September 21, 2008
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Street Scene 2008 Wrap-Up
Got to Street Scene Day one a little late. Got to the trolley at 6PM
and didn’t get in until about 6:30. Once we got in, michael franti
& spearhead was playing on the Fulano stage. The good thing about
the event was that the two mainstages, Fulano & Fulana are back to back.
So it’s easy to go between the two venues as well as allowing bands
enough time to set up without too much pressure. Switching between the
two stages we saw:TV on the Radio: Great sounding band live. Reminds me of DMB a little but still has a unique sound
Spoon: Rocked the stage and got people charged up. Waited til near the end of their set to play Underdog, so they left on a high note
Justice: Set it off!
Great set. Sounded a little like their album (not a bad thing) with
fresh additions and crossfading that everyone enjoyed. Karn’s buddy
Jenae was really impressed just hearing them for the first time. Great
music to dance to.Beck: Had some technical difficulties. His mic wasn’t working well and
after 4 songs it still wasn’t fixed. The people at the front of the
stage were really enjoying it. We kicked it in the beer gardens which
was a lot emptier and it wasn’t quite as loud. Still the freshest white
boy around. Good performance.Saturday night we saw the following bands:
del the funky homosapien: sounds like they did the rapping with gorillaz on the track Clint Eastwood.
the hives: Super high energy rocking at the top of their lungs.
teagan and sarah: Great girl band with mix of pop, emo, rock
eagles of death metal: Didn’t quite rock as hard as their name implies. With a name like theirs, the expectation is high
atmosphere: best performance of the show. His freestyling is amazing. If you like Jurassic 5, then you got to listen to Atmosphere
