Pavement at Virgin Free Fest (09/25/10)
Photo: Jon Klemm
Check out this double rainbow review of Pavement‘s set at the 2010 Virgin Free Fest:
The band came out and, unlike at Sasquatch, I was right there. Right there. Every note, every word, every solo just resonated off of me and through the pavilion. Everyone there was there for Pavement because Ludacris was over on the West Stage, but Stephen Malkmus and the gang threw down nearly everything in a tight yet lackadaisically Pavement manner. From the first notes of “Grounded,” I could tell this was something special.
Songs like “Cut Your Hair,” “Date With Ikea,” “Summer Babe,” “Range Life,” “Shady Lane,” and “Spit On A Stranger,” and everything else was absolutely flawless. The half empty pit felt packed because everyone there knew all the songs, everyone was there to see Pavement rock, and everyone was having the time of their lives.
The climax came with the “Starlings Of The Slipstream”-”Gold Soundz”-”Here” finale. I sung along with each word and found tears streaming from the corners of my eyes at the end of “Gold Soundz.” It just felt like such a completing musical experience, to see this band in the form they were in and receiving blown kisses from Malkmus. I can’t remember being that into a show or having that much fun at a show. [Fresh Heirs]
If you didn’t catch Pavement on the big reunion tour, your last chance to see them live in North America is at the Hollywood Bowl tonight (which is happening as I write this) or Friday night in Las Vegas at Matador 21. If you don’t have tickets to either of those shows, you’re not completely out of luck though, Matador just announced that it will be streaming the entire three day festival at myspace.com/matador21. Check out the streaming schedule for Matador 21 and more pictures of Pavement at the Virgin Free Fest after the jump.
We will be livestreaming the entire three day event at myspace.com/matador21 and will be re-airing, the next morning, for those of you who might not be around a computer each night.
Here’s the breakdown.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st
Chavez: 8:30pm – 9:10pm
Fucked Up: 9:35pm – 10:15pm
JUST ADDED: Sonic Youth: 10:40 pm – 11:30 pm
Pavement: 12:00am – 1:00am
(The entire night’s stream will then repeat the next morning)SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
JUST ADDED: Girls: 4:40pm – 5:20pm
Come: 5:45pm – 6:25pm
Perfume Genius: 7:55pm – 8:15pm
JUST ADDED: Cat Power: 8:15pm – 8:55pm
JUST ADDED: Superchunk: 9:20pm – 10:00pm
Spoon: 10:25pm – 11:15pm
Belle & Sebastian: 11:45pm – 1:00am
(The entire night’s stream will then repeat the next morning)SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd
Shearwater: 6:30pm – 7:10pm
Ted Leo + The Pharmacists: 7:35pm – 8:15pm
New Pornographers: 8:40pm – 9:25pm
JUST ADDED: Liz Phair 9:50pm – 10:10pm
Guided By Voices: 11:30pm – 1:00amPlease note: More bands will likely be added to the webcast schedule over the next few days. So keep checking back.
We’ll see you in the desert! [MySpace.com]
Pavement at Virgin Free Fest by Jon Klemm
