For over a decade, Glasgow, Scotland-based band Camera Obscura has been charming listeners with echoing vocals and deep lyrics. Having survived band re-arrangements and other challenges faced by groups with a long history, Camera Obscura released their fourth album My Maudlin Career last year. Considered one of the band’s breakthrough albums, My Maudlin Career is said to carry Camera Obscura’s well-known layered, harmonic sound while adding a more mature element of exploring darker themes lyrically.
Full of lush and delightful tracks led by singer Traceyanne Campbell’s sweet voice, Camera Obscura succeeds in creating a collection of gentle ballads with light, bouncy musical arrangements sure to induce absolute glee within the listener, while a closer listen to the lyrics often reveal heartbreak. Popular single “The Sweetest Thing,” has all of the musical elements that flow perfectly to establish a the cheery sense of pre-date excitement, while the lyrics actually tell of the opposite:
I’m going on a date tonight
To try to fall out of love with you
I know this is a crime
But I don’t know what else to do
My love, you’re in a magazine
My love, you’re doing fine, you’re on TV
You pull my heart out and then you run away
From Chicago to Cleveland you leave me pain
You leave me pain
When you’re lucid you’re the sweetest thing
I would trade my mother to hear you sing
Camera Obscura has been selling out shows since the debut of their latest album, and the Pacific Northwest is lucky enough to host them at Sasquatch! 2010. Camera Obscura will be performing on the third day of the festival, Monday, May 31.
This is going to be another amazing show at Sasquatch! 2010. Minus the Bear is the kind of music that people make memories too. Where were you in life in 2002 when Highly Refined Pirates came out? Do you remember the first time you heard “Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse”? Click the video below, and continue reading. As Dave Knudson’s signature tapping and looping ease you into grace, let the feelings of calm, peace, love, and gratitude wash over you. Jake Snider’s vocals leave an indelible mark in the listener’s ear.
Two star hotel
where the stars don’t mean anything.
We’ve got to get something
to eat and to drink yeah,
and find a place to stay
that’s not far off the main way-
we’ve got to plan our day:
Rodin at D’Orsay
and find a way to cram it all in
before we drink hard again
Let’s get a bottle and drink alone tonight
Let’s get a bottle and drink alone tonight!
Through the years, Minus the Bear has brought joy, romance and a voice to quiet thoughts. Minus the Bear makes music to live by. If they play “Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse,” I might cry. Sasquatch! 2010, here we come!
In the Spirit if merrymaking, we here at SSG are going to be periodically glee-blurbing Sasquatch! 2010 shows that we are excited about. To start the party off, here’s some glee about MGMT.
MGMT is going to bringing the happiness on the final day of Sasquatch! 2010. MGMT is one of the most popular, critically acclaimed bands in the world, and for good reason. No matter how uptight a listener might be or how bad of a day you might be having, MGMT will instantly make you want to shake your hair out and dance. I imagine that MGMT will be on the main stage. Imagine how grand it is going to be with the beautiful landscape behind this ultimate party band; people will be dancing everywhere.
In the featured video “Electric Feel,” MGMT depicts a futuristic jungle party where they harpoon the moon, pull it down to earth, spill it’s inner goodness, wipe it all over themselves, and dance, dance, dance! I don’t think we’ll be pulling down anything lunar at Sasquatch!, but it is sure to be and out-of-this world crazy good time. There will be people grooving in the grassy knolls and pressing their three day post-shower bodies up against each other in blessed, stinky euphoria. Get excited! You get to see MGMT at Sasquatch! 2010. Presale tickets are available NOW!
Saturday, May 29th My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The National, Broken Social Scene, OK Go, Wale, Minus the Bear, Brother Ali, Shabazz Palaces, Public Enemy, The Hold Steady, Miike Snow, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Portugal. The Man, Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Why?, The Lonely Forest, Patrick Watson, Middle East, Nurses, Fool’s Gold, Morning Teleportation, Garfunkel & Oates, Z-Trip, Dam-Funk, The Very Best, Deadmau5
Sunday, May 30th
Massive Attack, Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Tegan & Sara, Kid Cudi, The Long Winters, Midlake, Caribou, Nada Surf, Dirty Projectors, Girls, The XX, City & Colour, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Tallest Man On Earth, Local Natives, Fruit Bats, Vetiver, Freelance Whales, Avi Buffalo, Tune Yards, Jets Overhead, Rob Riggle, Luke Burbank, Simian Mobile Disco, A-Trak, Yacht, Booka Shade
Monday, May 31st
Ween, MGMT, Band of Horses, She & Him, Passion Pit, Drive By Truckers, The Temper Trap, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, The New Pornographers, Camera Obscura, Mountain Goats, Dr. Dog, Quasi, The Low Anthem, Yes Giantess, No Age, Japandroids, Telekinesis, Fresh Espresso, Phantogram, Past Lives, Craig Robinson, Boys Noize, Neon Indian, Hudson Mohawke
Presale information:
Presale starts: Wed, Feb 17 at 10am
Presale ends: Fri, Feb 19 at 10pm Use Password: drums Public Onsale: Sat, Feb 20 at 10am
Last night at The Croc, the Sasquatch 2010 lineup was announced, and boy is it a good one! MGMT, Pavement, Massive Attack, My Morning Jacket, Ween, Vampire Weekend, just to name a few! We didn’t even mention the comedic acts, which will include The Office’s Craig Robinson and The Daily Show’s Rob Riggle. To get the fully announced list, see our post HERE, keeping in mind the catch phrase “many more.”
Does anyone even know the history of the Sasquatch music festival? It was founded in 2002 by Adam Zacks who aimed to satiate eclectic music tastes by putting on a single event that “reflects the independent spirit of the Pacific Northwest, respects the artists and audience, and celebrates the grandeur of The Gorge.” This year’s 8th annual Sasquatch Music festival continues to embody this ideal, featuring a number of local and national acts, all taking place during Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-31, at The Gorge.
Now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for: While every other blog in town to going to town on the lineup, SSG’s got the skinny on Sasquatch ticket information.
MAY 29-31 (MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND) AT THE GORGE
ON SALE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 at 10 a.m. PST
Beginning February 20:
Single tickets, per day / $70.00
Discount 3 day pass / $170 (available on sale weekend only)
February 20—May 23:
Single tickets, per day / $70.00
May 24—May 28:
Single tickets, per day / $80.00
Day of show:
Single tickets, per day / $86.00
Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 20th at 10 A.M.PST and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, sasquatchfestival.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at
1-800-745-3000.
Camping is available for May 28, 29, 30 and 31 and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com. For more details, directions and further information on camping at The Gorge Amphitheatre go to sasquatchfestival.com.
The Sasquatch Music Festival kicked the springtime festival season off in style last night at the Crocodile with their line up announcement concert featuring Fresh Espresso, Surfer Blood, and Atlas Sound. Sponsored by Esurance, it was definitely a full blown party that peaked with a video announcement of the partial line up for this year’s Sasquatch Music Festival. Partial you say? No need to worry, we have gotten access to the entire line up and are posting it here for your excitement, and enjoyment. Bon appetite!
My Morning Jacket / Massive Attack / Pavement / Ween / Vampire Weekend / MGMT / Band of Horses/ The National / LCD Soundsystem / Tegan & Sara / Broken Social Scene / Passion Pit / Deadmau5 / She & Him / Public Enemy / Nada Surf / The New Pornographers / The Hold Steady / The xx / Dirty Projectors / OK Go / Drive By Truckers / Kid Cudi / The Long Winters / Minus the Bear / The Mountain Goats / Quasi / Camera Obscura / Fruit Bats / Brother Ali / Midlake / Dr. Dog / Caribou / Simian Mobile Disco / City & Colour / No Age / The Temper Trap / Vetiver / Miike Snow / Portugal. The Man / Telekinesis / Mayer Hawthorne / Why? / Girls / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Wale / The Lonely Forest / Japandroids / Boys Noize / Yacht / Freelance Whales / Laura Marling / Patrick Watson / Past Lives / Cymbals Eat Guitars / The Low Anthem / The Very Best / Phantogram / Neon Indian / Nurses / The Tallest Man on Earth / Fresh Espresso / Mumford & Sons / Jets Overhead / tUnE-YarDs / Shabazz Palaces / Fool’s Gold / Morning Teleportation / Z-Trip / Dam-Funk / Hudson Mohawke / The Middle East / Local Natives / Avi Buffalo / Booka Shade / A-Trak / Yes Giantess / Craig Robinson / Rob Riggle / Garfunkel & Oates / Luke Burbank
The Sasquatch Festival lineup announcement party is going down on February 15th! It’s a free party, you can get your tickets from Easy Street Records starting February 12th, and they are going to FLY out of the stores! There is only so much room at the beloved Crocodile, so how can you guarantee your entrance? Well, you can camp out in front of Easy Street, our you can get at your close, personal friends at Esurance. (Corporate name drop!)
Esurance is a sponsor of Sasquatch 2010, and they’re making friends with the dear Seattleites. They’re currently running a ticket giveaway via Facebook. All you have to do is tell Esurance what your favorite song would be if you were Sasquatch, himself. The authors of their favorite three answers will win a pair of tickets the Launch Party on 2/15. Winners announced tomorrow morning at 9am. All the details can be found at www.facebook.com/esurance. HAPPY CLICKING, and I’ll see you on the 15th. Fresh Espresso is going to crack!
Exciting news! Instead of industry leaks and blog posts, The 2010 Sasquatch lineup will be announced live at The Crocodile on 02/15! Not only do we get to hear the lineup at a red-carpet event, there is going to be red-carpet entertainment. Live Nation sent over a press release this morning, here are the details!
Seattle, WA – Live Nation and Adam Zacks are pleased to announce The 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival Launch Party presented by Esurance and sponsored by Jack Daniel’s happening on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Crocodile.
For the first time in the festival’s history the lineup will be announced LIVE at this very special event featuring performances by Surfer Blood, Atlas Sound and Fresh Espresso and hosted by Luke Burbank. Prize packages from Esurance and Xbox will be given away all night, along with limited-edition festival posters and more.
Free tickets are available courtesy of Esurance by listening to 107.7 The End all week to win, or by stopping by either Easy Street Records locations starting Friday, February 12th at 9:00 a.m. (limit 2 per person).
Surfer Blood calls West Palm Beach home and, while still in their early 20s, pen summery indie songs that even the most hook-laden power pop band would rightfully be jealous of. Called “irresistibly catchy” by Pitchfork, Surfer Blood’s critically acclaimed debut album, Astro Coast, was released on January 19.
Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox, so named since 1994, when a sixth-grade Bradford made recordings on a karaoke cassette machine. Now signed to 4AD, Atlas Sound is those ideas that he “can’t make work with a five piece rock band,” employing stream-of-consciousness writing alongside ambient electronics.
Fresh Espresso, named by local blog SoundOnTheSound as representatives of “the next wave of Seattle hip-hop,” is producer/composer P Smoov (of Mad Rad) and MC Rik Rude.
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