Sunday Funday

Rode into Indio with the great Anna G.
It was extremely hot out- so much so that it made me go all Huck Finn with my jeans.

Taught her how to get tickets from the numerous amount of people walking in the gates with extras at little or no cost to yourself. Did I mention that it was hot? As soon as I scored a free ticket I bought four lukewarm waters and killed them. I paid with a $20 bill and got back some ones in change. A BBQ plate and a drink set you back $12. You could bring photographic film in the gates but not bottled water. I saw two girls feint over the course of the day.

First band I saw was Minus The Bear. They sounded very generic; not bad but not great.

Walked around to the various stages looking for something interesting.

Got introduced to Metric- cool. Their female leader was ultra-crunk and the band looked like they were playing for food money. Even in my incessant reading, listening and internerding of music, I had never heard of these guys. I could see this band opening for the Talking Heads back in the day. Found out later that Emily Haines, the frontwoman I spoke of earlier is the lady from Broken Social Scene. Metric is the new Blondie like the Futureheads are the new Gang of Four.

Then saw a DJ named Kaskade in the dance tent. Good beats. The cool shade of the tent mixed with the energy of the odd bits of Euros wylin' over this guy revived me. Being an amazing house DJ in the states must be like being a great bartender in Salt Lake City. I bet this guy pulls tail, drinks Cris, and commands 30-Euro ticket prices in 6 or 7 countries that are about the size of Texas...

Ate the aforementioned expensive BBQ, then rolled over to see Jamie Lidell. Wow. Another discovery for me. Stage presence and showmanship reminded me of James Brown, while his vocal delivery was all Stevie Wonder. He fiddled with knobs and samplers all while working the mic, creating his beats on the spot with vocal loops. Makes sense that he used to hang with Four Tet. I'm getting his stuff as soon as I can.