The producers of the 4th Annual Las Tortugas Festival, hosted by Blue Turtle Seduction, have announced the initial artist lineup today. The artist announcement includes Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Tea Leaf
Words and Videos by Benji Feldheim
It started with two stages. Bands played on one large stage at the bottom of a hill and under a tent out in the woods over two days. A red barn with room for no more than a thousand was used for musician clinics during the day and late shows going into the early morning. Tents dotted only the wooded area east of a main road that snaked all the way from the barn to the main stage, with nothing but empty west and north. You could lie in your tent between five and 10 in the morning and just scream. People also lying in their tents would hear you and join in.
Summer Camp Festival 2001
The organizers then stretched it a day, making Summer Camp three days before Memorial Day weekend. And they added the third “Sunshine” stage. It stood west of the main dirt road, nearly as big as the main stage – which was then dubbed the Moonshine Stage. The extra day on Fridays was followed by a Thursday “pre-party” and two more stages called Starshine and Campfire. The barn became too tiny for access to all attendees, as numbers swelled from just over 1,000 when the fest was first thrown in 2001, to 10,000 this year.
Not only the numbers grew. The grass area north of the road is filled nearly as far as one can see with tents, booth spots for various breeds of non-profits and a full bar. There’s a tent that alters its roles from yoga class to coffee house-like stage for acoustic sets to a DJ tent real late for those “too excited to sleep” (in the immortal words of Trey Anastasio). But somehow it never feels cramped. One can still get to their campsite from near the soundboard at the Moonshine stage during a set break and get back without missing a thing. READ ON to check out the videos Benji put together…
Jenny Lewis – See Fernando
With Jack White’s newest band, The Dead Weather, hitting up NYC’s Terminal 5 for shows over the next two nights, the ever busy guitarist turned drummer has decided to open
Even in today’s era of downloading individual songs, I still somehow obsess over the fine art of album sequencing. A recent example of its effectiveness can be found on Wilco’s latest, where the Chicago band pairs the insane ending of “Bull Black Nova” with the immediate acoustic relief of “You and I.” It’s like the two Excedrin that you down after the quick onset of a headache has taken over your body and thoughts—there is still rage, but you know the end is near. Singer-songwriter Jason Karaban’s newest project, a three-song EP titled Mayfly, is a lot like those two Excedrin—it comforts and kills the pain of the past with a perfect and promising dose of simplicity.
If anyone knows something about a concert on a rooftop it’s Paul McCartney. Over forty years after The Beatles’ infamous final concert on the roof of Apple Corps in London, the bassist returned to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs – the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City – where he played a brief set of Wings and Beatle classics atop the building’s marquee earlier this afternoon as part of a taping for The Late Show.
Paul McCartney – Get Back
The set started around 5:30 PM when McCartney emerged through a window clad in a bright pink shirt and suspenders along with the other four members of his talented ensemble. Broadway was closed in one direction for a few blocks in either direction of the theatre leaving plenty of room for thousands of people from all different walks to life to enjoy the music coming from speakers set up on each side of the legendary venue. Most in the crowd were on their way home from work, noticed the crowd was forming and joined in when they realized Paul McCartney was performing.
Setlist: Get Back, Sing The Changes, Coming Up, Band On The Run, Let Me Roll It > Foxy Lady Jam, Helter Skelter, Back In The USSR
Sir Paul kibbutzed with the assembled mass while awaiting a cue from the producer to start. The crowd cheered their approval at every word the former Beatle said, especially when he mentioned New York. Within a few minutes of taking the makeshift stage, McCartney launched into a powerful version of Get Back – the same tune The Beatles opened their rooftop concert with in 1969. The sound wasn’t great at first, but the sound guy boosted the volume as the concert went on. Get Back crackled with energy as the band members, including McCartney, got a huge kick out of this very special venue.
READ ON for more of Scott’s take on McCartney’s marqueetop show…
Sorry for the back and forth on this one, but apparently McCartney WILL be playing on the marquee this afternoon after all. You can see images of the setup for
According to Showbiz411, the New York City Department of Film and Television has declined the application to let Paul McCartney play on the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theatre this
Last Week’s Sauce is a recurring column featuring recordings of shows that took place the previous week. As I was on vacation last week, this edition covering two weeks of shows. Thanks to crossthreaded for the photo.
Artist & Title: Dead Sessions – Feel Like A Stranger
Date & Venue: 2009-07-03 Club Metronome, Burlington VT
Taper & Show Download: Shiva Ho
Burlington Vermont’s Dead Sessions are a group comprised of members of the Turkey Bouillon Mafia as well as Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro and vocalist Christina Durfee. Dead Sessions next plays live aboard Lake Champlain Cruises on August 7th.
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/deadsauce.mp3]READ ON for more including tracks from Future Rock and Nate Wilson…
If you’re heading to Camp Bisco VIII this weekend make sure you stop by the HeadCount booth for a chance to win a free spot at the upcoming Caribbean Holidaze
