High Sierra!

[walterfredo]

Game on.

[vespachick]

And here come the left coast dates!! ;) ;D

[walterfredo]

High Sierra Music Festival 2011 - Initial Lineup

I absolutely cannot believe it.  This will be my 11th High Sierra....first place I saw MMJ too.  Absolutely the best festival experience you could possibly imagine.  I've worked at the fest over the years doing numerous things, it's just the most laid back, perfectly run festival out there.  And you couldn't ask for a better location.  Not to mention...real flushing toilets and tons of showers. 


My Morning jacket
Ween
Neko Case
Warren Haynes Band
Yonder Mountain
Rebelution
Maceo Parker
Dr. Dog
ALO
Beats Antique
Ivan Neville's Dumstaphunk
Ernest Ranglin
Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers
The Travelin' McCourys
Los Amigos Invisibles
Delta Spirit
The Infamous Stringdusters
Dawes
March Fourth Marching Band
Pimps of Joytime
Emancipator
Danny Barnes
Orgone
Materialized
Toubab Krewe
Zach Deputy
Jessica Lurie Ensemble
Head for the Hills
Elephant Revival
The Brothers Comatose
Audio Angel

and many more to be announced...

[vespachick]

Hrm, I was holding out for a Red Rocks show > New Mexico (at-some-ampitheater-my-hubs-thinks-is-great> back up through SD>LA>SF>home.

Prolly wishful thinking.  Therefore, how do I decide whether to do High Sierra??? Also, why have they not announced on their website yet??? janky stoners ???

[e_wind]

That video using OBH got me extremely stoked for Hangout and Roo. I'll be holding out for some sort of AL>TN>HOMETOWN>OH/IN>Chicago.

[debbie]

Sweet!!!  The best news I've heard in months!!!  Woohoo!  I've been wanting to go to High Sierra for years and this year I'm so there!!

I guess I'll have to start checking out some of those other bands.  Who all do you guys like besides MMJ?  I'm not familiar with a lot of this lineup.  I'm sure it's going to be awesome though.

[the_wizzard]

Hrm, I was holding out for a Red Rocks show > New Mexico (at-some-ampitheater-my-hubs-thinks-is-great> back up through SD>LA>SF>home

/\ THIS!
Pretty please? Festivals are alright, i guess. But I want some shows!

[TEO]

Prolly the best one for me yet since I can get me some TOUBAB KREWE right along with my JACKET!  :)

[tdb810]

So happy for all you west coasters!!

[NoVa_NoLa]

Oh my!!!  This is just the distraction I needed today!  Haven't been to this event in almost 10 years...very excited to return this year!!! YiPpEe!!!!!!!  :D :D :D :)

[walterfredo]

I guess I'll have to start checking out some of those other bands.  Who all do you guys like besides MMJ?  I'm not familiar with a lot of this lineup.  I'm sure it's going to be awesome though.

myself, really excited about MMJ and Ween obviously, 2 of my fav. bands period, never thought I'd see ween on the high sierra lineup.  Also, love me some dumpstaphunk, maceo parker.  Last year, Orgone, beats antique and the pimps of joytime were all festival favorites.  ALO, Dr. Dog, and Neko Case will all be great.  And pretty excited to see Delta Spirit on the bill.  Pretty sure Bo produced their latest album, maybe he'll sit in with them.  Also...this is only the initial announcement.  HSMF always does it kind of weird, they'll announce a big chunk of the bands and then have a couple of groups of additions in upcoming weeks/months.  I suspect several more names to be added, including some bigger acts.

High Sierra is all about the sit-ins, and I suspect we'll see some awesome collaborations as usual.  Only about 7-10K people usually at HSMF, weather is usually absolutely perfect.  Easy access in and out, you can easily hop in your car and cruise down to the grocery store or drive into Quincy and go to a restaurant.  We usually take daily trips to the river for some swimming.

The real question....will MMJ also play a late night show like they did in 06.  I'm really hoping they do, but kind of suspecting they won't. 

There is also the possibility of a work shop.  HSMF does workshops every day, and it somewhat of an interactive thing between musician and band, some Q&A, some music, some insight. 

[CTdeadhead]

Is this the Ice Cave place?

[walterfredo]

Is this the Ice Cave place?

yep!  The Ice Cave was actually the High Sierra Music Hall, a small indoor hall where they have late night shows.  They decorate it up every year, do something different with it year by year usually, in 06 it was a little winter wonderland with snow flakes and icicles and such.  MMJ also played on the Grandstand, which is the main stage and is of course outdoors. 

[midwesterner]

i have heard great things about this festival but I need some non festival shows to get excited about.

[My Morning Tube top]

Circuital has never had such meaning as this announcement...

[CTdeadhead]

Is this the Ice Cave place?

They decorate it up every year, do something different with it year by year usually, in 06 it was a little winter wonderland with snow flakes and icicles and such.

I imagine when I hear the show  that it's a scene reminiscent of the planet Hoth mixed with joy and music, kinda like the North Pole only no elves or reindeer and  less songs about Xmas. 

[ChiefOKONO]

NICE!!!!!!!!

how long of a set should we expect?

[walterfredo]

NICE!!!!!!!!

how long of a set should we expect?

They'll headline the grandstand one night, ween is closing Sunday so it won't be Sunday. Headliners usually get a couple hours minimum, I expect a full length set for MMJ. Still holding out hope they'll do a late night as well.

[pawpaw]

Nice! That's a really good lineup too! It's been a long time since I've been to a High Sierra, and I always had a great time. I wonder what Ernest Ranglin sounds like these days.

I'm pretty sure I won't be going to this though, and hope it's not the only appearance they make in Northern California this year...  :-\

[walterfredo]

I'm pretty sure I won't be going to this though

wha?  This is practically in your backyard.