Dodging
abandoned piles left by the sure-footed least spin climbed the icy peak Cannery
Row and hooked our tauntaun to the railing. We expected that the crowd would be
modest, but closed the door (seriously, it's cold in here, shut the damn door),
and had a number of adventurous souls that wind through the huge cloud of fog
that filled the Mercy lounge. The time was upon us for 10 bands to fight for
their chance to perform in a tent mere hundred meters from where Lionel Richie
will nap on a bus with air conditioning. Could only claim victory - and,
spoiler alert, it was about time The Him Road to Bonnaroo 2014, Round Two.
Pairing
Echo and the Bunnymen's dark sense of melody and electronic grooves of Depeche
Mode in a compact package, Unlimited Future opened the festivities, maximizing
the synchronized light show. If darkwave synth pop is your thing, and there
were around 101, it will not be at all disappointed in this band. We're not
sure about watching them at noon in a field, but his power set convinced us that
we should definitely open for Gary Numan when he comes across a couple of
weeks. International Young has never looked us a potential favorite band. His
indie rock, with a touch of nostalgia emo always felt competent and thoughtful,
but never exceptional, not too surprised when the offer last year fell short of
the glory. This time, a new harder edge to their sound caught our attention -
maybe it has always been there and we just notice it, but it sounded more
comfortable than the last time we saw them, more relaxed, but in the knob. It
was a convincing performance, but still does not improve the lyrics of that
song vampires, though, sorry guys, "when the moon turns red, you're as
good as dead" just sounds silly to the ears of Segregation.
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