Solid Sound Festival (Wilco Fest!)

[MissBellaHell]

I'm totally in on that idea. My ticket came last week too.

Cool. Andrew and I will be flying into Boston and renting a car to drive to the fest, so if anyone is in Boston and wants to hitch a ride, we could work that out too.
What nights should we book the house? I was thinking Thursday thru Sunday night (leave Monday)?

[faxman75]

Good to know, i'm already looking at airfare. I'll be flying in either Thursday or Friday. Departing on Monday sounds good too.

[MissBellaHell]

Sooooooooo the house I had in mind doesn't book for only a few days. Back to the drawing board.

[faxman75]

I can't find flights to Boston for under $380 yet. I'm hoping to pay almost half that lol.

[santasutt]

I can't find flights to Boston for under $380 yet. I'm hoping to pay almost half that lol.

Try Southwest to BDL. Shorter drive to North Adams, too.

[faxman75]

Try Southwest to BDL. Shorter drive to North Adams, too.

Yeah I know, that's what I did last time. Hopefully it drops or comes up in a sale on SW. It's currently $580 on SW to BDL. That's $40 more than what I paid to fly to Zurich, Switzerland last year.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

I just did a search on kayak and I'm finding many nonstop roundtrip flights between LAX and Logan for under $350. But i'm tentatively planning on doing Wednesday-Wednesday so that might make the difference.

[faxman75]

Wilco posted this duo will be at Solid Sound, one of which we already knew of course.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...a-marquee-duo/

[faxman75]

Solid Sound Comedy Lineup Announced! Once again curated by John Hodgman, featuring Reggie Watts, Al Madrigal and Jen Kirkman - Comedian.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

The music line up finally has some announcements!

Announcing the Solid Sound 2013 lineup:

Sam Amidon
Al Madrigal
“Border Music” (featuring Marc Ribot and David Hidalgo)
The Blisters
Neko Case
The Dream Syndicate
Foxygen

[faxman75]

Yep still coming in. I like what I see so far. Neko Case will be a great fit.

http://solidsoundfestival.com/the-abcs-of-solid-sound/

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Oh man, that is so awesome Radiolab is going to be there

[faxman75]

It looks like they will be playing two headlining shows which is great because that means lots of older songs.
"I is for “I Got You” which we’re pretty sure Wilco will play either Friday or Saturday."

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

I am also very excited Low will be there!

[faxman75]

I don't know much about Dream Syndicate but i'm very interesterd. First North American show in 24 years.

The Dream Syndicate made its splash in 1982 with the debut album “The Days of Wine and Roses,” often cited among the top records in rock history and has been named as a major influence by such bands as Nirvana, Yo La Tengo, the Japandroids and the Black Crowes among many others. The appearance at the Solid Sound Festival is the only US appearance booked for 2013

[buddy]

Awesome, extremely happy about Dream Syndicate, Low, and Neko Case.

[faxman75]

Modeskie Martin and Wood
Nels Cline and Julian Lage

[buddy]

Mark Mulcahy, which is making me even more excited for this
Os Mutantes

[stinkbutt]

Marc Ribot was great at ATP 2011, don't miss that set

This festival looks so cool, I wish I liked this kind of music more so I would have incentive to go.

Edit: just realized Mark Mulcahy was the dude who did the Pete & Pete song, rad

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Keeps getting better and better!

The Relatives
Story Pirates
White Denim
Yo La Tengo, playing a full set as well as live-scoring the film The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller

[faxman75]

I like it.

solid sound.jpg

eh too small.

A link instead.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...47901334_n.jpg

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

"Star Gazing with a famed solar eclipse chaser." Weird and awesome.

[faxman75]

I think the Solid Ground camping isn't very convenient. It's only for 2 nights and you have to pack up your car Sunday before you go into the festival. I have inquired with Historic Valley Campground where I camped in 2010. They were only 2 miles from the fest and they had showers and you could have a fire. If anyone is looking to share a rental car and camping let me know. We would have to coordinate airports as well. So far I can't find anything under $500 or $600 to Albany or BDL. I would rather not fly into Laguardia but so far they are cheapest around $300. Boston is about $350. I'm hoping we get closer to the $250 range at some point with so many airports to choose from.

[buddy]

Edit: just realized Mark Mulcahy was the dude who did the Pete & Pete song, rad

Yes, Polaris. His solo work is equally impressive, and I don't think he does many shows, but I could be wrong.

[santasutt]

Yes, Polaris. His solo work is equally impressive, and I don't think he does many shows, but I could be wrong.

Used to front New Haven jangly power-poppers Miracle Legion in the 80's.

Good times at Toad's and the Grotto.

[santasutt]

This is the best Solid Sound lineup yet.

I'm an hour away from North Adams but was waiting for the Firefly announcement before committing to Wilco and friends.

Help!

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Doing my reasearch - So far i've checked out The Dream Syndicate's The Days of Wine and Roses and Medicine Show and Sam Amidon's I See The Sign and I love all 3! Dream Syndicate is definitely one of those bands making me say "why the fuck haven't I been listening to these guys for 20 years?" (VERY similar to early The Damned records) and Sam Amidon is an incredibly pleasant surprise - dark folk music in the same vein as A.A. Bondy.

[faxman75]

Booked a campsite at Historic Valley campground. It's less than 2 miles from fest. Same place I stayed in 2010.

[buddy]

day-by-day schedule

Friday, June 21:

Wilco
The Relatives
White Denim
plus Yo La Tengo playing live to the film “The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller”

Saturday, June 22:

Wilco
Neko Case
Low
Yo La Tengo
Foxygen
The Dream Syndicate
Lucius
Mark Mulcahy
Sam Amidon
plus John Hodgman’s Comedy Cabaret featuring Reggie Watts, Al Madrigal, Jen Kirkman,

Sunday, June 23:

The Blisters
Mikael Jorgensen and Greg O’Keeffe
Nels Cline and Julian Lage
Glenn Kotche’s On Fillmore backing a live performance of the public radio show Radiolab
The Autumn Defense
Border Music featuring Mark Ribot and David Hidalgo
Os Mutantes
Medeski, Martin & Wood (and special guests)

[santasutt]

Early Bird Passes still available, just got mine after seeing Wilco for Fri-Sat (as opposed to Sat-Sun).

Thanks, Buddy.