Aside from the falling out brought on by the Cadillac Ranch, MidPoint 2009 appeared to be a huge success that was enjoyed by all. Each year the festival brings in a new class of bands and venues, so I’m anxious to see what changes next year will bring. The addition of the Lite Brite Test …
Tag Archive: Chairlift
Sep
27
2009
Sep
27
2009
MidPoint Day Three Review
Third and Final Day of MidPoint 2009 The third and final day of the 2009 MidPoint Music Festival came much too quickly, while the first two days remain just a fuzzy memory of the past. For me personally, I was looking forward to the final night the most because it featured most of the bands I was looking forward to …
Sep
20
2009
30 Bands I Want to See at MidPoint 2009
Out-of-Town Picks Like a lot of people, my first taste of Chairlift came about because of their hit song “Bruises” that was featured in an iPod commercial. But when they opened for Peter, Bjorn and John this past April at the Southgate House, I saw a band that was about more than writing catchy songs that could become radio-friendly hits. In the …
Aug
19
2009
MidPoint 2009 Artist: Chairlift
Updated Thursday, September 3: Chairlift will be touring as a quartet this fall, with the addition of Animal Collective composer and collaborator, John Maus. They play Cincinnati’s MidPoint Music Festival on Saturday, September 26 and will be going on the road with The Killers and Phoenix. Maus, a Hawaii native, was a member of Ariel …
Jun
28
2009
The Final Bonnaroo Post
When you first saw this post you probably thought to yourself, “Oh God…another Bonnaroo post. Just get over it man!” But the truth is that Bonnaroo becomes an obsession for many…could be hundreds, maybe even thousands. Just pay a visit to Inforoo anytime of the year, the unofficial Bonnaroo messageboard, and you’ll see that I’m …
Jun
25
2009
Dancing in the Mud at Bonnaroo 2009
The weather on the first day of Bonnaroo 2009 was absolutely terrible. That morning, Thursday, June 11 to be exact, myself and almost a hundred or so others had been waiting outside of the Fantasy 101.5 radio station for hours when the black clouds rolled in around 10 am. I looked up to the sky and said to myself, “Oh God…not now. …