Topaz/Legendary JC's at Sullivan Hall

Here are some good shows coming up in the city at one of my favorite venues, because one of my favorite drummers (Joe Russo) is playingI had to post. ☮ The legendary JC's are a band from Florida! I used to love this soul/funk/gospel group when I lived there and they are really well known down south. They will be playing with Topaz tonight so you have to check them out!

Thursday, July 2nd - Late show: 11pm

Topaz comes back to Sullivan Hall
Tickets: $10
Southern Rock/ psychedelic funk-- A new, sweaty, dance-your-ass off sound that fuses gritty blues and groove with jazz and Latin sounds. Topaz, who usually plays with his band Mudphonic at Sullivan Hall, will be performing on Thursday night with a new collaboration featuring such musicians as:
Joe Russo: Drums
Borahm Lee: Keys
Tewar: Guitar
and Justin Wallace: Bass

Sat July 11-
Shitty Shitty Jam Band
Tickets: $10
Jam/ Funk / Jazz featuring members of Brazilian Girls, John Scofield and more will be performing at 11:30pm; following a long set by Gig Brazil.
Shitty Shitty Jam Band is:
Avi Bortnick- guitar (John Scofield)
Jesse Murphy- bass (Brazilian Girls, John Scofield)
Aaron Johnston- drums, electronics (Brazilian Girls)
Shawn Pelton drums, electronics (SNL, Sheryl Crow)
and Brian Charette- keybords

Sullivan Hall
214 Sullivan Street
New York, NY 10012

-2 T Days to Camp Bisco

and i made practically no glass. oh well at least i have a Heep of no hipster propaganda.

The band is hunkered down in their secret underground lair working on making Camp 8 the heat.

Updated Schedule

Chromeo, previously scheduled to perform on the main stage on Saturday afternoon at 5pm, has moved to the 10:20pm slot on Friday night due to last minute travel conflicts. The performance is now scheduled after a set by the Disco Biscuits, allowing for greater exposure by this burgeoning duo. Break Science, which features Adam Deitch and special guest Alex B of Pnuma Trio, is filling the Saturday afternoon slot. Additional schedule changes include: Ott will join fellow Twisted Records label mates for the Thursday evening Twisted Records All Star Tent and Dr. Fameus' start time is shifting to 5:15pm on Thursday evening. An updated schedule is available below and online at www.campbisco.net.



DJ sets in the VIP Lounge inclcude :

CONSPIRATOR (DJ Set)
M80 Dubstation (John Gutwillig)
Pretty Lights
Orchard Lounge's Michael Jackson Dance Party

VIP Tickets -- which include VIP-only viewing, camping, concierge, bathrooms/showers, and much more -- are available for purchase HERE.



Weather Forecast / What to Bring to Camp Bisco

We have been on site at ILCC for the past 48 hours and the weather couldn't be nicer. Expect highs in the mid 70's during the day with lots of sunshine, and nights in the high 50's. It will be a perfect weekend for camping under the stars, but make sure to come prepared with warm clothing. It won't be unpleasantly hot during the day, but the sun is still strong so make sure to bring sun block.

What else to bring to Camp Bisco:

Tent
Sleeping bag
Cooler with cans or plastic bottles only (NO GLASS)
Comfortable shoes
Sun block
Jacket
Warm Clothing
Extra Shoes & Socks
Propane Grill (no charcoal)
Rain Gear

hey man do you like jambands?

So I was walking down the street by MSG today and a dude called out to me "hey man do you like jambands?" trained to ignore anyone that yells at you on the street in, I walk for a minute then am like WTF? good guess. I don't really look like a hippie, I'm dressed in strait up work cloths, I have a bit of scruff and my hair is pretty tame. So it turns out it was an older tour rat/carny/dead head, who showed me his Steel your Face tattoo and appealed to me for some dough to catch a train to the next festival/carnival he was working. I told him I was indeed phamily and gave him the 8 bucks he needed. I figure I'm doing my scene a service by putting the money back into the community to people who need it. You come at me out of the blue with "hey man you like jambands?" on the street and it doesn't matter if I'm on my lunch break in work cloths, I'm going to talk to you. Despite what my republican friends say, tour rats are part of the scene and the hipster scene is to square to support wandering ascetics

phish flash god-the rumor mill

California is GONE http://phish.com/savethedate/

Psy Trance Tent at Bisco

Here is a press release talking about the twisted dance tent at camp bisquick looks, like people are going to be glowing inside out.

THE DISCO BISCUITS ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR LATE NIGHT DANCE TENT AND MAIN STAGE SET BREAKS

AT CAMP BISCO VIII 3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL JULY 16-18 2009

Camp Bisco Late Night Dance Tent Performers Include: Twisted Tent All Stars, Shpongle, Pretty Lights, Two Fresh, STS9,

and DFA Disco Tent curated by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Pat Mahoney

The Disco Biscuits have announced the line up for the Camp Bisco VIII Late Night Dance Tent. Performances include sets by Twisted Tent All Stars, featuring Simon Posford, Raja Ram and Benjy Vaughn, Shpongle, Pretty Lights, Two Fresh, STS9 live set, and the DFA Disco tent curated by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Pat Mahoney. The dance tent will feature lighting design by Music Matters to enhance the visual experience of the performances.

In addition to their performances, Flying Lotus, Ott and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem will be lending their spinning skills during main stage set breaks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night respectively. The Flying Lotus set will be a precursor to the Disco Biscuits Thursday night headlining slot..

brooklyn room open

whats up friends, fans and wanderers My roomate can't pay anymore, i have been helping him as much as i can, he is a fellow glass blower. but you can only pay for your buddy so long. its gotten bad so i gotta move on! if anyone wants to move into 710 4th avenue in brooklyn, its three rooms, so the rent is mad cheap like 2000 split between us three.. that makes up for his occasionally annoying friends. i work a 9-5 then party at night so i got my shit together.

fire ants attack phish

fire ants attack http://phish.com/savethedate/, they look a lot like the kind that would bite the shit out of me in florida. they also have fire ants in california.

Desiderata festival

Desiderata Festival will take place at Gelston Castle Estate in Upper Central New York, immediately outside of Utica.

Camping, car camping, restrooms and showers, gorgeous ponds and creeks, fields and wooded areas, swimming, food, nearby lodging accommodations, easy transportation are abundantly available.

Gelston Castle Estate Official Map

More information about our new home..

Love-Bus takes people from New York City to Desiderata. More information..

Advance ticket pre-sale is now over...

Please note the following:

• The gate will be open at all time starting on Thursday afternoon, through Sunday evening.
• There are no day-passes offered for Desiderata.
• Those who purchased advance tickets have been added to Desiderata admission list and will only need the PayPal purchase receipt and valid ID at the gate.

Some people were promoting this show at U-Melt @ Southpaw. This 4 day festival is more then just music, it is also about relaxation and spiritual seeking. there were some nice people promoting it at the U-Melt show, who will be playing the event as well, as just about every other crunchy festival this summer. if you haven't heard of a lot of these bands that is because many are big in europe and circles where you may run into a lot of attractive and or wealthy japanese, south american or indian young people.

www.desideratafestival.com





CRYSTAL METHOD, INFECTED MUSHROOM, SuperJam feat. Adam Deitch and Tommy Hamilton, Cosmosis *live*, Optical, Space Tribe *live*, Capital J, U-melt, AJJA *live*, Grapes of Wrath, St8cyde Jump Up, Psylab, MJ Project, Digital Frontier, Onkle Dunkel *live*, Proper Villians, Heavy Hittahz, Inoxia *live*, Sw@t, The Omen, Dose the Alien, Jelly Headz *live*, Basha, MizEysis, Potent J, Jimo, Luis Campos, Conscious Pilot, Dirty Drop, Mexican Trance Mafia *live*, Mikey Parkay, Melorix *live*, Parus *live*, Primordial ooze *live*, Soren Larue, Prishvin Mess *live*, Progress *live*, Solix *live*, Transdriver *live*, YAB YUM *live*, DEPTH, DA, Phungeye, Lost Monster, The Oracle, Nexus, Ghost, Rola,Suspence, Loki, Bones Jones, Mentally ILL, Leila, Jabbit, Space One, Hambone, Dmilitant, Silas Maximus, Mike Parker, Nicky Twist, Dali, , Jordan Vesteyo, Atom, The Giver, Mcnasty, Tweek, Alex Ryan, Lou Elusivo, Sean Place, Mj Duke, Mike Sims, Egzail, Christopher Robbins *live*, Electronic Anynomous *live*, Nicky Bruise, Raj marathe, Clotho, Arod, Looney Tunes, DUBBS, PMC, Steve Nice, Don Stone *live*, Spring Break, Scooby Carolan, Drei, Gomer, Sogma, Teddy Glow and more!

Camp Bisco - 9 - 2010

click here for the camp bisco 2009 review





Here is our huge post on Camp Bisco info, updated every year.

CAMP BISCO ANNOUNCES SECOND ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR CAMP BISCO 9 3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL IN MARIAVILLE, NEW YORK JULY 15-17 2010 Method Man, Ghostface Killah, & Raekwon ("Wu Massacre"),�Break Science With Special Guest Talib Kweli,�Holy F#ck,�Caribou, RAQ, Tipper, Beats Antique, Welder, and The Constellations Added to Performer Lineup� New Sustainability and Greening Initiatives Added For 2010 Atlanta, Georgia (April 22, 2010) - Camp Bisco has confirmed the second round of artists slated for Camp Bisco 9, the ninth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 15-17, 2010. The newest artists joining the 50+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival include: Method Man; Ghostface Killah; & Raekwon ("Wu Massacre"); Break Science with special guest Talib Kweli; Holy F#ck; Caribou; RAQ; Tipper; Beats Antique; Welder; and The Constellations. Boasting its most eclectic lineup to date, additional performers confirmed for the 2010 event are�The Disco Biscuits -�All 3 Nights; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation Live; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Lee Mayjahs?: and DJ Everyday. In conjunction with Earth Day, Camp Bisco is also pleased to announce that new greening and sustainability initiatives have been introduced to the 2010 festival, including�sustainable sourced products,�camping education, campsite contests, recycling redemption incentives, green volunteer teams, and waste diversion audit and metrics reporting.�Working�to cut its total waste in half this year, Camp Bisco has enlisted the help of�Zerohero, a Colorado based company that works to lower the impact of events and festivals though zero-waste, renewable energy and education and The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by people, worldwide.� Camp Bisco 9 will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The expanded setup will include: a second stage in the main field, an improved location for the DJ and late night dance tent - complete with a surround sound system, a local artists and performance art stage. Indian Lookout Country Club is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York, and sits on 200 acres of rolling, grass fields. The grounds come equipped with full bathrooms; which include flush toilets and showers, as well as 24/7 bathroom attendants. Festival goers will have access to a full bar on site and a general store, which sells almost every necessity for a comfortable and care free experience. Tickets are available online at�www.campbisco.net�and 1-800-594-TIXX, as well as at all FYE stores in New England and select outlets in New York state.�There will be two levels of VIP packages this year.�Level One, the VIP Experience, will be made available for $199 in addition to the 3-day festival pass and Level Two is a Platinum Experience, available for $349 in addition to the 3-day festival pass.�50 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Headcount, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and participation in democracy. Camp Bisco 9 is promoted by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits.�Visit�www.campbisco.net�for the most up to date information.

Our Review From 2009

Here are some mp3's of 2008 Disco Biscuits set at Camp Bisco. Then go buy them shits
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02_TheVeryMoon.mp3
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Breakdown of Color War Teams from Camp Bisco
Orange - The original champions. New leadership. Gung ho on winning again. Always a force to be reckoned with, they dominate a lot of sleeper events. Nuff Said.
Green - Winners of 2006 Color War, and a close second every other year. TONS of girls on this team. (HINT - They need some guys. Big strong ones so they don't get decimated in tug-of-war.)
Yellow - By far the most team spirit out there. Notorious shit-talkers. Headed up by Yancy "Mr. Color War" Davis and Amber Toot. They haven't won yet, but they always have some tricks up the sleeve. They're due.
Purple - Last year's Champs, and always the LOUDEST. Double the captains of any other team. Returning captains Mike and Tara know the sweet taste of victory, and the bitterness of close defeat. For some reason, they always seem to have a megaphone.

orangemanics@gmail.com
teamdieselgreen@gmail.com
teamyellow08@gmail.com
discopurple@gmail.com

to get involved contact: colorwar@gmail.com

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Bisco/Bikers Bonding at Indian Lookout Country Club

Growing up in New York City, I heard of music festivals that went on upstate at a campground called Indian Lookout Country Club (ILCC). Little did I know this was also home to “The Harley Davidson Rendezvous,” a motorcycle gathering that attracts bikers near and far. In my senior year of high school my friends and I packed our bags to go up to Indian Lookout Country Club to hear some music. Little did we know we were about to enter a different world, an autonomous state within a state, where bikers on ATVs were in charge, rather than the police. It is a place where yuppies and pacifists would look to Bikers and Hell’s Angels for safety. Interestingly enough, there has never been a violent incident involving a weapon, or even a fist fight. Everyone seems too scared of getting tackled by one of the 200 pound Hell’s Angels who have a presence at the campground. Since the 1960’s the Hells Angels have gained a reputation for running security for famous counter culture rock bands. This has lead to the musical “hippy” counterculture becoming engrained with biker culture. The sense of peace felt at the ILCC was stronger than anywhere else I have ever been and contrasted to other festivals such as “Woodstock Two,” where someone got stabbed, or another similar style music festival, where someone got pistol whipped. At ILCC the bikers take the place of the police presence, selectively enforcing security limited to only violent or dangerous crimes. This creates a sense of physical safety and at the same time encourages personal freedom rarely found anywhere else. I did not know at the time that this sense of civil liberties is a deep part of biker culture.
At the gate to the festival the security was tight and the searches thorough. This is an essential part of keeping the festival safe. Word has it staff have found everything from spiked bats to handguns. Though stories circulate of being hassled by bikers on Harley motorcycles or ATV’s, the feeling I got and the general consensus is that as long as you abide by the “law of that land”, which basically states “be peaceful and no glass,” then no one will bother you. The biker motto "Live and let live" is reflected in the feel of the campground in which a sort of peaceful anarchy takes place, where pacifist music fans and bikers coexist in a peaceful symbiosis. This is what one anonymous ILLC staff says about what it means to be a biker:
“Being a biker is a way of life as much as it is riding a bike. You don't stop being a biker when your bike blows up and you spend a year or more rebuilding it. No, you're still you. Happy just to be alive. And we have our priorities straight. We don't dress to impress. We don't care if someone disagrees with our preference of Levis over Dockers or well-worn boots over Gucci’s.”
ILCC is officially a “no-colors zone,” as well as “neutral territory”, this statement is made in many publications put out by ILCC to remind those visiting that it is a place where violence will not be tolerated. One of the phrases at the festival I saw printed on someone’s shirt was: “No one here is a stranger, just a friend you haven’t met.” I enjoyed this phrase and it contrasts sharply to the common notion people think about bikers, that they are rude, aggressively violent, neo-Nazis. I had heard stories of good deeds done by the bikers, helping younger stranded campers find their group or offering work exchanges for someone that had arrived with no money or ticket (imagine that). I participated in the work exchange program at one of these festivals; we were served meals three times a day by a friendly “vegan chef” and intermingled with the biker staff. I was surprised at the vegan food and that all these other biker stereotypes were breaking down all around me.
Numerous music festivals are held at Indian Lookout Country Club touted as “the only country club exclusively for bikers”. The number one event at Indian Lookout Country Club is still the “Harley Davidson Rendezvous” or “the vouz,” as it is endearingly called by the bikers. Founded by Kemp O’Connell, who passed on in 1994, the tradition gets passed on to the younger generation as older bikers inevitably take “that last highway off ramp”. The good times spent in the nation state of ILCC will never be forgotten, a place where libertarian beliefs and basic respect are the foundation of a well functioning society.
some video can be seen HERE

Visit www.campbisco.net for the most up to date information.