by Alison Rodberg
Several observations made during the two days of the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco this past weekend:
1) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are dirty hippies.
2) Come evening, the girls of SFC Double Dutch delight in providing an opportunity for drunk concertgoers to hurt-slash-embarass themselves.
3) Pirates on stilts bring the creep hard.
4) As a friend noted, hipsters are all closeted fans of Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone,” as proven by Girl Talk’s set.
5) Grizzly Bear are wimps: They complained incessantly about the cold while playing on Sunday, and then complimented L.A. on their warm climate at the Palladium on Tuesday. More like Panda Bear, boys. P.S.: Aren’t you from Brooklyn??!?
6) Poem Guy Zach Houston commands a way longer line when the sun is shining.
7) Music can be organized as a family tree of increasing edginess, e.g.: Gin Blossoms —> Dinosaur Jr. —> Hüsker Dü. Noted during Bob Mould’s set.
8) Local graf artist Robert D Harris is adept at creating lovely works despite the damp and salty bay air.
9) Dan Deacon makes everyone smile — no matter how tough you want to look — with his dance contests and human tunnels.
