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<center><h3> Gathering Of The Vibes: A | <center><h3> Gathering Of The Vibes: <br> A fun, strange weekend trip </h3></center> | ||
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Let there be no confusion on the matter. As of Sunday evening the vibes are now legitimately, painstakingly gathered. | |||
It took one very long and very hot four-day weekend to complete a mission that demanded ample peace, music and hula-hoops, regardless the obstacles. But by those standards, by any standards really, the 16th edition of the destination Gathering of the Vibes was an ultimate success. | It took one very long and very hot four-day weekend to complete a mission that demanded ample peace, music and hula-hoops, regardless the obstacles. But by those standards, by any standards really, the 16th edition of the destination Gathering of the Vibes was an ultimate success. | ||
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The lengthy Friday night closer [[Furthur]], featuring Dead guitarists Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, spent the better part of four hours transmitting groovy vibrations for those who find nothing intimate about dancing. "Big River," "Sugar Magnolia," and a commendable cover of The Beatles' symbiotic "Golden Slumbers" and "Carry That Weight" gave glow-in-the-dark vigor to the otherwise sunburned crowd. | The lengthy Friday night closer [[Furthur]], featuring Dead guitarists Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, spent the better part of four hours transmitting groovy vibrations for those who find nothing intimate about dancing. "Big River," "Sugar Magnolia," and a commendable cover of The Beatles' symbiotic "Golden Slumbers" and "Carry That Weight" gave glow-in-the-dark vigor to the otherwise sunburned crowd. | ||
And late afternoon Sunday penultimate performers the Rhythm Devils, featuring Dead drummers Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart put on pointedly percussive goodness with folksy versions of "Fire on the Mountain" and the Kinks' "Apeman." Even opening night the | And late afternoon Sunday penultimate performers the Rhythm Devils, featuring Dead drummers Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart put on pointedly percussive goodness with folksy versions of "Fire on the Mountain" and the Kinks' "Apeman." Even opening night the Grateful Dead tribute act known as Dark Star Orchestra closed the main stage with astonishing purple hues and atmospheric covers. | ||
But as the Vibes has evolved over the past generation, so has its musical palette. There is still considerable room for jam artisans like Max Creek, or for Cajun blues statesmen like Dr. John and the Lower 911, or for native staple Deep Banana Blackout. But previously foreign genres of the alternative brand now make presence felt. | But as the Vibes has evolved over the past generation, so has its musical palette. There is still considerable room for jam artisans like Max Creek, or for Cajun blues statesmen like Dr. John and the Lower 911, or for native staple Deep Banana Blackout. But previously foreign genres of the alternative brand now make presence felt. | ||
Elvis Costello & | Elvis Costello & The Imposters brought an unbelievably fantastic show that likely proselytized some New Wave converts. An energetic closer of "[[Pump It Up]]" and the fitting "[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?|What's So Funny (About Peace, Love and Understanding)]]" could not be denied brilliance. On "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]," a track that bobs like any anchored boat floating the Sound, Costello proved he could host brilliant jam sessions of jungle drumming, scatting and wailing guitars that could easily rival the likes of jam band princes and earlier performer moe. | ||
Subsequently, the explosive and now classic alternative rock band Jane's Addiction ushered in a distinctly powerful and hard rocking element the crowd willingly embraced, the calypso-flavored closer "Jane Says" quite ecstatically. If these groups were before Vibes immigrants, they now have citizenship. | Subsequently, the explosive and now classic alternative rock band Jane's Addiction ushered in a distinctly powerful and hard rocking element the crowd willingly embraced, the calypso-flavored closer "Jane Says" quite ecstatically. If these groups were before Vibes immigrants, they now have citizenship. | ||
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But the sun finally set Sunday after a considerably robust performance by acoustic guitar virtuoso John Butler, who left those left standing with a happy instrumental thought about his or Connecticut's "Oceans." And then it cooled off. | But the sun finally set Sunday after a considerably robust performance by acoustic guitar virtuoso John Butler, who left those left standing with a happy instrumental thought about his or Connecticut's "Oceans." And then it cooled off. | ||
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[[Jack Coraggio]] | [[Jack Coraggio]] reports on the Gathering Of The Vibes festival, including Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Saturday, [[Concert 2011-07-23 Bridgeport|July 23, 2011]], Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT. | ||
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