Langerado 2008 Day 4 And Wrap-Up
I got a late start on Sunday between being up late Saturday night and the time change. The first show I was able to catch after blogging was Keller Williams. He put a cool show like always. Keller is definitely on the side of the jamband spectrum I enjoy.
After that I checked out the non-music festival activities like merch tents, food, and of course the Ferris Wheel:
Then it was on to catch Minus The Bear. I have really dug their last two LPs so I was pretty excited about the show. They did not disappoint. While their style is just a tad bit more mainstream than what I normally like, they do what they do perfectly, and that’s put on a great rock ‘n’ roll show. One thing I noticed for the first time is how often the lead guitarist is not playing anything. He is more an accessory to the music than anything else, and it is makes for an interesting dynamic.
One joke going around all weekend was how all of the indie acts were on the very far away stage that you had to cross a swamp to get to. As you can guess, I was at that stage most of the weekend, and so the small handful of non-hippies in attendance and myself stuck around for Of Montreal. They actually catered their entire set to the jamband crowd and did an extremely unique and rather amazing jammed out set, even covering the Grateful Dead. Kevin Barnes was dressed in some serious hippie gear. They did very guitar driven versions of their stuff, did some instrument switching, and ended the set with “The Past Is A Grotesque Animal”, in which Barnes’ only costume change had him come out in a casket sort of thing filled with a shaving cream-like substance. He performed all of the closer with the blobs of gel dripping down his body slowly. For the finale, he rolled around on the ground, and then jumped off the stage and slimed the front row audience. The whole show was surreal, and I think it was the second best show of the weekend for me (BTS being the best).
We drink some beers and sat in the field for about half of Phil Lesh, and it was a nice chill way to end a crazy and fun weekend. Langerado featured about every single weather you can imagine from hot sun in the nineties, to typhoon storms, to a freezing cold Saturday night, to a beautiful Sunday. The police/security had a decent presence, but weren’t very intrusive. The biggest complaint I had was that the fest seemed to be marred with logistic issues. But, you have to cut them some slack considering it is the first year in a new venue, and the venue is in a desolate, distant location, but they will definitely need to take a deep look into those things for next year. One thing I can say for sure is that this turned out to be one of the most adventurous festival experiences I have ever had and one I will always remember. I’m looking forward to Langerado 2009.
The Shows I missed that everyone was raving about: That 1 Guy, Umphrey’s McGee, Govt’ Mule (covering Temple Of The Dog‘s “Hunger Strike”)
Best Band shirt I saw: Daniel Johnston
Best phrase of Langerado: “The Triple Pack Attack”
Worst Wookies of Langerado “Peter Pan”, “The Heroin Sasquatch”
The 2008 festival season is now officially on and we heart festies, so keep reading as Ohmpark brings you the info, the analysis, and the experiences.
- Posted by Davy Minor on March 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm
