Sasquatch Recap!

Photos by Miriam Thom

Here it is u guyz… Winnie Cooper’s Sasquatch! 2011 review! Words by Dolly Compton.

TOP TEN SHOWS:
• MSTRKRFT
• Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
• Sleigh Bells
• The Antlers
• Ratatat
• White Arrows
• Foster the People
• !!!
• Das Racist
• Matt and Kim

DAY 1 FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
DFA 1979: I had to keep myself from headbanging too hard so my neck wouldn’t be too sore for the rest of the weekend.
Foo Fighters: Dave Grohl is a modern icon, and he brought out Bob Mould from Hüsker Dü who shredded like he’d risen from hell.

DAY 2 SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
Aloe Blacc: I need a dollar…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oYX1D-0w[/youtube]

The Antlers: Fantastic performance in broad daylight! The sunshine made their set more powerful and surreal than they’ve been at indoors venues in the past.

Washed Out: Ernest Greene tapped into the house market with a booming four-to-the-floor that overpowered the twinkling melodies and pillow-talk vocals.
The Glitch Mob: 3 iPad nerds geeking out on some heavy synth and drum machine apps and putting on a better show than Bassnectar (due2power)

Matt and Kim: They sampled every hip hop great and Kim did a handstand while shaking her booty like you would not believe.

Sleigh Bells: Alexis Krauss is the hottest bitch on the planet! Combining everything you could want: bangin’ beats and metal.

Robyn: Sasquatch! 2011 had so many amazing female performers. Robyn ate a banana on stage and, as one of my friends put it, was dancing “like she was from another planet.”

DAY 3 SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

Beach House: Another female babe, Victoria Legrand commanded the hearts of every girl and the loins of every boy in the audience. It was sunny and beautiful during their set and I wept during “Take Care.”

Cold War Kids: My friends were passed out drunk in front of City and Colour so I went to the mainstage where Cold War Kids were surprisingly great!
Flogging Molly: Everyone caught a second wind for this set and jumped around dancing to Irish punk.

Das Racist: They pulled off the best audience interaction all weekend, making people choose between laughing and dancing. A white girl in a red bikini flashed them and Dap told her to “Eat something.”

Gold Panda: Money set in the Banana Shack dance tent. Expected nothing less.

Flying Lotus: A huge crowd came for Flying Lotus and you could tell he was just as stoked as they were.

MSTRKRFT: #FrenchHouse! I felt like I couldn’t dance hard enough for how good this show was.

Ratatat: Amazing visuals. They had a giant 3-D parrot that was hanging out on the side of the stage. The audience all looked like they were having out of body experiences.

DAY 4 MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
Black Mountain: Vancouver’s own! Dark, dance-able rock. So so good.
White Arrows: All these guys are babes. The crowd quadrupled during their set.
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings: Soul good on the mainstage. Sharon wore a royal blue flapper dress and had everyone on their feet getting down to soul jams like this or this.

Foster the People: Every Sasquatch bro’s summer anthem
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ[/youtube]

!!! (“Chk Chk Chk”): Lead singer Nic Offer was gyrating like Prince, strutting into the crowd to ham and steal the audience’s clothing. Glad I saw it!
Skrillex: Dub-step sweetheart Skrillex opened the door from a room of brostep euphoria LFOs into some hallways of dnb roots, dancehall, and not enough French house.

Major Lazer: Diplo and Switch ended Sasquatch! 2011 with a rager in the dance tent, narrowly avoiding a bum-rush after inviting ten girls onstage, and telling the audience that they were going to “F*ck everybody.”

THE ONE TO WATCH:
DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid: Portland bollyhood DJs who played an unprecedented all four days! Catch them in Portland before they get too big!

NAUGHTY LIST:
Yeasayer: Somewhere along the line these guys decided they wanted to be a boring indie rock band. They played mostly their new album with a neutered version of “O.N.E.” and you could tell they were bored. At least change your name if you’re going to be a completely different band.
Best Coast: Expectedly sarcastic, unexpectedly boring.

Radiozero Mix 71

VIA radiozero.ca

Radiozero Mix 71 by Tyler Fedchuk [DL]

Tracklisting:

1. The Style Council – “Long Hot Summer”
2. Trust – “Candy Walls”
3. The Weeknd – “The Party & The After Party”
4. Chromatics – “Lady (Original Version)”
5. Gunnar Bjerk – “Back Then”
6. Kindness – “Swinging Party”
7. Gina X – “No G.D.M.”
8. Spectral Display – “It Takes A Muscle (Get A Room! edit)”
9. Grimes – “Vanessa”
10. Benoit & Sergio – “What I’ve Lost”
11. Clique Talk – “Wasted”
12. Matthew Dear – “Slowdance (How To Dress Well seance)”
13. Beach House – “Master Of None (from memory version)”

Original post at Radiozero here

Photo courtesy of Surfing On Heroin

Go Early Stay Late

well bloody hell finally. it’s Friday, the weekend’s here, stay up all night, sleep all day.

for your Friday song, it’s a dancey Beach House edit:

Beach House – Norway (Skinny Friedman Edit)
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Tonight the Winnie deejay nerdz are turning the backroom at Vancouver’s Shine Nightclub into a lil’ basement party with lotsa dancey fun stuff, hood jamz, jokes, and candy! Plus in the front room live music from FM Attack and Alonzo Wang and DJs Pat Lok and Hunter-Even.

Wanna get in FOR FREE? @gmail.com">EMAIL US HERE for guestlist before 6pm.

Annnnnnnd then don’t forget No More Strangers is at Brandiz 122 East Hastings on Saturday! Live guests Kick Evrything, JDH, and The Stick.

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