Idyl Time: Sasquatch Line-up 19, 20, 21

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sasquatch Line-up 19, 20, 21

#19 Givers

This fun little group of buddies from Louisiana are making some bubbly little tunes! I like. Right off the bat. But they've got happy little scores from the start. They inject unique and quirky little beats and sounds and riffs in the best spots. The timing is something that really caught my attention in this video. Hopefully I'll get a chance to watch the little shindig they put on at Sasquatch. I'm excited to see more from this growing band.

Pre-Show Rating - 3 out of 4
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#20 Dan Mangan

I watched this Canadian band headline The Sunset in Ballard recently and was blushing in adoration. Not only is Dan dreamy and eloquent vocally... his emotionally charged lyrics will grab a crowd by their heart strings until you look around and notice you're involuntarily swaying in cheesy unison. I've listened to his vinyl a dozen times now and I'm a fan. Eagerly waiting for new stuff from them. I should add... I even got his mom to sign my LP and she might be a bigger fan than me. ;)

Pre-Show Rating: 4 out of 4

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#21 Gold Panda

I've been working out to this stuff for a while. Really beautiful sounds and so many truly creative elements. Every track takes you somewhere new and leaves you wondering how he even thought to go there in the first place. Don't think I'll get to see them at Sasquatch but will download their new stuff as I stumble across it.

Rating: 3 out of 4

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Remember to Remember...

This blog is just a personal exploration of music and represents my preference and perspective (for whatever, if anything, that's worth). The site is dubbed "Idyl Time" because I soon realized that a large majority of my "idle" time is spent on music and who doesn't love a good play on words? I stumbled on the definition of "idyl" in a book I was reading and thought it worked as a title for this endeavor because each piece of music I'm examining here is a composition (be it not necessarily pastoral). But, when you discover a connection with a song, an album, an artist or a show it can truly border on an inconsequential affair; in that... it tugs on the very strings of your heart and can pinch you ever so lightly (or painfully) in the most secret of places. Music can transport you in an instant to a person, place or memory that still holds a dear (or dark) place in your heart. It's something so private and so personal and so inherently unique to each listener. It's a relationship that obviously has no tangible relevance on your day to day existence but at the same time can represent a "romantic affair" or attachment of some sort. I've personally always attempted to operate with a hap-hazard, caution-to-the-wind, attitude towards life and all it's offerings for experience. Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all (which beyond relationships, can refer to all the windows and doors that life affords you). I guess my point is, you may have tried, you may have failed, you may have loved, you may have lost, but you took a chance. And you still have your memories and the music they're dressed in. For whatever that's worth.