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Sunday, October 14, 2007
Photos / Live Reviews Echo Project - Saturday
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Another long day at the Echo Project on Saturday.
The first act I caught was Futureman & his Black Mozart Ensemble. It basically infused classical music with hip-hop. While there was some rapping later in the set, the part I caught focused mostly around Futureman's direction of the instrumentalists.
I caught Hope for Agoldensummer on the Green Garage stage next. The trio had some nice harmonies and combined folk with elements of rockabilly and country.
Next up was Son Volt. It's no surprise that they reminded me a lot of Wilco considering both groups were spawned from the same previous band.
Concord's Avett Brothers hit the second stage for a high octane set.
Now, I'm not afraid to admit that I had heard their album before and, well, I wasn't impressed. It sounded kind of like folk and I didn't understand what the big to-do was.
Well, consider me one of the converted. Their set was captivating, impressive and one of the best of the day.
Toubab Krewe performed on the small Solar Stage to a big crowd that couldn't stop moving to their funky jams.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah hit the main stage with energetic indie rock. While the music wasn't anything particularly unique, the vocals added a different touch to the music as the singer hit different pitches. I'd be interested in hearing their studio work.
Tea Leaf Green seems to be picking up where Phish left off. The jam band had the crowd overflowing out of their tent.
Disco Biscuits performed a day set (but didn't allow photography - I guess their poorly lit night sets were all we were going to get.)
Brazilian Girls followed Tea Leaf Green. Singer Sabina Sciubba came out wearing some kind of odd wool rabbit suit on her top half. Not surprisingly, she complaint was too hot and took it off after the first song.
She then performed in a silver unitard with patches of mesh and a veil over her face. Interesting...
The band's techno and world styles got the crowd grooving.
Spam Allstars got things funky while Thievery Corporation hit the main stage.
With each new song by Thievery, a new singer came out. If points are being given for most unique instruments, they were high on the list for using a sitar.
Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues performed to a small crowd on the second stage. I expected more attention, but with Spam and Thievery performing at the same time, it was a tough choice.
Perpetual Groove continued the weekend's jam-band theme for another packed tent performance.
Common finally hit the stage at 9:15 - 30 minutes past his scheduled performance time. I'm not sure why he was running late, but the crowd was getting impatient, and I later heard he had a police escort into the venue.
He ran out on to the stage and never seemed to calm down. It might have been cold, but he definitely got the crowd warmed up for the night's headliner, The Killers.
Here's where I admit that I'm not a big fan of The Killers - I'd even call them overrated. So, when I heard the band doesn't allow photography during their set, I thought - that adds another reason not to stick around to watch a band I don't like.
On that note, I headed out of the festival to catch some rest.
Today's performers include Michael Franti, Spoon and Phil Lesh.
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