Review: North Coast Music Festival 2011
Words by Erica Treais, Photos by Erica Treais, Eric Rademacher & Chris Monaghan In it’s second year as the end of summer Labor Day blow out, Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival played host to more than 60 acts over the three days, with Saturday and Sunday both selling out according to promoters. Located on the west side of Chicago at Union Square Park (also the home to Pitchfork), North Coast featured electronic headliners straddling sets between jam band faithful and everything in between with a hip-hop “it†boy and indie heartthrobs making appearances. The lineup again showcased up and coming Chicago artists like Van Ghost, Future Rock, Orchard Lounge, Midnight Conspiracy and Mario Florek alongside…
Lotus | Buffalo | 10.15.2010
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Setlist: Grayrigg > Mollukunk > 128 > Nri > Blender > The Surf > Jump Off > It’s all Clear To Me Now > Travel > Jump Off > Kesey Seed > Bush Pilot > Invincibility of Youth Purchase the soundboard for this show on Live Downloads. To download for free head over to The Archive. Tammy Wetzel Tammy is an artist and photographer in Buffalo, NY. She has had her work featured in many galleries including the world famous Albright Knox. When she isn’t teaching the next generation of artists, Tammy loves capturing her favorite acts performing live. Her concert shoots included shows by Umphrey’s McGee, Phish,…
Picture Show: Lotus | 2.26.2010 | Water Street Music Halll
Rochester, NY Lotus made a stop in WNY at the Water Street Music Hall last week with some of the best and hardest hitting electronic improve you will ever witness. The band closed out their winter tour a night later in Toronto. Lotus who has been touring relentlessly all winter is taking some time off before embarking on their spring tour that sees them head to Colorado and the entire southeast. Check out these stunning photos by Tammy Wetzel. http://www.lotusvibes.com/
Lotus | Buffalo | 10.30.09
Buffalo continues to have one of it’s best fall lineups in years. Just over the past few weeks we’ve seen, moe., Mike Gordon, STS9, and now the electronic, progressive, instrumental sensation Lotus at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY. Golden Ghost: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Lotus laid down the funk with sexy improvisational grooves that kept heads bouncing and feet moving all night. This was Lotus’s first time playing at the larger Town Ballroom a sign that the band is on the rise as it continues to break in new fans and keep the old ones coming back. Lotus’s music spans so many genres it’s hard to peg them as simply a…
Gallery: Lotus @ The Tralf 04.07.09 | Photos by T. Wetzel!
Stream Bellweather from this show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Setlists: Bellwether > Scrapple > Plant Your Root > Tip Of The Tongue > Nri > Flower Sermon > Behind Midwest Storefronts > Dane Jeer Us > Blender > Wax > Invincibility of Youth > Jump Off (photos by Tammy Wetzel) To download a recording of this show head over to The Archive. http://www.lotusvibes.com Related Posts:
Camp Bisco 2009 Lineup
The Disco Biscuits have confirmed the 1st round of performers slated for Camp Bisco VIII, the eighth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 16-18, 2009. JULY 16-18, 2009 Featuring 3 nights of The Disco Biscuits and 2 nights of ST9. Camp Bisco VIII will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. Â The venue will be set-up with two performance stages and a third late night dance tent. The Indian Lookout Country Club is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York, and sits on 200 acres of rolling, flat grass fields. The grounds come equipped with full bathrooms; which…
Rothbury Festival 2009 July 2-5 Lineup
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Summer Camp 2009 Lineup | Triple Doses of UMPH, moe.
Those going to Summer Camp 2009 really know how to kick off a summer. Held memorial day weekend from May 21st to May 24th the festival features it’s best lineup to date. Where else can you get 3 doses of moe. and UMPH!? You can also purchase a Thursday “pre-party” pass to get into the show a day early. A co-production of Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment and Jam Productions, the Summer Camp Music Festival started in 2001. Over the years it’s grown from 15 bands on 2 stages over 2 days, to over 60 bands on 5 stages over 3 days. moe. (3 days!), Umphrey’s McGee (3 days!), Willie Nelson, Keller Williams, Medeski Scofield…
