Suwannee Hulaween Pre-Party: Face Melted, Mind Blown
You can call it a pre-party if you want to, but Thursday here at Suwannee Hulaween was astounding. There were so many incredible performances (and I missed a few). this is the short version.
Music was scheduled to start at 1 PM, but we got music at noon: String Cheese soundcheck! It was amazing!
Future Vintage saved their best-ever set to open the Hula festivities. Live jamtronic goodness. Marco Benevento had a brilliant set with that funky piano of his and great band. Then Grant Farm had a wonderfully diverse set of… everything!
Con Brio really funked things up at the Amphitheater, and then I caught the first two songs by Kyle Hollingsworth’s band before heading over to see Broccoli Samurai, who served up the best set of jamtronica I’ve ever seen from them (a recurring theme here).
We enjoyed the EOTO from Short-Cut Camp (right behind the Amphitheater) before checking out The Werks’ superb set. Umphrey’s McGee ripped two incredibly angular and metal-tinged sets, with Fruition and The Heavy Pets during set break.
Greensky Bluegrass got into some deep pickin’ before I got into bed.
Face melted, mind blown.
The art installations at Spirit Lake are beyond belief. Short-Cut Collective has some great pieces, including the lite-brite, dragon, O-49, and the sand-D table. And Morph Mobiles has a brilliant one as well. Check out Because of the Lotus and all the other fine artists.
Cannot WAIT for the actual Hulaween to kick off momentarily!
All photos by Brian Hensley except for Morph Mobile.
