Summer Concert Schedule
Updated 10 Mar 2006

For my money, I'm not sure there is going to be a concert (or concerts, as it were) better than the upcoming Dave Matthews Band shows in George, Washington. The Gorge is where the band notoriously plays their best shows. And with an opening act like O.A.R. to help them out, how much awesomer can the weekend get.

Said weekend will be starting Friday, September 1 and most likely wrapping up sometime Sunday morning when we wake up and leave. But who knows- anything is possible.

What to look for at the show(s):
1. Sickeningly hot women from ages 18-??? all donning (as my good friend puts it) "sweater puppets."
2. Tons and tons of illegal marijuana. None of which will pass through these lungs. At least not directly. However, I have no control over how much enters in the second hand form.
3. Large amounts of alcohol. Mainly including, but not limited to, beer. Who knows if there will be any flasks floating around.
4. Did I mention there will be some primo trim at this thing?
5. Fun had by all! Drinks, music, good times and best of all- good friends.

So look for us, The Gentlemen (at least one half of us) at the Gorge that weekend. Because we'll be attending more than one show look for us to be pitching a tent. If you know what I mean.

McB

Kicking off what is sure to be an awesome summer of concerts at the Gorge will be a little get-together known as Sasquatch Festival. While this blogger is a bit perturbed by the conversion to a three-day event (as opposed to a single day), the impressive band lineup quickly aleves this irritation. For those unfamiliar with the festival, it consistently features the biggest names in good music. This year's lineup includes (but is not limited to) the following:

The Shins - they'll change your life

The Decemberists - Leaders in the world of poetic literary folk pop

Death Cab for Cutie - What girl wouldn't want to have her heart broken by Ben Gibbard?

Beck - One of the defining artists of the nineties

Tickets are a bit on the expensive side - $55 per day. Camping, also expensive - $40. Food and drinks will be very expensive, and you'll have to wait in absurdly long lines to get them, causing you to miss that Neko Case performance on the Wookie Stage that you have been looking forward to. It will probably be uncomfortably hot. And you know what? You're going to love it.

BStein