Ok, if ALL of these bands were on the lineup this year, I would WALK to Chicago. But it would have taken at least 5 or 6 of them to make it worth the 15 hour drive and the USD$200+ ticket.
It Overtakes Me Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics |
Pompei Am Gotterdamerung Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics |
Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent Besnard Lakes - ...Are the Roaring Night |
So you've seen some stadium rock, eaten some deep dish pizza. Now its later in the evening and nothings doing... so you want to dance maybe? |
Double Shadow Junior Boys - So this is Goodbye |
Fighting in Built up Areas Ladytron - Witching Hour |
Boys Wanna Be Her Peaches - Impeach my Bush |
463 Buck 65 - Talkin' Honky Blues |
The Vowels Why? - Almost Live from Eli's Live Room |
now it's time for some Canadiana. You see some dudes wearing t-shirts from your University in Ontario, BC or Nova Scotia and share some serious devil horns for having the awesome foresight to have been born in Canada, home of the best rock in the world. |
How Shall I to Heaven Aspire? Rock Plaza Central - Are we Not Horses? |
Alabama Neil Young - Harvest |
Tom Cruz Plants & Animals - La La Land |
Dead Deer Evening Hymns - Spirit Guides |
Time for some looooong anthems. More devil horns are thrown. More deep dish pizza is eaten. And some Sweet Leaf Iced Green Tea with honey. |
Inner & Outer Secret Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn, Country Hymn, Secret Hymn |
Not Even Jail Interpol - Antics |
Hunted by a Freak Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People |
Pass the Hatchet (I think I'm Goodkind) Yo La Tengo - I'm Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass |
Now its time for some blanket sittin' and serious listenin'. Like, to the WORDS. You wonder, is it wrong of me to wish I had another piece of deep-dish pizza? I mean, how often do I come to Chicago for my fantasy festival line up? |
The First Song Band of Horses - Everything All the Time |
Dents The Acorn - Tin Fist |
Tigers are Noble Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken |
The Tigers Have Spoken Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken |
High Flyin' Bird Richie Havens - Resume |
Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot - Greatest |
I don't know about you, but I just can't absorb any more Awesome at this point. Going back to the hostel before the 15 hour drive back to Ottawa tomorrow. And deep dish pizza for breakfast. |