Now in its fifth year, the Pygmalion Music Festival, happening September 16 – 19, 2009 in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., has emerged as a surprising player in what seems like an endless sea of new music festivals across the nation. Combining the ease and cred of festivals such as SXSW or CMJ, with a humble, gentle Midwestern… Continue reading Pygmalion Music Festival Announces 2009 Schedule
Quote of the day, heard while in the audience for the last few minutes of an enjoyable-but-forgettable set by Tea Leaf Green: “They all died at 27 full of drugs and insane, so I made a conscious decision to make my role models change.” I was regularly surprised by the plain sincerity and easy common… Continue reading Saturday, 25 July @ 10KLF
One landmark gig at this year’s 10KLF was Everyone Orchestra – a staple of this festival, playing their fifth consecutive year. EO is an ever-changing super-group of musicians collected by conductor Matt Butler to jam on extended guided improvisations. Using a dry erase board, Butler (looking sharp in a blue Hawaiian shirt and leopard print fedora)… Continue reading Friday, 24 July @ 10KLF
From July 31st to August 2nd, Liberty State Park saw some amazing music from a stellar lineup of acts, annoying bad weather and mud. Lots and lots of mud. Yes, while the 2009 All Points West Music & Arts Festival was much better received than it’s inaugural year… it was still not without it’s problems.… Continue reading All Points West Music & Arts Festival 2009 | Review & Photos
I started day two of 10K in utter relaxation, dozing late into the morning through a minute of light rain on the tent. It was a music festival, after all, and the idyll didn’t last long; the air was soon full of air horns and people yelling “Butt Sca-ratcherrrr!” (ah, the sounds of morning). Overall,… Continue reading Thursday @ 10KLF
