day-by-Day Schedule Announced, Presale Starts Tomorrow!!!

The Presale will start tomorrow at 10am and the password is ROCK, which is awesome, but check out the day-by-day schedule:

The Line Up:

Saturday, May 24th
R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / The New Pornographers / The National / Ozomatli / Beirut / Dengue Fever / Fleet Foxes / The Breeders / Okkervil River / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Destroyer / Kathleen Edwards / The Whigs / Dead Confederate / Newton Faulkner / Grand Archives / David Bazan / Joshua Morrison / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Throw Me The Statue / The Shaky Hands / Grand Hallway

Sunday, May 25th
The Cure / Death Cab For Cutie / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Presidents of the United States of America / Blue Scholars / Cold War Kids / 65daysofstatic /Tegan & Sara / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / The Kooks / Mates of State / Rogue Wave / White Rabbits / The Heavenly States / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Morning Benders / Sera Cahoone / Cancer Rising / The Blakes / The Cops / J. Tillman / "Awesome"

Monday, May 26th
The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / The Mars Volta / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Built To Spill / The Hives / Matt Costa / Yeasayer / Ghostland Observatory / Jamie Lidell / Battles / The Cave Singers / The Little Ones / Pela / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Delta Spirit / Kinski / Dyme Def / Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground / Say Hi / Siberian / The Choir Practice

Just Added: The Mars Volta!!!

If you haven't seen them live you are in for a treat! They are tight, have crazy dance moves, may only play 3 songs in an hour and of course do not like being pelted by pee......

Vote for the Band You are Most Excited to See!!!

Each week I will put up a poll for 6 bands to go head to head. I wanted to put all 55 up there, but it is a pain, takes up a lot of space and there will be added/deleted bands. I will start with the big name bands and work my way down. I will post the winner each week! Feel free to vote for as many bands as you are excited about. Have fun!

Strange Sasquatch! Sighting.......

I was googling for a bio on Adam Zacks (the Sasquatch! creator) and came across this site. It has some interesting things on it.....Basically it is another blogger who has the new Sasquatch! artwork with the lineup for 2 days not 3 on the bottom (click on the picture to see the info better). Most of the bands were announced on Monday, but there were a few different bands such as Stereolab, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Elbow, Vampire Weekend and Yeasayer. The Presidents are back on there as well.... It also seemed to indicate that there are three comedians per day. Are these bands going to be confirmed later, are they no longer coming???? Was it originally going to be two days??? Who knows.....There were several TBDs (which could be bands that are now announced). You might also get a better idea of which days some of the bands will play. Take it for what it is worth, but it looks to be the Sasquatch! artwork with an early lineup.....What do you think???

The Lineup!!!

Finally the lineup has been announced and I have to say I am so pumped for this year!!! Great Lineup....maybe the best Sasquatch! lineup yet!?!?!

*** Tickets are on sale Saturday, March 8th at noon. ***

From the Sasquatch! 2008 Webpage at http://sasquatchfestival.com/2008/.

Sasquatch Returns!
2008 dates and lineup have been announced!!! We are pleased to announce the return of the Sasquatch! Music Festival at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre.

New for 2008 > The Comedy! Tent- stay tuned for line up.

The Line Up:

R.E.M. / The Cure / The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / Death Cab For Cutie / The Mars Volta / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Breeders / Built To Spill / The Hives / The Kooks / Tegan & Sara / Ghostland Observatory / Ozomatli / The New Pornographers / Blue Scholars / The National / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Cold War Kids / Beirut / Rogue Wave / Okkervil River / Fleet Foxes / Kinski / Mates of State / Sera Cahoone / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Battles / Destroyer / Dyme Def / The Blakes / Pela / Jamie Lidell / The Cops / Dengue Fever / Siberian / Say Hi / White Rabbits / David Bazan / The Little Ones / "Awesome" / Dead Confederate / The Heavenly States / 65daysofstatic / Grand Archives / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Joshua Morrison / Throw Me The Statue / J. Tillman / The Shaky Hands / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Matt Costa / The Cave Singers


Tickets
All Tickets are General Admission. The first allotment of tickets are $56.50 per day, available for the on-sale weekend only. Beginning Monday, March 10th tickets are $66.50 per day. The week of the festival (beginning Monday, May 19th) tickets are $76.50 per day if still available.

A discounted 3 DAY TICKET is available for a very limited time for $154.50. Offer ends Sunday, March 9th at midnight.

All ages welcome.
Parking is free.
Children under 5 free.
Festival gates open at 11:00am each day.
Parking lots & Box Office open 9:00am each day.
Rain or shine.
No refunds or exchanges.
Line up subject to change.
All patrons subject to search.

Photo ID required for all will call or guestlist ticket pick-ups.
Camping
Daily Rate
$40.00 per vehicle

3 Day Value Pass
There is now a 3 day value camping pass available thru Ticketmaster only for $100. The 3 day value pass is valid for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Premier Camping
For $60/Vehicle/Night you can enjoy additional benefits and privileges.

Premier camping provides a reserved site, area enclosed with cedar fence to provide an enjoyable, private and secure atmosphere. Experienced staff on hand to provide needed assistance and to monitor sites for unauthorized guests.

These campsites are extra roomy to accommodate larger vehicle i.e. SUVs, RVs (no hook ups (sorry), travel trailers and easily accessible.

Access to clean, private restrooms and shower facilities featuring flushable toilets, electrical receptacles and air conditioning.

A special air-conditioned shuttle service to the amphitheatre from campground. Premiere campers will be allowed early entry.

A special menu available after show at the reserved recreation area.

Access to an outdoor movie/videos and/or other specially programmed activities free for Premiere campers only.

HOURS: 24 Hours

*** No re-entry once your vehicle leaves the campground

Tomorrow is the Big Lineup Announcement!!!

The grueling wait is finally over tomorrow.....Who's so excited that they can hardly contain themselves!?!?!?! I know I am!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

WHO WILL BE THE THIRD HEADLINER!?!?!

Travis Hay has confirmed that the third headliner will not be Radiohead, Jack Johnson or drumroll........Britney Spears. Check that out here! Highly doubtful it will be Kanye West since he will be playing at the Key Arena on the April 16th and The Police have said that they will not play any festivals. So who will it be? Pearl Jam? Death Cab for Cutie?

Sasquatch! 2008 Three Days! Comedy Tent! Announcement Feb. 25th!!!

Travis Hay, a Seattle PI Blogger, has posted info about Sasquatch! 2008, which says that it is 3 days, has a comedy tent and the full lineup will be announced Feb. 25th. Now if we can only make it two more weeks.....

Check it out here!

Blog and Message Board Merger!

Brad's Sasquatch! Message Boards and this Blog are merging....sort of.... We are going to work together to get all things Sasquatch! in one place. The Blog for quick and comprehensive info and the Message Boards to discuss it all. There will be easy to find links on both sites so you can go between them quickly. The Message Board link is to the right under the official website link. We hope you will visit both sites for all your Sasquatch! needs......

Sources Cited!

There has been some concern that my sources are not cited. My remedy to this is to have links for each band where there is definitive or at least just cause to believe that a band may be at Sasquatch! I am not citing sources for my guesses mostly because they are just that, guesses. However, I will tell you my method: scour the internet, add bands that have new album and/or a lot of buzz, cross check that there are no conflicting dates, make sure there are about 18-20 mainstage bands, 14-16 wookie bands and 12-14 local bands and Presto! you have a Sasquatch! guess list. I hope it helps! If there is anything else I can do to make this site better let me know. Thanks!

Let's get to work.....

......it's time to make some guesses as to who will be at Sasquatch! I have made a list of 50 bands that either I know, or think/want to be there. What will your list of 50 look like? How many will you guess correctly? Give it a shot! Also, as info changes between now and the announcement feel free to change/add to your list, but try to stay around 50 bands, as that will likely be the number of bands at Sasquatch! Good luck!

Here's my list:

The Cure, R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Pearl Jam, P.J. Harvey, Band of Horses, Silversun Pickups, Nada Surf, Rogue Wave, British Sea Power, Iron and Wine, M.I.A., Gang of Four, Ozomatli, Rilo Kiley, The Breeders, Galactic, The New Pornographers, Talib Kweli, Tegan and Sara, Built to Spill, Meat Puppets, Okkervil River, Beirut, Stars, Les Savy Fav, Devotchka, The Long Blondes, The Posies, The Nice Boys, Joseph Arthur, The Whigs, Drive-by Truckers, MGMT, Caribou, The Kills, The Heavenly States, 65 Days of Static, The National, Cold War Kids, Destroyer, Devon Williams, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Chris Walla, Helio Sequence, Fleet Foxes, The Thermals, Siberian, Speaker Speaker, Cave Singers, Joshua Morrison, Barcelona, Kay Kay and the Weathered Underground, David Bazan, Gutter Twins, Menomena, Dyme Def, Ohmegga Watts, The Cops.

What we know or don't......

Now for purposes of being as accurate as possible I will only post confirmed bands based on their official websites or press releases. If a rumor is really solid I will also post it. Everything else is a guess.

Confirmed:

The Cure
The Cave Singers (were confirmed)
The Breeders
Joshua Morrison
Heavenly States
Fleet Foxes
The Cops
Siberian
Ozomatli

Basically Confirmed:

R.E.M.
Modest Mouse
The National
David Bazan
65 Days of Static
Destroyer
Devon Williams
Gang of Four
Beirut
The Kooks

Rumored:

Death Cab for Cutie
Mark Kozelek

Not Happening:

Radiohead

Welcome!

Thanks for visiting! I created this blog because myself and others have noticed that there are no sites/blogs that are specifically for the Sasquatch! Music Festival. Sure there are websites dedicated to summer festivals and those are great, but not specifically for Sasquatch! Heck, the most discussions being held about Sasquatch! are on Coachella and Bonnaroo message boards. I say that's not good enough so here you go..... Please visit, please add and please be respecful!