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Catskill Chill Announces 2012 Lineup: Yonder, Lotus, Conspirator, Soulive & More

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From Catskill Chill
“Catskill Chill Music Festival unveils their artist line-up for the third annual Chill at the picturesque Camp Minglewood in Hancock, New York. Taking place September 7th – 9th, the 2012 event will host over 40 bands on three stages during the 3-day camping festival.

Nestled in the Catskill Mountains, where the beauty of nature synchronizes with the euphoric sounds of live music, this intimate lakeside event has quickly become one of the most anticipated festivals of the year. The Chill features free parking, free camping, on-site cabin rentals, three outdoor covered stages and an Open Mic stage encouraging fans to become part of the performance. Festivalgoers can also enjoy yoga, drum circles, live art, and a communal bonfire each night.”

Announced Lineup: Yonder Mountain String Band • Lotus • Conspirator • Soulive • Lettuce • EOTO • JGB with Melvin Seals • Rubblebucket • Cornmeal • Particle • Break Science • The Heavy Pets • Headtronics • Kung Fu • Zoogma • DrFameus • DJ Logic • Yarn • Yarn plays Dead set • Jennifer Hartswick Band • Dopapod • KRAZ • Wyllys • The McLovins • Caravan of Thieves • Alan Evans Trio • DAMN RIGHT! • The Indobox • Consider the Source • Jeff Bujak • On The Spot Trio • Timbre Coup • The Alchemystics • lespecial • FiKus • ShwizZ • Twiddle • Turbine • Derek VanScoten (D.V.S*) • Horizon Wireless • Pigeons Playing Ping Pong • The Folkadelics

Websites & Links: CatskillChill.com | Facebook | Twitter

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9th Annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival

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From MMMF.net
“April 13-15th will celebrate the 9th annual MMMF. The McDowell Mountain Music Festival exists to integrate and support the community, the arts and the underprivileged. 100% of the proceeds benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Ear Candy Charity.

The Festival took off in April of 2004 as an endeavor to bring real music back to Arizona while getting the community together for a great cause: our children. Each year, the festival brings together a number of bands from a wide variety of genres from all over the world to Arizona. The Festival takes place on the last weekend of April every spring.

It is a great feeling leaning up against the edge of the stage, staring up at your favorite band and enjoying every minute of the performance, but it is an even greater feeling knowing that the proceeds from your ticket will be helping kids in our community! ”

Announced Lineup: Galactic • Ozomatli • Keller Williams • Del McCoury Band • Dark Star Orchestra • Soulive • The Travein’ McCourys with Keller Williams • Big Head Todd and the Monsters • Anders Osborne • Trevor Hall • Carolina Chocolate Drops • The Motet • EOTO • Bob Schneider Band • And More TBA
Websites & Links: mmmf.net | Facebook | Twitter
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Festival Review ~ The Werk Out Music & Arts Festival 2011

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Day 1 ~ Thursday Sept. 8th

Days prior to the Werk Out Music Festival the weather was looking a little worrisome with predictions of scattered thunderstorms everyday. I packed my long-sleeve shirts, multiple pairs of pants, gloves, and a hat to stay warm through the cold nights. However, it was by far the best weather a music festival could every hope for. Sunny skies peered over the festival all three days, and we were all graced with random cloud cover and a gracious breeze. The festival was set on a 100 acre park owned and operated by a descendant of the Historic Shawnee Nation in Ohio.

Originally supposed to open for the festival, Blue Moon Soup, a newer folk bluegrass band, took the stage before Psychedelphia. The band hails from Ohio and recently got together in 2010. They were a younger group of musicians: a fiddler, mandolin player, upright bassist, and guitar and were  full of energy on stage and off. I found that they even enjoy playing their instruments on top of vehicles or simply by a fire. They truly possess the bluegrass spirit.

The first time I feel in love with Psychedelphia was at The 2010 Muncie Springfest Music Festival in Indiana. I was absolutely stoked to see they were traveling back to the Midwest. They have an amazing sound that is full of funk, blues, and psychedelic rhythms that rock your soul. The kinda have the ability to put you in a giddy state. Psychedelphia was a great closer for Thursday with crazy lights and endless jams that kept us dancing all night.

Day 2 ~ Friday Sept. 9th

Friday, I woke to the hot sun beating down on my tent. My friends and I made a shelter with a tarp and two sticks; the best festie approach to obtain the much needed shade. I proceeded to roam through the festival grounds to find the Wuhnurth stage and see how big the grounds stretched. I trailed to the back of the woods and found great views and nice shade from the sun. The Wuhnurth stage was nestled in the far back with tarps and stringing lights around the stage. The Wuhnurth stage had lushes trees and greenery all around; perfect to find your inner chi during yoga in the morning. I headed back to camp to make breakfast and had the company of Oh Kee Pa, a Phish cover band to groove to.

The Folkadelics brought a little Sublime reggae flavor with hip-hop and a little beat-boxing mixed in. The three part vocal harmonies from Sam, Danny, and Gavin brought a lot variety to their songs. The band played gentle melodic songs during their day set. They generally tour the Northeast area and visit Ohio often, so keep your eye out.

Also playing a day set were The Mantras who brought a relaxing mysterious feel to my body. They seemed to have just enough of the “It” factor to get those late risers to the stage. Their jamming rock n’ roll sound kept my mind drifting off into jam heaven.

After the beginning of The Mantras, I traveled to the Wuhnurth Stage to see Catch Curtis, who hail from Muncie, Indiana. It has been quite some time since I experienced one of their shows and was stoked to see them. The band is a four piece with electrifying keys from Ashton Kleemann, amazing six string shredder Matt Parkison, trippi guitar by Josh Lockwood, and the banging drum beats. The band has jazz theory in their background while combining funk and experimental jam to make a fusion frenzy.

The night was started off right with a set from Kyle Hollingworth Band. The set was great and Hollingsworth  even sang a new song that he didn’t even know the lyrics to. He reminded the audience of this when grabbing a setlist make sure to ask because you may actually be taking sheet notes! The festival got a little taste of Hollingworth’s second solo ablum called “Then There’s Now,” which was released mid September.

EOTO, members of String Cheese Incident Jason Hann and Michael Travis, followed their fellow SCI bandmate Kyle Hollingsworth on stage with an electronic dub mix. These masterminds had everyone getting down with some nasty beats. They covered “How Low can You Go,” as well as a Phil Collins song and had the crowd eating out of their hands. Electronic music sure has come a long way.

The host band, The Werks, were blasting lasers in our faces all night on Friday. It was a full show including: rage sticks, acrobatics dangling next to the stage, and fire being shot in the air. The crowd was full of energy and postive vibes. Highlights from the set include battling of percussions between Jason Hann from EOTO and Aaron Armstrong from The Werks. Also, Johnny Neel from the Allman Bros and Norman Dimitrouleas from The Werks jammed together on a single keyboard. A fact I did not know about Johnny Neel is he’s partially blind. While sharing the keyboard Norman would try to guide Johnny during transitions.

Friday night ended with Everyone Orchestra and Matt Butler conducting with his magnificent erase board. This turned out to be one of my favorite summer performances and was by far one of the top sets all weekend. This was a complete improv-set with all the members from String Cheese Incident except Bill Nershi and Keith Moseley, Jamie Janover from Zilla, and the featured band The Werks. Butler encouraged the audience to whisper and scream in unison with the orchestras fat funky bass lines and disco drum kicks. Butler does a great job of making you feel like you’re in the band; the evenings crowd was in full participation.

Day 3 ~ Saturday Sept. 10th

Saturday started with an amazing yoga journey at the Wuhnurth Stage. It was incredibly peaceful with trees blowing in the wind and the sound of nature awakening our souls. There aren’t many better ways to start a day!

The Floorwalkers, reign from Columbus Ohio. They brought a great bluesy rock set to brighten my day before The Twin Cats took the stage. The Floorwalkers are led by the amazing soulful voice of Jonathan Elliott. A man singing reggae tunes that can make you feel like your in a blues bar. Be sure to check them out October 21st at Radio Radio in Indianapolis.

A sound they like to call, Face Funk, The Twin Cats bring face melting funk straight to your core. Combining synth-driven antics, an upbeat sax, and fat bass. These boys hail from Indianapolis and set the bar for the rest of the evening.

The amazing and talented Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson was truly an honor to see perform. Gorgeous white hair flowed around Donna’s face while rockin’ on stage. Her presence was unmatched as she brought beauty, grace, and a beaming smile. You can tell she was entranced by the atmosphere and happy to take part in such a great music festival. 

Saturday night was filled with Donna Jean Godchaux being able to play with her own band and then joining Dark Star Orchestra. This was exciting to hear her bring back The Jerry Garcia Band tunes she once did vocals for. It was a full Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia experience with DSO. Since this amazing opportunity arose, set times were pushed back and bands played longer than scheduled. It was an astonishing time which is actually hard to put into words. I felt like I was viewing the past with the present staring me in the face.

As sets were pushed back, The Werks played a tremendous set while bringing Donna Jean Godchaux, Jeff Mattson from Dark Star Orchestra, and Johnny Neel on stage. A big thanks was given by Chris Houser to everyone who contributed their hard work and made such a great event take place. In conclusion, everyone who was in attendance for The Werks set. It was as if we were all welcomed home and into their family. It was a great warm feeling you don’t find at larger festivals and something The Werks family obviously takes pride in.
Roevy was still to play one of the late night sets. As the set was starting to begin, the crowd noticed the volume was set lower. Starting to chant “turn it up” and demanding more bass, one of the members from Roevy decided to blare his speaker to emphasize the need for the volume to be turned up. They had a great turn out and the crowd raged even harder due to the volume being so soft.
Eumatik scheduled to play at 2:30 A.M. didn’t get on stage till 4:30 in the morning. I was definitely not going to miss this epic dance party. As Chris Houser has been known to say during every Werks set, “Now is the time to TAKE A STEP BACK.” Ashton Kleemann on keyboards worked wonders and recorded Chris saying this during their set and later sampled Chris saying this which created a mind blowing realization.

Eumatik was by far the best late night set all weekend. A Eumatik set is never the same with improvisational skills in jazz, dub, disco- fever, and trance. This kept many of us raging in full force all night long. The festival could not have ended any better. If you haven’t seen these guys, please check out their opening set for Papadosio, Wednesday October 12 at the Lafayette Theater.

Day 4 ~ Sunday Sept. 11th
After a short rest I woke up Sunday morning packed my home and headed back to Indiana before the rain made a surprise visit. Again, thank you Werk Out for an amazing time and welcoming me into your family! See you next year. 🙂

Written by The Kels Monster

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Free Downloads ~ Electric Forest 2011

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Day 1: Thursday June 30th

Emmitt-Nershi Band – Ranch Arena (Opening Set at the Ranch Arena)
Black Clouds, Midnight Run, These Days, Gold Hill Line, Bolin Creek #, Don’t It Make You Want To Dance #, Wait Until Tomorrow #, Texas #, Band Intros, Instrumental #, New Country Blues # (# w/ Anders Beck)

Provided by: Will P. and Archive.org

Greensky Bluegrass – Sherwood Court (Evening Set)
*Tuning*, Just To Lie > Train Junkie, Jaywalking, *Announcement*, *Tuning/Chat*, *Crowd*, *Final Announcement*

Provided by: Will P. and Archive.org

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Day 2: Friday July 1st

String Cheese Incident – Ranch Arena (First 2 SCI Sets of the Weekend)
Set 1: Tuning/Banter, Best Feeling > Can’t Stop Now, Pirates, Song In My Head, Pack It Up, Rain > Drums > On The Road  Set 2: Eye Know Why, Cedar Laurels, Resume Man, San Jose, Freedom Jazz Dance, Shantytown, Rivertrance > Tom Sawyer Encore: Just One Story

Provided by: Peter Coffan and Archive.org

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Day 3: Saturday July 2nd

The Ragbirds – Tripolee Stage (Early Evening Set)
Onyame Kokroko, Good > Right Here, Right Now, Book of Matches > Romanian Train Song, Moribayassa, The Bully, Six Wheels, The Race, Panoramic Camera, Tarantella

Provided by: Will P. and Archive.org

String Cheese Incident – Ranch Arena (Two Evening Sets)
Set 1: Lester Poem, Colorado Bluebird Sky, Rhum N’ Zouc, Little Hands > Dudley’s Kitchen, Sometimes A River, Betray The Dark, Close Your Eyes > 21st Century Schizoid Man  Set 2: Banter, Desert Dawn > Kashmir, Lands End > Glory Chords, Piece of Mine, Rosie, What Planet am I On?, Jam > BOTWP > Restless Wind  Encore: Tore Up Over You > Desert Dawn

Provided by: Peter Coffan and Archive.org

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Day 4: Sunday July 3rd

Railroad Earth – Ranch Arena (Afternoon Set)
*Tuning*, 420, Saddle of the Sun, The Man Who Invented Sin –> Mighty River, Long Walk Home, Black Elk Speaks, 1759, Gone to the Fields, Lone Croft Farewell, Mourning Flies, Hard Livin’ E: *Banter*, Ragtime Annie Lee

Provided by: Will P. and Archive.org

String Cheese Incident – Ranch Arena (Final SCI Sets of the Weekend)
Set 1: Intro, Chili Dawg, Up The Canyon, Old Train*, Big Sciota#, Sittin’ On Top Of The World#, Big Mon^, Wild Horses%, Way Back Home, Looking Glass > Jessica  Set 2: Banter, Rhythm of the Road, This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) > Heads Up Jam > Valley of the Jig, Cottonmouth, Howard, Jellyfish > Electric Jam > Dirk  Encore: Shakin’ The Tree

Provided by: Peter Coffan and Archive.org

EOTO – Tripolee (Festivals Closing Set)
Streaming Only: Felect, Rriq, Angin, Yanu, Drud, Gihaa, Kie, Nimil, Egarra, Whool, Taeto, Roddur, Alldo, Eese, Thraus, Autai, Travis

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Websites & Links: ElectricForestFestival.com | YouTube | Facebook

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The Big Up Announce 2011 Lineup: RAQ, EOTO, Big Gigantic & More

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This year’s The Big Up Music & Arts Festival will be held on July 28, 29 and 30, 2011, at the legendary Sunnyview Farm in Ghent, New York. Now in its second year, The Big Up Music & Arts Festival has already become a summer tradition for festival-goers seeking a unique and intimate festival experience. The 1500 acre Sunnyview Farm, with its remarkable views of the Upper Hudson Valley hills and water ways, is the perfect backdrop for this eclectic, innovative and distinct summer music festival which places a strong emphasis on culture and the arts.

Announced Artists
The Big Up Music & Arts Festival recently announced the addition of Tipper and RAQ to its 2011 festival lineup. They join headliners EOTO (featuring Michael Travis and Jason Hann of the String Cheese Incident), Big Gigantic, Digital Tape Machine (featuring Joel Cummins and Kris Myers of Umphrey’s McGee) and Marco Benevento Trio. Also scheduled to perform at The Big Up Music & Arts Festival are Ott, Abakus, Papadosio, Orchard Lounge, The Breakfast, The Polish Ambassador, The Indobox, Kung Fu, Higher Organix, Dopapod, The Malah, Jimkata, Strange Arrangement, ElectronicAnonymous, Dr. Jah & The Love Prophets, Funktion, D.V.S*, Perileyes, Timbre Coup, Blacklight Rukus, Technicolor Lenses, Steady Knock, Pulse Prophets, The Cyborg Trio and more to be announced along with a complete schedule of music and activities at TheBigUp.com.

The Big Up Music & Arts Festival general admission tickets are now available at $90.00 for a three-day music and camping pass. The at gate ticket price will be $120.00.

Websites & Links:

TheBigUp.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Snow Ball Music Festival 2011 with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Bassnectar & More

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Snow Ball
 March 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2011 – Vail Valley, Colorado
Lineup: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros • The Flaming Lips • Local Natives • Bassnectar • Pretty Lights • Portugal. The Man • Diplo • Miami Horror • Twin Shadow • Sam Adams • Porter Robinson • Zed’s Dead • Brother Ali • Baths • Big Gigantic • Lotus • 12th Planet • Eskmo • Classixx • Gauntlet Hair • Paper Diamond • Onra • EOTO • Savoy • The Chain Gang of 1974 • Lord Huron • Candy Claws • Mansions on the Moon • Michal Menert • Robotic Pirate Monkey • Afro Man • Superhumanoids • The Bones • Jesse Woods • American Royalty • Lazerdisk Party Sex • Sugarpill • Air Dubai • Emory Quinn • Rag • Mr. Anonymous • Steffi Graf • Bonfire Dub • Springdale Quartet • Mobogkin

Links: SnowBallMusicFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Free Download ~ EOTO Live in Chicago 11.6.10

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EOTO
11/6/10 The Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL

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From LiveDownloads.com
“Have you ever wanted to hear what an EOTO show sounds like? Michael Travis and Jason Hann from String Cheese Incident play live drums, vocals, bass and more. They are known for their 100% live improvised performances. EOTO are offering a FREE MP3 download of 11/6/10 Chicago!”

Websites & Links: EOTOMusic.com | LiveDownloads.com

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EOTO ~ K-Turns & U-Turns Vol. 2: Best of 2009

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EOTO
K-Turns & U-Turns Vol. 2: Best of 2009

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Hope everybody is enjoying their 2010!! 2009 was a VERY BIG year for EOTO and we would like to celebrate the monster year by showcasing the band in the release of the “Best of 2009” compilation!!

We are pleased to bring you the second installment of K-Turns & U-Turns!!! It features EOTO at their absolute best across all of their touring madness in 2009. Jason & Travis recorded 170 live shows in 2009, and we did our best to pull songs from the entire year and give fans a true taste of what EOTO sounded like throughout all of 2009. This compilation pulls together 36 songs and 4 hours of music, from 29 different shows. Just like last time, every song has been edited to flow into the next in order to give the feel of a live EOTO show that you saw or heard, somewhere, sometime, in 2009.

Enjoy this mix and thank you to everybody that purchased shows throughout 2009! We now have over 200 live shows available for download and you all have continued to make this process possible 🙂

– Brian Cohn & Heath Byington (EOTO Live Show Archivists)

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