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Hello again. Look I
know I wrote about the Fear Of Missing Out on my last post, and I hate to be a hypocritical
jerk but………………………………….
I went to see Beck at Edgefest this past Saturday. Edgefest is held in the major burbs each year,
Frisco, Texas to be exact, and typically showcases artists playing on
Alternative Rock radio. Not quite the eclectic
artists you can find on NPR, College Radio Stations and various, various music
festivals but more like half Foster the People, half Stained. More commercial
music but the trend lately has been getting more and more into offering indie
folk music like the Lumineers and pop like Lorde. I ain’t got a problem with this. It’s more music that I actually like.
Anywayz.
This past 24th installment of Edgefest was
headlined by his Beck-ness, Beck and included the Avett Brothers, Bastille,
Grouplove, Chvrches, The Neighborhood, Kongos and Bear Hands. They also had Cage the Elephant and
Switchfoot, I guess to keep true to its alternative rock roots but
whatever. It’s not my personal favorite
type of music but I guess they wanted to keep original fan base happy. Even though the concert venue was formally
named Pizza Hut Park and the event was sponsored by a Vapor Shop, you know,
timeless cornerstones of the early 22nd Century. (Insert eye roll here)
Prior to the past Saturday I have seen my most favorite
musical act of all time play exactly one time.
So I had to get my ticket to see Beck.
He played for only an hour and I swear time never moved so fast. He did a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billy
Jean” that was highlight. I know some
people hate mash ups and blame the youth culture but this was literally, the
ONLY good thing about Glee. And don’t
hate b/c covers and mash-ups are amazing.
Like when you find an awesome prize for once in a Cracker Jack box. (Does anyone ever eat Cracker Jack anymore?)
Beck Setlist
- Devil's Haircut
- Loser
- Black Tambourine
- One Foot in the Grave
- Think I'm in Love
- Blue Moon
- Lost Cause
- Soldier Jane
- Girl
- Sissyneck/ Billie Jean cover
- Debra
- E-Pro
- Where It's At
But Marg, what about
the other bands? I gotcha you covered,
homie.
The Neighborhood rocked my face and played two new tracks
from their upcoming albums, which I assure you is coming along swell. Grouplove did an amazing cover of Beyonce’s Drunk
in Love, and was followed by Bastille covering This Is the Rhythm of the
Night. The Avett Brothers and Chvrches
were……..just not my jam…………….I don’t why.
I get what is appealing about both but Avett I’m always comparing to
Mumford and Sons and Chvrches to the xx.
They don’t even play the exact same music but I’m dumb like that soooooo
sorry.
My new musical discovery though? Kongos.
They are a group of brothers that grew up in South
Africa. Their music is a little Black
Keys, a little Gogol Bordello, and tiny pinch of Daft Punk synthesizers. Ya’ll should check it out. (It’s worth it)
Bye,
Marg
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