High winds closed Sasquatch’s main stage on Sunday, which meant at 9 p.m., Alabama Shakes was the first band of the day to take the stage. The day’s lineup was light and youthful, from the nicotine bluegrass of Mac DeMarco to the masterful southern blues of the Shakes. BAIO’s delightful electronic work, Shamir Bailey’s rubbery disco and the lo-fi punk of Seattle’s Wimps were also landmark acts to this excellent day.
Check out our photos from Sunday over here. You can also read our recaps from day one and day two of the festival.
Highlights from Sunday at Sasquatch:
- COSMOS, a hip-hop group from Seattle, was an excellent start to the day with solid beats infused with saxophone. The group landed first place EMP Sound Off! battle of the bands, which secured the band a spot at the festival. Lead singer Teron Bell performs in a NASA jumpsuit.
- Stand-up comedians Lauren Lapkus and Todd Barry took the Chupacabra tent for a podcast recording of With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus. In each episode, someone new is the host and Lapkus improvises a character. The interview of Lapkus’s vegan-restaurant owner-turned-steakhouse owner included references to Scottish band The Twilight Sad (who were playing next door at Bigfoot stage), and the drunk, sobbing audience member who shouted incoherent flattery at Lapkus toward the end.
- Also in the Chupacabra: Shamir Bailey had the most baller entrance of anyone at the festival. He got on stage and sat down on the edge, one knee up, one leg dangling off the side. Photographers in the pit circled him. He said nothing, slowly took out a pack of cigarettes and lit one before jumping into his rubbery, elastic dance set.
- Chris Baio wears a balaclava and black t-shirt to hook up his synth before he takes the stage in a beige suit and bowtie.
- Tacocat were among the displaced by the high winds to El Chupacabra tent. Clad in matching glitter jackets and plastic skirts, the power-pop group attacked some visceral things like cat-calling and the first day of one’s period. Singer Emily Nokes directed the incendiary track “Men Explain Things To Me” to the guys at the main stage who’d asked if they were backup dancers. In February it was announced that Earlier this year, Tacocat was tapped to record the new theme song for the Powerpuff Girls reboot. Truly there could not be a better match.
