REVIEW: Yarn wraps itself around MeadowGrass fans
• A Sunday pass is $35, with a discount for KRCC and Black Rose Acoustic Society members; Children 12 and younger are free.
LINEUP
SUNDAY
Gates open 10 a.m.
11 a.m.: The Broken Spoke
12:15 p.m.: The Mitguards
1:30 p.m.: Nathan McEuen
3 p.m.: Sons & Brothers
4:30 p.m.: Damien Jurado
6 p.m.: Frazey Ford
7:45 p.m.: D.B. Rielly
CONCERT AND CAMPING RULES
• No pets allowed anywhere on the grounds.
- Tent camping only: No RVs or camper vans permitted.
- Coolers and pack-in food and snacks permitted at campsites only: No coolers or pack-in food allowed on concert grounds.
- A hot breakfast buffet is offered Saturday and Sunday mornings in the dining hall.
- Fires are permitted only in designated fire circles.
- Campers are responsible for trash disposal and recycling.
- No glass containers.
- No firearms, weapons or violence of any kind will be tolerated.
TO MAKE YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE ENJOYABLE
• Although some seats are provided in the concert tent, feel free to bring your own blankets and low-back camp chairs.
- Wear sunscreen.
- Bring your own water bottles.
- Dress in layers.
• Bring a swimsuit and towels to enjoy the swimming pool.
- Flashlights are recommended.
BLACK FOREST - Yarn will never mean just knitting fodder anymore, not to the 1,500-some music fans at this weekend's MeadowGrass festival at La Foret Conference Center.
A six-piece New York band by that name turned the festival, now in its third year, into a raucus roadhouse on Saturday night, as it exploded with rock 'n' roll, gospel, country, Celtic and more. Most of the songs were originals, but they also did a phenomenal cover of Lou Reed's classic "Walk on the Wild Side."
Yarn played at 6 p.m. Saturday and clearly upstaged the headliner, John Doe, following a pattern that started on Friday, when Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band blew away headliner Hot Buttered Rum.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
Haunted Windchimes - This Pueblo band held its own against most of the national talent, playing a distinctive upbeat brand of old-timey music that can't help but put a smile on your face. From its opening song, "Traveling Shoes," the band charmed the crowd, making many new fans.
Horse Feathers - Perhaps too intimate for the venue, especially when sandwiched between Windchimes and Yarn, Horse Feathers nevertheless proved a surprising band, doing a mix of pop and folk, with a lead singer who sounds like a more etherial Jack Johnson. Love the cello and violin.
The vibe - MeadowGrass, which drew about twice as many visitors as last year, is starting to have that fun, festive fibe of a Planet Bluegrass festival, only without the giant lines and hassles. It's a place to find a face-painted girl dancing her her mom, a dad dragging a red wagon full of coats and toys across the fairground, and a neo-hippy trying without luck to keep a hula hoop spinning around her hips.
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2011-05-28 22:13:40
