Elkfest 2010 - Spokane, WA (6/4-6/6/2010)

The Booze Fighters

Finn Riggins

La Cha-Cha


The White Buffalo

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

Blitzen Trapper - Spokane, WA (6/2/2010)

Both the Moondoggies and Blitzen Trapper were selling their new releases at this show. Blitzen Trapper played a lot of songs from that new album. Setlist was a little different than the one above.

The Moondoggies

Blitzen Trapper

Last.fm

Setlist:

1. Black River Killer

2. Laughing Lover

3. Fire & Fast Bullets

4. God & Suicide

5. Love and Hate

6. Destroyer of the Void

7. Evening Star

8. Heaven and Earth

9. Below the Hurricane

10. Lady on the Water

11. The Tree

12. The Man Who Would Speak True

13. Not Your Lover

14. Furr

15. Sleepytime in the Western World

16. Dragon's Song

17. Sadie

18. Wild Mountain Nation

Encore:

19. Jericho

20. Blackbird

Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17 from Destroyer of the Void

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 15 from Furr

Track 18 from Wild Mountain Nation

Track 19 from Cool Love #1

Track 20 from Black River Killer

Metal Genres Explained

This is a pretty well done video. Too bad he stopped at ten.

Elkfest 2010 Lineup

Elkfest 2010

Friday, June 4th
The Booze Fighters
Finn Riggins
SHIM

Saturday, June 5th
Blood Hot Beat
La Cha Cha
Real Life Rockaz
Son Dulce

Sunday, June 6th
Whiskey Dick Mountain
The White Buffalo
Space Opera 77
Mt St Helens Vietnam Band
James Pants

Elkfest 2009 Pics

Blitzen Doggies

Blitzen Trapper and the Moondoggies both have new songs and new albums coming out. Blitzen Trapper will be releasing Destroyer of the Void, their fifth full length on June 8th. The Moondoggies are releasing an EP, You'll Find No Answers Here, on the same day. Both bands will be at the Knitting Factory on June 2nd.

Blitzen Trapper - "Heaven & Earth"

The Moondoggies - "Fly Mama Fly"

EDIT: Another new Moondoggies song performed live. Full length album called Tidelands.

The Moondoggies "It's a Shame, It's a Pity" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

The Booze Fighters - Spokane, WA (5/14/2010)

The Booze Fighters played at the MAC on Friday for BeGin at the MAC. They are also playing at Elkfest this year.

Cosmic Panther Land Band

I would use the term supergroup to describe Cosmic Panther Land Band. From their myspace:

"Founded in 2009 to meet the ever-growing need for the development of quality musical entertainment, the Cosmic Panther Land Band has quickly skyrocketed to becoming one of Seattle's largest and most alluring bands. Comprised of three parts Maldives, equal parts Moondoggies, Widower, Shim, Pica Beats, and one part intergalactic freakazoid, CPLB defends the summertime universe with their own brand of Mungo music, hot Jerry jams, and Canned country rhythms. Get in the van, man!"

Jason Dodson of the Maldives played a song he wrote for the band with Kevin Murphy of the Moondoggies at the Empyrean last month. No songs yet on their myspace and the band hasn't figured out when they are going to release anything according to Jason. The Maldives and the Moondoggies are both playing at the Birds on a Wire festival in Pullman this weekend (at the same time), so maybe we'll hear more about the band.