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Table of Contents • Hangout Music Festival | 3 • Thursday, May 16 | 4 - 9 • Friday, May 17
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• Saturday, May 18 | 13 - 15 • Sunday, May 19
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• Summer Camp Music Festival | 19 • Thursday, May 23 | 20 - 23 • Friday, May 24
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• Saturday, May 25 | 32 - 38 • Sunday, May 26
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Hangout Music & Arts Festival 2013 4th Annual Hangout Music & Arts Festival
The Hangout Music Festival has just wrapped their fourth year celebration, and we are working hard to archive all the moments for your viewing pleasure. To easily break down our massive review of the four day festival, we have split up the days of the festival into separate sections of our online publication. We have created the similar formatting for our Summer Camp Music Festival review.
We have a written review for each day, and produced several videos to provide additional depth to our post coverage. Experience the videos from the event on our YouTube Channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/CrescentVale. As the festival progressed, we continued to add content to our 2013 Hangout Music Festival Flipbook. Users can access that content with a free downloadable application with Flipboard. Check out the progression of the festival with the
2013 Hangout Music Festival Flipbook at: http://flip.it/S9cPt. The next section of pages includes the Crescent Vale’s Extended Review on the 4th Annual Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Find out all the latest news and experiences from the Hangout Festival with their main website at: http://www.hangoutmusicfest.com.
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Hangout Music Festival Thursday Highlights
expand their raw form of electronic music. Felix M., bassist for the band Thursday, May 16 hopped down in the crowd was a day for hot music after their set and hung out in the South with Future with some of the chill fans Rock, a trio from Chicago. before heading out back to They opened the action up the road. Wick-it the Instigaon the BMI Stage that was tor popped the opening set also known as the Hangin the Boom Boom Tent out’s outdoor restaurant from 3:15-3:55. After his stage. It was refreshing set, we talked about perto see the trio continue to
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forming an unofficial show during the 2012 Hangout Music Festival, and how this year compared to last year. [YouTube Link]. It was my first time seeing Wick-it live, and I was blown away by his attention to detail. He hails from Nashville, Tennessee and delivers a nontraditional approach to electronic music. His debut set at the Hangout Music Festival helped pave the way for independent artists to get involved on an unofficial level, in hopes to gain exposure for a spot at the festival down the road. There was several debut sets over the weekend, and historic returns like The Black Crowes, Trey Anastasio, The Roots and Gov’t Mule. An ingenious piece to the Hangout Music Festival provides diversity and history in the lineup each year. I’m throughly excited to see which bands they book for 2014. JOHNNYSWIM is an act that won a spot on the lineup via crowd sourcing and MTV.
In addition to bringing a new act to the festival, MTV also provided a live stream of several performances during the event. My father joined me for the Conspirator set on Thursday in the Boom Boom Tent. We had watched their set at a local music festival in 2011, and we were excited to see how the band has changed things up. Conspirator is composed of members from The Disco Biscuits and various other groups. My father described their sound as “the future of music.” They do an excellent job of blending traditional and nontraditional instruments Lotus | 05/16/13
together in a dynamic fashion. It was a smart idea having them gear the crowd up from 5:25-6:20. Lotus performed for a massive crowd under the Boom Boom Tent to close down the stage on Thursday. It was my ninth Lotus show, and I was pumped to hear them release some of their new hip-hop styled tracks for the Hangout Music Festival crowd. The Denver/ Philadelphia trendsetters continued to push forward at the top tier of the music festival circuit. Throughout the four day weekend I was grabbing photos and live footage of the event. During the Lotus set, I
decided to take advantage of the Mega Drop carnival ride. I grabbed my camera and went to the top of the drop for a scenic shot. During my moments in the media area, I noticed the members of Umphrey’s McGee getting ready to do an interview. I was getting my equipment put away quietly and professionally, as Brendan Bayliss and Andy Farag were prepping for quick discussion on camera. Right as I go to stand up, R. Kelly’s ‘Ignition’ starts playing in the background. The ghetto in me must have busted loose for a moment, because when I went to stand up, I must have had a little too much funk in my step. As I stood up next to the Chicago rock legends with my funky body language, I noticed Brennan looking over at me with a smile on his face.
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Umphrey’s McGee Moments later, I am walking on East Beach Boulevard, (the main drag on the festival grounds). As I am walking causally, I noticed Brendan walking next to me. I look over at him, and say a partial “Almost Famous” quote to break the ice, “hey, you play guitar in Umphrey’s McGee. I’ve been watching your band for over ten years.” I asked him if we could walk and talk. Brendan was on the move, but agreed. I let him know about my independent media outlet, and inquired
about his performance later that evening. “We have a set later, but right now I’m just walking around in my flip flops,” Bayliss said. It was a great quote, so I asked him if I could use that for live coverage on the event. He was cool with it, so I tweeted it moments later. After the wildness let out of the Boom Boom Tent, guests quickly made their way to the Letting Go Stage for Railroad Earth and Umphrey’s McGee. Both sets were on the shorter side according
to the message boards following the event. One suggestion may be to make sets longer, and provide additional stages. It was my second Railroad Earth show, and my twelfth Umphrey’s McGee show. Overall the production on Thursday provided the best Pre-Party that I have attended in my 11 years of experience at different festivals around the country.
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Friday’s entertainment started out strong with Lance Herbstrong performing in the Boom Boom Tent. It was my second Lance Herbstrong set, and I was impressed with how they kept the performance fresh and engaging for the Hangout crowd. The band spoke later about their set. Kamal Soliman, brought up that they performed new remixes by Bloc Party, (a 2013 Hangout Music Festival artist), and a new remix titled ‘Blackout’ by The Knocks during an extended interview. [YouTube Link].
reggae music created a cool vibe in the air. The Gulf Coast breeze provided a refreshing relief throughout the four day celebration. The Hangout Music Festival wisely selected a smart location and weekend of the year to put on music festival. They close downtown Gulf Shores, Alabama, and provide shuttles to guests during the extended weekend. One of my favorite pieces about the festival is meeting the people in Gulf Shores. There is something in the water that makes people more thoughtful, Lance Herbstrong friendly and respectful. Ryan Bingham is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. Before the festival, I was able to review some of his impressive work. Recently Bingham has picked up a list of prestigious awards including: a Grammy, Golden Globe Award, Academy Toots and the May- Award as well as many tals kicked up the sand on others. As I worked on the beach at the Chevrolet live coverage in the Media Area on Friday, Ryan’s Stage early Friday afterpublicist approached me noon. The sun beat down to work with him on an on the audience, but the
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interview. His management team had reached out to me before the event, and I was ready to go when she approached me on Friday. The interview went really well, and I was able to check out some of his live performance on the Letting Go Stage. My overall impression on Ryan Bingham is that he is a class act on and off stage. To fInd out more on his music, link up with the [YouTube Link]. Afrojack provided the hardcore hitting midday bass in the Boom Boom Tent on Friday. The tent was packed for that set. The crowd danced up a storm outside the tented area as well. It was my first time seeing an Afrojack performance. It was rowdy, fun, rowdy, and really fun. Grizzly Bear kept the Chevrolet Stage hot with the indie rock from Brooklyn, New York. This was my second time seeing the band perform live. They were more lively with a beach setting, compared to when I first saw them in a crowded tent.
The Weeks were also performing during this time slot on the BMI Stage. I was able to stop by and check out their live performance and relax in the Hangout Lounge area. The biggest breakthrough set of the weekend that I caught live was Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on Friday evening. Their live set started to make me think about the future of music, civil rights and how they executed their performance. When an artist thinks about how to create an unforgettable moment, and effectively executes it in creative manner with the audience, I start to see the future of music. It is not a secret that artists and entertainers are powerful voices of influence all over the world. What I foresee in the upcoming years is a reemergence between live performances and social change. We can work towards work goals that fan bases can help to solve major world issues. I have seen people come together to work out prob-
lems at several festivals and events in the past. Conscious Alliance offered a free poster to guests at the Hangout Music Festival that provided a $20 donation or 20 cans on nonperishable goods. This is just one of many great examples of how the Conscious Alliance and the event continues to give back to those in need of help. Big Gigantic settled up the score on the Letting Go Stage to wrap up Friday’s entertainment. The Denver duo brought one of the best sets to
the shores of the Gulf Coast. Kings of Leon made their way back to the stage after a hiatus following a series of unfortunate events during their 2010 Summer Tour. It was my second Kings of Leon performance, and I found that the break from the road did the band well. Their set contained new music that was streamed live on MTV for the online viewing audience along with the members in attendance at the Hangout Festival.
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Saturday provided clear skies and an abundant amount of sunshine. Delta Rae got things going on the Hangout Stage in the early afternoon hours on Saturday. VIP guests relaxed by the pool and enjoyed live sets throughout the day. Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers stole the hearts and minds of guests near the Chevrolet Stage. Nicki and the Gramblers stopped by the Media Area midday Saturday. It was nice being able to check in with the band
after their set. The Werks and Wild Cub were also splitting the earlier time slots for Saturday afternoon. Public Enemy reminded the crowd to fight the power, and provided a deeper message to the audience. It was my first time seeing the hip-hop legends live, and I was impressed with their overall stage show. Flavor Flav and Chuck D still light up the stage with their attitude and rawness. Before the festival kicked off, I was able to con-
nect with The Mowgli’s online. It was a real treat to see their performance on the BMI Stage midday Saturday. The Bright Light Social Hour rocked the Letting Go Stage, and the Dirty Projectors performed a solid set on the Chevrolet Stage. Kamal, vocalist and percussionist for Lance Herbstrong, mentioned Shovels and Rope being one of the acts that he took note at the festival on Saturday.
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Gov’t Mule Gov’t Mule is one of the cornerstones in Jam Music history. They have continued to perform for 20 years. I remember their 10th anniversary show at the Orpheum Theatre in New Orleans in 2004. Next year will mark their 20 year run, and I hope they return to New Orleans in 2014. Their Hangout Music Festival set was nothing short of amazing.
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The Roots knocked out their classic style of hip-hop for the Chevrolet Stage crowd on Saturday. A group of friends that I had meet were very excited about seeing the band live on stage. They geared up things on the Chevy Stage before the wildness let out for the Bassnectar show. Kendrick Lamar and The Black Crowes
split the 6:00-7:00 time slot on Saturday. I was able to catch The Black Crowes set, and I was thankful that I did. It was my third time seeing the band, and it was one of my all time favorite set lists. They ended their set with four huge tracks for the Hangout Stage crowd. The Black Crowes set list from 05/18/13 includes: Twice as Hard, Sting Me,
The Tontons performed a preview set in the Media Area before taking the BMI Stage late Saturday afternoon. Bassnectar stirred a wild crowd, and Slightly Stoopid provided some reggae tunes in the early evening hours. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers performed on the Hangout Stage as Saturday’s headliner. His music is engrained in the culture and spirit of the country. As I walked through the crowd I found myself in one of the largest sing-alongs that I have been apart of in my life. It was my father and mine first time seeing Tom Petty, and we both enjoyed the different classic rock tunes together. Sunday was a relaxing day to cap off a wild four days on the Gulf Coast. I started my day by working on some media, and checking out Zion I in the Boom Boom Tent. After checking out some new hip-hop flavor, I ventured over to the Let-
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ting Go Stage for a New Orleans wild card known as The Revivalists. The Revivalists were an excellent way to gear up for Galactic on the Chevrolet Stage midday Sunday. It would be an excellent addition to the festival down the road to have both of these New Orleans bands back, and provide a late night venue to let me show off their talents to a larger audience. The crew from Lance Herbstrong had time for an interview, so I made my way up to their hotel. We watched a little of the Imagine Dragons
set before getting into the interview. Moe. pumped the crowd up on the Letting Go Stage on Sunday, May 19. I have seen Moe. close to twenty times now. It becomes difficult to count individual shows when you see them multiple times in one weekend. I love their music with a passion. They have continued to go strong for over twenty years, and I see them going for another twenty. They rocked the Hangout crowd with the wicked jams, and marvelicious grooves.
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Trey Anastasio Band Yeah Yeah Yeahs got sexy in a provocative manner live on the Hangout Stage Sunday evening. Their set was filled with brand new music bursting at the seams. Their latest album “Mosquito” is mega hit, and will continue to be a summer classic for 2013. Trey Anastasio Band loaded up the action and kept things going until moments before Stevie Wonder took the stage. Bloc Party and Ja-
son Isbell & the 400 Unit also helped gear up for the concluding Stevie Wonder set on the Hangout Stage. Guests swarmed and danced late into Sunday night during the Stevie Wonder performance. The VIP area became overloaded as people did everything they could to get a good spot for Stevie Wonder. My father and I watched the show from a reasonable distance and danced to the songs we enjoyed the most. It was
my second time seeing Stevie Wonder live, and I got into the second show more than my first. Overall, the Hangout Music Festival was one of the best experiences of my life. It reminded of the brilliance that went into making Bonnaroo great during their first four years of production. Now the big question is, “Can Hangout do it for another four years?”
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Summer Camp Music Festival Summer Camp Music Festival 2013 Review Chillicothe, Ill - The 13th Annual Summer Camp Music Festival brought in 20,000 guests, 130 bands and a storm system that attendees will never forget. It was one of the muddiest years to date. Some guests let the weather get their spirits down, as others guests decided to buck that idea, and have a good time despite the unforeseen
events. 2013 marked my eighth year in attendance. After experiencing the tornado in 2004, and the record breaking heat last year. This weather was not that bad, but the perception from of portion of the audience was more bleak than in pervious years. It is my goal to help change that perception with this review. Music festivals have become cornerstones for arts and culture for developed countries around the
globe. In Europe, events reach well over 100,000 people. Glastonbury started with 1,500 fans in 1970. In 2010, the festival brought in over 170,000 guests. This is a clear example of the progression that Summer Camp is experiencing today. Guests at Glastonbury go for the music, and not just for the concept of overindulgence. It has been ingrained into the culture over forty years to
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put up with poor weather conditions, and to show the international communities what their section of the world represents. When international touring acts make the decision to visit music festivals; it puts an international spotlight on those events and areas. We have to take responsibility for our own actions. The world is watching, and they want to know what we think. I plan to take you on a ride through the 2013 Summer Camp Music Festival. Sit back, relax and let your imagination do the work. The tour starts on Thursday, May 23 in Carbondale, Ill. After wrapping the last section of post coverage from the Hangout Music Festival, I packed the Jeep for a four day trip to Chillicothe, Ill. The drive up north was smooth and relaxing. There was some rain on the drive up, but not very much. I arrived to the festival grounds late in the day on Thursday
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around 9:50 p.m. It broke my heart not being able to make some of the sets earlier in the day. ClusterPluck, Lake Shore Vibe, Family Groove Company and Cornmeal all threw down on Thursday. The setlist below is of the FGC set on Thursday, and is posted at: Setlist.com. 05/23/13 (Thursday) Summer Camp @ Three Sisters Park (Starshine) Chillicothe, IL Set 1: The Charmer > Well In Hand, Professionals Here, A Misdemeanor’s Worth, Falling Off the Fence, One Eye Dreaming (1), American Girl Comment: (1) with Allie Kral on fiddle When I arrived, Caravan of Thieves, were just capping off their first performance on the Campfire Stage. It was a treat running up to see Fuzz tearing it up on stage just as I arrived to the festival grounds. After their show the band and I briefly talked about their
set, and Brian, bassist for the group, handed me their setlist. Caravan of Thieves joined a list of guests for the Cornmeal Summer Camp Ramble later Thursday night in the Soulshine Tent. Carrie and Fuzz, members of Caravan of Thieves, mentioned working on a new album during an interview on Friday, May 24. During late Thursday the festival grounds were clean and easy to navigate. The vibe was ideal. There was a high level of excitement in the air. As I walked down the main drag of
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the festival I noticed there were no street names for the festival grounds. It is my goal to help inspire a creative flow with the guests at Summer Camp to build positive memories and future traditions for guests to collectively share. The new street names and sections of the festival could represent the geographical format of the United States. The actual Route 66 shows an interesting parallel to the main road through Three Sisters Park. Digital Tape Machine were performing as I approached the Starshine Stage area. There was an energizing presence in the crowd during the show. New age sounds were emanating from the stage. Joel Cummins and Kris Myers combined their skills with the group to create artificially organic moments during their performance. The band is made up of traditional instruments and a mix of electronic devices. They merge the two worlds of music well on stage. I saw
the band last year, and was excited to see them again this year. During an interview last May with Jeremy Garrett, fiddler from The Infamous Stringdusters, he mentioned that the band being one of his favorite acts. Music ran late into the
night with Jaik Willis on the Campfire Stage, dance music in the Vibe Tent, Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band and Future Rock closing out the entertainment for Thursday in the Redbarn with Minnesota & Quixotic.
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Friday In the first seven years of attending the Summer Camp Music Festival I camped in the middle of the woods next to the Campground/Camping Stage. In 2004, I was camping at the bottom of the campgrounds, and found myself in a small puddle of water when I awoke. The festival grounds needs to think about an irrigation system that could harness the water flow, instead of being held victim to it each year.
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This year, I camped in my Jeep, and was happy with my decision by the end of the weekend. In the Jeep I thought about how we could expand in the forest. Friday festivities stretched out early with Om Yoga running from 10-11 a.m. around, and inside the Soulshine Tent. Old Shoe threw a hoedown on the Campfire Stage early, and guests slowly rose from their late slumber. The weather was beautiful all day Fri-
day. Tractors transported guests around the festival grounds on hayrides all weekend. It creates a great vibe and tradition for Summer Campers to use during their stay at the festival. Vanessa Robinson, volunteer coordinator for Summer Camp, discussed some of the benefits of participating and interacting with the Soulshine Tent. She explains how helping out can provide guests access to unique performances. “It is very
exciting. If you are not familiar with the concept of The Everyone Orchestra. Matt Butler conducts it, and he pulls in big artists from every headlining band that is basically playing here. It creates a big jam session, I get up there and talk a little bit about Make-A-Difference. It is an exciting and different experience that you will never see again, because you will never see these artists on the same stage again,” Robinson said. Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band verbally put a foot to the Starshine Stage’s crowd during the early afternoon hours. The Reverend mentioned, “It’s never too early to rock n’ roll, now get up and dance.” RPBDB always puts on a great show. Their boot-stomping mix of the Delta Blues and uptempo Rock makes their performances easy to dance to live. After checking out their set, I made my way over to the Campfire Stage. Brainchild, a band
Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band based out of Peoria, Ill, rocked the Campfire Stage on Friday. Chicago Farmer, based out of Bloomington, Ill performed the following day, but also represented the central Illinois music scene. It is interesting to me to be able to attend music festivals in different areas, and absorb different cultures when I am on site. After Brainchild wrapped their set, I worked in the media area for a bit before checking out Moe. on the
Moonshine Stage and the Family Groove Company on the Starshine Stage. Moe., co-hosts of the event, and Jamband icons to the music scene performed their annual Friday warm-up set on the Moonshine Stage. I consider an afternoon set to be a warm-up set, and a set later in the evening to be a little more filling to watch live. This set was my 28th Moe. performance that I experienced since 2001. If one
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watches Moe. enough times, one may begin to enjoy and notice the attention to detail that they give each song. Setlist provided by setlist.com. 05/24/13 (Friday)Â Summer Camp @ Three Sisters Park (Moonshine) - Chillicothe, IL Set 1: Captain America > Recreational Chemistry, Deep This Time > Downward Facing Dog, Puebla > Ricky Marten > Seat of my Pants, E: Okayalright The Family Groove Company is from Chicago, and holds down a solid history with the Summer Camp Music Festival. This marks their 10th year performing at the festival. The band continuously finds new ways to make their Summer Camp sets unique and original. Each year they normally perform multiple sets with the idea in mind to make each one special. The attention to detail that this band puts into their craft can be extremely enticing for experienced
festival goers. The band was playing a funk/rock track as I approached the Starshine area. Their next move was to pull up Roosevelt Collier, pedal steel guitarist for The Lee Boys, on stage to help give some soul to their set. During the weekend Collier jumped on stage with multiple acts, and showed no hesitation with Adam, Janis, Jordan and Mattias on drums. John Medeski, Billy Martin and Chris Wood performed on the Moonshine Stage in sun just after 4 p.m. I enjoyed the
set a great deal. It was my 17th time seeing the band live since 2002. The only thing I would change about their set is the early time slot. Their set on Friday was another above par performance that I hope to see at their live shows. The Wailers were also performing during this time on the Sunshine Stage. Yonder Mountain String Band, Denver-based rock/bluegrass legends, whipped the crowd around the Moonshine Stage into
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EOTO a madhouse after the MMW performance let out on Friday. Their set reminded me why I will always make the time and effort to catch their live concerts at music festivals. The crowd was singing along; the band was in a vibrant mood, and the Moonshine Stage was rocking into the early evening hours of Friday. YMSB and Moe. both shared the late night sets in the Redbarn late Friday/early Saturday
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morning. I was exhausted by the time these shows rolled around, but I am sure both bands produced filling late night performances in the Redbarn. Keller Williams released a new project that he has been working on titled More Than A Little. The group is composed of some very talented musicians including Victor Wooten and a cast of other lively musicians. He ended his set with ‘This Must Be the Place’ by the Talking
Heads. It was a sweet way to conclude the set, and to also show off the beauty of the Talking Heads. EOTO, the Colorado/California improv duo made up of Jason Hann and Michael Travis sat down for a quick interview before their set on the Moonshine Stage. During the interview guests would approach the band members, and express their gratefulness to the guys. One fan since 2002 spoke up and talked about his
relationship with the music that EOTO produces. “You guys having been doing great. The energy has put me in a really good place to do some art. I’ll send you a thread.” I asked the band a few questions on their style of music. Larry David does an outline during production for Curb Your Enthusiasm. Do you guys do any outlining to your sets? “We like Curb. That is a great show, but we don’t make plans. It’s %100 improvisation ,” Travis said. Do you guys surprise each other on stage often? “We just had three
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weeks off, probably the longest time every off with no gigs. We came back, Travis was working on his rig. I was working on mine, and we were surprising the hell out of each other last night. It was like little kids again with new toys,” Hann said. The EOTO set was my third time seeing them live in concert. The first time I saw them was at the 2009 Summer Camp Music Festival during the day on the Moonshine Stage. I normally prefer electronic sets at night, but EOTO is one of the few bands that I can dance to in the day or night. The EOTO
performance in Chillicothe this year was literally body rocking bass for over an hour. As I would walk in front of the main speaker in the pit area, my camera equipment, and my entire body would shake and rattle from the bass coming out of the speakers. It was off the charts, but amusing to the bassheads in the crowd. The full moon over the Moonshine Stage was a fitting way to gear up for the STS9 performance set to follow EOTO’s Grande set.
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Umphrey’s McGee | 05/24/13 Umphrey’s McGee, Chicago’s rock music landlords, performed two solid sets of high energy improvisational music for the Sunshine Stage crowd in the later hours of Friday evening. They reprised ‘Nothing Too Fancy’ during the first set, and ‘Puppet String’ during the second set. One of the highlights of the weekend was having Moe. and Umphrey’s McGee exchange songs between bands. Umphrey’s McGee cov-
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ered ‘Rebubula’ and Moe. covered ‘In the Kitchen’ during their Saturday night set. Another layer of depth to the story includes a passage that Al Schnier, guitarist for Moe., said during a live version of ‘Rebubula’ in a 2002 performance. “That’s Brendan from Umphrey’s McGee. About 18 years ago, when Moe. was playing in St. Louis someone gave us a tape of Umphrey’s McGee covering ‘Rebubula’. It was one of the first things that they
learned how to do, and it is awesome to see it in the first place, and it is really great to have them here at this event,” Schnier said. I think he may have overinflated the 18 years that had pasted in the story, but the part about it being one of the first things that Umphrey’s McGee learned to do together was probably was not too far off. It was during the middle of Moe. performing ‘Rebubula’ when Al made that comment in 2002. Around
eleven years later that musical bond was celebrated at the Summer Camp Music Festival. The interaction between both bands has created a tight bond and a better understanding of how each of the musicians works together on and off stage. Umphrey’s McGee is hitting the road this summer with STS9 to embark on creating similar musical moments happen across the country with the fusion between the two bands. It reminds me of the magic that happens during live performances by The Everyone Orchestra. Umphrey’s McGee busted out a special version of ‘Bright Lights’ with Dominic Lalli from Big Gigantic during their second set on Friday. There was high level of energy during both Umphrey’s McGee sets, and the Big Gigantic set following them on the Sunshine Stage. STS9 blasted off into outer space with their headlining set on the Moonshine Stage Friday
STS9 w/ Russ Liquid & Horns night. Russ Liquid & Horns joined the band live on stage for a few tracks Friday night. This was my fourth STS9 show that I have experienced, and it was by far the best. It is hard to pick a best set of the weekend, but the STS9 set on the Moonshine Stage was everything a music fan could want, plus a dialed in horn section.
When I arrived they were just finishing ‘Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist’ and the band was getting into ‘2001’ on a high note. The crowd was jumping out of their clothes during that song. It is an unforgettable moment. Another big moment that occurred that night was when Victor Wooten joined Dumpstaphunk live on stage.
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Dumpstaphunk Dumpstaphunk, New Orleans is a set of music pioneers continue to strive for new possibilities that positivity can create in funk music. They have a new album dropping this July 30th titled “Dirty Word.” Their live show was a funky way to end my stretched out Friday at Summer Camp. Earlier in the day the band hosted a small press conference in the Church to discuss their upcoming album. The Neville’s and a group of the press hung out before the press conference took place outside the Church.
Ivan Neville spoke about acquiring talent for the record. “Most of it was not really planned. We would always like to have friends that are cool and can add to the project. It is always cool to have people guest on the record. Ani was a straight up shock. We had no idea. I was mixing the record, she heard some ‘Human Being’ and she has a studio in her house. She just happened to go and write something for the song. It was appropriate, so Ani is on the record now. The same thing happened when Flea was in New
Orleans for a few days. We were hanging out, went and got some food, did a few things and we worked in the studio. We got him to play on the track. Trombone Shorty was the same thing. He came over and worked on a track together. Rebirth we kind of had a song that we wrote. Tony had a song that he had written and kind of knew that we wanted Rebirth on the song. That was probably only the real plan that we did on the project,” Neville said.
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Saturday started with a light mist over the campgrounds. The rain would continue over the next few days, but I decided try to stay dry by avoiding as many rain storms as possible on Saturday and Sunday. My first set of music that I experienced was Diplo on the Moonshine Stage. It was interesting, but I was more intrigued by the Break Science set with Charlie 2na sitting on during their performance. Sun Stereo performed one
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of their many sets midday Saturday with a beefy horn section on the Camping Stage. One of the highlights to my weekend was being able to attend a drum workshop on Saturday with Randall Moore, percussionist for The Ragbirds, and Vinnie Amico, drummer for Moe, Kris Myers, drummer for Umphrey’s McGee and a group of other talented drum players in the Church demo drum tech-
niques collectively. relationship with the music that EOTO produces. “You guys having been doing great. The energy has put me in a really good place to do some art. I’ll send you a thread.” I asked the band a few questions on their style of music. Vinnie and Randall spoke about performing as drummers and the interrelations between drive and progression in production. “Similar to when Vinnie was talking about driving
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Break Science w/ Chali 2na a band. When a drummer doesn’t have good timing, they may be pushing and pulling the tempo. You are going to feel it. You are going to feel that, and its maybe the thing that makes your song groove or not groove,� Moore said. Vinnie also mentioned the importance for beginning drummers to use a metronome during their training at first. As I journalist, I also found this lesson to be relative to my career. The drum workshop is a tradi-
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tion at Summer Camp that has gone on for several years, and as a drummer, I noticed that attendees to these seminars obtain access to free drum lessons with some of the best drummers in the country. That is just one of the Summer Camp trademarks that they continue to provide for their guests. Break Science launched a new soundsystem on Saturday from 5-6:15 p.m. with the lyricist master, Chali 2na,
vocalist for Jurassic 5. Their set at Summer Camp in 2012 was impressive, and I was amped to see how they were planning to layer his vocal presence on stage for their performance this year. The performance was a little before its time in a way. It was a treat to experience it in the intimate surroundings of the Starshine Stage area. I can visualize the performance being held on much larger stages, and with additional guests. Their sound
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system on Saturday was in a light rain, but it was also one of the best sets of the weekend. The entertainers bucked the idea of letting the weather conditions bring down the atmosphere in the area. In return, it created a prodigious experience. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe jammed their way through the light rain on the Sunshine Stage in the late afternoon hours on Saturday. Denson’s horn playing is always above par, and continues to amaze audiences year after year. His set was just before the Thievery Corporation’s day set on the Moonshine Stage. I walked from the Sunshine Stage to the Moonshine with little problems on Saturday, and the grounds were still walkable. Thievery Corporation performed their first set at Summer Camp on Saturday, May 25. Their live performances are always top notch, and innovative on several levels. The band layers digital and analog instruments skillfully. They
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Summer Camp Music Festival 2013 late Sunday in the Redbarn, but I made my exit before the lighting storm late Sunday evening. The Werks performed on the Campfire Stage Saturday at Summer Camp. They have been relentlessly touring around the country. The band hosts they own festival similar to Summer Camp in Ohio each year. It is a real treat watching The Werks on smaller stages at events across the United States, and seeing them do
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their thing in front of their hometown audience. Summer Camp does an excellent job of hosting local, national and international bands each year to give this vibe at each set. Moe. & Umphrey’s performed later on Saturday on the Moonshine and Sunshine Stages. Each stage has to have a limit of guests it can hold. During the Saturday night Moe. set, and during the STS9 headlining performance on the Moonshine Stage,
it seemed both bands were getting close to hitting the limit of guests that area can hold. The Sunshine Stage appears to hold more guests. This year the festival increased attendance despite the weather. After hearing about the weather that occurred at the 2013 Wakarusa Music Festival taking place Thursday, May 30th to Sunday, June 2, it appears that the Summer Camp guests were lucky with the weather. My Saturday night did end early, but Thievery Corporation, Big Gigantic, Griz and Gramatik kept things going in the Redbarn late night.
Victor Wooten Sunday was filled with surprising moments on several levels. It was thrilling to have my camera equipment with me as I walked through some deep mud on the festival grounds. There was several moments when guests would look at me with my gear, and say, “I can’t believe this guy is trying to film out here.” The ground conditions were not ideal, but I don’t let mud stop the show. That mentality, mixed with a little nirvana
is maybe all we need in life. I saw several kids at the festival enjoying the mud. There must be something that fades in some of us as we get older. My goal is to help relight that flame. Victor Wooten held his Nature Bass Workshop at Summer Camp this year in the Soulshine Tent. He started around 12:20 with a quick lesson on warming up the bass guitar. Watch the bass workshop live with the [YouTube Link].
Victor maximized the use of the loop machine during his 2013 workshop. It was my first time attending his seminars on the bass guitar, and it was probably one of the main reasons I walked around with a smile on my face the rest of the day. It would be interesting to attend another workshop, and see what else he brings into the seminars. His performance on Sunday included: melodies, riffs to well known songs,
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Flecktons material, and a vast amount of original work he created on the spot. The workshop started with a cover tune, ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ by Stevie Wonder. Wooten also ended the seminar with a beautiful re-edition of ‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles. Umphrey’s McGee holds down the Sunday midday spot on the Sunshine Stage each year. This year was another year of surprises and festival highlights during their Sunday performance. Taj Mahal, Blues music guru, joined Umphrey’s McGee live on Sunday for a hot guest spot, as well as Luther Dickinson. Both musicians brought out the best of the band on stage. The set held many standout moments, but the real winners are the people that pushed through the mud and caught the show live on the Sunshine Stage. 05/26/13 (Sun) Summer Camp @ Three Sisters Park (Sunshine) Chillicothe, IL Set 1: Slacker, White Man’s Moccasins, Tribute
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to the Spinal Shaft > Wife Soup, Phil’s Farm, She Caught The Katy (1), Dear Lord (2), Higgins, Smell the Mitten, August > No Comment > August, Miss Tinkle’s Overture Comment: (1) with Taj Mahal and Luther Dickinson | (2) with Luther Dickinson SPREAD performed for their fourth time in a row at Summer Camp this year with a set on the Campfire Stage. Steven Kaufman, keyboardist for the band, mentioned that their set on Sunday was one of his last shows
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with the band. Kaufman was an original member of the band, but will continue on with side projects in Southern Illinois. The band’s performance on Sunday was kicking on all levels. After their set wrapped, I made my way through the campgrounds to the Moonshine Stage for the North Mississippi Allstars and Lettuce. Both sets were dirty, just like the crowd in the pit. It was a wet and wild Sunday around the Moonshine Stage. Afternoon Moon, currently based out of Ottawa, Illinois performed on
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the Camping Stage during the 2013 Summer Camp Music Festival from 3-4 p.m. Their set was filled with original tunes that I have grown to love in a short amount of time. The drive and passion behind Afternoon Moon puts them at the top of list for band’s to watch in 2013. Jordan D., keyboardist for the group encouraged fans to “Dance in the Rain” during their set. It was another great Summer Camp/Afternoon Moon moment. The Everyone Orchestra, conducted by Matt Butler, and encompasses a list of talented musicians performing at various locations around the country. The Everyone Orchestra worked in connection with Make-ADifference and the nonfor-profit organizations at the festival to create a one of a kind concert for those that helped out with the charitable companies, activities and drives going on around the Soulshine Tent. The entire experience was one of the most positive and filling traditions at Summer Camp. Each year the volunteers provide the
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opportunity for guests to complete a new set of activities around the MakeA-Difference area. The Everyone Orchestra set was my first time absorbing the spontaneous structure of live art on stage. EOTO, and several other bands reminded me of this style during the four day weekend, but EU just does it in a unique manner that connects the audience on a deeper level. Vinnie, Al, Victor, Mike Dillion, Allie, and a list of other talented musicians filled the Redbarn from 5-6:15 p.m. The Avett Brothers performance on the Sunshine Stage pushed me to make the 1/2 mile track through some of the thickest mud on in Illinois that weekend. It was worth it ten fold. I have been watching the band grow since 2008, and was impressed with their set in pouring down rain on Sunday at Summer Camp. The group could have packed up, and turned their backs on the crowd, but they didn’t do that. Instead, they bucked that idea, and performed a high energy set for the diehard fans
Everyone Orchestra in attendance. This sets seem to pull a lot out of a crowd, and the rain didn’t stop anyone from having a good time. Wick-it the Instigator performed his raunchy mix of electronic and rock classics for the crowd at the Campfire Stage in the late afternoon hours of Sunday. The crowd loved Wick-it’s energy and stage presence. It was a pleasure having DJ SOLO and Wick-it perform on the Campfire Stage late in the weekend, instead of continuously having them spin music in the Vibe Tent.
Big Boi - Moonshine Stage Big Boi, vocalist for the Atlanta-based Outkast, was in the middle of a Grande set when he injured his knee during a freak accident on stage. It was my first time seeing Big Boi live on stage. I have a huge selection of his material at home, and was looking forward to his set. The main path through the woods near the main stage held up the best over the weekend. It was my go to path to get in and out of the Moonshine Stage on Sunday. Big Boi was
in high spirits for the first five songs I watched him perform. He went for a high energy kick, and fell wrong on his knee. The backup band did their best to wrap up the show, but it is obvious that the Summer Camp crowd wants a full set from Big Boi. I would love to see Summer Camp book Big Boi with Outkast in 2014, or another act like Phantogram. His body of work is diverse, and I would love to see him back on stage with a great project to work with. Overall, I
hope that Big Boi makes a speedy recovery. Future Rock, Chicago-based electronic/ rock magnets, powered through the rain and storms on Sunday on the Starshine Stage. I loved the passion behind their set on Sunday. Their performance showed me how much they care about music and the Summer Camp crowd. The weather started to change as lightening and thunder rolled in from a distance.
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Trey Anastasio Band landed on the Sunshine Stage at 8:05 p.m. with the kind gusto that Trey and his act is known for on stage. The band raged on stage despite the looming electrical storm that approached overhead. It was an electric set by TAB. The performance was originally scheduled for two sets of music. I have a feeling that the event will event Trey and company back for another double header next year. There was a chill in the
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air, but there was also a vibrant feeling that did not want to die. The festival organizers, musicians and guests for the most part wanting to let the show go on, but due to lightening they had to call the set early. At this time I was driving south down Route 29 back home. In conclusion, the 13th Annual Summer Camp Music Festival was one of my favorite weekends of my life for several reasons. I hope that you have been able to experi-
ence some of the weekend with me during the reading of this review. Last year I wrote a review for the event, and it was published on JamBase. This year I represented Crescent Vale, and was thrilled to see the different reactions from guests, staff and musicians in Chillicothe, Illinois. The goal to this review is hopefully help change your view on music festivals. I look at them like family, and hopefully you can as well.