Archive for July, 2009

Oregon Country Fair 2009

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

2009 will go down as the 40th Anniversary of Oregon Country Fair and as the least dusty one as well.  The Dust Abatement Plan of 2009 was a bit over the top on Sunday, when we were bombarded with thunder, lightning and heavy rain from about 10 am to 2pm.  I have a video of the muddy aftermath posted on the Video page here.  It was almost comical to watch the Grounds Crew spread bales of hay over the mud, often times skipping over some of the larger muddy spots to focus on higher trafficked areas.  As usual the people were fantastic all week and the sauna was wonderful, even if the the weather was a bit cooler than usual.  I have posted the photos here, in the Photos Section.  All in all it was a fabulous year out there, one of the best ever, lots of magic happening for everyone…

Beloved Festival

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

The Second Annual Beloved Festival looks like it will sound fantastic.

belovedBeloved will be featuring a stellar lineup of tribal and downtempo, ambient artists – a few that make me think a ticket purchase is not far away:  Makyo, Beats Antique, Hamsa Lila, Sasha Rose, Karsh Kale, Banco de Gaia, Phuture Primitive, Obo Addy, and more than a few others…

This is the kind of festival that usually doesn’t attract too much mainstream media attention, and who knows what kind of advertising budget they have, so I figure mentioning them here is just the right thing to do.  That and I love this kind of gathering of art and music and conscious peoples.  It will be a bit like camping next to the Hookah Dome on the Esplanade at Burning Man 2008, except this time it will be in a blessed forest.