Posts Tagged ‘High Sierra’
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
RECAP / PHOTOS: High Sierra Music Festival 2012
It's tough to recap an entire four days of a festival that seems to fly by with such ease and relaxation, yet has lifetime highlights that you'll be remembering until next year's event rolls around. Taking photos for Live Music Blog over the weekend was an absolute pleasure. To be... more
TOUR DATES: Rubblebucket plays High Sierra, Camp Bisco and then tour with Reptar
Make sure you calendar your city for the upcoming Rubblebucket tour; they're playing two days next week at High Sierra Music Festival and I'll be front row for both. They'll also be making their first network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live on July 18th... After a set of dates... more
PREVIEW: High Sierra 2012 Artist Playshops
High Sierra is less than four weeks away and our groups' camp plans are slowly crystallizing, but until yesterday there was one large part of the puzzle that had not been put into place: the Artist Playshops schedule! For the last week I had been refreshing the High Sierra's website... more
High Sierra 2012 Lineup: STS9, Galactic, Built to Spill, Lotus, Soulive & more…
The lineup for High Sierra Music Festival was just announced and it's absolutely a fantastic day for all my friends (based on my chat windows and the status updates I'm reading). We wait all year for this announcement locally because we know that High Sierra is one of the... more
Heady Links: Electric Zoo, Treasure Island, High Sierra 2012 & more…
The early-bird tickets for next year's Electric Zoo Music Festival in NYC went on sale earlier this week and sold out in less than an hour, so make sure to pay attention over at their Twitter or Facebook pages to get the latest info if you're going to the fest.... more
High Sierra 2011: 5 Must-See Artists to Get It Started
Yeah! It's finally time for this year's High Sierra Music Festival up in Quincy, CA, and my crew in Camp Cock Awe has already secured a healthy chunk of Big Meadow to get ready for the music starting today at 12pm noon. My out-of-office is officially on and... more
High Sierra 2011: MMJ, Ween, Neko Case, Warren Haynes, Yonder, Dr. Dog & more…
The lineup for High Sierra 2011 was just announced, nearly a full day early here on the West Coast and the same day that Electric Forest announced their lineup. Some fans may consider a tough choice between the two festivals, but not me and about 50 other friends out... more
High Sierra 2011: Ween to Headline Sunday, Lineup Coming Soon
While the heavily rumored news of a potential Phish festival in upstate NY at the Watkins Glen Raceway is potentially imminent, I'm still eagerly awaiting the lineup for this year's High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA. I've now gone two years in a row and I'll be considering... more
High Sierra 2010: Marco Benevento Trio (and Ruby!) – “Greenpoint”
Happy birthday, @MarcoBenevento! I thought I'd drop a quick post honoring the man responsible for my absolute "favorite moment ever" witnessed this year at High Sierra. The Marco Benevento Trio played the final day of the festival, and right off the bat we got a repeat from last year's... more
Link: Josh Miller’s Top 10 Shots from High Sierra
Miller's Eye: High Sierra Music Festival [Dirty Impound] Lead photographer Josh Miller handpicked his 10 favorite shots from the 2010 High Sierra Music Festival and really captures some of the essence of this very special annual gathering. He’s good like that. If you’re interested in reading more about the festival check... more
High Sierra 2010: Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
By 3pm on the second day of High Sierra, I felt like I had already seen a few living legends in the flesh with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band set and Nels Cline's jazz-fusion set to start the day. But I was not prepared at all to see Bela... more
High Sierra 2010: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
After Zach Deputy's set and some time back at camp to rally a crew together, Camp Cock Awe made their way over to Music Hall for an hour long set of gumbo jazz from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Given that I'm completely ignorant to all things wonderful about... more
High Sierra 2010: Zach Deputy
Ask anyone at High Sierra 2010 what one of their highlights would be, and you'll likely hear a lot of people talk about Zach Deputy. The first set on Thursday he played already had half of my camp totally amped to see him another time, so I didn't want... more
High Sierra 2010: Nels Cline Singers
I'm finally moving onto my second day of roaming around High Sierra and revisiting the memories I have from this year's amazing festival. Hands down, the best surprise of the weekend for me was the Nels Cline Singers rocking on Friday morning at High Sierra. It's not often... more
High Sierra 2010: Day One Roundup
Here is a smattering of other photos from our crew's first day at High Sierra. I had an amazing time on day one but definitely hung back and bit and turned it in early. My friends raged hard and made it a few spots I didn't, so I... more
High Sierra 2010: Surprise Me Mr. Davis @ Camp Harry – Moore is More
My High Sierra High is dwindling. I have taken multiple showers, the dirt is almost completely off my feet and my sleep schedule is almost back to normal. Friends keep asking me about how my festival experience was, what bands I saw and what ridiculous costumes I wore. ... more
High Sierra 2010: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Day one at High Sierra was filled with smiles, good times and an all-around relaxed vibe for me, and it end with Edward Sharpe and his band of Magnetic Zeros. Despite some frustrating sound issues that caused a bunch of feedback that made the magnetic frontman quite unhappy, the... more
High Sierra 2010: Rubblebucket
Moving on from Newfangled Wasteland, I caught a taste of Rubblebucket. A friendly security guard let me sneak backstage so I could get some shots of the crowd and the Vaudeville Tent. I stuck around for as long as I could before moving onto the camp for more... more
High Sierra 2010: Newfangled Wasteland
One of the first bands I shot this weekend was Newfangled Wasteland, the all-star jamband tribute act to Beck. The set wonderfully took us through the recognizable numbers of old and dipped into some of the newer stuff that the crowd may have been familiar with. Songs like... more
High Sierra 2010: I’m Back
Wow. I don't even know where to start digesting all the media that we brought home with us from High Sierra Music Festival. My roommate and I covered the festival deep, with about 1,000 photos and 2 hours worth of video highlights just in our collections. This... more
Oooh! Aaah! Fourth of July Live Music Roundup
While a good majority of the US population is gearing up for BBQ's and firework displays in the major metros or local suburban villages they frequent, live music fans across the country know that Fourth of July weekend brings some seriously fun festivals and concert events that simply can't be... more
Nateva Fest: Latest Updates, Campground Fail (?), LMB on the Scene
We're about two weeks away from one of the biggest live music weekends since, well, this past weekend with Bonnaroo 2010 and Phish's return to the stage. That's right, Fourth of July weekend is approaching fast and while your friendly editor and team will be up in the Sierra... more
Tour Dates: Surprise Me Mr. Davis Announce West Coast Dates
I can't wait for High Sierra time to roll around so I can see The Slip, Marco Benevento and Nathan Moore all cobble themselves together in a band that you've already heard of known as Surprise Me Mr. Davis. They're focusing on the West Coast ahead of and behind... more
High Sierra Continues to Finalize Schedule, Troubadours Announced
Nathan Moore, Trevor Garrod and many more were just recently announced for the Troubadour sessions at High Sierra 2010. I only caught brief glimpses of these sessions last year but I heard great things about the music that was being played. These were the intimate, reflective music sessions between many... more
High Sierra 2010: Festival Grids are Live!
My crew and I are already customizing our schedule for our trip to High Sierra Music Festival over Fourth of July weekend here in northern Cali thanks to the festival grids and times being posted yesterday. I'm less worried about the conflicts now and just going to let the... more
High Sierra Music Festival Lineup Finalized
High Sierra just finalized their lineup for this year's festival. We're excited to announce the final batch of artists to join the 20th Annual High Sierra lineup in what is shaping up to be a celebration for the ages. Joining the bill is Jackie Greene, an authentic, bluesy troubadour and the... more
High Sierra 2010: Lineup Additions
High Sierra just announced a slew of new acts for their 2010 festival, including Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, Lotus, The Mother Hips, and more.
