summerfest-ya going? Who you want to see?

[dembotoz]

Did not want to go.
Haven't gone in a couple of years.
Then I heard some stuff by someone called ingrid michaelson? On NPR no less....
rock stage on july 3rd--now i think i just might go....

[Connonym]

1. probably won't go but there are tons of acts I'd like to see

Mellencamp, Petty for starters

[dembotoz]

3. never understood mellencamp

but petty would be fun to see.

[Connonym]

5. the beauty of Mellencamp isn't entirely in the music

and it's mostly not in the stuff you hear on the radio but he has some wonderful, wonderful lyrics. I tried to find a link to my favorite song but can only find a really shitty cover on youtube, the song is called Another Sunny Day 12/25. Thing I like most about him is that he's the kind of guy I grew up around (lived in Southern Illinois until I was 13) but the idealized liberal version of that guy. If that makes any sense.

[PeaceNikki]

2. I have Petty tix

It'll be my 10th time seeing him.

:thumbsup:

[Connonym]

4. bitch :-P

I've never seen Petty but I've seen Mellencamp 6 or 7 times.

[Bushfire]

6. Steel Pulse this Saturday for me

plus Alejandro Escovedo & Lucinda Williams this Thurs

[fudge stripe cookays]

7. I love Al and Lucinda.

Being from Austin, I've seen them both, and they were both fabulous. Highly recommended. :thumbsup:

Between his Troobs days (True Believers) and his solo career really taking off, Al used to be the warehouse manager at the central/midtown Sound Warehouse, and I was the warehouse gal at the north location, so I had to call him from time to time to see if they had stock on stuff. He also used to work at Waterloo Records with my buddy Helen. Super nice guy.

[Connonym]

11. did you see Lucinda solo or when she opened for Mellencamp?

she did 2 different shows didn't she? Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is my favorite of her's.

[Bushfire]

12. Saw Lucinda headline the Harley stage

with Al opening. He gave a shout out to a buddy's band back in the True Believer days, the Slow Pedestrians from LaCrosse. Saw the Troobs twice, and Rank & File once.

[BrainRants]

8. RUSH

Saw 'em last Friday. Three (yes THREE!) hour show!

For a band well into their fifties, they're still an amazing trio capable of rocking HARD and they genuinely looked like they (along with the crowd) were having as much fun as 20+ years ago.

And I really dig the lyrics to the song "Far Cry" from their new album "Snakes and Arrows"

"It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit
It's a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it
You can almost feel the current flowing
You can almost see the circuits blowing"

[Bushfire]

13. Thanks for sharing

Rush brings back some great memories, and they do have some great lyrics.

[dembotoz]

9. ingrid michaelson was pretty good

good time
freeway flyer to summerfest the only way to go....

[PeaceNikki]

10. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers kicked ass, as always!

I saw them last night for the 9th time and the kicked serious ass AGAIN. He and his band are just amazing musicians.

Set list:
You Wreck Me
Listen to Her Heart
Won't Back Down
Even the Losers
Free Fallin'
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Sweet William
End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys tune)
Breakdown
Saving Grace
Honey Bee
You Don't Know How it Feels
Learning to Fly (AWESOME "unplugged" version sung mostly by the audience)
Don't Come Around Here No More
Refugee

Encore:
Runnin' Down a Dream
Gloria
American Girl

Here's a review of the show: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=769569

Rock. On.