The Sasquatch! Festival 2013 lineup has just been announced at the official Announcement Party at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle. The four night party over Memorial Day Weekend at the Gorge Amphitheatre always promises to be a good time and this year looks to be no exception. Cody ChesnuTT came out to start the night, the first artist confirmation of the Festival. After his short set came "surprise guests" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, who confirmed their own Gorge set for May after performing ... Read More

thenaturalstoners Top 10 Shows of 2012 By thenaturalstoner   Hello again dear readers, how are ya?!?  2012 was a pretty interesting year for me... saw lots of great shows, my dogs turned 5 (fucking 5!!) years old, and my house flooded while I was in Canada, displacing me from my home for over a month.  All of these experiences are what life is all about though, and this list below details some of these adventures in my top 10 musical sets of the year.  Besides ... Read More

Warren G, 8/31/12, John's Alley, Moscow, ID Review and video from thenaturalstoner John's Alley in Moscow, Idaho is known in most circles as the best venue to catch music in the Palouse region, however I wouldn't exactly call hip-hop it's main draw genre.  So when Warren G got booked for last night, it was a "Must see" event for us rap music fans in the area.  Having grown up and old with The G Child, this was a bucket list concert that was a ... Read More

Snoop Dogg, 7/20/12 - The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, Canada Review, picture and video by thenaturalstoner Let me tell you what... I've been on an extended vacation the last week and a half, and its had its large share of ups and downs along the way, but one big freaking up was Snoop Dogg in Vancouver, BC at the beautiful Commodore Ballroom tonight!  Having this vacation in a foreign land interrupted by phonecalls from the landlord saying my water pipes have busted at home, ... Read More

The Avett Brothers on Conan 6/21/12 Hey mofos, while we are all celebrating the Miami Heats triumphant NBA Finals Victory tonight the world famous Avett Brothers were hitting the sauce extra hard with a Lebron James sized rager in their pants on cable tv's Conan show.  They came out and slammed everyone in the face with a Conan-erific version of Murder in the City wowzering all in attendance.  Concert Confessions favorite Phishbeard really likes these dudes (as does DarbySTL), so strap on a ... Read More

Fitz and the Tantrums announce 2012 Tour Dates/New Album Coming Post by thenaturalstoner I may be the only "regular" to Concert Confessions that gives any sort of shit, but I don't care about that because I am excited to bring you the news that Fitz and the Tantrums have posted some new tour dates and have also announced a new (yet to be titled) album to come out in Mid-October.  YES! Sadly I will miss that Seattle Capitol Hill Block Party gig by one day ... Read More

Dear concert going friends, I know you and I go way back (hope all is well!) and it has been a long time since we have talked, but there is just something extremely exciting that has built inside of me about what is going to happen this weekend at THE GORGE for the 2012 version of the Sasquatch! Festival that I must tell you about.  Last years Festival set the stage for a year of great memories and the need to “go back ... Read More

Are you ready?? As part of DeLuna Festival  DJ JAZZY JEFF is going to unload his man-juice load all over the old ass retirement fucks in Pensacola Beach this September 21st -23rd Now there wont be any Fresh Prince mind you. But who needs that fucking guy???? The DJ is in the fucking house! Now who else is there. Jay fucking Porks' two favorite bands Pearl Jam and the Fucking Foo Fighters.  "Fuck those assholes" Jay Porks said in an interview Monday night. He followed ... Read More

Too $hort and Curren$y 3/7/12 - CUB Ballroom, Pullman, WA Review by thenaturalstoner, photo by Sam C.   Todd.       Read More

Last night (01/24/11) in Pullman Washington up and coming buzz band Buffalo Death Beam performed a 45 minute set at the cities newest concert venue The Belltower. You can watch the entire performance below. For more on Buffalo Death Beam, check out the bands official webpage by clicking here.  You can also check out a great write up about the band from our pals at Antiquiet by clicking here.   http://youtu.be/6skf1W86AMY?hd=1 Read More

thenaturalstoner's Top 10 Shows of 2011 2011 was undoubtedly my finest concert going year on record (out of 31!).  I saw over 80 bands, did several awesome road trips, brought in visitors from around the country to come to the Gorge Amphitheatre, and almost all my shows were at least ‘decent’.  Obviously some rise to the top, and some fall to the bottom... so here is my list of best concerts of 2011. 10) Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 05/30/11 - The Gorge ... Read More

Blue Scholars with Grynch and Bambu – 10/29/11 - The Belltower – Pullman, WA Review, pictures, video and audio by thenaturalstoner I had a pretty fun evening at The Belltower last night with Blue Scholars, Grynch and Bambu!  This was billed as The Belltowers (Pullman, Washingtons newest concert venue) first hip-hop show, and I was admittingly worried about the sound levels in the building.  The venue is a converted old church, and I had seen Starfucker there a few months back and the mixes ... Read More

Homewreckr & Slaughter – 6/4/2011 – Clearwater River Casino, Lewiston, ID Review from thenaturalstoner, pictures from Homewreckr   You know how sometimes you go see a band, perhaps past their prime, and the opening act completely blows them away?  Well that happened last week in Lewiston, Idaho.  My buddy AA and I drove down from Pullman, Washington to see Slaughter (and opener Homewreckr) and had a very up and down experience.  The ups were great, Homewreckr proved they are a local force with big time ... Read More

Review and picture by thenaturalstoner   Prior to the Sasquatch! Festival I had created a preview for this site, and a couple of days later I am ready to look back and see how I did. Lots of moving and shaking going on in the table below. It appears that the biggest surprise of the weekend for me was Major Lazer and the biggest drops were The Flaming Lips and Iron and Wine.   Preview Top 10 Post-Fest Top 10 1. The Foo Fighters 1. Modest Mouse 2. The Flaming ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Monday 5/30/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner   Monday morning was a little bittersweet.  Of course we started with a morning drink, but Mr. Sparkly was already gone for a couple days and Phishbeard was unable to stay for one last blow out, so I rocked Monday at the Gorge solo.  I had company from our neighbors of course, and the day turned out to be a total success.  I got to meet an artist I really ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Sunday 5/29/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner and Phishbeard   Sunday morning started off much like Saturday, with a whiskey and coke.  We battled wind the night before and made it through unscathed, but Sunday night would be an entirely different beast.  The shows Sunday were great, possibly the best day musically, but the aftermath was about as lame as it gets. Read on…. We had a tough decision to make in the afternoon, and it was unfortunate, ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Saturday 5/28/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner and Phishbeard   Waking up on a Saturday at the Gorge Campground is about as great of a feeling as one can possibly imagine.  If it weren’t for the hangover from the night before and a tent in shambles, I would have been feeling great!  So of course as soon as I got up it was time for the Gorge breakfast of champions AKA whiskey and coke!  Drinks were plentiful ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Friday 5/27/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner and Phishbeard   Since we have 4 days worth of Sasquatch! content to post, I thought it would be best to put each days items up on ConcertConfessions.com individually.  Friday was the opening night of the Festival, and it was a super rocking good time.  There were less bands on Friday, and we were testing out our camera access limits, so the Friday content isn’t as voluminous as the rest ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival 2011 Preview By thenaturalstoner It’s hard to believe that out of over 100 bands performing at this years Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre, I have only seen two.  I go to a lot of concerts, and like a lot of these bands, so it’s really freaking odd to me that I have only seen the Old 97’s (at an old Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, approx. 10 years ago) and Sharon Jones, although I didn’t see her with the Dap-Kings, ... Read More

Boyz II Men 5/21/11 – Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, WA Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner   Coming into last nights Boyz II Men show in the suburbs of Spokane, Washington, I had zero expectations for their performance.  I mean, I always kind of liked the dudes and their acapella/R&B style was fun when I was way younger, but I certainly did not expect to have a blast at this show.  I was surprisingly wrong. This show was one big fun party. Coming out to ... Read More

Soundgarden, one of Seattles great all time bands, has announced the remainder of their 2011 Summer Tour.  Spanning from July 2 through July 30, Soundgarden will hit up parts of Canada, the East Coast, Chicago and some West coast spots (Sorry to those of you in the South!).  Guests opening random shows of the tour include Coheed and Cambria, Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon, The Mars Volta and the Meat Puppets.  These will be shows NOT to be missed!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWxrFv-5LJE Full tour itinerary (Please ... Read More

On the heels of a smoking solo performance by Chris Cornell in New York City last night, Soundgarden, one of Seattles finest bands, will be on tour this summer for the first time in ages!  Soundgardenworld.com announced the long awaited news just a few minutes ago.   Details are still being worked out, but the tour will run from July 2 to July 30.  Four initial dates have been posted: Date City Venue Pre-sale Times July 2 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Mon 4/18 10 am PDT July 13 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier at Penn's ... Read More

Mike Gordon 3/5/11 The McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR Words by thenaturalstoner Since this would be my third Mike Gordon show in a few months, you would think I would know what to expect heading into the venue. Problem is the last two Mike shows I saw were like Jekyll and Hyde. I had a blast at the Portland (Aladdin Theatre) show in November, while my expectations for the next night in Seattle fell a bit flat (the Crocodile Cafe sucked that night). ... Read More

Presidents of the United States of America – CUB Ballroom, Pullman, WA Video and review by thenaturalstoner Things got off on the wrong foot to start the Presidents of the United States show last night in Pullman, WA, with the lead singer of the PUSA calling me out before a note was even played!  He singled me out for being on a “phone” and “texting my mom”, when really I was filming video on my friends cam.  Of course I took this a little ... Read More

Phish 12-30-10 Madison Square Garden Webcast Review Review and screenshots by thenaturalstoner I wasn’t sure if the idea of writing a review of a webcast was a good one or not. But after some thought I said what the hell and decided to write this up.  I had a lot of fun tonight watching this stream. Thank you Phish. -------- Well I certainly was not planning on staying at home tonight and watching the first Phish webcast since 2000 all by myself.  However, when ... Read More

Foo Fighters Set To Rock Sasquatch Festival in 2011 News posted by: thenaturalstoner It's never too early to get excited for the best festival in the West.  Held every Memorial Day (in May, for the holiday challenged) Weekend it's the Gorge Amphitheatres own Sasquatch Festival. The festivals official site has announced intial plans for this years run, and the early news sounds excellent: 1. A 4th night (Friday) has been added to the Festival!! 2. Early headliner announcement: The Foo Fighters!  The Footies will be headlining the new Friday night ... Read More