Bumbershoot has a new scheduling system, where BumberFans can sign in, browse the Festival schedule, and pick and choose artists to make their own personalized schedule online. I was playing with it, and it’s so nifty, I decided to try plotting out my own schedule (instead of wingin’ it like I have before). This week, I’ll be bringing you each day of my Bumbershoot schedule, starting with Saturday. This is where I’ll be (if I’m not too busy working during the Festival):
12:00-1:00 – Leo K. Theatre F**k Off And Die: Tales In Teen Angst Poetry: If you’ve ever tried looking in the dictionary for a rhyme for the word “misery” then this is for you. It is going to be hysterical. Also, try the word scissory, it’s not a real word, but it gets the job done.
1:00-2:15 – Samsung Mobile Mainstage Neko Case: I love her with the New Pornographers, I’ve proclaimed her to be awesome, and now I get to see her live (finally). She is probably my favorite red-haired sort-of-Canadian country-noir singer of all time.
2:15-2:45 – Fountain Lawn Australia’s Strange Fruit: Amazing Australian artists always astound and astonish. Also see: art on a stick. People are going to be talking about this a lot. It is the hot buzz around the Bumbershoot office.
2:45-3:30 LUNCH: I will consume a healthy and balanced lunch of two elephant ears and a soda.
3:30-4:30 – SIFF Cinema
“Best Of SIFF Jury Award Winners: Five short, award-winning films. I love short films, I love SIFF, so this seems pretty immaculately tailored to me. Almost, suspiciously so, as if I was being watched… Wait one second…!!
4:45-5:45 – Exhibition Hall Stage The Fall Of Troy: I’ve seen them many times before and their live show always features off-the-wall guitar heroics, soloing-with-his-teeth mayhem. Get ready to dance kids.
5:45-6:45 – ROCKSTAR Stage The Walkmen: Not just a good pop band, but a good pop band that’s fighting cancer. They just released an album for download and gave all the proceeds to a cancer charity. That is seriously cool.
DINNER: Time to debate with the guy selling gyros about how gyro is pronounced, followed by eating a delicious gyro.
8:00-9:00 – Charlotte Martin Theatre Human Giant And Friends: For anyone that hasn’t seen Human Giant, go watch it on TV as soon as you’re done with this article. It’s hilarious. Then go see it at Bumbershoot with me. We can be friends!
9:30-10:45 – ROCKSTAR Stage M. Ward: This will be an excellent end to Saturday, to see M.Ward (or M. as I call him) rippin’ it up, acoustic-style. And when I say “rippin’ it up” I mean playing really pretty songs. That’s what that means—look it up.
Check out my Bumbershoot schedule, and then make your own. It’s perfect for planning your special elephant ear time (also music, film and arts).
