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Bumbershoot Day #3 with Janelle Monae, Metric, The New Mastersounds and Mr. Lif
Set 9 2009, 20h14
The last day of Bumbershoot was the most interesting of the three, primarily because, other than the Black Eyed Peas, I had never seen most of the featured artists.
After BEP, kicked off my day, I tried, and unsuccessfully, to catch Aziz Ansari one last time. However, I did notice someone who looked very familiar, but didn't want to awkwardly stare for too long. Luckily, he spotted me and said "WHATTUP!" first. It was the homie Mr. Lif, who just moved to Seattle over the weekend. Check the pics from the last time I ran into him and how he's livin' now and you'll understand why I didn't recognize him right off the bat:
Before:
After:
After 14 years, he finally decided to let go of the dreads. Lif's a great dude and a real dope emcee. My biggest surprise of the trip by far.
After catching up with Lif, I stumbled upon a dope funk band out of England called The New Mastersounds. I should be up on groups like this, but I've definitely been sleeping on them. Very similar vibe to Breakestra and Poets of Rhythm.
Up next was another intimate show in the KEXP Music Lounge, this time with Metric. Fortunately, I got in line a bit early and got in, because the press pass did not work for those who tried to sneak in last minute.
Lead singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw came out for a short, stripped down "unplugged" set.
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I enjoyed Janelle Monae's performance. Very eccentric, possibly some Andre 3000 influence in there somewhere, given her work with OutKast, and possibly some Tina Turner. She's not an artist that can easily be described because her music has no boundaries:
Stay tuned for more to come from the final day of Bumbershoot, including headling artists Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse and Sly & Robbie.
After BEP, kicked off my day, I tried, and unsuccessfully, to catch Aziz Ansari one last time. However, I did notice someone who looked very familiar, but didn't want to awkwardly stare for too long. Luckily, he spotted me and said "WHATTUP!" first. It was the homie Mr. Lif, who just moved to Seattle over the weekend. Check the pics from the last time I ran into him and how he's livin' now and you'll understand why I didn't recognize him right off the bat:
Before:
After:
After 14 years, he finally decided to let go of the dreads. Lif's a great dude and a real dope emcee. My biggest surprise of the trip by far.
After catching up with Lif, I stumbled upon a dope funk band out of England called The New Mastersounds. I should be up on groups like this, but I've definitely been sleeping on them. Very similar vibe to Breakestra and Poets of Rhythm.
Up next was another intimate show in the KEXP Music Lounge, this time with Metric. Fortunately, I got in line a bit early and got in, because the press pass did not work for those who tried to sneak in last minute.
Lead singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw came out for a short, stripped down "unplugged" set.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34948165/Metric+IMG_3314.jpg
I enjoyed Janelle Monae's performance. Very eccentric, possibly some Andre 3000 influence in there somewhere, given her work with OutKast, and possibly some Tina Turner. She's not an artist that can easily be described because her music has no boundaries:
Stay tuned for more to come from the final day of Bumbershoot, including headling artists Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse and Sly & Robbie.
