Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Haha... Found a Video.



A video of the Avett Brothers on Conan has been found! Excellent! I can stop obsessing now and get back to work.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

The Avett Brothers on Conan - Sorry, No Video

All right, so there was a YouTube Video of the Avett Brothers' Conan O'Brien appearance for about 12 seconds, but apparently NBC likes to own things, so it's been removed. Copyright violations are bad, I know, but it was still cool, and I still wanted to share it with those who missed it.

If you didn't happen to stay up that night, here's a quick recap: The Avett Brothers played "Paranoia in B Flat Major", which comes from their new (and unbelievably good) record, "Emotionalism", which you need to get if you haven't yet. It's not a screamer, it's an edgy but pretty ballad that gives lots of good singing time to both Scott and Seth. The real surprise was their look: they were not vaguely frightening suit-clad mountain men, but rather clean-cut, coiffed hipsters. Really, really cute ones.

We're psyched to say "we know them when...", and even more psyched that even though they're becoming big ol' stars, they're still happy to play at little ol' GrassRoots.

Friday, May 11, 2007

The Avett Brothers on Conan O'Brien TONIGHT!

Yeah, so it's been a good week for GrassRoots Festival bands on late-night television. The Cat Empire on Jay Leno on Monday, and now the Avett Brothers on Conan O'Brien tonight.

I'm sick as a dog and don't feel like blogging anymore (it's finally summer, and I come down with the flu. Perfect.) but I promise that I will post a YouTube clip of the Avett Brothers' performance if I find one.

Monday, May 7, 2007

The Cat Empire on Jay Leno TONIGHT!

Awesome, right? The Cat Empire, who we're reeeeally looking forward to having at GrassRoots this summer, are going to be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight. Mike Myers is also on the show, so... well... Party on! Excellent!

We're not sure what song they'll be performing, but I'm really hoping it's "Sly", because I'm pretty sure that song is about me. The first part of the lyrics go:

"With frizzy hair
Was a metaphor
Festival time
Then this woman
Is a goddess on that festival shrine"

Okay, yeah, I know that I've never met the Cat Empire or seen them in person, but frizzy hair and festival goddess? It's gotta be about me. Okay, maybe I'm not the only curly-haired festival attendee that ever existed, but a girl can dream, right?

In any case, their CD is called "Two Shoes" and we highly recommend it.

If you miss the Tonight Show, check back here; I bet there'll be a YouTube video of it which I'll try to post if I find it.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Pets at GrassRoots

So, we have a hard-and-fast rule about pets at GrassRoots - they're not allowed. Yes, we love puppies and kittens and all of our furry friends (except tarantulas... *shudder*), but we feel that GrassRoots is just not the place for them to be.

Many people who travel to the festival from far away choose to keep Fido and Fluffy at Trumansburg-area kennels instead of a kennel back home, simply so that they can stop in and visit a couple of times over the weekend.

So here are some kennels in the Trumansburg/Ithaca area... locals, please feel free to chime in with a comment at the bottom if you have any specific info/reviews/recommendations:

The Bed and Biscuit - 607.277.2126 (10 mi.)

Highland Farms Boarding Kennel - 607.273.3251 (20 mi.)

Ithaca Animal Care and Luxury Pet Resort - 607.275.9240 (15 mi.)

Canine Comfort - 607.273.4342 (20 mi.)

You can also always google an Ithaca-area veterinarian and ask for their recommendation.

Currently Listening To: The Cat Empire: Two Shoes

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Band List Announced, Early Bird Ticket Sales Closed

Hey all!

Well, we've announced our band list (read it here) and we're (ahem) pretty darn proud of it, if we do say so ourselves. It's eclectic as all get-out, representing pretty close to every genre of music that exists. There's already good-natured in-fighting among the office staff, deciding who has to work during which band's festival set.

We've also closed our early bird ticket sales, which actually means that a nice "calm before the storm" period has set in (most people buy their tickets either before the EB deadline or well into the regular advance ticket pricing period); we're doing stuff like getting the program together, sending out press releases, coming up with radio ads, etc. These nice, low-stress tasks conveniently coincide with the first really solid streaks of warm weather and sunshine, so it works out well.

So, leave us a comment and tell us which bands you're most stoked to see!