Sasquatch Festival 2010 (Mon)

Sasquatch festival is back again this year. Compared to previous years, the lineup celebrates more indie music. I won’t be attending this year, as I wasn’t that impressed with the lineup, but for those who are going, maybe this guide can help you a bit.
Monday, May 31st lineup is headlined by Ween, who seems to have a lot of cult following. Of all three days, this is probably my least favorite lineup, except for MGMT and She & Him.

	Dr. Dog - Shadow People Album: Shame, Shame I’ve come across Dr. Dog’s name several times, mostly at music festivals, but I had never really paid much attention to them. When I heard this song, “Shadow People” for the first time, it reminded me of The Flaming Lips’ “She Don’t Use Jelly” (listening to it again makes me think, wow, this was Flaming Lips?). Last month Dr. Dog released their new album, Shame, Shame (their seventh).
	Drive By Truckers - Birthday Boy Album: The Big To-Do Hailing from Athens, Georgia (where R.E.M. is from – and they sound a bit like them, too), they have been playing together since the mid-90s. In March, they released their eighth album, titled The Big To Do. This song, “Birthday Boy” was available for a free MP3 download from Amazon MP3.
	The New Pornographers - Crash Years Album: Together Vancouver, Canada’s super indie group, The New Pornographers are back with a new album. Despite Neko Case’s successful solo career and the rumor that she may not return, she returns as the band, and they sound good on the new album titled Together. I had a chance to listen to the whole album on NPR, a week before the release.
	She & Him - Thieves Album: Volume Two She & Him consists of actress Zooey Deschanel (“Elf”, “Yes Man”) and singer/songwriter, M. Ward. Their first album together turned out to be such an indie hit that they decided to release another album this year, simply titled, Volume Two. Thanks to the success of the first album, Volume Two peaked at #6. The whole album has a very Californian vibe to it, especially this track, “Thieves”.
	Band Of Horses - Laredo Album: Infinite Arms Formerly from Seattle, and currently in North Carolina, Band of Horses comes back to their native state of Washington to rock out on Monday evening of Sasquatch 2010. This month they are releasing their third album, Infinite Arms from Columbia Records (after being with Sub Pop).
	MGMT - Congratulations Album: Congratulations MGMT claims that they purposely created an unconventional album for their sophomore effort. Yes, their first single, “Flash Delierium” was indeed unconventional and weird (although it ranked on that Japanese ranking), I do like their second single, “Congratulations” much better. It’s mellow and cool.
	Ween - Your Party Album: La Cucaracha A friend of mine has been really into Ween and I’ve heard a lot of their songs. For groups like that, I always wonder where they get new fans? Their songs don’t get played on the radio, and they don’t seem to heavily promote their albums. I guess good music travels. They will be closing out the Sasquatch festival 2010.