HOPSCOTCH 2013 Syllabus (non NC bands)

 

My hometown of Raleigh, NC will host the 4th year of the 3 day music festival known simply as, "Hopscotch."  I am amped about this year's festivities for multiple reasons: I'm a huge music nerd (however I prefer "enthusiast"), it continues Raleigh's progression to legitimize itself as a great music scene, and it will also be the second time I can attend since its inception in 2010.  Apparently that weekend is very popular when it comes to weddings, so I thank my friends for not choosing to get married that weekend for a change.  Anyways, this blog post be the first of two posts and will serve as a "cliffsnotes" for the bands on this year's lineup that I am interested in seeing.  The bands listed here will be non-NC bands.  No more jibber-jabber, here's the list.  

Amor de Dias (London. England)


Big Black Delta (LA)
 
Big Boi (ATL)
 
Califone (Chicago, IL)

Cy Dune (Tuscon, AZ)
 
Dan Friel (Brooklyn, NY)

Dauwd (London, England)

Deleted Scenes (Washington, D.C)

Earl Sweatshirt (LA)

Ex-Cops (Brooklyn, NY)
 
High Highs (New York, NY)
 
Ilyas Ahmed (Portland, OR)
 
Inter Arma (Richmond, VA)

Jamaican Queens (Detroit, MI)

Jonathan Kane's February (New York, NY)
 
Kopecky Family Band (Nashville, TN)

Kurt Vile (Philadelphia, PA)

Lady Lamb The Beekeeper (Brooklyn, NY)

Lapalux (Essex, England)

Leech (LA)

Local Natives (LA)
 
Marnie Stern (New York, NY)
 
Matthew Dear (Brooklyn, NY)

Mikal Cronin (Orange Co, CA)
 
Nathan Bowles (Blacksburg, VA)
 
Night Beds (Nashville, TN)
 
Nightlands (Philadelphia, PA)
 
Pig Destroyer (Arlington, VA)
 
Pissed Jeans (Allentown, PA)

Purling Hiss (Philadelphia, PA)
 
Rose Windows (Seattle, WA)
 
Sleep (Oakland, CA)
 
Spacin' (Philadelphia, PA)
 
Spiritualized (London, England)
 
Swearin' (Philadelphia, PA)
 
The Beets (Queens, NY)
 
The Breeders (Dayton, OH)

The Golden Void (San Fran)
 
The Shilohs (Vancouver, BC)
 
Torres (Nashville, TN)

Turf War  (Atlanta, GA)
Water Liars (Oxford, MS)
Waxahatchee (Brooklyn, NY)
 
XXYYXX (Orlando, FL)

The Art Of Mistaken Chorus

Everyone has that single, shining moment in their lives where they sang a song (probably in the company of friends or an audience of strangers) and belted out the chorus with high volume and high confidence only to be called out for singing the wrong words.  Very few things in this world are absolute, but it's safe to say that this has happened to EVERY human being on this planet.  It's a very simple mistake to make but where does the blame lie?  Is it the artist's fault for not enunciating properly or clearly enough?  Or is it our fault for being too damn lazy to look the lyrics on the googlenet?  I think it's 50/50.  Either way, instead of being shamed for our musical ignorance, I'd like to celebrate the "Art of Mistaken Chorus."  Here's a list of songs in which I hear words than the original ones written:

Michael Jackson: Don't Stop 'Till You get Enough

What he sings: "Don't stop till you get enough"
What I hear: "Don't stop till you get it up"

Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys: New York

What she sings: "New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of"
What I hear: "New York, purple wet dream tomato"

Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze

What he sings: "Excuse me while I kiss the sky"
What I hear: "Excuse me while I kiss this guy"

T.I: Whatever You Like

What he sings: "I want yo body, need yo body"
What I hear: "I want Joe Biden, need Joe Biden"

Slipknot: Liberate

What he sings: "Liberate my madness"
What I hear: "Really great bananas"
What I hear: "Do you like, muh panda?"

Hot Hot Heat: Bandages

What he sings: "Bandages hide my legs and my arms from you...bandages...bandages...bandages"
What I hear:  "Panda jizz hide my legs and my arms from you...panda jizz...panda jizz...panda jizz"

Sketch Round Up

Here's the latest batch of sketches from ye' ol' drink n' draw. Debating whether I should draw "Ron Swanson" exclusively from now on.