Summer Camp Observation #4 #SCamp23
@SummerCampFest

Whither Summer Camp?
I suspect that it will be pared back to 2003-2005; one mainstage (Moonshine) and two side stages (Campfire and VIP?)

Umphrey's and moe. will be the main hosts with the usual players chipping in.

What to call it? I would suggest "Summer Sessions" which would harken back to 1999 at Three Sisters Park.

The playing order was moe., Gibb Droll, Galactic, Keller Williams, SCI, Kevin Kinney, and Gov't Mule.

Summer Camp Observation #1 #SCamp23 #SummerCamp

I side with the Dust voters. Dust can give you silicosis, but mud is messy, cold, and deep.

We have lost SCampers in the depths of the Sunshine Stage mud pit in past years.
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Summer Camp Observation #3 #SCamp23 #SummerCamp #BandsIWouldSeeAgain
#BigSomething #SierraHull

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- Big Something features tight, funky jams. If you like Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, you'll love Big Something. Check out the short, sweet Bob & Weave.
https://archive.org/details/bs2023-05-27.nak.flac16

- Sierra Hull--if you like the Flecktones, you'll love her band. She did a nice cover of Black Muddy River and Stomping Grounds.

Unfortunately, she's not on the Live Music Archive.

Summer Camp Observation #3 #SCamp23 #SummerCamp

(1/2) There are three basic approaches to enjoying a music festival:
- Go to the Music: jump from stage to stage
- Let the Music Come to You: stay at one stage.
- Feel the Musical Moment: a combination of the above.

As a taper, I favor staying at one stage.

One of the advantages of this approach is being pleasantly surprised and discovering "Groups That I Would Definitely Go See Again."

I had two of those this year.

Summer Camp Observation #2 #SCamp23 #SummerCamp
#EasyRiders #moe #KellerWilliams #SierraHull

#GratefulDead originals I heard played at Summer Camp:

- Deal by Easy Riders - May 26 - VIP Lounge

- West L.A. Fadeaway by moe. - May 27- Moonshine Stage

- Bird Song, The Other One, Let It Grow quotes in Gallivanting by Keller Williams- May 28 Moonshine Stage

- Black Muddy River by Sierra Hull - May 28 - Moonshine Stage

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I have now uploaded all the music I enjoyed at Summer Camp--except for Sierra Hull & Willie Nelson--to my LMA page <https://archive.org/details/@frasca>.

I'll listen to them again in a few months when I want to rekindle the memories.

(16/16) Summer Camp 2023 audio archive.
#SCamp23 #umphreys #um #umxxv @internetarchive

Umphrey's McGee closed the festival with one of their best sets of the festival.

The Don't You (Forget About Me) encore/farewell with moe. was a sad, but joyful look toward the future.

Also be sure to give a listen to Attachments > Booth Love. There is a 7 to 8 minute structured jam between the two tunes that may become its own song.

https://archive.org/details/um2023-05-28.oktava.flac16

(15/16) Summer Camp 2023 audio archive.
#SCamp23 #moe @internetarchive

moe. penultimately finished off their SCamp23 run with a short, but solid set featuring Lukas Nelson, Willie Nelson's son, joining them on guitar for Mexico.

https://archive.org/details/moe2023-05-28.oktava.flac16