Clorox Bleachman 2,299 Posted August 19 1 hour ago, Sleepiestpeep said: Big Thief - Saturday headliner. Stripped back, absolutely none of the showiness you'd expect from a headline set, but just breathtakingly gorgeous In Vancouver I asked my cool cousin (an ovarian cancer survivor) for albums to download for the flight home. One of them was Adrianne Lenker's most recent solo album, Bright Future. When I got home, I messaged her, "is everything okay??" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted August 22 I had the esteemed honour of working for Midge Ure as part of his Band In A Box tour He was very approachable. He stayed after the show to meet with fans and pose for photos and autograph stuff. I was able to get him to autograph my Rich Kids LP 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,782 Posted August 22 I was behind Midge Ure in a queue in Iceland once. The supermarket. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted August 23 Was working for Tina Schlieske at The Minnesota State Fair last night. She played a plethora of tunes spanning her days with Tina & The B-Sides and her solo material I'll be back working for her tonight. I think I've mentioned this before, her life partner is Justine Roddick one of the daughters of Anita Roddick founder of The Body Shop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted August 28 Worked for The Scarlet Goodbye the other day at the Minnesota State Fair. Boiling hot day, small crowd that braved the heat. 3 fantastic sets featuring a mix of the debut album and stuff from their forthcoming album which will be released in January. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted August 30 Worked 2 nights for Marky Ramone at the Minnesota State Fair. It was basically Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg. But, it was billed as Marky Ramone plays the Ramones Classics. 35 songs at a breakneck speed. First night, we were packed out. Second night, storms kept quite a few people away. One of the few gigs I've worked where I get to hear most of the show. That wretched tree obscured my view of the stage. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted September 3 Went to see Semisonic last night at the Minnesota State Fair. This was my 2nd show this year as a spectator. They played a fair number of tunes from their latest album "A Little But Of Sun" and the rest from their previous 3 albums. It was well worth just spending the extra cash for the return trip to the fair. I was fortunate to get a copy of Jake Slichter's book autographed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 231 Posted Saturday at 01:16 Did Wick St festival in Sussex last week,and it was bloody great. Capped (and sold out) at 1800 punters, it was just the right amount. food and drink at local not festival prices like £6 a pint £7 a burger. Punters from kids to a 93 year old doing her first festival, and it was a great friendly rural atmosphere. Main stage. Second stage and a dj tent saw everything from Irish folk through to Reggae, drum and base. Brilliant sets from ELO Encounter, The Veltmans, Rosie Frater Taylor, John Otway, Toploader, and many more, and Don Letts and Jazzy B (soul 2 soul) rounding off each night with superb DJ sets.. Best for me though we're Cuban Brothers who were just bonkers and really got the crowd going. Heaven 17 surprised me with just how good they were. But the Dutty Moonshine Big band were just something else. Impossible to pigeon hole, just look them up. Electro, swing, drum n base, dub, hip hop, samba, reggae type stuff all with a brass band thrown in., The main tent was jumping for them. Look up the website, you'll get a feel. After only about 400 punters in '23' due to various reasons, the organiser deserve major plaudits for a great job done, and roll on 25. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
