12:00 PM
to 12:35 PM
Dawes
328 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about The Los Angeles quartet, Dawes, shares DNA with Simon Dawes, Taylor and Wylie's teenaged band with Blake Mills, but is a vastly different, more creatively audacious beast. "I didn't have a whole lot of respect for what it really meant to write songs back then," says Taylor Goldsmith. "They were more a vehicle to get to be a young guy in a band." As Simon Dawes dissolved, he realized rock'n'roll was more than just a lifestyle choice - that even if he never got to be as brilliant as his favorite artists (a list that ranges from Nabokov, Fitzgerald and Rilke to Will Oldham, John Prine and Townes Van Zandt), that was where he had to aim.
event::tags 382
12:05 PM
to 12:50 PM
Shabazz Palaces
337 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Like rich velvet hijabs or gold threaded abayas. Luxury as understood by the modest. shabazz palaces.
event::tags 353
Website http://www.shabazzpalaces.com
12:15 PM
to 1:00 PM
Morning Teleportation
463 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Morning Teleportation is a 5-piece psychedelic band based in Portland, Oregon. Tiger Merritt, Travis Goodwin, Chris Lively, Tres Coker and Paul Wilkerson create a high-energy, tripped-out dance-off and sing-along utilizing 5 keyboards, guitars, bass, banjo, trumpet, theremin and drums.
event::tags 350
12:50 PM
to 1:35 PM
Laura Marling
694 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about At the tail-end of the Summer, just before work began on her second album, Laura Marling sat down with producer Ethan Johns to discuss her ambitions for the record. She gave Johns just two instructions: "This is very much my stepping stone," she told him. "And this is England."
event::tags 340
Website http://www.lauramarling.com/
1:00 PM
to 1:30 PM
Moshe Kasher
130 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Moshe Kasher. Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake. Featured on : Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Lately, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Named 2009's New comedian of the year by Itunes People really seem to like him.
event::tags 367
Website http://www.moshekasher.com/
1:10 PM
to 1:55 PM
Brother Ali
1032 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about For the first time in his life, Brother Ali has been enjoying some day-to-day stability. Gone is the turbulent marriage to his first wife, homelessness, and the associated drama - all of which Ali openly documented on his last LP, The Undisputed Truth.
event::tags 322
Website http://www.brotherali.com/
1:20 PM
to 2:05 PM
Fool's Gold
628 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Fool's Gold is a Los Angeles collective that weaves together western pop aesthetics with African rhythms and melodies. The group started as a side project of two young LA musicians, vocalist/bassist Luke Top and lead guitarist Lewis Pesacov, who set out to explore their shared love of various forms of African music (specifically Congolese, Ethiopean, Eritrean and Malian), Krautrock, and 80s dance influenced pop music.
event::tags 332
Website http://www.myspace.com/foolsgold
1:55 PM
to 2:40 PM
Mumford & Sons
1879 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Since they formed in December 2007, the members of Mumford & Sons have shared a common purpose: to make music that matters, without taking themselves too seriously. Four young men from West London in their early twenties, they have fire in their bellies, romance in their hearts, and rapture in their masterful, melancholy voices.
event::tags 281
Website http://www.mumfordandsons.com/
2:00 PM
to 2:45 PM
Brent Weinbach
54 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Brent Weinbach's stand-up comedy is weird. He does a lot of characters, he's physical, and his humor is absurd. Here are some other words to describe Weinbach: deadpan, silly, obscure, unconventional, smart, stupid, post-modern, grass roots, Berlin, 1980's, tennis, bike riding, Virgo, Rygar, etc. The list goes on and on.
event::tags 384
Website http://www.brentweinbach.com/
2:15 PM
to 3:00 PM
Minus The Bear
1713 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about For the past seven years, Seattle's Minus the Bear have orbited the music world like a distant meteor, fine-tuning their unique brand of indie rock and discovering how technology can help enhance the band's unique pop vision - all of which culminated with the full-length Planet of Ice , an album showing the band not so much transforming their sound as transcending it.
event::tags 349
Website http://www.minusthebear.com/
2:25 PM
to 3:10 PM
Nurses
516 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about To immerse yourself in Nurses' Apple's Acre is to delight in a certain mental unraveling. These are songs where the vulnerability of pop with its heart on its sleeve engages in a double-dutch jumprope match with the euphoric surrender-to-the-weird that is essential to psychedelia. And Nurses is a band that scavenges beauty and wonder, uncovering Technicolor where others see somber hues.
event::tags 287
Website http://www.myspace.com/nurses
3:00 PM
to 3:45 PM
Portugal. The Man
1674 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Within days of Alternative Press including Censored Colors on its list of 10 Essential Albums of 2008, the members of Portugal. The Man were trudging through the Boston snow to start work on their fourth release in four years, The Satanic Satanist.
event::tags 294
Website http://portugaltheman.com/
3:15 PM
to 4:00 PM
Garfunkel & Oates
422 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Garfunkel & Oates is a comedy-folk duo from Los Angeles, California, consisting of actress-songwriters Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome. The two met at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre in Los Angeles. The band was formed when they started working together to turn a short film made by Lindhome, entitled "Imaginary Larry", into a musical.
event::tags 335
3:20 PM
to 4:05 PM
Brad
162 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Brad formed officially in 1992 although the individual band members had been playing together for a long time before that. The original line-up was composed of vocalist Shawn Smith, guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeremy Toback and drummer Regan Hagar. Over the past few years the band has featured occasional contributions from Thaddeus Turner (Maktub), Kevin Wood (All Hail The Crown) and Barrett Jones.
event::tags 385
Website http://www.bradcorporation.com/
3:30 PM
to 4:15 PM
The Middle East
567 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about The members of The Middle East hail from Townsville, Australia, a town situated in the far north of the country and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. It is here that the band created and recorded the five songs that make up the Recordings Of The Middle East.
event::tags 354
4:05 PM
to 4:50 PM
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
2218 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Birthed by Mouth in the year two-thousand and five, young Edward Sharpe had to wait nearly two years before he was to grow his arms and legs and fingers and toes. Immaculately conceived, his father (a Robot who had magically become a real boy... but that's another story) declared his undying devotion to the creature. He perched the fleshy bust upon a teetering pedestal fashioned from stacked cereal boxes and positioned the display at his window for all the town to see. Young Edward soon proved no ordinary boy.
event::tags 331
4:25 PM
to 5:10 PM
OK Go
1638 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Okay, let's just get this part out of the way. Most people know OK Go from their videos, especially those treadmills. Any video that's well enough known to be parodied on The Simpsons is a cultural force in itself...
event::tags 288
Website http://www.okgo.net/
4:30 PM
to 5:30 PM
Patton Oswalt
589 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Patton Oswalt is an actor/writer/comedian who was featured as "Remy the Rat," the lead voice in Pixar's blockbuster hit, Ratatouille and has been headlining comedy clubs all over the U.S. since 1996. He also spent nine seasons playing Spence on CBS's hit show, King of Queens.
event::tags 383
Website http://www.pattonoswalt.com/
4:35 PM
to 5:20 PM
Patrick Watson
535 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Patrick Watson is a musical mad scientist. He's an internationally acclaimed singer, composer, songwriter, and producer. Patrick Watson is also the name of this mad genius' band, fleshed-out like Frankenstein by Robbie Kuster, Mishka Stein, and Simon Angell.
event::tags 291
Website http://www.patrickwatson.net/
5:10 PM
to 5:55 PM
The Posies
295 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Featuring the core singer/songwriter partnership of Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, The Posies sizable recorded output bestows textbook examples of song craft and adventurous pop sensibilities filtered through a beautifully distorted sonic lens, like their classic record Frosting On The Beater and the highly regarded Amazing Disgrace.
event::tags 368
Website http://theposies.net/
5:35 PM
to 6:35 PM
Broken Social Scene
2704 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about As a core six-piece who had spent most of 2007 and 2008 on the road, Drew, Canning, Spearin, Whiteman, Goldberg and Peroff spent early 2009 working on new material in Toronto. The pairing down of the band's massive personnel list for the first time proved extremely fruitful; they created spacious songs written as a band by a band, resulting in more cohesive, melody-driven compositions than previous BSS output.
event::tags 321
Website http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/
5:40 PM
to 6:25 PM
The Lonely Forest
431 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about After establishing themselves in 2006 as a prime young band to watch as winners of the highly coveted EMP Sound Off! Competition, The Lonely Forest have spent the last few years experimenting with a variety of sounds, from pop-rock to piano-driven ballads about a fictional character in the future.
event::tags 301
6:20 PM
to 7:05 PM
Miike Snow
2021 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Up to this point Miike Snow has remained pretty mysterious, proving nearly impossible to find any information about, photographic or otherwise. Man? DJ? Robot? Miike Snow is a band. Swedish duo Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg are childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout Gothenburg.
event::tags 348
Website http://www.myspace.com/miikesnow
6:45 PM
to 7:30 PM
WHY?
688 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
The National
2306 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about The National are a band of New Yorkers transplanted from Cincinnati, Ohio: Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf. What each member of the band does is not that important, but what they do together seems increasingly more so...
event::tags 303
Website http://www.americanmary.com/
7:30 PM
to 8:30 PM
The Hold Steady
881 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about During our time as The Hold Steady, I've made a lot in interviews and onstage monologues about what little ambition we had when we started this band. We weren't sure if we would play shows or release records. We had seriously managed expectations. But in the end, we did end up playing shows and releasing records, and we are better people for it.
event::tags 351
Website http://www.theholdsteady.net/
7:30 PM
to 8:15 PM
The Very Best
533 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Born out of the love of hip hop's ethos to consistently push the boundaries forward by extrapolating what was unique about the past and what is radically refreshing about the future, Radioclit's Etienne Tron and Johan Karlberg have teamed up with Malawian songsmith Esau Mwamwaya to form The Very Best, an epic global partnership with the sole aim to re write western pop rules in a language which is not English.
event::tags 305
8:30 PM
to 9:30 PM
Vampire Weekend
2996 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Some bands stay in a holding pattern their whole careers. Others jerk the steering wheel hard and fly off the road. On their second album, Vampire Weekend do neither. Or maybe they do both. "I think we sound more like Vampire Weekend than we did on the first record," says drummer Christopher Tomson.
event::tags 308
Website http://www.vampireweekend.com/
8:40 PM
to 9:25 PM
Dam-Funk
279 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dam-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dam (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-'80s styles known as Boogie, Modern Soul and Electro-Funk.
event::tags 327
Website http://www.myspace.com/damfunk
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Nada Surf
1328 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Nada Surf bring their trademark sense of harmony and musical craftsmanship to 12 of their favorite songs with their latest release, if i had a hi-fi, their first album of covers. Only a group with their wide-ranging and eclectic taste could bring songs from such artists as Kate Bush, Dwight Twilley and the Go-Betweens together into a coherent, intelligent record.
event::tags 283
Website http://www.nadasurf.com
10:00 PM
to 11:30 PM
My Morning Jacket
2359 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about "There's a theme of moral confusion that runs through the whole record," says Jim James, frontman of My Morning Jacket, explaining the title of the band's new album, Evil Urges. "The world today is such a confused place. Things that people think are good values are obviously twisted, but there are other things considered evil that obviously aren't. There is real evil out there, but Evil Urges is about how all of these things that you've been told are evil really aren't, unless they're actually hurting something or somebody."
event::tags 282
Website http://www.mymorningjacket.com/
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Z-Trip
520 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Z-Trip is considered to be one of the best live performance DJs in history, by both fans and peers. It's a fact that many call him the godfather of mash-ups, as he is one of the originators of the genre.
event::tags 315
Website http://www.djztrip.com/
11:30 PM
to 11:55 PM
Deadmau5
2375 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot-late
event::about Joel Zimmerman doesn't like being called a DJ. The 28-year-old dance music phenomenon from Toronto, better known as Deadmau5, rolls his eyes at the description, which he sees as a hopelessly outdated way of describing what he does.
event::tags 360
Website http://www.deadmau5.com
12:00 PM
to 12:40 PM
Dinosaur Feathers
226 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about There once was a suitcase, and inside that suitcase was a treasure trove of sounds. Mutually drawn to these sounds, as moths to light, the members of Dinosaur Feathers decided to harness the power of the suitcase, and use it for good. The music that followed was at once familiar and bizarre, like the streets where they grew up, but in a parallel universe. Melding old-time harmonies, rhythms salvaged from the billowy depths of Davey Jones’ locker, and a thirst for adventure, Dinosaur Feathers do not make music that asks why; but rather, why not?
event::tags 381
Website http://dinosaurfeathers.com/
12:05 PM
to 12:55 PM
Caribou
1818 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about From its humble beginnings with the theft of a sampler gathering dust in his high school's music department, through four acclaimed albums and an absurd collision with a litigious wrestler, Dan Snaith's (aka Caribou) musical life has followed anything but a predictable trajectory.
event::tags 324
Website http://www.caribou.fm/
12:30 PM
to 1:15 PM
Langhorne Slim
339 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about It is a special time for Langhorne Slim as he is so proud to announce and present Be Set Free, his mighty third album being released by Kemado Records. One of the most endearing and standout qualities of Slim's live shows is the sureness that one is always entering a genuine gospel-like musical experience full of little miracles.
event::tags 380
Website http://www.langhorneslim.com/
1:00 PM
to 1:45 PM
Martina Topley Bird
161 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Martina Topley Bird is one of British pop's great mavericks. When she first cast strange and exhilarating shadows over contemporary music on Tricky's "Maxinquaye" in 1995 no one was expecting the arrival of such a precocious young talent. The times were demanding conservative, retro-minded Britpop. Instead, the pair conjured up an intimate yet other-worldly form of down tempo, with Martina's vocals acting as celestial foil to the blunted genius of the music, causing critics to fall over themselves and cash-till's to work overtime.
event::tags 374
1:00 PM
to 1:30 PM
Rory Scovel
57 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Mixing his spontaneous creativity and absurd view of the world, Rory Scovel is quickly making a name for himself across North America. Whether discussing drugs, politics, or life in general his infectious stage presence and engaging charisma will quickly shift the vibe of any room and place the audience in the scene of every punchline.
event::tags 362
1:10 PM
to 1:55 PM
Midlake
724 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about On their third album, The Courage of Others, Midlake are still themselves and yet completely reinvented, so much so that between the time they started working on the record and the time they finished it, the title track was re-recorded down to every note, simply because they'd turned into a more ambitious band, with new influences both classic and contemporary, from British folk to Russian cinema.
event::tags 347
Website http://www.midlake.net/
1:30 PM
to 2:15 PM
Local Natives
1725 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Local Natives make soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, and throbbing tribal beats that bash their way into your soul. Theirs are songs you can dance to almost as well as you can swoon to them. Drawing a line from the vocal stylings of Crosby Stills Nash & Young and the Zombies through the more esoteric edges of post-punk and Afro-beat, this California five piece have communally crafted a brand of indie rock all their own.
event::tags 342
Website http://www.thelocalnatives.com/
2:00 PM
to 2:45 PM
Luke Burbank
71 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Luke Burbank is the foremost Imaginary Radio Host in America. That sounds pretty badass until you consider that he's the only Imaginary Radio Host in America (because he made that term up).
event::tags 343
Website http://www.tbtl.net
2:05 PM
to 2:50 PM
Jets Overhead
367 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Jets Overhead lives on a massive island that is pigment green with sharp grey mountains moving slowly and peninsula fingers stretching out and snagging the sea. The people in the band are all different heights and all have very different tastes in music and very different ways of expressing emotion or thinking about art.
event::tags 338
Website http://www.jetsoverhead.com/
2:15 PM
to 3:00 PM
The Long Winters
701 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Formed by guitarist John Roderick in 2001, the band was named by an offhand comment from Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) in reference to Roderick's years growing up in Alaska. The first Long Winters album was a recording project of Roderick, Walla, and Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger), but when the recordings were picked up by Barsuk Records a live band was formed.
event::tags 357
Website http://www.thelongwinters.com/
2:35 PM
to 3:20 PM
The Tallest Man On Earth
1665 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about When fans lined up to see the sold-out Bon Iver performances at New York City's Town Hall in late 2008, few of them went with any expectations of the opening act. But the audience that night, and on every other night of Bon Iver's tour that December, were introduced to something special, something unforgettable: The Tallest Man on Earth. This was the first of several tours for the Tallest Man on Earth (aka Kristian Matsson), with obsessive crowds growing each step of the way.
event::tags 298
3:10 PM
to 3:55 PM
tUnE-yArDs
412 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about tUnE-yArDs is the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus. Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren, BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic.
event::tags 307
Website http://tune-yards.com/
3:15 PM
to 4:00 PM
Rob Riggle
325 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Rob has been performing sketch and Improv comedy in New York and Los Angeles for the last 12 years as part of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. He has also recently started touring the nation performing stand up comedy as well.
event::tags 355
Website http://www.robriggle.com/
3:20 PM
to 4:05 PM
They Might Be Giants
1168 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about For alternative rock legends They Might Be Giants, rave reviews from the likes of Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Pitchfork, NPR and beyond might not be that unexpected, but we're not talking about their regular gig here. Sure, TMBG have sold millions of records, are multi-Grammy winners and have even composed a musical accompaniment for an entire issue of McSweeney's, but these most recent accolades are for the work TMBG has created for children and--as the reviews attest--no other band swings as effortlessly from adult music to children’s fare and back again with the artistic and commercial success of They Might Be Giants.
event::tags 373
3:40 PM
to 4:25 PM
Cymbals Eat Guitars
888 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about The sweat's the first thing everyone notices. It's hard not to, as salty trails drip from the pores of Joseph D'Agostino, the yelping, riff-raking frontman of Cymbals Eat Guitars. Here's why he can't seem to stay dry: Pitchfork's "Best New Music" tag - plastered across a rave review of Cymbals' self-released debut, Why There Are Mountains, six months before its official release - was just the beginning of the band's rise to notoriety.
event::tags 326
4:15 PM
to 5:00 PM
Avi Buffalo
601 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Avi Buffalo is the adopted name of Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, an 18 year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Long Beach, CA. Avi Buffalo is also the name of the band he formed with friends and like-minded collaborators Sheridan Riley (drums), Arin Fazio (bass) and Rebecca Coleman (keyboards and vocals).
event::tags 317
Website http://www.avibuffalomusic.com/
4:25 PM
to 5:10 PM
Kid Cudi
2162 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Having repeatedly promised a unique, adventurous and experimental work while his singles achieved months of rare all-format success, the Cleveland, Ohio native Kid Cudi, now residing in Tribeca, New York, has drawn immediate praise in early press reviews, which pointed out "Cudi's introspective persona, ear for melody and eclectic taste in beats," (Entertainment Weekly).
event::tags 339
Website http://www.kidcudi.com/
4:30 PM
to 5:30 PM
Mike Birbiglia
317 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Comedian Mike Birbiglia's name has become synonymous with smart comedic storytelling. Birbiglia is best known for his 2009 hit show Sleepwalk With Me, called "simply perfect" by the New York Times and named "Comedy of the Year" by Time Out New York.
event::tags 365
Website http://www.birbigs.com/
4:45 PM
to 5:30 PM
City and Colour
921 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Bring Me Your Love is City and Colour's sophomore studio album. It evolves and adds layers to the sentiments in those vulnerable moments shared by Green on his original independent release. Co-produced by Dan Achen (Junkhouse) and recorded at Catherine North Studio in Hamilton, the first song "Forgive Me" opens with footsteps on a wood floor, the whirling of a nearby fan, and the rustling of Green picking up his acoustic guitar and sitting on a leather chair to perform on the former altar of this church-turned-studio.
event::tags 325
Website http://www.cityandcolour.ca/
5:20 PM
to 6:05 PM
Freelance Whales
646 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about To call them multi-instrumentalists might be a little overdone. The kids in Freelance Whales are really just collectors, at heart. They don't really fancy buffalo nickels or Victorian furniture, but over the past two years, they've been collecting instruments, ghost stories, and dream-logs.
event::tags 359
Website http://www.freelancewhales.com/
5:35 PM
to 6:35 PM
Tegan and Sara
1792 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Tegan and Sara are a highly motivated musical group with ten years of touring and recording experience. They are committed to seek and obsessively discuss love until the end of time.
event::tags 299
Website http://teganandsara.com/
5:50 PM
to 6:35 PM
The xx
2463 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about The xx arrive with their brilliant debut single Crystalised, released on 20th April 2009 on Young Turks. The xx are a London quartet, featuring the dual lead vocals of Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim (who also play lead and bass guitar respectively), and Jamie Smith (beats, MPC sampler).
event::tags 306
Website http://thexx.info/
6:25 PM
to 7:10 PM
Vetiver
525 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Tight Knit is the fourth full-length album from Vetiver--singer/songwriter Andy Cabic's ever-evolving musical home base. Luminous and surprising, Tight Knit unfolds like a road trip down Highway 1, towards Cabic's home in San Francisco. It represents a summation of the different styles and directions heard on past Vetiver releases, while it introduces some unexpected twists.
event::tags 309
Website http://www.vetiverse.com/
7:00 PM
to 7:45 PM
Girls
677 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about It's rare to find something as true and beautiful as the band Girls. Listening to their music, it's as though Christopher Owens and JR White were meant to find each other, sincere rock and roll soul mates in the age of irony. And while that might sound like fancy, it's closer to the truth than you think.
event::tags 336
Website http://www.myspace.com/girls
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
LCD Soundsystem
2692 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Founded in 2002 by downtown NYC music scene fixture and DFA label co-owner James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem has risen to international prominence as one of the most critically acclaimed live and recording acts currently in existence.
event::tags 341
Website http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com/
7:30 PM
to 8:15 PM
Fruit Bats
634 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Over the course of three records, the last two on Sub Pop (2003's Mouthfuls and 2005's Spelled in Bones), Eric D. Johnson's Fruit Bats have looked for ways to file down the cynical edge of modern life and found many. Using bright melodies, defiantly major-key chord structures, natural imagery mixed with the occasional blazing insight and tender observation, the Fruit Bats have never shied away from darkness, but more uncommon in this day and age, they've refused to shy away from light.
event::tags 334
Website http://www.fruitbatsmusic.com/
7:30 PM
to 8:15 PM
YACHT
771 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about YACHT is a Band, Belief System, and Business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Portland, Oregon, USA. All people are welcome to become members of YACHT.
event::tags 358
Website http://www.teamyacht.com/
8:15 PM
to 9:15 PM
Dirty Projectors
1566 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Album five, Bitte Orca, is Dirty Projectors' most complete effort to date. Reprising the lineup of Amber Coffman (vocals, guitar), Angel Deradoorian (vocals, keyboard, guitar, bass), and drummer Brian Mcomber from 2007's Rise Above, Bitte Orca also adds bassist Nat Baldwin and vocalist Haley Dekle to the fold, resulting in what sounds like Dirty Projectors' first fully collaborative band record.
event::tags 328
Website http://www.dirtyprojectors.net/
8:30 PM
to 9:45 PM
Pavement
1731 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Out of the spring break sunshine of Stockton California and on to the pinball rhythms of Brooklyn; taking you in by charm, choruses and their good looks Pavement made five masterpieces then split, having taught the globe how to dress, drink and laugh at themselves.
event::tags 292
Website http://www.crookedrain.com
8:40 PM
to 9:25 PM
A-Trak
587 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Very few DJs can jump from club sets to high-profile festival performances, to Kanye West's larger-than-life stadium shows with ease. In today's DJ culture, A-Trak holds a truly unique place. He and partner Nick Catchdubs founded America's most trendsetting new label, Fool's Gold, launching the careers of artists such as Kid Sister and Kid Cudi.
event::tags 316
Website http://www.djatrak.com/
9:45 PM
to 10:45 PM
Public Enemy
1683 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap group of the late '80s and, for many, the definitive rap group of all time. Building from Run-D.M.C.'s street-oriented beats and Boogie Down Productions' proto-gangsta rhyming, Public Enemy pioneered a variation of hardcore rap that was musically and politically revolutionary.
event::tags 356
Website http://www.publicenemy.com
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
10:15 PM
to 11:30 PM
Massive Attack
2133 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Legendary Massive Attack will tour North America for the first time since 2006 in support of their newly released 5th studio album 'Heligoland.' The North American trek will start May 7th at Sound Academy in Toronto, ON and wrap May 30th at the Sasquatch Festival in George, WA.
event::tags 344
Website http://www.massiveattack.com/
11:30 PM
to 11:55 PM
Booka Shade
927 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot-late
event::about Berlin-based Booka Shade (Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier) leapt to the forefront of contemporary dance music in 2005 with their classic singles "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.) and "Mandarine Girl", and their debut full-length Memento. Since then they've released a string of hit singles, become one of the world's most sought-after electronic live acts and developed their unique sound on the acclaimed albums Movements and The Sun & The Neon Light.
event::tags 319
Website http://www.bookashade.com/
12:00 PM
to 12:45 PM
Jaguar Love
286 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
12:00 PM
to 12:45 PM
Shadow Shadow Shade
141 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about This "Los Angeles septet make you feel as if you have "The Music Man" blaring in one ear, "Rigoletto" ringing in the other and "Tommy" rocking deep in your chest. Their music is euphoric and grandiose, as intoxicating as one of the generous pours the bartenders are liable to give you in the Eastside clubs the band calls home, and has rightfully earned them a spot on any aficionado's short list of best live bands in L.A."
event::tags 371
12:00 PM
to 12:40 PM
The Heavy
723 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about In Noid, a tiny hamlet situated to the south west of Bath, some of the most dangerous and ill sounding beats and riffs are being created by four wolf like personalities. The Heavy started out ripping and chopping beats from the likes of Bo Diddley, Little Walter and The Parliaments and fusing them with their now patented brand of high grade dirt. Guitar riffs that intoxicate, bass lines that reverberate around your head like a King Jammy dream and vocals that will challenge any of the genres they decide to take on.
event::tags 376
Website http://www.theheavy.co.uk/
12:55 PM
to 1:40 PM
Mayer Hawthorne & The County
568 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
1:00 PM
to 1:30 PM
Hannibal Buress
87 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Hannibal Buress couldn't think of a good first sentence to start his bio. He appeals to all audiences with his unique delivery and quirky outlook on a wide variety of topics. Currently, he is a writer for "Saturday Night Live" and was last seen on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
event::tags 375
Website http://hannibalburess.com/
1:00 PM
to 1:45 PM
Past Lives
196 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about The inception of Seattle quartet Past Lives, appropriately in the spring of last year, represented a true new beginning for its four members-friends since youth and veterans of various game-changing art punk ensembles. (The Blood Brothers, Shoplifting, Chromatics, and others)
event::tags 290
Website http://www.pastliveslife.com/
1:05 PM
to 1:50 PM
Yes Giantess
265 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Birthed at the nexus of 2008 and 2009, Boston band Yes Giantess was never meant to last more than a few weeks. The band formed for a one off party. The music they recorded for the show somehow found an online audience and within weeks they were being asked to play shows across the country and in the UK.
event::tags 314
Website http://yesgiantess.com/
1:55 PM
to 2:40 PM
The Temper Trap
1412 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about A lot of water's passed under the bridge since The Temper Trap's delay soaked opening to Sweet Disposition first began causing a stir on Australian radio late last year. The track was the first taster of their recording sessions with UK producer Jim Abbiss (UNKLE, Adele, Arctic Monkeys) and it clearly made the world sit up and take notice.
event::tags 304
Website http://www.thetempertrap.net/
2:00 PM
to 2:45 PM
Phantogram
801 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Phantogram's music sounds like it's made by a band from the city. Electronic loops, hip-hop beats, shoegaze, soul, pop - each finds its way into their songs. Unexpectedly, the band doesn't live and work in a major urban center, but rather calls the town of Saratoga Springs, NY (population 26,186) home.
event::tags 293
2:00 PM
to 2:45 PM
Todd Barry
141 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Todd Barry was born in New York City. He moved to South Florida as a cute little boy, then moved to Manhattan as a macho little man. He received a BA in English from the University of Florida.
event::tags 364
Website http://www.toddbarry.com/
2:20 PM
to 3:05 PM
Seattle Rock Orchestra
582 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about The Seattle Rock Orchestra is an all volunteer ensemble that collaborates with bands and artists to produce one-of-a-kind symphonic rock shows. Created in 2008 by bassist and orchestrator Scott Teske, what started as a 13 piece string ensemble has since grown into a full symphony orchestra, replete with strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and choir. SRO recently presented a tribute to David Bowie at the Moore Theatre, and will be reprising their tribute to the Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' at Sasquatch 2010.
event::tags 379
3:00 PM
to 3:50 PM
Drive-By Truckers
737 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about It seems simplest to understand Patterson Hood as the director and/or producer of low-budget films, which is maybe what he thought he was doing when this all started. Each is released in record album form under the name Drive-By Truckers and features a closely held assortment of friends and combatants.
event::tags 330
Website http://www.drivebytruckers.com/
3:00 PM
to 3:45 PM
Fresh Espresso
456 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Fresh Espresso released their debut LP, Glamour, in July, 2009, and the phone hasn't stopped ringing since. Comprised of MC Rik Rude and Producer/MC P Smoov, the duo met in Seattle and have been bedazzling both critics and fans alike with their sophisticated grime.
event::tags 333
3:15 PM
to 4:00 PM
Bobcat Goldthwait
252 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about As a stand-up comic, Bobcat Goldthwait has been compared to everyone from Lenny Bruce to a Warner Brothers cartoon character on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Whether audiences consider him on the edge or over it, after a dozen films, his own HBO specials, and a myriad of guest spots, Bobcat is still an original. Influenced by George Carlin, Andy Kaufman, Monty Python, and punk bands of the late '70's.
event::tags 377
Website http://www.bobcatswebsite.com/
3:25 PM
to 4:10 PM
Quasi
374 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Quasi was formed in Portland OR in '93 by Sam Coomes & Janet Weiss. Their first album was self released in '95.
event::tags 295
Website http://www.theequasi.com/
4:05 PM
to 4:50 PM
Telekinesis
371 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about On record, Michael Lerner is the sole member of Telekinesis, more or less. He writes, sings and plays the songs. His love of Japan knows no bounds, though he's never been. He's a fantastic drummer and a fearless singer. And he does not look back willingly.
event::tags 300
4:10 PM
to 5:00 PM
Passion Pit
2694 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about What is this? Another lost LP from Brian Wilson's sandbox phase? If only things were that simple. What we're really alluding to here is Passion Pit's first proper full-length, Manners, a bird-flipping break from the blogosphere by a 21 year old with much more on his manic mind than girls, girls, girls. You know, important matters, like the end of the world and learning to love someone other than the man in the mirror.
event::tags 289
Website www.myspace.com/passionpitjams
4:30 PM
to 5:30 PM
Craig Robinson
380 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Craig Robinson stars as Dunder-Mifflin warehouse manager, Darryl, in NBC's hit comedy "The Office." Robinson previously starred on the series "Lucky" with John Corbett. He has guest starred on numerous TV shows, including NBC's "Friends," "Bernie Mac" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
event::tags 352
4:30 PM
to 5:15 PM
Dr. Dog
1065 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Shame, Shame is Dr. Dog's Anti- debut and the first album made outside the safe confines of their home studio. "Four albums ago, we set out with this unspoken or unconscious mission, and I feel like we accomplished that to our own standards of fulfillment. With our last record [2008's Fate], there didn't seem to be the next logical step with the general set of sensibilities and aesthetics that we'd been working from up until that point. It felt like a closed book," says guitarist/vocalist Scott McMicken.
event::tags 329
Website http://www.drdogmusic.com/
5:10 PM
to 5:55 PM
Japandroids
775 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This 'band' started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the boys decided to forgo the logistical nightmare of having a 'lead singer' and do it themselves.
event::tags 337
Website http://www.japandroids.com/
5:20 PM
to 6:20 PM
She & Him
2238 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about She & Him make music for an eternal springtime, when the temperature is warm enough to go riding with the top (or at least the windows) rolled down and the radio turned up. They occupy an alternate universe where the saddest of songs feel as warm as sun showers; the rain may be coming down, but somewhere nearby, everything looks bright.
event::tags 296
Website http://www.sheandhim.com/
5:40 PM
to 6:25 PM
The Mountain Goats
1033 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about 4AD is excited to release the new album by THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, which is John Darnielle, Peter Hughes and Jon Wurster. The Life Of The World To Come was recorded this spring and features string arrangements by Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy). Less a profession of religious faith than an immersion in Biblical poetry and imagery, the songs on The Life of the World to Come take their names from verses that informed or inspired them, or which, sometimes, came up against them at right angles.
event::tags 279
Website http://www.mountain-goats.com/
6:15 PM
to 7:00 PM
No Age
522 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype yeti
event::about No Age: the name alone suggests multiple meanings and possible interpretations - timeless, ageless, anonymous, free from restriction, something positive from something negative... a profound strength in its simplicity. Likewise, the Los Angeles duo consisting of drummer/vocalist Dean Spunt and guitarist Randy Randall is many things at once even as it embraces its minimalism.
event::tags 286
Website http://www.myspace.com/nonoage
6:40 PM
to 7:40 PM
Band of Horses
2733 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Band of Horses are Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Long time touring members of the group, Infinite Arms marks the recording debut of Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album, Cease to Begin.
event::tags 318
Website http://www.bandofhorses.com/
6:50 PM
to 7:50 PM
Camera Obscura
1054 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about Glasgow’s Camera Obscura have had several line-up changes since founder members Tracyanne Campbell and Gavin Dunbar first began rehearsing together back in 1996. Since the amicable departure of Nigel Baillie (percussionist, trumpeter and proud daddy) in 2008, who still pops up onstage occasionally, they have existed as a five-piece.
event::tags 323
Website http://www.camera-obscura.net/
7:30 PM
to 8:15 PM
Hudson Mohawke
213 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about Hudson Mohawke, also known as Hudson Mo or Hud Mo, is a highly touted hip-hop-oriented IDM producer/DJ from Glasgow, Scotland, affiliated with the LuckyMe collective. He was signed to Warp Records despite a very limited track record of official releases; in fact, the bulk of his releases were unofficial tracks and DJ mixes circulated on the Internet.
event::tags 361
Website http://www.hudsonmohawke.com/
8:05 PM
to 9:05 PM
MGMT
3096 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about With Congratulations, MGMT offer a heartfelt "Hear! Hear!" and an invitation to join the group in a new musical odyssey mirroring the psyches of the band's core duo, Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, inspired by their adventures on the frontiers of 21st century pop & roll consciousness.
event::tags 346
Website http://www.whoismgmt.com/
8:20 PM
to 9:20 PM
The New Pornographers
1648 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype bigfoot
event::about The New Pornographers are a Vancouver group made up of A.C. Newman and a group of ridiculously talented people he feels are uniquely equipped to realize his musical ambitions. They formed in 1997, almost immediately recorded the classic 'Letter From An Occupant,' and it was on. Their 2000 debut Mass Romantic and 2003's Electric Version (as well as Newman's 2004 solo debut The Slow Wonder) enjoyed wild critical and public acclaim, and brought a lot of joy to the world.
event::tags 285
8:40 PM
to 9:25 PM
Neon Indian
1356 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about An elusive new project from composer Alan Palomo, Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, dreampop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise to create something eerier than the sum of its parts.
event::tags 284
9:30 PM
to 11:30 PM
Ween
1460 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype sasquatch
event::about Ween was formed (during 8th grade typing class) in 1984 in New Hope, PA by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, aka Gene and Dean Ween.
event::tags 311
Website http://www.ween.com/
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Boys Noize
1039 schedule::attendees
Location
The Gorge Amphitheatre
eventtype rumpus-room
event::about At only 26 Alex Ridha already has a decade's worth of music making and DJing behind him. What's ahead of him? One of the brightest future's in electronic music. Ridha presents his second album POWER in October which is keenly anticipated by a fan-base that follows his every move. Alongside peers Erol Alkan and Justice, Ridha is part of a new mongrel breed of techno artist with a maverick bent and solid vision, beaming a myriad of influences from the past through a prism to create something fresh, new and exciting enough to send his audience loopy.
event::tags 320
Website http://www.boysnoize.com
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