Hooray for yesterday! The first round of performers for Camp Bisco were announced, and the list is packed with acts that I have been dying to see per word-of-mouth recommendations. The awesomeness is too much to handle.
The Disco Biscuits – All 3 Nights; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Felix Cartal, Two Fresh…and that’s just a few. Check out the poster above. More acts will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
This is the ninth year of the festival, and it will once again be held at Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York (right outside Albany) from July 15th – 17th: 4 Stages, late night dance tent, 200 acres of rolling hills, flush toilets with 24/7 bathroom attendants, full bar and general store, and you camp within 20 yards of your car.
Oh, and Early Bird tickets are only $135 dollars – deal ends soon!
Check out www.campbisco.net for more info, and a chance to win 2 VIP tickets!
This was the 4th time I had the pleasure of seeing Jennifer Quiroz live. I must say every time has been delightful. Although I don’t normally enjoy mellow and heartfelt music, Jennifer always seems to strike a chord.
I always enjoy her interaction with the audience and the stories she has to tell.
It was really cool getting to interview Jennifer after the show. She was so humble and is a sweetheart to say the least.
Photo by : Phuong Tran
I hope no one watches this video and thinks that it was simply put together by friends just trying to hype up Jennifer’s music. I guarantee you that we are true fans and will catch Jennifer live when ever we are able to.
Tonight, Hayden and I yet again embarked on a journey to the downtown district of Tucson, Arizona. This is mainly because the two most popular venues in the whole city are literally right across the street from each other. Anyway, tonight was an impromptu outing to see the pop reggae band known as Rebelution. I didn’t even have a ticket to the show and was fully prepared to sing and dance around in front of the theatre to get a ticket, a strategy proven to work by Lorn himself. Fortunately the show wasn’t sold out, although their website said otherwise, and I was lucky enough to skip the antics and go straight into the show. Accompanying Rebelution were both Soja and Zion I.
Zion I
In my opinion I could have watched Zion I all night but of course the show had to go on. Their taste for hip-hop ties into their reggae influences in a way that is uniquely their own. That and their awesome DJ who played a beat box hung from his neck like a guitar made for a solid opener and an awesome way to get the show started.
Up next was Soja. Surprisingly out of Virginia, Soja, (or Soldiers Of Jah Army) is another new age reggae band similar to Rebelution. I had never heard their music and wasn’t sure what to expect but I can’t deny that it was an excellent live show. Their base player, Bobby Lee aka Marley, had quite possibly the longest dreads I have ever seen on a white dude or even a black dude for that matter. They definitely lived up to their intensely reggae appearance and surpassed the limited expectations I had.
Last but not least was the headliner of tonight’s show, Rebelution. Rebelution usually makes a few trips down to Tucson each year for a couple shows here and there and I can see why they keep coming back. The crowd went nuts when they took the stage. They put on a good live show that the crowd definitely loved. Being the reggae fan that I am, along with my love for just about any live music, I couldn’t help but do the white boy head bob that was a universal movement throughout the theatre.
Long story short I was not disappointed in the show whatsoever. Although I favored the two openers over the main act, I wouldn’t tell someone to avoid a Rebelution show because the truth of the matter is that they kept the crowd amped and put on a great live show. If you are a fan of new age reggae pop then Soja and Rebelution are most definitely your shit. For those of you who aren’t huge on the reggae pop movement, Zion I is still absolutely worth checking out. Their hip hop influences often shine brighter than their reggae roots which makes for an awesome show that rap and reggae fans alike would enjoy.
Be sure to check out and comment on the video (courtesy of Hayden) even though it was next to impossible to get a good interview from the timid stoners that flooded the sidewalk after the show. Peace out Gangsters and be sure to tune in next time.
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Preston won the passes from The Roxy on Sunset after submitting the photo above to their Most Debaucherous Party Pics Contest. He generously provided them to us so that we could offer them to you!
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Lorn sits down with all four members of the Goodie Mob (Cee-Lo, Khujo,T-Mo, and Big Gipp) about their reunion tour and what it’s like to be back on stage after so many years.
(Due to audio issues, and the overall nature of the blog, you may have to turn your speakers up to fully enjoy this interview.)
A few important things to take away from this interview:
1. The Goodie Mob are doing this tour because it “needs to be done.” ( I couldn’t agree with them more! This show was sick!) Not because of the chicks like some low class artists and personalities. (Lorn)
2. The Goodie Mob hopes to entertain their audience at every single live performance and to give people a taste of the southern lifestyle and living.
3. Their show is influenced by greats, such as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, James Brown, and George Clinton.
4. If you were having trouble hearing what Ceel-Lo says around the 5:15 mark before everyone starts launghing, here is your answer: Around the 5 min mark I ask the guys what they would like to let people know about how awesome they are. Cee-Lo responds with, “I would just like to say… Extenze really works”
