Sunday, August 14, 2011
Everything Ended Up Fuckin' Awesome
Posted by Mac Abre on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Let's just say this: sometimes the underdog gets the last laugh. There had been plenty of naysayers stacking up against this year's Fucking Awesome Fest. And the first night, although well attending for a Wednesday night kick-off, had people talking about under-attendance at this year's fest.
By the final night, I'm fairly certain that everyone had seen at least one act that they were gushing about. In fact, I apparently missed two of them simply by showing up late (10 pm) on Saturday. But, I will hasten to add, I was blown away by YACHT. Has there any other band that's been through the Majestic Complex in recent years that embodied a modern-day B-52s in such a way? Seriously. The Stick was turned into a dance party last night, and although I was most excited for YACHT of all the acts that graced the 4 stages within the complex over the weekend, I will readily admit that I was not entirely prepared for as enjoyable a show as I witnessed.
To be frank, you could have had the shittiest time the entire weekend, and still walked away feeling like you got your $40 worth last night. Between Dntel's solid set (although I did overhear a few folks wondering where the other half of the Postal Service was), another stellar set by Phantasmagoria (do these kids EVER underachieve?) and one of 2011's best performances in Detroit by YACHT, there were few Negative Nancies by the end of Saturday.
The only thing I wish had been different was that more of Detroit had turned out for FLASHCLASH on Wednesday night. They were truly, truly awesome. It was like a watered-down version of Yeasayer, but dancier. They are the real deal, stage show included. It was just a shame to see only 60 people turning up for their performance in the Theatre.
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