Spoon

Tomo Nakayama

Tomo Nakayama and Grand Hallway at Bumbershoot, 2011 

Hard to believe at this moment in time, but this weekend I'll get to ride the Monorail myself and get to hear Tomo Nakayama perform.

Hundred Waters

Christopher Owens

Christopher Owens at The Earl, June 19, 2013

Christopher Owens, America's greatest living songwriter, has a new album, A New Testament, coming out next month.  Here's a single from the album, the Buck Owens-influenced, Bakersfield-sounding Nothing More Than Everything To Me.

alt-J

Alt-J at The Tabernacle, Sept. 23, 2013

New song from Alt-J.

Dude York

Another band to look forward to at Bumbershoot - I caught Dude York there a couple of years ago playing in an off-venue, little tent, but on Saturday they'll be on the Pavillion Stage, so that will be cool.

Happy Holi, y'all!

Caitlin Rose

Apparently, there will be day parties throughout the Hopscotch Festival, and on Saturday I'll have not one, but two opportunities to hear Caitlin Rose, once at the Pour House Music Hall at something called the Trekky Records Hometapes/Middle West day party (2:00 pm), and again at Babes in Boyland, a day party in the Warehouse District in support of Girls Rock NC.  Should be just the thing to get me ready to hear Death and Mastodon in Raleigh City Plaza later that day.