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This was one of the best shows I've seen all year. The lineup was outstanding and the weather couldn't have been better. My only complaint - those of us who got there early and sat up front for this GA show, weren't allowed to use our short chairs or keep our coolers with us.
To get this caliber of featured entertainers in the Marymoor Park setting was a fantastic experience. The range of groups from pretty much country to some wild electric fingering, and from clear to smoky voices gave an assortment to liven up everyone's day. No Boredom and No Depression.
what a great festival. all the acts were very good, with the standouts being gillian welch and david rawlings (of course), a solo sam beam from iron and wine, and patterson hood and the screwtopians. marymoor park is a beautiful venue and the weather could not have been more perfect. my only complaint is that gillian welch and david rawlings only got to play for just over an hour. looking forward to next year!
I came for the whole day (1-10PM!), even though I had never heard the opening acts, which, while well-introduced by the KEXP MC, were generally non-descript and/or self indulgent. Exception: Justin Towes Earl, who played a good smattering of attidunial authentic country. The rest seemed to be quoting roots music for their own, largely unremarkable guitar work. The Revue portion of the vent was promising, but with the exception of Earl, the opening acts required more beer than I could stomach. And then, in between the acts and next to the concessions area, the Tallboys were performing their unabashed and greatly requited love for the idiom as buskers, attracting a well-deserved, always growing crowd for their work. They are fabulous, and reminded me of why I had come. Iron & Wine is always great to hear, but a smaller venue (he had just played the Triple Door) is more effective, And Gillian Welch demonstrated why she always works best with Dave Rawlings. While their set was solid and remarkable artistry, it was unremarkable for her choices. An artist who takes this long between material releases ("I know, I know" she sighed, when she announced that she's been recording and someone shouted "About time!") should assume that we are very familiar with her past work and use those numbers only as a platform to try some new work on. David Rawlings work, even on the old Welch chestnut Wanna Sing that Rock n Roll was truly amazing, and Welch is a real presence through her songwriting and the little bit of patter she allowed herself to have. They were both all about the music, and it showed to great advantage. That said, I'd go again to the No Depression Music Festival (this was the first one here), but I'd audition the opening acts and time my entrance accordingly
