I know I already posted about the festival, but I figured in case anyone didn't get to go I'd do a little follow up. For those that missed out, you REALLY missed out, because this year was great! There was tons of food, performances, live music, and entertainment. I had a few particularly entertaining experiences with strangers, which is always a staple at these kinds of things. Other highlights include the extraordinarily delicious pineapple tamale I had, a great performance of a New Orleans-style band from the balcony of the Welcome Inn, and the little boy (seriously, I think he was probably 7 years old) who started a dance circle and out-jerked EVERYONE who challenged him.
Another band that I saw that I'm really excited about was a sort of old-time folk-blues orchestra called The Dustbowl Revival. They consist of an upright bass, drums, a trombone, a trumpet, a guitarist (who simultaneously plays the harmonica), and a washboard percussionist. The vocals were duets between the guitarist and frontman Zach Lupetin, and washboard player Caitlin Doyle. According to their website, they sometimes have even more instruments like the banjo, tuba, and clarinet. These guys were so much fun, they just have that awesome attitude that makes you want to jump up and spontaneously swing dance (yes, in this scenario you suddenly know how to swing dance). They characterize their sounds as "merg[ing] old school gypsy rhythms with bluegrass, gospel, jug-band, jump blues and the hot swing of the 1930’s to form a spicy roots cocktail." Check them out, you can listen to their music on their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/znlupetin), or find out where their next performance is on their website (http://dustbowlrevival.wordpress.com/about/).
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