Bumbershoot 2009 (Sat)

Seattle’s biggest music and arts festival, Bumbershoot is returning again this year. The lineup tends to get bigger each year and no doubt that this year is another exception. I purchased the three day pass back on Christmas of last year for $60 before any lineup was announced. I always ended up going at least two days, so I figured I would just buy all three days for that price. That turned out to be a good call as I’m liking this year’s lineup. If you are planning on attending only one day, I would most likely choose Saturday for the dense lineup of musicians. This is my itinerary for Saturday 9/5.

	Katy Perry - Thinking Of You Album: One Of The Boys Considering that Katy Perry had a couple of top 5 hit singles on the chart, I would’ve thought that she would be one of the headliners. Instead, she will be opening up in the main stage. With hit singles like “I Kissed A Girl” and “Hot N Cold” as well as current, “Waking Up In Vegas” she should get the crowd going despite starting from 1:45pm. Katy Perry was also on the lineup for Summersonic this year, but had to cancel last minute due to illness. Hopefully she will show up for this one. This track was a ballad released earlier this year, but hardly received any airplay.
	The All-American Rejects - Real World Album: When the World Comes Down Oklahoman pop-rock band, The All-American Rejects will be taking the main stage following Katy Perry. “Real World” is supposedly their next single after a disappointing, “The Wind Blows.” They also performed at Summersonic last month and also held a free concert on the Navy base in Japan. They should get youngsters screaming with hits like “Gives You Hell”, “Move Along” and “Swing Swing.”
	Sick Puppies - You're Going Down Album: Tri-Polar Sick Puppies hails from Australia. They had a minor hit in 2007 with “All the Same” but I haven’t heard anything from them since then. The band consists of Shimon Moore, Mark Goodwin and Emma Anzai, who was not only labeled “female Flea” for her awesome bass guitar playing ability, but also voted as hottest chick in metal. Sick Puppies recently released their new album, Tri-Polar which is filled with hard rock songs. Hopefully I will get to see them perform a few of their songs after The All-American Rejects.
	Carrie Rodriguez - She Ain't Me Album: She Ain't Me I became Carrie Rodriguez’s fan after hearing the song, “Infinite Night” which was featured as the free download on iTunes last year. This former violin player sings bluesy songs, and has recently released a live album. Since she is basically playing the same time slot as Iglu & Hartly, I will have to split time between them.
	Iglu & Hartly - Whatever We Like Album: And Then Boom There are so many good musicians playing around this time slot, from Low vs Diamond, Carrie Rodriguez and the rapper Wale. But I will most likely check out this Californian surfer band, Iglu & Hartly. I love their hit single, “In This City” and also am liking “Violent And Young.”
	Matt & Kim - Daylight Album: Grand I had never heard of Matt & Kim until just recently. They are actually a married couple that plays and sings together. Something about their music reminds me of earlier Tegan And Sara. Maybe it’s the simple rhythm yet highly addicting music they create. This track, “Daylight” has been used on Bacardi commercial. I like the fun music video for this song. Also, worth checking out is the video for “Lessons Learned” where the two of them start stripping in middle of New York.
	Eric Hutchinson - OK, It's Alright With Me Album: Sounds Like This Eric Hutchinson is a funny man, but he’s also a musician. Actually he’s a really good musician and had a hit single with “Rock And Roll” earlier this year. That got him the spot as a the opening band for Kelly Clarkson this summer. I’m looking forward his laid back music. On the main stage around the time is Old 97’s, but I had never heard of them before, and didn’t particularly dig the 30 second samples I heard, so I will stick with Eric Hutchinson for that one.
	Sheryl Crow - Good Is Good Album: Wildflower I’ve been wanting to see Sheryl Crow live for over a decade now. Like most people, I got into Sheryl Crow after her first album which pushed out hits like “Leaving Las Vegas”, “All I Wanna Do” and “Strong Enough.” Although she’s never matched that debut success, she’s still managed to release a decent hit here and there in the past 16 years such as “My Favorite Mistake” and “If It Makes You Happy.” After looking into my mp3 catalog, I realized that I had at least one song from every album she had released, except for Wildflower. I guess this is a good time to add another one of her songs to my list.