Music

 

Hi there Sasquatch Fuckies!!

Yup it's Friday and its time to creep on the Festival line-up!

I told myself that I would be completely unbiased while previewing the artists, but after the midgets handed me this weeks list of bands to be previewed I now realize that it will be impossible for me to be kind to everyone...

Clap your hands and say yeah!

Ok I am the first to admit that yes, I have been and still might be a fan of these guys. Maybe "fan" is too strong a word to use when it comes to my opinion of CYHSY. You see I enjoyed them while I was in college, but I also enjoyed being mercilessly brow beat by my girlfriend of the time. So to say that I truly enjoy listening to Alec Ounsworth spit marbles would be a lie, but when I'm feeling a little too happy I put on CYHSY and choke my self and call it good. I understand that a lot of folks are going to be REALLY excited to listen to CYHSY perform there new material that sounds a lot like their old stuff, but I am not.                                               

 

As it stands right now CYHSY are not on my "must see " list, college was a long time ago and I have moved on to bigger and better things (dub-step) and in my mind CYHSY have not evolved. So unless some incredibly naive and incredibly hot college girl grabs me by the hand and drags me to see these guys, I will be busy at base-camp making lunch for my DFM ladies... 

 Mark Lanegan

Have you ever heard of Mark Lanegan? I haven't, not until this morning that is, and I have to say that he has been some what of a pleasant surprise thus far.

So here is the "skinny" on Mark... Apparently he was sort of a "heavy" during the whole early nineties grunge thing. He had his own little band called the Screaming Trees and spent four years with Queens of the Stone Age, and he has maintained his own solo efforts for almost two decades! Its seems Mark is truly a product of a heady drug laden and now clean life style and it comes through in his sometimes dark and distorted writing and I like it...  If there is nothing else happening I might go see him.
There is one thing that I have to mention here, and I am sure that I am not the first to do so, holy fuck is this guy related to Tom Waits!!! Harrison I want to put on fingerless wool mitts and drink wine from the bottle with you and listen to this right now!!!

The Joy Formidable

Our next act has been flying in my periphery for a little while now,  I have heard them and liked them but have been too busy taking drugs and going to shows to pay them much mind. Last month that all changed, I sobered up and bought their album and they fucking rooooool!

Heavy baseline, distorted synth-pop, badass mother fuckers!! Ok I am a little excited, but mark my words these kids are fucking amazing!

This is on my must see list for sure, not only because Ritzy Bryan is a complete babe, but because her name is Ritzy! 

Seriously this another one of those sleepers that will knock our socks off! Things will get sweaty for sure, and Totten, Foster and I will be out there kill'n it for realz!!

Have fun and play safe Fuckies!

Spence

PS. Remember that the above band names are links to their websites & pay attention to the Joy Formidable site, cuz its the sauce!