I am just beyond excited for this year’s lineup. Not only is it packed with amazing local talent, but the festival is also bringing back Death Cab For Cutie and Matt & Kim who I have seen in the past AT Bumbershoot. There are also quite a few bands that I have never seen that I am anticipating. It is also great to see a former band that I have booked – The Physics – as well as former Seattle U peers of mine – Kithkin – on the bill.
I cannot praise this lineup enough; it is incredible!
You would think that because of how diverse the lineups are at every music festival that you would get a general mix of people. To an extent, that is true. However, every music festival has its own atmosphere, its own style, and its own personality. Even without knowing that that the above illustration was for Glastonbury, I would naturally assume that because of the Hunter boots and olive jacket. That place is a mud fest every year! In looking at my own experiences, I attend Capitol Hill Block Party and Bumbershoot every year and maybe I’ve never paid any attention to it until now, but I can definitely see that the way I dress for one festival differs from the other. Since Bumbershoot is spread out over the Seattle Center, I make sure to wear comfortable shoes. I make sure to bring a cardigan of some sort or dress in summer layers. At Block Party, that’s just not the case at all. Bring on the short shorts, tank tops, and little dresses. It’s the culture, the environment, and the people that tend to affect your surroundings.
Refinery 29 had Joana Avillez create these illustrations for 7 different major music festivals and I’d say that it’s spot on. I’ve never been to any of them, but I’ve caught the Street Style Snap Shots every year.
What a fun way to gather music enthusiasts together in a prom setting for the announcement of their favorite Seattle music festival! Also, hi – Allen Stone. I cannot wait! And I can’t wait for this year’s Bumbershoot once again.
4 years. Can you believe it? It’s surreal to me that I’ve kept Yow Yow! going for this long, but at the same time having Yow Yow! is also kind of like my very own personal diary. It’s kind of cool! I get to look back on some bad writing, some bad photos (or photos that are no longer photos) and some really embarrassing moments in history.
At the same time, I’ve also had the opportunity to witness AMAZING things in history. This year, Yow Yow! didn’t change much, but I did. I graduated from college y’all! As a small child, that day seems so far away – light years away! I’ve got my degree. I found myself a big girl job. I fled from Seattle – never thought that would happen either, but it had to someday. 2012 was good to me and 2013 (I hope) will be even better for us – me and Yow Yow!
So let’s get to the numbers, shall we?
Stats from 2011 will be on the right and italicized while stats from 2012 will be left and bold.
750,119 total visits to Yow Yow! – – – – – – – – – – - 1,128,873+ (since the day isn’t over yet and this does not include up until New Year’s Eve) total visits to Yow Yow!
*In just 2012, there were 377,996+ visits to Yow Yow!
5,510 Posts, 1,153 Comments 8,763 Tags – – – – – – – – – - 7,067 Posts 2,187 Comments 10,229Tags (cumulative)
Top Post of 2012 – “Hipster Disney Princesses In Real Life” – 43,998
Top Post Written in 2012 – “Hipster Disney Princesses In Real Life” – 43,998
Busiest Month in Terms of Views – January 2011 (31,761 views) – – – – – – – — October 2012 (49,821 views)
Average Visits Per Day – February 20122 (1,060 views) – – – – - – – – - October 2012 (1,607 views)
*Busiest Day – October 5, 2010 (4,239 views)
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Festivals Covered
*We hit 1 million hits y’all!
*And I finally got to meet one of my interviewees in person – Miss Euna Kho (Bearbot)
*Yow Yow! also participated in the blackout back in January for SOPA
Created by three Seattle natives, American Hipster is a web series that tells the story of how hipsters are living in this nation in the most hipster cities including (hi. home.) Seattle, Philly, San Francisco, New York and several others. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the hipster culture and the ones on Seattle could not speak more truly about this wonderful city.
I went to a private school that just happened to be in a very hipster neighborhood so over the last four years, I heard some backlash naturally. Let me just tell you that I’ve never loved a city more. I’ve never enjoyed living in a neighborhood more than I did in this one. The neighborhood didn’t help me figure out what my passions were. I did that back in high school bro. This neighborhood helped my passions explode – in everything that I did, all over the sidewalks, in every club and event that I participated in and most definitely on Yow Yow!
Watching former One Reel employee Kayte Olsufka invite viewers into her Bumbershoot experience was tough. After all, that was the career that I always wanted for myself. It is the best reflection of what Bumbershoot means to me though and what it means to the attendees that continue to show up to the music and arts festival year after year. My favorite segments are below:
Bumbershoot Attendee since 2006
Linda’s and Oddfellows are two of my favorite Capitol Hill spots.
To watch the entire American Hipster series, click here.
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Happy Friday!
Passion Pit @ Bumbershoot from KEXP’s sessions!
YAY.
Check out all the songs here – but this one’s my favorite. And of course it is “Take A Walk!”
Two years ago, I wrote a post about concert etiquette and I thought I had covered my bases, but after the M83 mess yesterday, I realized that the times were a changing and my etiquette list forgot to include pre-teens/teenagers rolling.
Steph and I were looking forward to catching M83′s set yesterday at Bumbershoot, but were also aware that many people were there just so that they could hear “Midnight City” and leave. Well, we wished that song would have been played earlier because as the set went on, the crowd became increasingly more rowdy. Steph was hoping to make it onto the floor, but I was comfortable in my seat. I was on assignment for the event so I needed to be able to type from my phone and that wouldn’t be possible from the floor. At some point during the set, the security guards had decided that they were no longer letting people onto the floor. The floor was maybe halfway full, but I’m 22 years old so what do I care? I’m not going to question security guards – I have my seat. To my left I saw a man in his 30′s…40′s? rushing down the stairs and rallying up people on either side of the aisle (my side included) trying to get people to rush the floor with him. I was in a section with quite a few adults, but sure enough those kidlets had turned up and had followed suit. Immediately, the stair aisle next to me had filled with kids bunched up, uncomfortable, and ready to charge at the security guards down below. Every few seconds, a few kids would get pass the guards and either a) make it onto the floor escaping the guards or b) endure a tackling situation. The crowds next to me would cheer if someone made it through pass the guards or give the appropriate “OHHHH” if someone was caught.
When the teenagers realized that they were too far up the stairs to make it to the floor in time, they began hopping over the seats and attempting to jump over me and the people around me. Luckily, I happened to be standing right behind someone who wasn’t going to let that happen and kept pushing the kid back and challenging him in a “Come at me bro” type of situation. As a spectator and someone who was caught in the middle of this situation, I’ve got a few thoughts on this.
To read more about this M83 mess from another perspective and to see photos – click here.
Bumbershoot 2012!
Stephy Roo is the best concert buddy to have ever.
The Hills marathon that spanned three days long
Joe and I pulled a tourist day today and picked up some fresh berries from the market and ate them outside of a Starbucks.
It’s back. Pumpkin Spice Latte!
and the official end to summer! Sad day, I know. I hope all of you have been having a wonderful weekend so far. Later on this week, probably tomorrow – I’ll be posting my 5 favorite things from this past weekend, but for now I”m getting ready for my annual tradition of attending Bumbershoot, Seattle’s favorite music festival near the Space Needle. It’s about to be a lovely day with little Steph and catching M83, Passion Pit, Hey Marseilles, and a few others.
and now I’m going to leave you with this rad picture of an astronaut in an Apple store.
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When I first heard this song on We Are Hunted, I listened to it on loop for the entire day. Do you know how many times that is possible? Too many. And I never got sick of it. The new Passion Pit album is fantastic and I cannot wait to see them at this year’s Bumbershoot (maybe even twice!) I’m excited to see them because this will be the first time, but also because I know that lead singer Michael Angelakos has been going through a tough time right now battling his bi-polar disorder and cancelling several shows to regain his strength again. Yow Yow! wishes him a speedy recovery!
I know we’re quite a few weeks away from this event, but hey – let me just say that Starbucks puts on some damn good shows. I have been impressed with their KEXP collaboration concert series Little Big Show this year because not only are they featuring up-and-coming acts, but they are also highlighting some of Seattle’s most talented!
Dum Dum Girls? C’mon, you know it’s going to be an awesome show. And Craft Spells – seeing them at Bumbershoot last year was one of the best performances I caught all year. For only $15, I’d say that’s a steal.
For the most part, this year’s 2012 Bumbershoot lineup has already been secured, but it seems like they are looking for a few more acts to fill some extra slots. Microsoft, Starbucks, and One Reel have joined forces for a new contest called, “Opportunity Rocks,” which will give one Northwest band the chance to play at this year’s music festival. They will perform at not only Bumbershoot’s Starbucks Stage, but also at this year’s 4th of July festivities at the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival on the Microsoft Stage.
I was thrilled when I learned that Whitney Ballen, a girl that I used to book for at a venue five years ago was a semi finalist. Please vote for her band Whitney Ballen and the Intimates. They are absolutely wonderful and she is quite a doll herself. I wish her nothing, but the best of luck for this opportunity. You have two more days to vote (including today) and it is super easy! Just click here.
See the entire lineup here.
This was a great year for local hip hop group Champagne Champagne! We had them over at Seattle U earlier in the year for a CoffeeHaus set and then later saw them on the lineups for Capitol Hill Block Party, Doe Bay Fest and Bumbershoot.
Here’s a video of one of their performances from Doe Bay in which they are rapping to acoustic.
Husband-wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, of Tennis, will be performing at the Crocodile this evening for a 21+ show with tickets going for $12. The show starts at 8PM and they will be performing with Miniature Tigers and Devon Williams. I was so excited to finally catch this band at Bumbershoot this past year so if you have the chance to go see them, I highly recommend doing so.
You can read my review on Tennis here.
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