Category Archives: Sasquatch

Sasquatch Interviews, Round 2

By KEXP | Published: May 28, 2009

As promised (or threatened), here are more interviews DJ Sharlese inflicted upon some of the bands who wandered into our trailer behind the Yeti Stage at the 2009 Sasquatch Music Festival:

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Sasquatch photos from Day 3

By KEXP | Published: May 26, 2009

Well, it’s finally over and everyone’s back home salving their sunburns and getting caught up on some much needed sleep. By all accounts, the 2009 Sasquatch Music Festival was a raging, and raving (thanks to Girl Talk and Chromeo), success. For those brave enough to weather all three days, the last day payed off with [...]

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Sasquatch Interviews, Round 1

By KEXP | Published: May 25, 2009

While everyone else at Sasquatch was getting suntans, checking out all the great bands on the three stages and generally having a good time, KEXP’s own DJ Sharlese was stuck in a trailer behind the Yeti stage, trying to convince bands to come talk to her about any old random thing. Somehow she managed to [...]

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Sasquatch photos from Day 2

By Jim, KEXP | Published: May 25, 2009

Murder City Devils
Another amazing day at the Gorge, which alone would be incredible, but with a lineup of bands like Nine Inch Nails, Janes’ Addiction, TV On The Radio, Of Montreal, Calexico, M83, The Avett Brothers, The Walkmen, The Wrens, Viva Voce, and so many others, there’s no way it could be better. Sunday at [...]

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Sasquatch photos from Day 1

By KEXP | Published: May 24, 2009

King Khan & the Shrines
The first day of the 2009 Sasquatch Music Festival was an amazing success, beautiful weather and great bands like Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bon Iver, DeVotchKa, M. Ward, Doves, King Khan & The Shrines, Passion Pit, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Vince Mira, James Pants, Mos Def, Champagne Champagne [...]

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Sasquatch 2008: Another view

By KEXP | Published: June 1, 2008

Photographer David Frank was also at the Sasquatch! Music Festival. You can see all of his photos on our Flickr site, but here are some of his highlights:
Day 1:
Ozamotli brings a buffet of multi- cultural sounds during lunch time:

The New Pornographers need another beer:

The audience lost all control on and off stage during a solid [...]

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Where the Funny Matters: S’quatch Comedy Tent with PRoK

By Corbett, KEXP | Published: May 30, 2008

by Corbett Cummins and Heather Christianson
This year the Sasquatch! Music Festival responded to the ever growing demand for hard and laughs by launching their first comedy stage which coincided nicely with Monday’s main stage act Flight of Conchords. The new programming looked like a complete success. With a combination of local and national [...]

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Sasquatch highlights

By KEXP | Published: May 28, 2008

Photographer Kyle Johnson roamed the Sasquatch! Music Festival grounds with his camera. You can see all of his photos on our Flickr site, but here are some of his highlights:

The Blakes played their first show after returning from England, and the crowd loved their sound during the hot sunny afternoon.

My first Flaming Lips show lived [...]

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Sasquatch Music Festival: Day 3 in review

By KEXP | Published: May 27, 2008

review and photos by Josh Bis (Science vs Romance)
As much as I wanted to see Yeasayer, getting home at three in the morning from the Flaming Lips film Christmas On Mars meant that I was even less interested than usual in getting to the festival grounds before noon. It is not any consolation to hear [...]

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Sasquatch Music Festival: Day 2 in review

By KEXP | Published: May 26, 2008

review and photos by Josh Bis (Science vs Romance)
After the late rainy night with Michael Stipe and tens of thousands of his closest friends, we decided to sit out the sunbreaks and take in the sights and sounds of nearby Trinidad in favor of rushing to the Gorge and getting wet and rocked. By the [...]

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