The Bumbershoot 2009 Schedule: Saturday | Sunday | Monday

The Belligerent Return of “Make Some Fucking Noise”: An Exegesis

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:42 PM

A few years ago on Line Out, I wrote a screed about live hiphop performances. The problems are my problems, granted, but more than being mere personal pet peeves, I see them as a plague on the art form. (If (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: A Few Final Thoughts

Posted by Eric Grandy on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 3:54 PM

For the couple songs I caught, Say Hi sounded as good as I've ever seen them, playing as a trio with frontman Eric Elbogen on guitar and vocals backed by a good and rumbling rhythm section. The mix was nice, (More…)

Many More Bumbershoot Photos: Champagne Champagne, the Lonely Forest, Black Whales, Holy Fuck, Franz Ferdinand, U.S.E., David Cross, and So Much More!

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:09 PM

Dagmar SieglindeRomance Cory GustasonCommon Market Cory GustasonDavid Cross and a Shirtless Man (More…)

The Best of Bumbershoot

Posted by Eric Grandy on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 12:57 PM

In this order: 1. Modest Mouse 2. Holy Fuck 3. Gang Gang Dance (Honorable mentions: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who rocked everything right onstage but just didn't sound right in the mix; DJ Spooky's edutaining Watts/Stax mash-up; seeing and hearing Truckasauras' (More…)

My Long-Winded Re-Cap of Bumbershoot Monday

Posted by Gina Young on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Photo by Johanna Breiding Mirah, you are so good! A lot of performers would stagnate after recording and performing for so long— singer/songwriters especially, who might subconsciously feel confined by their form— so it was really exciting to be surprised (More…)

Overheard at the Bumbershoot Comedy Stages

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:32 AM

I spent a lot of time at the Bumbershoot comedy stages this year, seeing David Cross, Eugene Mirman, Sarah Silverman, Doug Benson, Patton Oswalt, Todd Barry, Reggie Watts, and Pete Holmes (who nearly stole the show as MC, if you (More…)

What Was the Best Thing You Saw At Bumbershoot This Weekend?

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Seeing Sarah Silverman fall was a highlight for me. (And I also loved the Lonely Forest [who filled up the EMP Sky Church nearly twice its allowed capacity and debuted a brand new song that's only about two days old], (More…)

Bumberhsoot Monday: Akron/Family, Vieux Farka Tour, New Mastersounds, Janelle Monae, etc.

Posted by Dave Segal on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM

The cold, overcast weather yesterday seemed to bum the hell out most of the Bumbershoot crowd, which appeared to be the biggest of the weekend, if frustration levels regarding moving from one stage to the other was any gauge. Why (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: Truckasauras

Posted by Brandon Ivers on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:54 AM

Aside from Matisyahu or whatever on the main stage, Truckasauras totally killed it yesterday. Anyone know what this song is called?? (More…)

Bumbershoot In Photos : Truckasaurus

Posted by Kristen Blush on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:39 AM

Bumbershoot In Photos : Wallpaper

Posted by Kristen Blush on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:33 AM

More photos after the jump. (More…)

Bumbershoot In Photos : The Cave Singers

Posted by Kristen Blush on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:20 AM

More photos after the jump. (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: Good News For People Who Love Modest Mouse

Posted by Eric Grandy on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 12:28 AM

Blush PhotoIsaac Brock As mentioned some moments ago, Modest Mouse played a great and really nicely balanced set for their headlining, Bumbershoot-closing set in the Memorial Stadium. They didn't hit every song I wanted to hear, of course, but as (More…)

Bumbershoot Monday: Modest Mouse's Set List

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:31 PM

Modest Mouse just killed the whole damn festival on the mainstage, and a proper review will be coming soon, but for now, here's the set list, which for my tastes was pretty nicely balanced between new and old—the newest was (More…)

Theatre Pick for Monday: Lease

Posted by Gina Young on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:59 PM

I don't like improv. Call me a traitor to my theater geek roots (argh, excuse me, theatre), but I just... don't like it. Sometimes the form just seems so half-assed. Elements of stand up comedy but without the salient (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: One More Round of Praise for Holy Fuck

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:49 PM

If you're going to give yourself a profane exclamation as your band name, you have to really live up to it. As has been mentioned, Holy Fuck totally live up to it. Hell, they could add a few exclamation points (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: A No Age Addendum

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:27 PM

I heard some people saying No Age suffered from bad sound yesterday at the Exhibition Hall, but I have to agree with Dave's review. I think No Age sounded fine—not the best I've ever heard them, and maybe a little (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: Passing Impressions

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:52 PM

You can't catch everything, but sometimes you catch just a drift of something as you're passing by en route to somewhere else. So, a couple passing impressions: -Dyme Def: Big World Breaks, all decked out in Dyme Def t-shirts, were (More…)

Bumbershoot In Photos : Metric

Posted by Kristen Blush on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:51 PM

Bumbershoot Sunday: No Age, Roy Ayers, Holy Fuck, DJ Spooky

Posted by Dave Segal on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:47 PM

No Age at Exhibition Hall somehow managed to sound acceptable at this detail-killing space. Their concise noise pop sounded as catchy as it was jagged, the drums and guitar generating a punchy attack that sliced through the hall’s acoustic inadequacies. (More…)

Bumbershoot Sunday: Extra Golden

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:38 PM

There's a beer garden on the terrace overlooking the Fisher Green Stage, and for the last two days the stage has hosted afternoon sets that were just perfect to enjoy while sipping a beer and looking out over the lawn (More…)

Awkward Question : RA Scion

Posted by Kristen Blush on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:23 PM

"RA, Your theatrical performance and costuming was a huge surprise today at Bumbershoot...and no Sabzi!? Who did your make up!?" "Thank you! My wife did it." RA Scion, AKA: Common Market, performed at Bumbershoot yesterday, and topped off his evening (More…)

Sera Cahoone : Fingers Crossed For No Rain

Posted by Kristen Blush on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Bumbershoot In Photos : Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Posted by Kristen Blush on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:39 AM

More photos after the jump. Reviews of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' set here and here. (More…)

A Little More About Yesterday

Posted by Gina Young on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:29 AM

Am I the only one who refuses to go into the gigantic yellow inflatable Trojan condom display? I saw a line of teenagers waiting to enter its cavernous, pitch-black mouth as I was rushing to the mainstage during YYY's first (More…)
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Previews and Reviews

Articles on Some of the Big Names at This Year's Festival

Previews of Every Single Thing Happening at the Festival

By STRANGER STAFF

Bumbershoot 2009

An Overview

By A. BIRCH STEEN, STRANGER PUBLIC EDITOR AND OSHA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEMBER (RETIRED)
Emerald Shitty

Emerald Shitty

U.S.E.: Stuff That Makes the World's Happiest Band Frown

By DAVE SEGAL

U.S.E

Sun, 4:15–5:15 pm, Broad Street

Surviving a Nuclear Winter

Surviving a Nuclear Winter

The Lonely Forest's Year of Magical Singing

By MEGAN SELING

The Lonely Forest

Mon, 3:15–4:15 pm, EMP

De La Soul for Life

De La Soul for Life

The Enduring Holy Trinity of Hiphop

By DAVID SCHMADER

De La Soul

Sat, 9:30–10:45 pm, Fisher Green

Weird to Your Mother

Weird to Your Mother

Gang Gang Dance and Holy Fuck Weird-Up Bumbershoot

By DAVE SEGAL

Gang Gang Dance
Holy Fuck

Sat, 7–8 pm, Exhibition Hall
Sun, 7:45–8:45 pm, Broad Street

Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

The Surprising Soul of Mayer Hawthorne

By LARRY MIZELL JR.

Mayer Hawthorne

Sat, 4–5 pm, Fisher Green

What the Hell Is the Black Atom!?

What the Hell Is the Black Atom!?

The Whore Moans' Vaudeville Garage-Punk Soul Revue

By CHRIS ESTEY

The Whore Moans

Sat, 6:30–7:30 pm, EMP

Everything Goes Just Wrong Enough

Everything Goes Just Wrong Enough

Vivian Girls' Dreamy, Divisive Garage-Pop Racket

By MICHAELANGELO MATOS

Vivian Girls

Sun, 6–7 pm, Broad Street

Our Jamaican Guys

Our Jamaican Guys

Singing the Praises of Prolific Jamaican Pop Musicians Sly & Robbie

By CHARLES MUDEDE

Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang

Mon, 9:15–10:45 pm, Fisher Green

White Noise

White Noise

Five Theses on Stuff White People Like

By CHARLES MUDEDE

Christian Lander's Stuff White People Like

Sun, noon–1 pm, Leo K. Theatre

Imagine There's No Judgment

The Art Grants That Yield the Most Art Ever

By JEN GRAVES

Dada Economics

Sat–Mon, Northwest Rooms, 11 am–8 pm


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HOURS: 11 am–11 pm

TICKETS:

  • One-day pass: $50
  • Three-day pass: $120
  • Gold Pass: $215
  • Platinum Pass: $420
  • Kids age 6-10/Seniors (65+)/Patrons with disabilities: $15 (at the gate only)
  • Kids 5 and under: free

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MAINSTAGE SHOWS: Entrance to the final Mainstage shows of each evening requires a free pass, which you can pick up at any of four outdoor Bumbershoot information booths on the day of the show. Mainstage passes are issued one-per-customer on a first-come, first-served basis. (Afternoon Mainstage performances do not require a pass.) Note: Bags may be subject to search before entering any Mainstage show.

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