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btw, it's Flavor Flav. and Kraftwerk is the Velvet Underground to electronic-based music. their influence is massive.

i saw them two weeks ago. if you were with me, and saw them do "Bring Tha Noize" you wouldn't be asking this question. edit - maybe now that Flavor Flav has learned to play an instrument, it qualifies as rock?

isn't the capacity of Maxwell's about 200 ppl? are tickets that easy to come by?

respect.

i do think that Wilco's shown they can build a diverse bill that appeals to a lot of people, and creates some new fans as well. It's a really well executed festival.

There's a small chance I'll see Bill Nace tonight.

have they announced any bands yet?

didn't he claim at one point that he left some master tapes of new recordings on a train?

the 2002 show was fucking intense. glad to see them again.

somehow, i can see a large Japanese festival that has assigned seating. btw, i hope it doesn't but odds are that the new LP will be awful to maybe tolerable.

i am hoping for a handful of curveballs like the amazing Pillow Wand set last year. Purling Hiss was also very cool...gotta figure that Nels and Glenn have some people in mind.

he is a phenomenal performer. that is a steep ticket price, but i do believe you'll get your money's worth.

has the band's popularity gotten higher since '04?

the lodging options are the weakest part of the festival imo, but you can't fault the festival for booking the entire holiday inn if they need it. the first year a friend of mine was one of the artists (Sir Richard Bishop) and he ended up having to stay somewhere in Bennington.

enjoy!!

it was incredible. so so so awesome. walking backstage down a hallway and having Johnny Marr and Kim Gordon pass me was a bit surreal. then i got to sing during "Don't" when Kim dropped the mic down to me for a bit (see 6:20 into the vid)

Ty Segall played w/ Mike in Sic Alps in 2011 but i would love to see a set from him.

Six Organs of Admittance tonight.

post that on DtS

one could make a semi-convincing argument that Ty Segall (Slaughterhouse, the record w/ White Fence, Twins) or Guided By Voices (Let's Go Eat The Factory; Class Clown Spots a UFO; The Bears For Lunch) could singlehandedly take top 3 honors this year.

excellent interview. thanks for posting.

let's see yours....release the hounds!

yeah the Lumineers are better than Neil Young/Crazy Horse. that makes sense. Shakes #2? none of these fuckers go see the right bands.

i think i'm gonna go. Al Cisneros is gonna be one of the guests and they just announced Dale Crover too. awesome. half of Shrinebuilder playing w/ Dino Jr! Bring your ear plugs.

7:15 to 7:45 Everest 8:00 to 8:45 Patti Smith 9:00 to 11:00 Neil Young Everest opened on the tour w/ Wilco.