Another adventure to Chillicothe, IL for Summer Camp Music Festival with an amazing 2016 lineup! Marking our third year at the festival, we are pleased to be attending what will be another unforgettable year at Three Sisters Park. Catch three nights of both Moe. & Umphrey's Mcgee, BigGRiZmatik, STS9, Lotus, Slow Magic, Mija, Michal Menert, SunSquabi & many more with thousands of your closest friends, new and old! Tickets go quick every year so don't miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime this memorial day weekend!
The psychedelic rock band SPREAD found their way back to Carbondale, the band's home away from home on May 2nd for their seemingly annual Spread Awakening show at Hangar 9 - one of the town's biggest music venues.
Dave Petrizzo (guitar), Colin Finn (bass), Patrick Reynolds (drums), and Joe Kentos (keyboards) make up the members of the band, which is now based in Chicago. But, these fun-loving guys started their culture in Carbondale, IL, where the band has garnered a strong cult following. So strong in fact, that even after Summer Camp Music Festival announced their third and final round of artists this year, SPREAD got the unsaid 4th round addition. Surely, it was from the continuous threads posted in the Summer Camp Facebook group by the band's strong following. This will be the band’s sixth consecutive Summer Camp performance.
They were considerate enough to bring down Marty Gierczyk, from
Chicago Funk Mafia, to play with them on a
few songs throughout the night including "Expressway to Your Heart," "L.A. Woman," a SPREAD classic, and the encore, making
it an extra funky set for the dedicated Carbondale crowd.
Marty's presence proved yet again, that maybe every jam band should include the sax.
Since 2008, Spread has grown exceedingly, and they have done so
with very few studio recordings. They do have live recordings that can be found
on reverb nation. Be sure to check them out at Summer Camp Music Festival on the camping stage, Saturday May 23rd at 3 p.m.
Check out this interview with guitarist Dave Petrizzo, made by Summer Camp Counselor Carmel
O’Farrell.
Set 1:That's What Love Will Make You Do, Basil > LA Woman > Basil, Expressway to Your Heart, Chocolate Latte Magnum Cum Latte > Elbow Slap,Cold Rain & Snow
Set 2:Cool it Down > Oceans, Your Party*, Talkin Loud Sayin Nothin* > Think*, Hip to Tricks,Freddies Dead > Untitled
A new phenomenon has been sweeping through the music
industry as of late. It is the ultimate sign of hate and disrespect – a jab
straight to the heart of some of music’s biggest names. It’s called a petition.
Thanks to change.org, which makes petitioning anything
simple and pain-free, music fans have begun taking to the Internet to voice
their opinions on controversial lineup announcements at some of the world’s
biggest music festivals.
First we had the announcement of Kanye West to perform
Glatsonbury Music Festival in the UK. One petition and more than 130,000
signatures later, guess what? Kanye is still playing Glatsonbury. Now, to me,
this is a little unsettling. Trust me, I loathe Kanye just as much as the next
person. He is horribly obsessed with himself and would probably cry if the
spotlight weren’t on him for longer then 30 minutes. But, if you strip down all
the egomaniac bullshit that embodies Kanye’s personality, you will find a hard
working musician with a ton of creativity. He’s one of those celebrities that
everyone loves to hate.
Next, we had a petition to remove dubstep duo Krewella from
the Summer Camp Music Festival lineup. Historically, the central Illinois
festival has always been very jam band friendly, so it was a given that people
were going to be upset with the addition of an EDM headliner with as much
controversy surrounding them as Krewella. But even with all the social media
anger, guess what? They are still playing Summer Camp. If you don’t want to see
them, there will be 4-5 other bands playing at the same time, giving you plenty
of options in contrast to seeing Krewella.
Do you see the trend here? Petition or no petition, the
people who run these festivals make the final decision – fact.
Screenshot taken from change.org
Most recently, DJ Paris Hilton was announced as a headliner
for Summerfest Music Festival in Milwaukee, Wisc. Yes, you heard that
correctly. Paris Hilton – the billionaire heiress to the Hilton hotel chain and
the same woman who gained most of her fame from a leaked sex tape – is
apparently a DJ and for some unknown reason, a headliner at one of the world’s
biggest music festivals.
Of course, this sparked Internet outrage, including apetition for her removal from the lineup, almost instantly. Although, it is a
pretty negative and hateful practice, can you really blame the fans for being
mad about this one? I know I can’t. There are so many good artists out there
who work their tails off trying to make a name for themselves. They have work
ethic and talent – the driving reasons behind their success. Ms. Hilton has
money and a lot of friends…
Here is what the angered message on the Summerfest petition
had to say about DJ Paris Hilton. ---->
Screenshot taken from change.org
Strong words from a pissed off fan, huh? Well, Thomas Neill, the
person who posted the petition isn’t the only one who feels this way
apparently. At the time of this post, the petition has more than 6200
signatures.
But no matter how big of a five-finger Rick James’ bitch slap
this is to music fans and musicians alike, Paris Hilton is still probably going
to press play on her pre-recorded crap and she is still probably going to rake
in an ungodly amount of money for it.
So if these petitions don’t really work, what is the point in spending
so much time hating on other people’s work? Maybe it will send a message to
music festival promoters that there is a large group of paying music fans that plan
to keep musical integrity alive. Maybe this is the beginning of a change from
the system already in place to one where fans have more of a say in who plays
their favorite festivals. I guess the answer to that remains a mystery. For
now, do yourself a favor and quit worrying about these headliners. Go support
someone who is lesser known instead. Don’t bang your head against the wall in
negativity towards these unfavorable artists. Be a positive influence in
another artist’s future.
