Vegoose Day 2
Day two of Vegoose started off a little later than day one for us. Fighting sore shoulders from shooting laser hands at Daft Punk the night before we were surprised to find such a small crowd at Austin's own Ghostland Observatory. We walked right up to the rail and enjoyed all the hip gyrating and pelvic thrusts we could get from lead singer Aaron Behrens. It was one of the smaller crowds we'd seen at Ghostland show, we're guessing Vegas just isn't quite ready yet.
Next on the list of must see acts was Michael Franti and Spearhead. The energy was contagious as Michael ordered the crowd to jump from the front to the back. This show did happen to provide some of the more interesting sights of the day. Mid way through the show one fan began flinging tortillas into the air and soon the entire crowd was flinging them back and forth bringing back memories of the wrestling show put on at the Sasquatch festival this year. In the middle of a "What I Got" cover Michael and the guys launched into the theme songs from Sesame street getting the entire crowd to sing along before ending it with a rousing rendition of "C is for Cookie."
We didn't have to venture far for the next act, just closer to the stage. English rocker Muse took the stage and provided the crowd with the rock they had been craving all day. Guitarist and piano man extraordinaire Matthew Bellamy wowed the crowd with his playing and theatrics. We were told by our friend from the Netherlands that their stage show is usually more elaborate. We didn't seem to mind especially towards the end as Flaming Lips sized vinyl balls filled with confetti rolled out from behind the stage creating a fun loving happy go lucky atmosphere.
After seeing Rage Against The Machine up close at Coachella earlier this year and thanking our lucky stars we manged to survive with only a handful of bruises. We decided to get close but not to close. You soon learn that at A Rage show that phrase means standing at the food court. We did our best to whip the crowd around us into a frenzy and poked fun at every that had to leave because the decided to bring their girlfriend into the pit with them. Zack and the gang ran through their standard set of hits and surprisingly went without making any political statements, but merely letting the music carry the message. At the end pf the show the entire band embraced onstage showed the crowd their appreciation. Each member had wide smiles on their faces and truly looked to be happy to be together again. We were even privileged enough to hear one new song and can't wait to hear more. Vegoose 2007 was certainly a success form a musical standpoint and here's to hoping it was financially as well because we're already looking forward to next year.
Gander On!
