Comments on: Stagecoach Music Festival ‘08: Day One

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:17:53 +0000

“It took a while for me to get over the fact that he’s his father’s son… But when you really listen to him play a live set it just draws you in and you can’t help but get into a good mood.”

that’s a good way to put it and I wholeheartedly agree.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:19:59 +0000

Def agree of your assessment of Shooter. It took a while for me to get over the fact that he’s his father’s son… But when you really listen to him play a live set it just draws you in and you can’t help but get into a good mood.

By: 9513 Recounts The Stagecoach Music Festival | Twang Nation

9513 Recounts The Stagecoach Music Festival | Twang Nation — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:17:11 +0000

[…] fine folks over at the 9513 are recounting the events from this years 3 day Stagecoach Music Festival at Indio CA (right down […]

By: QA: Star De Azlan Mixes It Up -- The 9513

QA: Star De Azlan Mixes It Up -- The 9513 — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:17:03 +0000

[…] you have it folks. You can read my review of Star’s performance at Stagecoach over in the Stagecoach Festival Day One recap, and check out The 9513’s review of the single “She’s Pretty,” where you […]

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:34:23 +0000

Susan and Amy, So the artists you mentioned played at Stagecoach?

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:25:35 +0000

Emerson Drive is possibly my favorite act of all time. They are so talented, and when given the time to just improvise, they are incredible!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:01:04 +0000

Shooter is a great live act. if anyone out there hasn’t seen him live yet you should make it a point to get out there and see him!

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:43:45 +0000

I just saw Adam Gregory… wow. This kid has such a powerful voice. I was really blown away.

By: mikeky

mikeky — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:57:08 +0000

i’ve seen mike ness live. he rocks. one of the best shows i’ve ever been to. i’d encourage everybody out there to go see him. he’s worth every penny.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:32:32 +0000

Ben, I was hoping you’d attend Stagecoach to give us a report. I attended Saturday only after purchasing a 1 day comp ticket off Craig’s List the day before for $ 50, which wasn’t bad for the artists featured on Saturday. Just let me tell you this year was much better than the first Stagecoach in 2007! In 2007 there was another large outdoor stage in the northeast corner of the polo field that was aimed in the direction of the main stage. Both stages were cranked super loud and the sonic interference when both stages were active was unnerving!!! I almost didn’t go back this year because of that and was pleasantly surprised this year when the extra outdoor stage was gone. In 2007 one tent stage was dedicated to cowboy music and the other to bluegrass where this year the cowboy and bluegrass artists were combined in one tent and the Americana/Roots artist assigned to the other (who in 2007 were on the second large outdoor stage). My only complaint was that the two tents being so close together caused the bass sounds from the Americana tent to really interfere with the neighboring cowboy/bluegrass tent when both were active. I wish they would relocate one tent towards the northeast corner to minimize that problem next year…..

What makes Stagecoach unique (to SoCal at least) is that they intentionally invite such a broad diversity of artists. For the most part I couldn’t care less about the big name Top 40 artists who grace the main stage, but its all the other artists that do interest me, including newcomers like Crystal Shawanda and Jypsi.

I saw Star De Azlan in concert at the Rose Bowl a couple of months ago (KKGO helped sponsor a breast cancer research fundraiser being held there) and really enjoyed her set. Star sang some great covers of country classics (Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Freddy Fender), a mariachi song, and some of her own material. I got to meet her afterwards and she was as friendly and down to earth as can be. I warned her that CURB is notorious for not releasing albums from new artists who don’t score radio hits, like Amy Dalley and Bomshel, and wished her the best. I look forward to reading your interview.

PS - The previous weekend I was at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Poetry, Music, & Western Swing Festival where I caught 5 full sets by The Hot Club of Cowtown, four full sets by The Quebe Sisters Band (2 Monday night in Altadena), Don Edwards, Cowbop, and The Sons of the San Joaquin among other great artists. If I could only attend one of the two festivals The Santa Clarita Festival would win hands down as I love western swing music (and its cheap!!!!!!)…….