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September 04, 2010
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September 04, 2010
Spring is in bloom everywhere around which means I can finally break out the flip flops and shorts, I can start including a little more acoustic and jam music on my mp3 player (yes, my music tastes are seasonal) and most importantly music festivals season has started ramping up. Unfortunately this year, due to work and budget restraints, I won't be able to make my usual festival tour. But I can still dream.
Here is the first installment of my Top 5 Festivals I'd attend if Money & Time Weren't Factors
Sasquatch Music Festival
Sasquatch is a three day music festival that takes place in the Gorge Amphitheater, a 25,000 seat venue built at the bottom of a gigantic hill beside the Columbia River in George, Washington. This year's festival, going on this weekend, has four stages that run from round and about 11:00 am to well after midnight Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Usually at festivals I am able to catch all my favorite acts, but a glance at the full Sasquatch festival schedule reveals an unquestionable great lineup of bands that would make it impossible for me not to miss out on someone.
Here is my personal shortlist of Sasquatch performers I want to see: Nada Surf, The Hold Steady, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Local Natives, The New Pornographers, The Mountain Goats, Fruit Bats, The National, OK GO, Minus the Bear, LCD Soundsystem, Band of Horses, She & Him and many more. Guess it's just as well I can't go.
The one major drawback to Sasquatch is its price. A three-day pass is $170, the cheap-skate camping option is $99, buying into food and drinks would be at the least $100. So that's nearly $370 not including airfare or extra baggage fees for the camping gear or the rental car to get me to the city of George Washington. Although and incredible experience to see some of my favorite bands in a beautiful setting, blowing a grand on one weekend just isn't in my cards right now.
By the by, Sasquatch has one of the best festival iphone apps I've ever seen.
Lincoln Wilder is a professional music writer who has published thousands of articles and reviews for bands, albums, concerts and industry news. Wilder has travelled across the U.S., Canada, South America, Tibet and parts of Europe to familiarize himself with the varying music cultures of numerous regions. With a brief stop at Julliard and amateur symphony experience in his youth, this accomplished journalist brings a rich and well educated musical background to his work.