Sasquatch Saturday Super Schedule: Who not to miss
What qualifications do I have to write reccomendations for Sasquatch? Other than loving concerts and music and having strong ties to Seattle, not many. So rather than write full assessments of every band playing, I’m going to let you know what I’m going to see and why I’m so psyched. Then you can tell me what you’re going to see and why. Then everyone can make an educated decision.
As soon as I get there on Saturday I’m heading over to GABRIEL TEODROS (1:05-1:50, Yeti Stage). I have never been much of a hip-hop afficionado, but I do love a catchy song and good lyrics. When I first heard his song, ‘East Africa’ on KEXP, I was taken not only with the fact that it stuck in my head like ‘Hey-ya” but also by the amazing message that his words gave. I’m a sucker for a sappy song, but Gabriel keeps his messages serious but his lyrics light and fun. Everything I have heard from him has made me regret not listening to more hip-hop. A Seattle local, his songs tend to bring me back to my high school days at Garfield.
I’m going to take a quick break from music here because from 2-2:30 I will need to satisfy a raging curiosity as to what ‘Incredibly Strange Wrestling’ might entail.
From there I will hit up OZOMATLI (2:30-3:20, Mainstage). My love for Ozomatli stems from an Endfest out at the old site in Bremerton. After having heard and seen their amazing performance, a few friends of mine and I went to meet them at the signing tent. We were about 12 and very shy, but the men of Ozomatli sat and chatted with us, told us road stories and entertained us. They tried to get us to buy CDs, since we said we had loved the performance, but of course, we had no money. They then encouraged us to steal their CD. This was a) hilarious b) endearing and c) adrenaline pumping. I don’t think any of the 4 of us will ever forget them or their music, and I personally am psyched to see them again, some 10 plus years later!
A quick cross venue sprint is going to bring me to VIVA VOCE. Last fall my BF and I broke up for about two weeks. In this 2 weeks, he some how got to keep our VV tickets. When we got back together, having heard ‘It was the best live show in YEARS” a few too many times, he was forbidden from ever speaking of them. However, despite this ban, I have telepathically come to understand that I absolutely must go see this Portland husband and wife duo rock the hell out.
I am going to try to squeeze in a bit of the Neko Case show, for obvious reasons (see: any other blog about Sasquatch or any review ever written about her), but then I will be sure not to miss GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY. These guys are amazing live, you’ve heard it before, I’ll tell you again. First of all, frontman Aaron Behrens has hair that make me want to cry. His braids are about as think and as long as my forearms. And each time he bounces around on stage, they go flying around all willy-nilly. His eyes were creatively hidden behind a pair of mirrored aviators, and his muscle shirt pulled together his look. All in all, this dude, strong and imposing, makes himself seem quite accesible by bouncing around to every beat of his music. We were so tired after GO we couldn’t even stay for the final band. Prepare to jump. Alot. And to love it.
Due to the cancellation of M.I.A., I will now be heading to the mainstage for THE LONG WINTERS. A local band picked up from the remnants of another of my favorite local eclectic pop bands, Harvey Danger, these guys are everything that local music should be. Its always exciting, different and just predictible enough that you know you’ll have a good time at the show.
If you have ever lived in the Spanish speaking world, you know that MANU CHAO is not to be missed. He rules that section of the world, so why not expand your horizons and check him out? This guy speaks like a thousand languages and his songs are inspired by his nomadic travels in mesoamerica and the Zapatista movement. That doesn’t sound too boring to me.
I knew that ARCADE FIRE had made it big when I told my mother (who musically swears by her Bobs–Dylan and Marley) that I was going to Sasquatch and she said, yes I know who is playing there, and named AF. So for her…and because everyone else is done by then, I will be there
And last but not least, Bjork. I mean, the woman performed in a swan costume dress. And she might be certifiably crazy. This will not be to be missed.
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On the contrary, Bjork is perectly sane — we’re the ones with sanity issues.
Manu Chao rocks the party that rocks the house that rocks the… err… I dunno. Lets just say he really rocks and I’m extremely jealous of anyone who gets to see him.