Tag: spectacle
08.13.2008 Evan's Guide To Bumbershoot: Saturday
Bumbershoot has a new scheduling system, where BumberFans can sign in, browse the Festival schedule, and pick and choose artists to make their own personalized schedule online. I was playing with it, and it’s so nifty, I decided to try plotting out my own schedule (instead of wingin’ it like I have before). This week, I’ll be bringing you each day of my Bumbershoot schedule, starting with Saturday. This is where I’ll be (if I’m not too busy working during the Festival):
07.17.2008 Strange Fruit Makes an Impact
Australia’s Strange Fruit is making an impression on it’s North American tour. The performance group just finished up in Chicago, delighting the audience there. Read the full story at suntimes.com.
Strange Fruit will be at all three days of this years Bumbershoot, performing on the International Fountain Lawn for you to “Swoon!” over.
06.19.2008 They Ain't From These Parts: Bumbershoot's International Flavor
Foreign countries can be scary places. They have languages that I don’t know how to speak, their writing can use letters that all look like the pound sign to me (#), and sometimes they eat things like lutefisk or alligator or enchiritos. But I’ll be damned if some countries don’t keep putting out awesome bands, one after the other. And this year’s Bumbershoot has some of the best bands the world has to offer. Lucky for you, my dear reader, you have me to guide you through the international milieu and help you discover these superb foreign artists.
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