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So this week, we talk about lots of global festival news, listen to a couple songs from Tea Leaf Green, and I'll recommend a cool astrology website you'll want to check out -- especially if you're attending Harmony Fest in Santa Rosa, CA.  One of our MelodyTrip correspondents, Adrian, has a podcast of his own I think you'd like to check out as well.  So all the info is below.

By the way, I think I should offer an explanation for the sound you hear in the background…it’s the fan on my laptop.  I’m in Phoenix, it’s hot, and I thought turning off the ceiling fan would get rid of the hiss.  I honestly thought that’s what the sound was, but it’s my own laptop. 

Onto the music festival news…


Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival 2007

It's Sunday June 10 at Clinton State Park, Clinton Lake in Lawrence, Kansas.  Widespread Panic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Les Claypool, Son Volt, Tea Leaf Green, Yo Momma's Big Fat Booty Band, and Yonder Mountain String Band are set to play.  Just to name a few... 

http://www.lawrence.com/events/2007/jun/10/17922/

Tea Leaf Green:

I snagged two songs of theirs from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network, which you can Check out at music.podshow.com.  The first song I play is called "Taught To Be Proud."  The second one is "The Garden Part III."  The songs were added in 2005 to podshow, so they a couple years old.  If you want to hear some newer stuff, go to one of the festivals listed below.  Or check 'em out on MySpace:   http://www.myspace.com/tealeafgreen

May 24 2007 Summer Camp (LATE NIGHT w/ 56 Hope Road) Chillicothe, IL
May 25 2007 Summer Camp Chillicothe, IL
May 26 2007 Hookahville Thornville, OH
May 29 2007 Mr. Small's Fun House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 30 2007 Beachland Ballroom (ALL AGES) Cleveland, Ohio
Jun 1 2007 Electric Factory (Opening for Umphrey's McGee) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 2 2007 Mountain Jam Music Festival (Day show + LATE NIGHT) Woodstock, NY
Jun 3 2007 Rocks Off Boat Cruise (18+) New York, New York
Jun 6 2007 20th Century Theater (w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals; TLG to close) Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 7 2007 Lucas School House (18+) St. Louis, Missouri
Jun 8 2007 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival Lawrence, Kansas
Jun 9 2007 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival Lawrence, Kansas
Jun 12 2007 George's Majestic Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jun 13 2007 Newby's (18+) Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 14 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 21 2007 19 Broadway (21+) Fairfax, California
Jun 22 2007 19 Broadway (21+) Fairfax, California
Jun 23 2007 19 Broadway (21+) Fairfax, California
Jun 30 2007 Crested Butte Center for the Arts Crested Butte, Colorado
Jul 1 2007 State Bridge Lodge Bond, Colorado
Jul 7 2007 High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California
Jul 8 2007 High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California
Jul 14 2007 All Good Music Festival Masontown, WV
Aug 7 2007 Musikfest (All Ages-FREE SHOW!) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Sep 21 2007 Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival Ozark, Arkansas
Mar 16 2008 Jam in the 'Dam Amsterdam
Mar 17 2008 Jam in the 'Dam Amsterdam
Mar 18 2008 Jam in the 'Dam Amsterdam

Cheap Trick to play Naperville's Last Fling in Illinois

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/entertainment/354297,2_5_AU24_FLING_S1.article

Cheap Trick is one of rock's most underrated bands, no? Yes?  Feel free to leave a comment to voice your opinion because that would be fun.  They will play the Naperville Last Fling, a 4-day festival from August 31-September 3.  That's Labor Day weekend and the event is put on by the Naperville Jaycees. 

http://www.lastfling.org/index.htm

Monolith Fest

Another great destination fest is Monolith at Red Rocks, September 14th and 15th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Colorado.  Over fifty bands on five stages include Cake, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Das EFX, and a ton more.  Tickets available now on Ticketmaster. 

http://www.monolithfestival.com

Harmony Festival at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California

Yay!  A Bay Area festival!  I may live in Phoenix now, but I grew up in the Bay and I'd move back in a heartbeat...provided housing has improved since 2000.  Headliners at Harmony include Erykah Badu, Brian Wilson, The Roots, Common, & Rickie Lee Jones.  There are of course a ton more performers to see and hear.  Ariana Huffington is speaking, so is astrologer Rob Breszny, who is so cool!  I am living off his current Leo horoscope right now, I can't even tell you.  Rabbi Michael Lerner also is speaking.  So you can guess the cause by now, right?  It is THE cause of 2007 -- our Earth.  The fest is kid-friendly, all about natural foods and green living.  Sonoma County is fully committed to reducing its greenhouse gasses and the fest doesn't leave much waste behind, making do with recycling and composting. 

I highly recommend Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology site:

http://www.freewillastrology.com/

The Harmony Site:

http://www.harmonyfestival.com/ 

Green tips on how to pack for the fest:

http://harmonyfestival.com/greening/greening.html

Panic! At The Disco to do Summerfest!

Summerfest in Wisconsin has added Panic! At The Disco to the bill.  And tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 11am through Ticketmaster.  Also playing are Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., and The Hush Sound.  That's June 28-July 8th!


Bonnaroo To Have Dedicated Jazz Club

Somethin' Else will be its name and it is to be curated by Blue Note Records.  Yes, a real jazz club will be right there in the middle of the country's best music fest.  And if you disagree that Bonnaroo is our best U.S. fest, maybe you want to argue Coachella is, go ahead and leave a comment below.  Expect live performances, jazz discussions, and photography and album artwork exhibitions there. 

http://www.melodytrip.com/MTNews/Default.aspx?NewsID=5157

Exit Festival

Exit Fest headliners are the Beastie Boys, Wu Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, and Lauryn Hill.  It's July 12th-15th in Serbia.

http://www.melodytrip.com/MTNews/Default.aspx?NewsID=5156

London Summer Music Fest

Headliners include Pat Benatar, Black Crowes, Taylor Hicks, Peter Frampton, KC and the Sunshine Band, Sugar Ray, and The Drifters. 

http://www.melodytrip.com/MTNews/Default.aspx?NewsID=5153

Philadelphia Folk Festival

It's August 17-19 at the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville and features Mavis Staples, Doc Watson, Sam Bush, The Mammals, and Elvis Perkins to name a few.  In total, there will be over 50 acts there in many genres: folk, blues, old-timey, world, bluegrass, and roots. 

http://www.melodytrip.com/MTNews/Default.aspx?NewsID=5149

The Village Voice Fest

The nation's largest alternative weekly is putting on a fest at Coney Island July 21st including New York Dolls, We Are Scientists, Noisettes, Elvis Perkins and more. 

http://www.melodytrip.com/MTNews/Default.aspx?NewsID=5151

A Review of Melbourne Jazz Fest From Adrian -- and info on his podcast!

He's got a podcast called "Radio Waves From Space," which you can download on iTunes. 

His reviews of Melbourne Jazz Fest:

http://melodytrip.com/Community/blogs/jazz_down_under_-_melbourne_jazz_fest/default.aspx

Adrian's Podcast:  

http://thoughtlabaudio.podbean.com

The Peak Festivus Lineup

We’ve got Don Henley, Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats, and The Prentenders performing August 8 at Jobing.com Arena for the first annual 98-7 The Peak Festivus. Buy your tickets, listen online, read our blog, whatever – it’s all on http://987thepeak.com/.