Key Note Speaker/Tennis Pro/M. Bison/Daniel G. Harmann & The Trouble Starts, Tractor !
Patton Oswalt, Moore Theatre*
Santana, White River Amphitheatre*
TV On The Radio, Showbox SoDo* !
A Tribe Called Quest/Nas/Mos Def/The Pharcyde/De La Soul/MF Doom/Blue Scholars/Sage Francis/Murs/Wale/Jay Electronica/Spank Rock/The Cool Kids/Kidz In The Hall/Amanda Blank, Gorge Amphitheatre* !
i also have a weird relationship with the whole "buzz band" thing. it generally goes like this:
1. read about the same artist on several blogs [usually the super-popular ones, because they practically listen to the exact same artists].
2. ignore said artist for months.
3. after all the blog hype dies down, give the artist a listen.
4. find out that i actually really like the music, and jumping on the bandwagon months too late. or, i realize that i don't really like it, and then it doesn't really matter.
this scenario [save the "or i realize i don't really like it..."] has happened to me most recently with st. vincent, bon iver, and no age, the latter now quickly becoming one of my favorite working bands. i suppose it's natural to have an aversion towards something everyone's talking about. it's not a bad thing, but sometimes, you're late to the game on an artist you end up really liking, or even worse, you don't show up to the game at all and miss out on something you'd love.
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douglas martin said on May 5, 2008:
i also have a weird relationship with the whole "buzz band" thing. it generally goes like this:
1. read about the same artist on several blogs [usually the super-popular ones, because they practically listen to the exact same artists].
2. ignore said artist for months.
3. after all the blog hype dies down, give the artist a listen.
4. find out that i actually really like the music, and jumping on the bandwagon months too late. or, i realize that i don't really like it, and then it doesn't really matter.
this scenario [save the "or i realize i don't really like it..."] has happened to me most recently with st. vincent, bon iver, and no age, the latter now quickly becoming one of my favorite working bands. i suppose it's natural to have an aversion towards something everyone's talking about. it's not a bad thing, but sometimes, you're late to the game on an artist you end up really liking, or even worse, you don't show up to the game at all and miss out on something you'd love.