‘Sasquatch! 2010’ Archives
Sasquatch! 2010: The Homies
We would be remiss if we didn't shout out a few homies. First, Matson on Music in the outfit I tweeted about last week. Josh and Abbey, brothers from another mother. Rene, a super-hot photog(Crick and Jim, you're still our favorites) And lost but not least, the amazing folks from Live Nation who hosted the press. Thank you so much for having us! We'll see you next year. [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: Recap
Now that this year's Sasquatch! craze is officially over, Nikki and Suzi are pleased to present a recap of our three day journey to Sasquatch! As our first year covering this epic festival, we didn't know what to expect. Our original plan was to live blog events on site, but thanks to the wireless Internet being elusive for almost the entire festival, we worked it late into the night to get [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: The New Pornographers
It was close to the end of another fabulous year of Sasquatch!, and the crowd at the Bigfoot Stage was chanting for porno, The New Pornographers, in particular. "Porno! Porno! Porno!," they called, since the band was already twenty minutes late taking the stage as one of the closing acts of the weekend. Finally, a man who was presumably the stage or band manager came out and announced that [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: MGMT
MGMT was the band that lots of people were really excited to see, and their set would have been the ultimate let down if they weren’t saved by “Kids.” There are lots of pros and cons that come with being a major band, the con that sunk MGMT's Sasquatch performance was the fact that they are a single-oriented band, and about 90% of the audience didn’t know the material they were playing. [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: Japandroids
Japandroids are a ferocious, raw musical assault of your senses, bound to leave your ears ringing and your mind wondering what the hell happened after the music stops. This Vancouver-based garage rock duo consists of guitarist Brian King and drummer David Prowse. The pair have made it down to Seattle for a couple of shows before their Sasquatch! debut on the Yeti Stage on Monday afternoon. [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: Camera Obscura
The well-dressed darlings of Camera Obscura graced the Bigfoot Stage of Sasquatch! on Monday, bringing to the table their sweet, charming indie pop all the way from Glasgow, Scotland. This six-piece band was impeccably dressed, with the ladies in bright red lipstick and gents in slacks, as if they were about to attend a tea party rather than perform at a music festival. They opened their set [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: Quasi
Think ex-spouses can't get along? Portland-based band Quasi is living proof that they can do more than get along--they can form an epic partnership too. This indie rock band consists of former married couple Sam Coomes on the lead vocals, guitar and keyboard, and Janet Weiss on the backing vocals and drums. Joanna Bolme joins on as the band's bassist. Quasi has been making music since [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: The Temper Trap
I have to admit that I probably would never have given a second thought to The Temper Trap had it not been for seeing the movie 500 Days of Summer and falling in love with the soundtrack. The song "Sweet Disposition" was stuck on my iPod's replay for weeks, and I wasn't the only one wildly impressed with this one song. Over the past year, this atmospheric, dreamy song has won The Temper Trap [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: Phantogram
Electro-rock duo Phantogram are a hot commodity on the indie music scene, especially among Seattleites. Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel made their last Seattle appearance at Neumos opening for The Antlers, but from the looks of the bustling crowd, Phantogram seemed more like the headliner than the opener. The band played the Yeti stage of Sasquatch! early on Monday afternoon, and by the time [...]
Sasquatch! 2010: Passion Pit
When it was announced that Passion Pit would be playing Sasquatch! this year, two questions came to mind. First of all, how cool must they be to be playing Sasquatch! for the second year in a row, and second of all, would they have the capacity to be upgraded from playing the Wookie Stage to the Main Stage? The answer to both questions is hell yeah! This dance pop band from Massachusetts [...]
