Summer's last stand persevered despite 2 storm related evacuations including Fridays freak fiasco featuring giant hail, torrential downpours and 60MPH winds. Bead girls and trance boys were out in full force for the sold out fest. YOLO. You only live once indeed. What's a little mud n rain when great tunes are going down?
The ominous skies made for some sweet photo ops. Wish I could have caught the flashes of lightning!
It's the first year we saw copious amounts of hammocks.
And there were new playthings among the neon glow toy arsenal... I'm not quite sure what you would call them... frondish glo whips?!
Of course the glo hoops, poi balls, and glowing finger gloves added to the festive after dark fun.
People watching was prime. Some of our favs were the stilt walking "safety patrol" and their words of wisdom... don't start yourself on fire. Words to live by.
We also had another shreddy shirt boy sighting. Mat (with 1 t, heavy duty kneepads, and a wardrobe he shreds himself) and his twin brother are fixtures on the Chicago fest scene. We've been featuring "Spot Shreddy Shirt Boy" postsfor years. It's like a cooler, alt version of Where's Waldo played out in reality.
Blast from the past: NCMF 2010 ChiIL Mama's daughter, Sagezilla, in her Motorhead tee, rocks the backstage/VIP area moonbouncer with friend Judah in his Listen to Bob Marley Tee.
Here are some of our fav. NCMF13 crowd shots.
Check back with us all year for free downloads, tour news, original content photos and band video interviews. We'll see you out there.
The slideshow above features our full set of shots from Friday including the good, the bad and the ugly. We're sharing them all, just this once, before we break it down by bands, best of, and themes. That way if you and your friends crossed my path or you're a band fanatic and just can't get enough, you'll get to see ALL the shots.
We're back from ChiILin' in Chillicothe, with a ton of wet n muddy camping gear we are unsuccessfully attempting to dry in the back yard between ongoing rain showers. We're also back with loads of great show shots, band video interviews, and fun memories. It wasn't all sole sucking muck! Highlights of the Thursday night pre partywere: a fast fiddlin', folk rockin' set by Cornmeal, with the inimitable Allie Kral. SCamp was her last weekend with the band. Look for her in the coming months playing out with a number of bands including Hot Buttered Rum. You canfollow her fiddle playing sparks across America this summer with her new Reverb Nation Page here.
We've shot Allie a zillion times over the years. Check out some of our past stills right here. For lots more just put Cornmeal or Van Ghost in the side searchbar at ChiIL Live Shows or ChiIL Mama. I had a chance to talk with her after her pickin' set Sunday and I later gave a mini video interview about Allie that will air on the SCamp site in the near future. Basically I thanked Allie for not being a Barbie and for being a great role model for girls out there--proving you can be yourself, let your talent shine through and make it in the boys' world of the music industry without being a 90lb blond in mini skirts. She's a pure joy to see in action and sparks fly when she plays. The second highlight was a mindblowingly excellent set by Chi-town's own, Digital Tape Machine. I'm generally not crazy about house music or techno, but these guys can PLAY. 3 words that changed my mind... they. play. INSTRUMENTS. They really got the crowd going and I would go see them live again in a second. A day later their set was all anyone wanted to rave about in the press room and throughout the SCamp grounds. Sure they have the requisite mac laptop, but these guys play actual instruments too, for a compelling combo. Highly recommended. Wanna check out their sound. 5 tracks from their Summer Camp 2012 Set and lots more are FREE on their site. Click here.
Digital Tape Machine is a Chicago-based band featuring Kris Myers, Joel Cummins, Joe Hettinga, Bryan Doherty, David Arredondo, Marcus Rezak, and Dan Rucinski. The digital, yet analog force behind Digital Tape Machine produces a very modern, electronic sound. Often compared to video game music, elements of electronic dance, tech house, dance house, deep house, post-industrial, drum ‘n bass and hip-hop are all woven into a live show. This edgy, danceable music has been met by enthusiastic crowds who are thirsty for more. The band is rapidly gaining momentum from late night festival sets and sold out shows.
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Ian Neville (guitar) of Dumpstaphunk
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS: Dumpstaphunk rocked The Starshine Stage in a late night set, after a brush with death and a sleeping driver on cruise control on their way to SCamp! Check out our video interview soon for all the details.
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS: The Wailers on The Sunshine Stage
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS: Interviewing Victor Wooten, Artist at Large, and hearing him play with long time fav Keller Williams with his new configuration... More Than a Little. As if that wasn't cool enough, they played my "theme song"-- Once in a Lifetime, Talking Heads!! Happy happy joy joy.
Joe Hettinga (Digital Tape Machine), Joel Cummins (Umphrey's McGhee), Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk)
SCamp is intimate workshops in "the church" where you can get up close & personal with the pros and hear some stellar mashups like this power trio improvising on keyboards!! *Annual Keyboard Workshop led by Joel Cummins (center)
SCamp is Eco-Friendly
SCamp is Family Friendly
SCamp is Freaky Fun
SCamp is 4 Days of Nearly Non Stop Music
SCamp is Camping With Old Friends That I Only Get To See Annually at Summer Camp.
SCamp is Weird Coinkidinks, Like Driving 3 Hours Away To Discover I'm Camping Next To A Neighbor Who Lives Blocks Away and Rents From Long Time Friends of Mine!!
SCamp is good people, characters, and creative costumes!
SCamp is daily doses of Umphrey's McGhee
SCamp is carnival rides, colored lights, spinning hoops--poi balls-- and glo sticks lighting up the night with a riot of color.
Check back with ChiIL Live Shows & our fam friendly site, ChiIL Mama, like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often over the coming weeks and you can relive SCamp13 in all it's fun in the sun & wet n wild glory. We have loads of photos, video band interviews and more!
