Harvest Of Hope Festival Day 1

I got a late start because i stayed at the Star Bar too late the night before i left. After a long, boring drive down, I arrived and only had to wait in traffic for about 10 minutes. That was nice, but then i had to lug all of my camping stuff from the parking lot area to the campsite area, and that wasn’t very fun. I did score a really sweet spot about a one minute walk to the front gate of the festival area. This fest is very small in scale, similar to Atlanta’s Echo Project in size.

I was unable to get my press credentials due to arriving too late, so I got to experience things as a mere mortal for the first night. I was pushing hard all day to try and make it in time for Tokyo Police Club, but they had some medical emergency and their set has been moved to the already ridiculously stacked Sunday lineup. Instead, i caught Grand Buffet, who were hip-hop that seemed to be aimed at a high school/not-great-taste-in-music crowd. It’s weird to hear rappers getting all political and dissing Republicans now that they are out of office. It doesn’t seem quite as pertinent.

After that I caught Girl Talk, which was the last act of the night. The set was chalked full of typical Girl Talk mashups, and I’ve realized that over time they are not as enjoyable to me as they once were. Even with 50 people on stage dancing around, it didn’t really hold my attention for the entire hour plus set. Here is a video of the beginning of his set:

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Tonight In The A: Secret Black Lips Show, Girl Talk Afterparty

If you didn’t score a ticket to the Girl Talk show tonight at The Variety Playhouse. there are other great options to check out for your Thursday night. First, the opening acts for Girl Talk, Grand Buffet and Hearts Of Darknesses wil be making their way over to The Highland Inn for a free after party in conjunction with the Kirkwood Ballers Club:

Also, rumour has it The Black Lips are playing a show tonight at The Earl under the name The Renegades, an ancient incarnation featuring some of these guys. The line-up is full of Black Lips approved bands, so if you can’t get enough of the retro-garage punk, you should definitely check it out.

Grand Buffet : Dark Autumn

Black Lips : Not A Problem (live)