Prepping for Sasquatch

Well, the big day is Saturday. I'll be hitting the road with my roommate Desiree tomorrow and heading through the scenic fields of central Washington for the best Memorial Day Weekend I've had in awhile.

If you're still trying to figure out your Sasquatch schedule (or just aren't even sure who's playing), check out the Oregon Music News Sasquatch preview, written by Chris Young with contributions from yours truly.

Music Video Monday: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

As long as I'm talking about Sasquatch, I thought this week's Music Video Monday featured video should be a Sasquatch band. I've been digging this song and video from Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.

It's a love song filled with hippies frolicking through a desert. Sounds like a recipe for success, right? I sure think so. Hope you enjoy it too.

Blog Fail.

C.S. Lewis once said, "Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement." Since Lewis (in my humble opinion) is pretty much a genius, I'm going to assume he's right.

In order to stay on the road to achievement though, I feel it's important to recognize and own up to one's failures. And, therefore, I must admit that I have completely failed at my goal of featuring Sasquatch bands on Kharmonious in the weeks leading up to Sasquatch. The big event is just five days away, and I've yet to post one article about it.

While this is clearly a failure, I also have an achievement to note. I have recently landed a writing gig with Oregon Music News and have been assigned the task of covering Saturday, day one, of the festival. Needless to say, I'm pumped. Saturday is featuring two of the bands I'm most excited to see: Mumford & Sons and Vampire Weekend. The lineup also includes several Portland bands I'm excited to check out: Morning Teleportation, The Nurses (who I actually saw open for The Tallest Man on Earth last week), and Portugal. The Man.

Because I'm writing this post while in class and therefore don't have time to fully make up for my recent failures, I would like to present my top ten list of bands I'm excited to see at Sasquatch:

10. OK Go

9. MGMT

8. She & Him

7. Freelance Whales

6. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

5. Local Natives

4. Tegan & Sara

3. City & Colour

2. Vampire Weekend

1. Mumford & Sons

Check out any of those you've yet to listen to. And, after you've done that, check out my coverage of Sasquatch at Oregon Music News.

I am Sasquatch.

In case you haven't heard of it, Sasquatch is a pretty big deal. It's the annual three-day music festival held at the Gorge Amphitheater Memorial Day Weekend. This will be the first year I have the opportunity to attend, and, needless to say, I'm stoked.

As an outlet for all my post-Sasquatch excitement, I'm going to try my best to use the (much-neglected) blog to talk about Sasquatch bands I'm excited about. Between now and the big weekend, I'll feature artists that will be performing at Sasquatch and tell you why you should be excited about said artists.

There are a ton of bands, and plenty of them I've never heard. So, I also want to hear which Sasquatch bands other people are excited about. Who do I need to check out before I head up to George?

In the meantime, if you haven't already heard it, check out and download Mumford & Sons' cover of Vampire Weekend's (just two of the bands I'm squealing with glee about seeing at Sasquatch) "Cousins" here: http://stereogum.com/files/mp3/Mumford%20And%20Sons%20-%20Cousins%20%28Vampire%20Weekend%20Cover%29.mp3