MOOGFEST 2010, Asheville NC Oct. 29, 30, 31

 Moogfest is almost here!!! Moogfest is an electronic music festival that will be taking place in Asheville, NC for the first time after being held annually in New York in later years. The festival is named after Robert Moog who has called Asheville home for the past 30 years, so that's why it is there this year. This music festival is unlike most music festivals in the fact that the venues are not all in one large area outside. Being the unique little mountain town that Asheville is, the festival will be held right in the heart of downtown and the shows will take place at separate venues spread out within. Some of these cool venues include the Asheville Civic Center, The Orange Peel, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Stella Blue, and Moogaplex.

 Being downtown will make for a very entertaining atmosphere as everyone will be surrounded by shops, restaurants, and bars..not to mention the other opportunites the festival presents to people including engaging in artist panel discussions, visual art exhibitions, and film screenings throughout the entire weekend. I'm also thinking about making a visit to the infamous Biltmore House, the largest American home in the United States, but definitely not in place of going to all of the shows! I can't wait to write on my blog after this weekend and I really don't know how I'm even going to explain all of the shows that I see. My favorite artists that I'm seeing at Moog are Pretty Lights (On Halloween night!), MGMT, Big Boi, Bisco, RJD2, Sleighbells, Nosaj Thing, Marty Party, Mimosa, Mindelixir, Girltalk, Hot Chip, and Thievory Corporation..... see ya next time!

Aritsts performing at MoogFest2010

One Lovely Tweet - GLO & P Groove Concerts

So I'm extremely pumped up right now because literally within the same minute today, Bassnectar tweeted at me and then I got a phone call telling me that I got a job!!! So it inspired me to get some words out on my blog. (I got a job with NC State's Student Affairs Technology Services, specifically the TRIO programs managing content on their website & doing social media marketing for them...SO excited!)

 kcdav 1 day till @bassnectar's wildstyle album drops! def buying it tomorrow

 bassnectar @kcdav THANK YOU!!!! :)

Had to share that :)

Anyways, I attended the Ghostland Observatory concert on September 19th in Charleston, SC at a venue called Music Farm. They blew me away! Since Kevin and I were visiting Charleston that same weekend anyway we decided to go since they were in town - and I'm so glad we did! I have loved their song Silver City for over 2 years now so hearing it live was great, we didn't expect the show to be as good as it was. They also had one of the best light shows over many of the other concerts I've been to this year and to prove it I included a video below. I'm a bigger fan now of GLO (Ghostland Observatory) than I was before their show and really recommend these songs for people who aren't as familiar with their music.

Sad Sad City     Stranger Lover     Midnight Voyage

The main singer named Aaron Kyle Behrens, surprised me with his ever so high-pitched voice that I didn't expect. You may be able to hear it in this video, however the sound quality isn't the greatest since I was standing right next to the speakers, literally.

Now to the Perpetual Groove concert (P Groove). This show wasn't one of the best, and this time it wasn't because of the venue, but I think it was because of the crowd. P Groove is an American jam band that originated about 13 years ago, but the people at Cat's Cradle (the venue in Carrboro, NC where the concert was held) weren't really up for "jamming." It could have been due to it being a Thursday night and not as many people could attend, but the crowd was slacking which made the show less entertaining. When a crowd gets really into the concert, the musicians get into it as well, and I think it was just a slow night for P Groove. I still enjoyed the music, and snapped this cool picture below while I was there, but next time I would recommend making sure a whole lot of people are going before attending, as that made a big difference!

Bye until MoogFest!