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polyphonic spree

      I made the mistake of relying on friends to get to the Talleyrand Festival. They were not nearly as worried about being there on time as I was. The worst possible scenario involved me missing Polyphonic Spree as they had switched their showtime from 5:45 to 3:00 pm. So when we parked the bus at Burrito Gallery, I yanked my bike out of the back and started pedaling as fast as I could toward Met Park. It was already five minutes after three. My phone was buzzing in my pocket as friends that had already arrived were notifying me that the Spree was on stage. I arrived in the actual park at 3:15 and B-lined for the mainstage. Although I was irritated that the showtime had been moved up, and I felt for the bands to follow such an act, It turned out to be the perfect timeslot.
      As Tim DeLaughter said when I interviewed him, the universe is his religion, and their dramatic and ethereal choral symphonic rock performance was garnished with the descending sun shooting streams of light across the canopy at Met Park and down onto the crowd all but worshipping at the feet of DeLughter’s magnanimous direction. The strings sometimes lulled and then burst forth with the choir and the horn section to encompass all who dared to be enraptured by the set. The sunlight burst over the audience as DeLaughter sang “Hey, it’s the sun that makes me shine.”
      They started their set in the military-esque black uniforms of their new album, The Fragile Army, but then donned their robes for the extended encore. I was glad for the time slot, but still felt for any band that had to follow them. –Jon Bosworth


astronautalis

      So, I’m going on my thirteenth hour at Talleyrand, working the prestigious position as a professional gopher, running around like a chicken with my head cut off when the boss man decides to grow a heart and give me some down time at 8:30 pm. Lucky for me that landed on Andy’s set time.
      It seems like yesterday that we were roaming the halls of DA, me with my pleated skirt and suspenders, him sporting his oversized headphones, pants hanging off his ass, always scribbling away on a small pad of paper. Fast forward to today. It’s amazing to watch the transition of Andy to Astronautalis.
      Larger than life, Astronautalis explodes onstage with the kind of energy most frontmen try to emulate. His voice distorts and breaks perfectly, pushing out while gasping for air wrapping around his clever banter and soulful lyricism. There was a good two hundred people glued to the stage, which was impressive considering Spoon was commanding the mainstage.
      All in all, he killed it. Prompting five minutes of applause at the end of his set and leaving the crowd wanting more. If you’ve never seen him live, you’re missing out. The freestyles he rocks makes my toes tingle. –Christina Wagner

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