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This weekend's Hideout Block Party had quite a few arresting images -- Monotonix anyone? -- but the unholy meeting of Michael Jackson songs, Robbie Fulks, Rhymefest, and a whole mess o' zombies threatens to be one of the weirdest and most enduring mixture of sound and images of the whole weekend. The choreographed dancing to "Thriller" was pretty durn impressive, and the make-up and costuming was absolutely terrific. Where DO they come up with these ideas? We'll have a full photo set spanning the weekend up here soon, but for now, bring on the zombies!
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That was 6000 different kinds of awesome. I tried to describe the entire tribute to a friend this morning and I couldn't find the words. Post soon - need to find some way to explain "Going Back to Indiana" and Liz Taylor's head on a stick.
Was that Liz Taylor? From way back where I was, my group and I thought it was Sarah Palin... Neither really makes more sense than the other.
The ghost of princess Di or whatever that was...amazing.
I thought that was Michael Jackson's head stuck on the wedding dress...
Heads on sticks: Liza Minelli, Diana Ross, Liz Taylor.
Then the ghost of Princess Di.
Again - this performance will be hard to explain.
Liza Minelli, Diana Ross, Liz Taylor are all MJ's pals, so I think that's why they were in the show ... I'm still a bit mystified -- and slightly scared -- by Princess Di though.
After yesterday, I really wish Fulks would release that fabled album of Michael Jackson covers though!
These pictures only make me extremely happy that I was not in attendence for this years festival. Seems a bit to campy and hipster to my liking. I must be getting old.
PS: Kirstie as usual, started posting her beautiful photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat/
@Iamgray - the best part was that a lot of the hipsters didn't get it. Thriller was out when they were born. Robbie & Rhymefest are really good at what they do so it was actually sincere in it's hillbilly/hip-hop tribute way. I had people standing around me that were confused and at one point scared.
Somebody well old enough to enjoy the original thriller was a this thing? Creepy. Seriously, this is what you do on a weekend?
the best part was that a lot of the hipsters didn't get it.
Which with their love of all things meme, you'd think they would.
Plastic Crimewave was FUN and Rhymefest was on point. The zombie horde was just a great addition to what is, easily, my favorite musical event of the summer.
It's on You Tube. Wow.
And, man, I must be really old if there are people roaming this earth not knowing a Thriller reference!
Forgot to say, nicely captured Tankboy. Some of them really look dead in your photos! Where are your Cut Copy shots. . I want to see them!!
I should have Cut Copy up sometime tomorrow!
It's the Monotonix photos I'm waiting for.
I thought it was one of the best shows of the summer. Fulks was fantastic!
Sweet, look forward to those photos. . now if you can make cut copy look dead too, then I'm really impressed with your talents :) Look forward to seeing the other photos from this weekend!
Campy and hipster? Hipsters DONT KNOW how to be campy.
Lamgray-
or you're not old enough. I'm 48, and I loved it. And, it was campy, but in the Susan Sontag sense.
Back when "Thriller" came out, I was a young hipster and (I thought) too cool for pop music, including MJ. Glad the music snob phase is behind me.
Hipster concerns? Irony?
Perhaps I am much slower than I realize, but I was there and thought the performance was merely a group of musicians paying tribute to a collection of great pop tunes--whether from the Jackson 5 or MJ's later albums-- via deconstruction and re-imagination--you know, what musicians in every modern genre do all the time.
Amazing performance and pretty bold.
@Albanyparkour - Glad you liked Plastic Crimewave Vision Celestial Guitarkesta. I played with them and it was a fun time.
Guys...guys guys. . I wasn't being a music snob or even commenting on the performance. . .I love Thriller, where did I say that I didn't, if I did, slap me!
I wasn't at the show even to comment on the performance at all, it just looks via the photographs campy. . and frankly many zombies are adorned in new fangled hipster fashion. And, there's nothing wrong with being a hipster, I was just saying that it was probably too much for me. . needed a mellow weekend.