Comments on: Editorial: A Good Ol’ Festival Rant

By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:03:09 +0000

Although I agree that festivals are a nice way to get a taste of many different artists I wouldn’t have normally seen or heard of (ironically MMJ being on of them) I don’t really have fond memories of the last Phish hurrah plagued with 24 hour lines to get in and ONE freakin’ entrance into a cesspool of mudd/feces sludge.

By: PhishVideos.blogspot.com

PhishVideos.blogspot.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:35:14 +0000

nobody did it better than phish… i’m not sure if i feel that diverse festivals are better than a single genre like telluride. with diversity comes mainstreamedness. not always a good thing in music. like when metallica did lollapallooza.

By: JW

JW — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:32:37 +0000

What Rupert said!! Plus, here’s one person who does NOT want to be in a crowd of 80,000 for music because that is NOT a proper environment for a musical experience. Plus, you’re then in an environment where those put their priority on getting wasted as humanly possible. I’ve BEEN there…many times over.

Smaller festivals such as Rockygrass, Grand Targhee, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Pagosa Springs Folk Festival and Camp Creek not only give you that genuine musical *and* festival experience, you can often wind up mingling with artists, picking with folks and opening your mind up to new activities.
One major key word is INTIMACY…that is what you just can’t get at a large-scale stadium-sized festival.

By: the joker

the joker — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:31:09 +0000

“Let’s see Beck join Wilco for a song or two in San Francisco. Let’s see Eddie Vedder step on stage with My Morning Jacket at Bonnaroo. And please, let’s see someone else in Wayne Coyne’s giant bubble.”
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exactly. those of us at the first bonnaroo in ‘02 remember collaborations with claypool, galacic, moe., string cheese…warren (govt mule) was everwhere, as was DJ Logic. it seemed like the musicians actually liked each other, as if it was a community. awesome. Lets put DJ Logic in the bubble- now thats an idea.

By: Rupert

Rupert — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:54:29 +0000

Every band should be mandated by law to attend Telluride Bluegrass before playing a festival. Nothing else is even close.

By: Cool_Pen_Luke

Cool_Pen_Luke — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:00:58 +0000

nice words. fully agreed.

b’roo’s first years had some great collaborations.

but it seems that festivals are so abound anymore, many artists can’t or don’t stay the entire weekend and hang.

they’re on a jet headed to some other heady joint.

Let’s see some throwdowns of serious magnitude.
great piece!

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By: Ace Cowboy

Ace Cowboy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:35:48 +0000

Coach speaks the troof. MMJ plus Vedder plus The Band = The Real Awesometown.

Luke, I think your last sentiment is the one that really speaks to me. Almost every festival I’ve attended has featured a puzzling lack of collaboration. The festival that differentiates itself by showcasing a plethora of crossovers is the one that will get the most and best press — and those are the festies that will survive the forthcoming purge. If I were a promoter, I’d put on a festival with fewer acts on the bill but a guarantee that every act will feature some collaboration. I bet you can get that done, aka Git R Dun.

By: jozzer

jozzer — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:28:00 +0000

Don’t forget Leftover Salmon. They were one of the originators of the festival revival. Their “fester in lester” was one of the best around.

By: coach

coach — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:26:41 +0000

my morning jacket and eddie vedder have collaborated before. i love their version of it makes no difference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnuXQchQ7E