Sasquatch Festival 2009 (Mon)

Sasquatch concert festival is at end of the month! Although I won't be able to attend this year, I thought I would select some of the highlights and guide for this year's performers. Similar to last year, Monday brings in mixture of acts. Ben Harper and his new rocking backing band, Relentless7 will be taking the final main stage. If any of you go, please let me know which act shined on the stage!

	Santigold - Shove It /ft. Spank Rock Album: Santogold Is her name Santogold or Santigold? She started out as Santogold, but now she's going by Santigold, which is closer to her actual name, Santi White. The reason for the name change is that she was sued by filmmaker, Santo Gold. It will be a pain going back to my iTunes to change her name, so I will change my database from her next album. Having said that, her debut album is a brilliant one. This track was sampled by Jay-Z on the track, "Brooklyn Go Hard"
	Fleet Foxes - Mykonos Album: Sun Giant - EP I had dismissed Fleet Foxes when I heard them the very first time, because their music put me to sleep, but on the second listen, I realized how brilliant their songs were. Hailing from Seattle, they sure know how to put together a great vocal harmony songs. This track is available for free download from Amazon MP3.
	The Knux - F!RE (Put It In The Air) Album: Remind Me In 3 Days... Sounding a lot like Outkast, the brothers from New Orleans are good at putting together funky hip-hop songs. Unlike most hip-hop groups, Krispy Kream and Rah Almillio used to belong to a marching band, and can play multiple instruments.
	Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch Album: Swoon California band, Silversun Pickups are often compared to Smashing Pumpkins. The music does sound quite similar. "Panic Switch" is the lead-off single off of their second album, Swoon, which was just released last month.
	Girl Talk - Play Your Part (Pt. 1) Album: Feed The Animals Don't be fooled by the name. Girl Talk is not all female pop band. Girl Talk is Gregg Gillis, who is capable of mashing up hundreds of pop hits into one three minute song that actually flows and sounds good. It's amazing what he can do, and I'll bet his live show will be just as crazy as his latest album, Feed The Animal.
	Erykah Badu - Honey Album: New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War It was odd to see her name announced at this year's Sasquatch lineup, but she should bring nice cool laid back performance around the sunset time. I never knew this until recently, but she has a kid with Andre 3000 of Outkast. Although she tends to have slow songs on her albums, her live shows tend to be a little more upbeat.
	Ben Harper & Relentless7 - Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart) Album: White Lies For Dark Times What happened to Ben Harper's other backing band, The Innocent Criminals? "Dude, I've been with the Innocent Criminals a long time, and I'll always be with the Innocent Criminals," Harper says. "And everything I do now helps further what I do with them. But for the moment, it's just time to do something else." Relentless7 came together like a cinderella story (sort of). One day when Ben Harper was heading to the venue for his gig, a guy driving the van put on his personal band's music, and Harper was blown away. The new album with Relentless7 is a lot more rocking. Personally I like it better.