Friday, September 5, 2014

Hopscotch - Day One



Drove from Atlanta to Raleigh (the new Portland) yesterday for Day One of the Hopscotch Music Festival.  More details to follow, but here are the bands that I saw and heard:

TOON & THE REAL LAWW


Local, Raleigh hip-hop crew with good lyrical flow and some pretty funny lines, none of which I can remember this morning.

DE LA SOUL


Iconic, hip-hop legends from Long Island performing in Richmond City Plaza.  

SUN CLUB


At the Lincoln Theater, this young, energetic band played party music not dissimilar to Louisiana's Givers.

AMERICAN AQUARIUM


Alt-country from nationally-recognized Raleigh band. 

WHITE LACES


Psychedelic "ambient dream punk" from Richmond, Virginia.  Bonus points for the Boston Celtics t-shirt.

THE WAR ON DRUGS


The pride of Philadelphia played loud and played long, not wrapping up their set until well after 2 am.

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