There were memorials for Jeff Austin and Railroad Earth’s Andy Goesseling on their fairgrounds and backstage behind the Grandstand. Derek Tobias/STAFF. An artist paints during a performance at High Sierra Music Festival. The single best set I saw at HSMF was Del & Dawg – legendary bluegrass musicians Del McCoury and David Grisman. This will be strictly enforced. Escape was the name of the game, in a Las Vegas sort of way; though substitute pine forest and 3,500 feet of elevation for the glitz of the strip. The band loaded their two-hour performance with upbeat, dance-inducing and rocking improvisation. Saxophone, trumpet and a bass drum is all it took to turn 1,000 mellow hippies into a “Lord of the Flies” mob. Much of the unique programming usually takes place at the late night performances, but we didn’t attempt to cover those this year. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As I’m writing this well in advance,…, Clockwise from top left: PREP, Yola, Spencer Burton, Tank and the Bangas, Kacey Johansing, Drew Citron and Porches.…, • I’ve done…, Clockwise from top left: Rozzi, Middle Kids, MAY-A, Lund, James Ivy and Sara Kays. JHa displayed her bandleading A-game for this set and Saturday’s performance which featured songs from Hartswick’s 2018 solo album, Nexus. Getting to catch Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Eat A Bunch Of Peaches in person was a treat. The hippies cometh and the 29th annual HSMF continued the traditions over the four-day Independence Day weekend. Dead & Company | Los Angeles, CA | 6/3/2019. I caught a bit of dremo — Paul Hoffman and Mike Devol of Greensky Bluegrass in the Music Hall where playshops and late nights are held. Another healthy dose of Southern-tinged soulful rock came out of The Marcus King Band’s Grandstand Stage set. Greensky Bluegrass placed the large photos of Andy and Jeff that had been backstage on both sides of the stage and dedicated a performance of “My Sisters And Brothers” to the late musicians. About RIFF   • I know…, Jacob Blake This is supposed to be a humor column about music. Just launched ou, LAST CALL! In addition to music he also covers NCAA Athletics, Minor League Baseball, PGA golf and boxing events. Grisman also came back to sit-in with The Del McCoury Band during their subsequent set. I caught part of Dawes’ main stage set and was impressed by their musicianship. Presenting the initial lineup for 2020, with so Read More, We’re excited to share that this year’s Silent Read More, What do you do when the Rolling Stones call you to Read More, If you have already purchased tickets for Karl Read More, The clock is ticking on our October Merch Drop - 1, Shutterbug Spotlight time! The group’s late afternoon set on the Big Meadow stage the following day—a time usually set for food and recharging for the long night ahead—turned into a churning, bumping rage. Set off Highway 70, just east of the picturesque Feather River canyon, it both braces and embraces every July 4. Explore High Sierra Music Festival's 4,132 photos on Flickr! Too Many Zooz performs at High Sierra Music Festival at Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy on July 5, 2019. By the time saxophonist Leo P climbed out of the crowd, even he looked a little bewildered by what had just happened. ALO brought out 15-year-old keyboardist Maxwell Friedman to sit-in. The campers were a little more subdued and some even had to return to real life early. Follow photographer Mike Smyth at Flickr.com/photos/bombilations and Instagram.com/mikey775. An Important Note About Late Night Tickets. Skerik was on stage for a cover of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” and the guys closed things with a big encore of “The Triple Wide” into “Hajimemashite” into the ending of “1348,” which was initiated earlier in the set. Their set ended with a rousing “When My Time Comes” (which later was covered on a different stage by The Lil Smokies with Greensky Bluegrass’ Paul Hoffman sitting-in) and a poignant “All Your Favorite Bands.”. Happy Birthday, Eric! Artists-at-large Natalie Cressman, Jennifer Hartswick, Skerik, Lebo and Maxwell Friedman popped up in set after set. Founding Third Eye Blind members fight for right to acknowledge contributions, REWIND: 5 so-bad-they’re-good one-hit wonders to take your mind off things, REWIND: Iron Maiden and 4 more songs about smoke for the West Coast. While new experiences are the great surprise, High Sierra Music Festival is known for the artists that come back year after year, and some who even attended as teenagers. Attendees came as they were, or as whomever they wanted to be. High Sierra Music Festival was held for the 29th time last weekend. Guitarist Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz joined the band on “F.U.,” one of Lebo’s many appearances I caught over the weekend. Though I had seen Umphrey’s McGee more than any other act on the lineup, I was not sure what to expect going into their headlining set Saturday night. Contact   • You can still enter to win FestivALL Pa. 2020 Initial Lineup Announced Alongside Full On Sale! Fantastic Negrito performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on June 15, 2018. It's not the last Downie album to be released. The set was a strong display of the wide range of talents – vocal, instrumental, songwriting – of not only Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, but of their supporting band members as well. This week there will be no…, “Danse Macabre” (1493) by Michael Wolgemut. The middle of the High Sierra Music Festival lineup was loaded with up-and-coming acts, many of whom were introduced to attendees for the first time. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. As Sunday arrived the notion of one last push to finish the marathon was palpable. Jennifer Hartswick brought her band to HSMF consisting of drummer Nicki Glaspie, guitarist Nick Cassarino, keyboardist Rob Marsher, trombonist Natalie Cressman and bassist Dezron Douglas. The long week of nearly constant music was coming to a close, but I managed to check in with TAUK for about half of their set. Grahame Lesh was at HSMF not only to play a couple of sets with Midnight North, the guitarist/bassist also joined the Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon set on Sunday afternoon. The weekend began with a well-fit set by the folky rockers Rainbow Girls, which was followed by the duo Mapache’s sweet harmonies. “If you pour some music on whatever’s wrong, it’ll sure help out.” — Levon Helm, “Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.” — John Prine. The breezy early-afternoon set featured Genauer leading a memorable version of the title track to his recent album, Conspire To Smile. And of course, the JamBase All-Stars led by our own David Onigman, featuring Natalie Cressman, Rob Marscher, Sean Leahy, Eric DiBerardino, Scott Guberman, Jake Alexander, Marcus Schmidt, Connor Casey, Maggie Forti and Graham Onigman. High-tailing it from Denver after having played Dead and Company show, the South Carolina guitarist played with blistering speed and bend on the strings of his Gibson ES, making us wonder if he might cause a forest fire. His band, which doesn’t make it to the West Coast too often, was also talented, recalling the Allman Brothers or Tedeschi Trucks band. Michael Smyth lives in Reno following 40 years in the Bay Area, and retired from the corporate world in 2017. I hope it doesn’t take nearly as long to get back. The first set I caught on Friday was Reid Genauer & Folks with Lebo and guitarist Scott Metzger among the “Folks” sporting the Strangefolk/AOD frontman.

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