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gettin ready for the download festival
10/4/2005 @ 7:38:49 PM | 1192 days ago | permanent link | posted in concert / music

Been listenin to a bit of new music (meaning "not" The Killers) in preparation for the Download Festival this Saturday 10/8 @ Shoreline. The Chronicle has a good preview of the bands. All but the 3 biggest acts (The Killers, Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse) have new albums for 2005

The iTunes dialog to create the smart playlist was quite handy


The Killers
Top billing act with an awesome debut album, hopefully they deliver live


Arcade Fire
I was on them for a bit, but kinda outgrew the Montreal band.. ish be weirdz


Modest Mouse
This band "is" weirdness incarnate, not expecting much besides "Foat On" although I did like their last album


H.I.M.
Goth rock a bit of a mismatch with the other bands, curious about crowd response


Doves
Prolly best new band I checked out for the festival


Mindless Self Indulgence
Safe to skip


The Lovemakers
Lookin forward to them based on hype from short snippets heard in my friend Michelle's car


British Sea Power
How cool is this name for a band? Mellow stuff, not sure how the studio album will transcribe live

Ambulance LTD
Extra Action Marching Band
Every Move A Picture
Nine Black Alps

Never heard and haven't listened to, Extra Action Marching Band has the better name


Links
- http://upcoming.org/event/25708/
- http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/02/PKG6CEUF7A1.DT...
- blog post 7/31/2005 - Killer(s) strategy