Nice!
I am definitely going to have to look into this further.
So are you gonna spin there Vern or what?
I love your stuff on myspace.
I really want to see you work.
Just come to Chicago for crying out loud, or Detroit.
Either would be fine with me.
Thanks game! Much appreciated!
I’m actually working on playing Chicago as part of a PEACE LOVE PRODUCTIONS showcase. DJ Puzzle is a good friend, they are hosting a VERNIXX REMIX CONTEST in March…I have been begging to play Chicago for a while. I applied to play Detroit’s big electronic fest but never heard back from them.
If Waka has a dance tent again this year, I will definately be playing!
Please let me know if you come to Chicago.
Waka looks like it will be a blast.
I am actually talking to some Chicago peeps about playing there, now. It seems fesible.
I’ll let you know.
MEANWHILE, on the Wak board, it seems the Bob Wier/Ratdog rumors are getting warm and toasty. It would be a great addition to an already stellar fest.
my friends and i were just discussing the Detroit Electronic Festival last night…they are talking about booking an after party with prefuse 73, a Live PA sound tribe set and bassnectar.
sounds dope.
if you havent been to detroit for the fest and you love electronic music i HIGHLY suggest coming…faces will melt.
The countdown has begun!
HELL yes,
108 days!
looks like a hell of a time in Kansas enjoy the grooves
how many people where there last year, 15k, 20k ?
i know roo is like 70-80k, and i think i heard that 10lks was like 15-20k
am i right? wrong? both? all of the above? crazy?
i wish i could put on a pair of glasses and be taken to a show, you know kinda like virtual reality, but for music, how sweet would that be, get some good ear buds, and an easy chair
sometimes i wish i could create shit like that, but then i think of all the hard work it would take and i think to myself, fuck that shit
but seriously hope you all have a blast and i expect some more crazy stories/holding hands photos and sunny d (orange barrels?)
I know 2005 was population ~13,500.
I am not sure what it was last year, but I know Waka is capped at 15k.
Last year was 15,000. Thursday there were still tickets available at the gate. However, I read that it was sold out by Friday morning.
This year will sell out before it begins, I believe.
John Butler Trio as well as The Waybacks confirmed via Pollstar & Jambase. Shaping up more and more daily!
The only time I have seen JBT was Waka’05. I really enjoyed it at the time, but have yet to follow up on it. I guess it just didn’t stick with me.
Never heard of The Waybacks on the other hand.
Waybacks have toured with Weir…as The Weirbacks. Goooood jams.
I saw John Butler a few years back…I enjoyed it but it also didn’t stick with me. But it should be interesting. But like most Wakas, if you don’t like it, there’s always something else going down!
By the way, will…YOUR MOMMA’S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND are also listed for Saturday on Jambase & Pollstar.
No checkpoints rules big time!!! Last year was so unfair, its looking like their going to make up for it this year.
Here’s their official statement:
[i]Statement to Artists, Agents, Managers, Sponsors and Our Public
We at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival have put on three years of great art, music and camping and are preparing for our fourth year with an outstanding lineup of talent. We want to inform you of our efforts regarding security for the 2007 Festival.
We are working hard to make sure this years Festival is the best it can be. The management of the Festival has met with County and Park officials to address concerns about appropriate security and law enforcement for the festival. We have been assured that there won’t be highway checkpoints and there won’t be surveillance equipment. We have instituted several other programs this year to provide for a positive approach to security issues.
It must be clearly stated that Wakarusa did not have a hand in planning the specific law enforcement efforts for the 2006 event. We were not aware of specific law enforcement tactics prior to the event and we in no way support or condone such heavy-handed tactics. In fact, we are working tirelessly to insure a peaceful and harmonious event for 2007.
After the June 2006 Wakarusa, an article appeared in a trade publication GSN: Government Security News in which a surveillance vendor NS Microwave boasted it had installed surveillance equipment at the festival and claimed that tape recordings from the secret surveillance resulted in over 140 arrests and let to several convictions. NS Microwave was trying to sell its system, and many of the assertions made in the article were reckless and false. A much more thoughtful and well-written article entitled, “Surveillance Stories” subtitled “Nobody at Wakarusa was arrested because of secret videotapes” written in the Kansas City Pitch, a local arts and entertainment publication, debunked the mythology that arose from one unsuccessful vendor’s effort to sell their system.
If you care to further familiarize yourself with the issues, please check out the copy of the November 16, 2006 Pitch article below and the detailed rebuttal of mistaken assertions and incorrect reporting that a few people may try to pass as fact.
The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival for 2007 stands for art & music, peace, sustainability and harmony. It is a positive and powerful platform for the artists and the message they bring to their audience. In short, Wakarusa is not the enemy it is the solution.
Thank you for your continued support.
Brett Mosiman & Nate Prenger
Directors
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival [/i]
Gonna be a fun 4 days!
100 days to go!
97 to go and new Artist additions:
Wakarusa is very excited to welcome the following artists to the 2007 lineup: John Butler Trio, Citizen Cope, Sam Bush, The Avett Brothers, Deep Fried Pickle Project, Green Lemon, Groovatron, That 1 Guy and Jesus Christ Superstar.
I love underground this fest is with great unkonowns and solid players like Sam Bush.
yeah groovatron!!!
Are you gonna be there?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Are you gonna be there!!!
at the Love-in!