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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Monday, September 05, 2005

Bumbershoot - Day Two

Day #2 was light on musical content, but that was more than made up for by 826-a-palooza. In the morning we volunteered answering questions about 826 Seattle at the McSweeney's booth in the Ink Spot. In the evening we helped collect donations at the 826 fund-raiser in McCaw Hall.

Bands Seen Today
Death Cab For Cutie, Mike Doughty, IQU, and Sarah Lee Guthrie

Highlights

  • IQU - A Japanese electro-pop band from Olympia featuring a theremin, a keytar, a talkbox, a turntable, and more beats than Kanye could shake a stick at. These guys always blow me away and their set at the EMP was no exception.

Non-Music Highlights

  • 826 Seattle Benefit - The 826 Benefit was hosted by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and featured readings by Dave Eggers and Sarah Vowell. Daniel Handler made a great MC, as his dead pan comedy was just the right tone to keep the show moving along. Dave Eggers kicked things off reading a hilarious piece written in the voice of a dog named Steve, and was accompanied by Ben Gibbard on acoustic guitar. That was followed by a short set by Mike Doughty including a guest appearance by Daniel Handler tearing it up on the accordion. Sarah Vowell was next up reading a historical piece about the evolution of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", complete with musical interludes by Death Cab For Cutie covering the various iterations of the song. The show wrapped up with a short set by Death Cab including an encore in which everyone came back on stage to play a rousing rendition of "Hungry Like The Wolf". In addition to being a blast to watch, the fund-raiser was also a big success raising over $18,000 in donations for the 826 program!
  • Flatstock - Flatstock is a giant rock poster convention featuring the works of several billion artists (or several dozen at least). I try to pick up a poster or two every year so I'll have something to put on the walls of the house I'll never be able to afford due to my poster buying addiction. The one I got this year was a Wilco poster from Red Rocks (which I think I called Bed Rocks when I ordered it...man I feel like an idiot) by The Heads of State (see below).

posted by Jamie at 1:10 AM