sasquatch to leave a bigger footprint on your memorial day weekend
Your friends at KEXP and House of Blues don’t think you’re seeing quite enough of the great outdoors. Or at least that’s one message you might take from their supersizing of this year’s annual Sasquatch festival [hob]. In previous years, the event one of the better excuses to visit George, Washington for a full day in the sun, occasional wind, and gorgeous view of the gorge at The Gorge. People who didn’t feel like making the long drive home fueled only by memories of (for instance) the Flaming Lips & friends in furry costumes with flashlights and extra large cans of energy beverages could assemble an A-frame tent in the dark and sleep in the adjoining campground. It was a quaint, single day affair that encouraged hipsters to get some much needed sunlight.
This year, however, the party will last for three days (as many days as another cleverly-named local festival). From Friday to Sunday, an incredible lineup aims to dominate your holiday weekend. The participating artists give you plenty to get excited about — Sufjan Stevens, Special Guest - to be announced, the Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, Arctic Monkeys, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and many more — but three days feels like too much [Ed: or do you just fear change? --guilty as charged.]
With this expansion, Sasquatch seems to be aiming to cut into the number of Cascadians making the trip down to Coachella, since it takes place less than a month later. And two weekends spent in the sun just seems to be inviting skin cancer.
What do you think? Is three days too much or just enough? And how excited are the merchants of Ellensburg?
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Holy cow. That lineup is stunning. It’s like a hipster’s wet dream. However, 3 days is way too long. One day of music can sometimes feel too long. As much as I’d like to see some of those bands, I’ll pass.
Hrmph. To continue with a theme (with me, I admit, and then the latest posting and okay whatever), and the fact that Doughty was recently mentioning Sufjan Stevens in his blog, I might be willing to place an actual bet (beer in lieu of money, perhaps) that Doughty will grace our fair state for the festival…