Flickr Gallery: Summer Camp Music Festival 2011
Summer Camp 2011 Lineup
CHILLICOTHE, IL, – Summer Camp Music Festival returns this Memorial Day weekend to Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois for it’s 10th anniversary of celebrating life & music. Summer Camp is the premier festival in the midwest with a stellar lineup featuring jam band greats moe, Umphrey’s McGee, Widespread Panic, STS9, & hard hitting electronic beats with Bassnectar, Lotus, & EOTO, . Hosted by moe. from upstate NY, Â Summer Camp has become a festival staple in the midwest since it’s inception in 2001. This years festival is May 27th to May 29th. Pre-festival passes are available for Thursday night shows for an extra $25. This years festival will be broadcast live on http://iclips.net. FULL LINEUP:…
Gallery: Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa at Summer Camp 2010
I hadn’t seen ZPZ since Rothbury, and I think they’ve been taking vitamins. This show gave me goosebumps, and not just for the helicopter-ing, horns, and stage presence. These guys know how to perform and put on what I thought was a SCAMP2010 top-10. Benjamin Slayter Benjamin and Erin Slayter are concert photographers from Lansing, Michigan who share a love for live music.
Gallery: Rare daytime pics of EOTO from Summer Camp 2010
Just as good in the daytime. Benjamin Slayter Benjamin and Erin Slayter are concert photographers from Lansing, Michigan who share a love for live music.
Summer Camp: Keller Williams
Keller’s just so damn cute you want to take him home and make him a peanut butter sammich, watch cartoons and chill. Would have loved to see the new “Keller & the Keels” but alas this was a solo performance. One of the biggest issues I had with Summer Camp is that Keller supposedly “gave away his shoes”. This is an issue because every time I’ve seen the guy (even in northern michigan in the 40′s) he doesn’t wear shoes. Keep it casual, Keller. Great show, happy dancing music on a late afternoon / early evening set. Benjamin Slayter Benjamin and Erin Slayter are concert photographers from Lansing, Michigan who share a love for live…
Summer Camp: ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
With a name like Animal Liberation Orchestra you know these are some crazy cats. Zach Gill (Keyboards, Vocals) went to High School with Jack Johnson, who helped produce the band’s first album. They put on a great show at Summer Camp, and I loved the slide guitar. Benjamin Slayter Benjamin and Erin Slayter are concert photographers from Lansing, Michigan who share a love for live music.
The Macpodz at Summer Camp 2010
The Macpodz are a tried and tested band from Ann Arbor Michigan that bring a lot to the table for a jam band. And they don’t have a guitar player, either. Brennan explained in an exclusive interview with BTJ that this puts them in a great position to be able to jam with some of the best guitar players around. This time it was Jake Cinninger from Umphrey’s Mcgee joining them on stage to jam. Video from the interview posted soon. The heat was sweltering – the barricades too hot to touch. These guys drew a moderate crowd of people who all seemed to completely love their unique blend. We’re sure to see more collaboration, touring…
STS9 Late-night set at the Barn – Summer Camp 2010
STS9′s inclusion in Summer Camp may have been due to the fact that these old guys create soundscapes on a grand scale. Traditional late-night fare, STS9′s blend of electronica with live instruments makes them doubly enjoyable. They rocked the house past 3AM and even did an encore. The room was a bit too full for my tastes, and the way that this venue handles photo passes meant that there were none – STS9 forbid any media from accessing “the pit” at the front of the stage. I’m not sure why artists/management/show staff do this thing other than for a power trip. It’s not like the drunk girlfriends/jail bait that you miracle’d with passes are worth…
FLASHBACK: Summer Camp 2010 Umphrey’s McGee
An epic first set for UM Friday evening opening with Rocker pt. 2. Highlights included an amazing “Girlfriend is Better” Talking Heads cover. I’d been getting a “feeling” all day and by the end of glory, was calling a Cemetery Walk encore. I got it, and the weekend was just beginning. I’d just been handed a UM Summer Sampler the day before which features: 1. Cemetery Walk 1.15.10 2. The Linear 3.12.10 3. Turn & Dub 2.25.10 4. Conduit 2.28.10 5. August 2.13.10 6. 1348 3.13.10 7. Nothing too Fancy 8. Got your Milk (Right Here) 9. Nothing Too Fancy 2.9.10 And was blown away that they did Cem, Turn & Dub, and The Linear…
Summer Camp 2010: The Scene
Since arriving yesterday we’re constantly and consistently impressed with the level of though and detail that went into the planning and production. Â The grounds are clean – although the portable toilets aren’t. Â Evidently it’s an ongoing issue that I hope improves – or we’ll have to post poocano pics. Benjamin Slayter Benjamin and Erin Slayter are concert photographers from Lansing, Michigan who share a love for live music.
