When I first heard that Houston was going to have its own music festival, my first reaction was 'Yay? Let's see what acts they can scrounge up, because no one wants to play outside in Houston in August.' Having just come from it, all I can say is WOW. It was difficult to enjoy the music at first because it was hot as balls, but after consulting my CamelPak a few dozen times (something I will never again leave home without) and finding my own grassy knoll, I could focus on the tunes. Oh, and the shroomed-out couple dancing and making the googly eyes at each other right in front of me :D. The Saturday highlights were Octopus Project, Broken Social Scene, and of course, Explosions in the Sky. Too bad they STILL never play encores. On Saturday, I enjoyed What Made Milwaukee Famous and Of Montreal. Especially Of Montreal. Ninjas, mimes, magicians, human-animal combos of the chicken and brontosaurus sort, evil clergymen, and spewing feathers into the crowd make for a damn good show when mixed with good quality electro-rock. I think that was one of the best shows I've ever been to. We shall see when ACL comes around if I can find something to trump it!
One last thing: on the drive home from the festival, I stumbled upon Sirius XMU's resident Swedish blog and heard a really really awesome song from my new favorite Nordic band. It's called "Sailors" by The Bear Quartet, and you should listen to it!
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