Kidding, glad you like the shots!

totally agree about Yeasayer though, it was unfortunately one of the weaker sets i’ve seen them do. Sinkane is a sick drummer, but he’s got to find his own style with them to really pull off what Luke used to do (he was always a HUGE part of what i loved about their live show).

and glad you wound up enjoying Calexico, they were my favorite set of the day by far and seemed to win over the most amount of new fans (with Solid Gold a very close second)

Solid Gold definitely played and sounded well, but in the heat of the day i found their repetitive beats more droning/trance-like than engaging like past sets i’ve seen. Still though, it was a great coming out party for them for sure.

i was so-so on The Decemberists set… that set finally made me realize how much i’ve done a complete 180 with my opinion towards them since those first 2 records (granted i did love Crane Wife for the most part tho). i found Colin’s vocals fairly grating and was itching for the times when Shara & Becky would take over as a result.

there were certainly some highlights during their set tho, but easily my least favorite set of the night.