Best Sets of the Festival

[PeartMoon]

Here are mine:

Thursday:

Backyard Tire Fire - 2:00-3:30 - Chipotle Stage


Friday

Papa Mali - 1:00-2:00 - Campground Stage
North Mississippi Allstars - 8:00-9:30 - Sun Down Stage

Saturday

MOFRO - 2:15-3:15 - Sun Down Stage
John Butler Trio - 5:15-6:30 - Sun Down Stage
Gov't Mule - 9:00-11:00 - Sun Up Stage
Wilco - 10:30-12:00 - Sun Down Stage

Sunday

Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Spring - 2:30-3:15 - Revival Tent
MOFRO - 4:00-5:00 - Campground Stage (best set of the festival)
The Greyhounds - 5:30-6:30 - Campground Stage (holy ****!)
Galactic - 10:00-12:00 - Sun Down Stage

[monterey63]

Thursday:
Perpetual Grooove
ALO

Friday:
Ozomatli (both times)
Particle
Shanti Groove

Saturday:
New Monsoon
Karl Denson (both times)
Mofro

Sunday:
Matisyahu
Galactic

An awesome festival!

[soulacious]

Thursday - P-Groove & Umphreys McGee

Friday - P-Groove (I love these guys) & North Mississippi Allstars

Saturday - Jazz Mandolin Project, KDTU (both sets), SCI & Moonshine Still (late night-one of the best sets all weekend)

Sunday - Blueground Undergrass, New Monsoon

[double d]

kevin,

i am still trying to screw my head on from that Moonshine set. amazing. remind me when i get back from Colorado the second week of July to burn u a copy (as well as the PG).

i have amazing photos, but will post when i unbury myself.

[kinderkitti]

Thurs-Papa Mali late night
Fri-Matisyahu and North Mississippi--my favorite set at waka05
Sat-Mofro--2nd fave and Karl Denson
Sun-Galactic
Peartmoon, on the way home, i told my friends how much i wished i had gone over to the campground stage for mofro and greyhounds. Can't get too much of those guys. Did they do some sittin in with each other?

[nflo47]

Maybe it was bc I wasn't in the right state, but that Wilco set was definitely the best I've seen from them.

Anyone know where I could download it?

[fr0gg]

thursday - lotus, green lemon
friday - railroad earth, particle
saturday - gov't mule
sunday - the schwag, new monsoon

my fav shows of the weekend

[The Be Sharps]

Nobody mentioned Martin Sexton.....I thought he was amazing. Did anyone else happen to catch him?

Other amazing performances....Mofro (both sets), Matisyahu, & Wilco.

[K_Ride]

Friday

Steel Train - best band for me - never had heard of them
(2:10 - 2:55) Revival Tent
Perpetual Groove - awesome!!!!!
(5:30 - 6:30) Campground Stage
Railroad Earth
(8:05 - 9:35) Revival Tent
Hairy Apes BMX - nuts at 6:00 am
(4:15 - 5:45) Campground Stage

Satuday

Gourds
(1:00 - 2:00) Campground Stage
Rose Hill Drive - accidental visit to wrong stage, but they rocked us!
(3:45 - 4:45) Sun Down Stage
Steel Train - best band , best set for me!!!!! (W/RRE Mandolin and Sax)
(7:00 - 8:15) Campground Stage
Galactic - Far out funkalicious
(2:30 - 4:00) Revival Tent
Shanti Groove - best late night, best crowd energy of the weekend
(4:15 - 6:00) Campground Stage

Sunday

Blueground Undergrass
(1:00 - 2:00) Campground Stage
Split Lip Rayfield
(12:00 - 1:30) Revival Tent

[madison549]

I know I wasnt the only one at Little Feat, Sunday night. They ripped the roof off the place. If someone out there can help a brother out and let me know I am not crazy I would appricate it. If you cant I understand, there was alot of cooling off going on at that time Sunday.

Peace

[tnkrbellup]

Hey Madison~I was there too! Just for less than an hour though....but it was killer! I had to leave around 7 to get my fill of Donna the Buffalo. That was another incredible show!!! Nothing so hard like being torn in two :( .

[PeartMoon]

Peartmoon, on the way home, i told my friends how much i wished i had gone over to the campground stage for mofro and greyhounds. Can't get too much of those guys. Did they do some sittin in with each other?

It was kind of surprising, but there were no sit-ins. The guys from MOFRO did watch all of the Greyhounds set off to the side of the stage though. The guitarist was making faces and joking with them throughout the set. Here's a little bit more detailed account of MOFRO.



We then rushed down to the stage for MOFRO. I met up with Joy again and we got in the front row along the guardrail. Holy God was this the highlight of the festival!! The band and crowd were just feeding off one another. During \"Air\" JJ even stopped singing the words because the entire crowd was shouting them at the top of their lungs. Needless to say, a huge smile adorned his face. The whole tent was just bristling with energy. Becky even climbed on someone's shoulders and started going absolutely ballistic. Then the band went into \"Florida\" and I knew what was coming...pretty much a musical orgasm. JJ picked up the microphone, stood up, adopted a pissed off face, and then sung with penetrating firebreathing intensity I have yet to witness any singer (sans Chris Robinson) even approach. I mean, honestly I'm not scared to admit I was damn misty-eyed. They closed things out with the alarmingly soulful \"Lochloosa\" where JJ sorrowfully sings about how the Florida wilderness is being torn to shreds by developers \"All we now is one more golf course, another country club, another gated community.\" You can't help feel for the guy. He's losing the beautiful land he cherishes. It'll turn you into an environmentally-conscious person in no time.As he often does, he slowed things down and told stories within the song. He just said how beautiful of an event this was. The crowd eruped at the end of the set. It actually killed my ears and was by far the loudest ovation of the weekend. A helluva lot louder than Wilco, The Mule....everyone. The band actually came out for an encore which is very rare for a festival gig. That Sunday set was one of the highlights of my concert-going life.

[PolyOntology]

Thursday: Hairy Apes BMX
Friday: John Brown's Body, Particle
Saturday: Particle, SCI
Sunday: Xavier Rudd, Matisyahu, Jazz Mandolin Project

[jazzphreak66]

easy call: Tea Leaf Green Late night Friday on the camprground stage.

[madison549]

Damn Tink, we should have connected. Thats ok, it'll happen next year. I dont think your to far from OKC, if your comming this way shoot me an email.

Peart, all I can as far as your experience, wish I was there. Sounds like my training wasnt as far along as I had thought. That KS was kickin my ass, didnt see any music after 1:00am anynight. Always went back to camp to relax and drink home brews and eat BBQ. That sun was right on me all weekend, and not be a puss or anything but night time was rest time for us. Next year we will be better prepared.

Glad everyone so far has returned and keep in touch.

[Fozzie]

Madison...that Little Feat set was incredible. I'd only seen them once before like 10 years ago and really enjoyed it.
I was the one laying on a blanket in the back of the VIP section....hopefully didn't make it look like I wasn't enjoying it, I defintely was. Just couldn't exert any more energy at that point!!

[madison549]

Hey Fozzie,

Were any of them at the Warner Theater in DC? When they came back they did a couple 5 and 7 day runs. I was a youngin then late teens and early 20's but some of the best shows I've ever seen. Caught them with the Dead in 88 in ME on the fourth of July I think, long time ago. I hope they are back next year, and if all goes well I'll be in VIP right next to you.

Take the Rock-n-Roll Dr's advice

[toys]

[quote:888a2a680c=\"PeartMoon\"]We then rushed down to the stage for MOFRO. I met up with Joy again and we got in the front row along the guardrail. Holy God was this the highlight of the festival!! The band and crowd were just feeding off one another. During \"Air\" JJ even stopped singing the words because the entire crowd was shouting them at the top of their lungs. Needless to say, a huge smile adorned his face. The whole tent was just bristling with energy. Becky even climbed on someone's shoulders and started going absolutely ballistic. Then the band went into \"Florida\" and I knew what was coming...pretty much a musical orgasm. JJ picked up the microphone, stood up, adopted a pissed off face, and then sung with penetrating firebreathing intensity I have yet to witness any singer (sans Chris Robinson) even approach. I mean, honestly I'm not scared to admit I was damn misty-eyed. They closed things out with the alarmingly soulful \"Lochloosa\" where JJ sorrowfully sings about how the Florida wilderness is being torn to shreds by developers \"All we now is one more golf course, another country club, another gated community.\" You can't help feel for the guy. He's losing the beautiful land he cherishes. It'll turn you into an environmentally-conscious person in no time.As he often does, he slowed things down and told stories within the song. He just said how beautiful of an event this was. The crowd eruped at the end of the set. It actually killed my ears and was by far the loudest ovation of the weekend. A helluva lot louder than Wilco, The Mule....everyone. The band actually came out for an encore which is very rare for a festival gig. That Sunday set was one of the highlights of my concert-going life.[/quote:888a2a680c]

Couldn't imagine a better or more fitting description of that show. I must have been right by you, cuz when birthday girl Becky got up on her friends shoulders her butt was right in my wifes face, and I was standing right behind her. Then towards the end my wife was in the front row at the rail and I was just behind her, one guy in front of me and to my left who was with a group of friends. Talked to him and shared some strawberry shine with him and I think another of his group. It was his first time seeing Mofro and loved them.

[queenbee]

My husband Eric & I were on the rail up front too. He was the one with the misty mate coolin' everyone off. :D

My unique experience: I was standing there groovin to Lochlossa pretty much sober when I realized I had tears running down my face. :cry: I am usually not a very emotional person and wasn't sure if I was crying because I was sad about the song lyrics or happy because it was so moving.

Either way that set was one of my musical highlights of the fest.

[folkhero72]

Thu: ALO

Fri: A ton of great sets, Gourds, Son Volt, Martin Sexton, but the best was Calexico's set in the Revival tent. There was only about 100-200 people there since everyone else was watching SCI. Calexico was amazing. If you missed 'em, you missed out.

Sat: HBRSB, and Split Lip Rayfield were good, but I think Neko Case and Wilco were the 2 bright spots on that day.

Sun: Matisyahu

There were a ton of great sets throughout the fest, but these were the highlights for me.

[sitdancer]

[quote:8bfe767a93=\"jazzphreak66\"]easy call: Tea Leaf Green Late night Friday on the camprground stage.[/quote:8bfe767a93]

Hell Yeah!!!!! That show was TIGHT!

I was sooo happy to finally see them live and they did not disappoint at all. Hopefully I will be able to download this one.

Other high lights:

Split Lip Rayfield Sunday night
Galactic (and i ****ing missed the late-night set :( )
PGroove
Groovatron late night on the own-grown stage
Jazz Mandolin
so many others...

[DoorsX316]

Thursday:
Umphrey's..... I was in the right state of mind for a good UM show at this point.

Friday:
North Mississippi Allstars..... ALWAYS a great show.

Saturday:
Govt Mule/Rose Hill Drive.... both amazing, might have to go with the Mule however.

Sunday:
Little Feat or Galactic.... too tough and different to decide.

[spauldazzio]

Thursday: Umprey's > Kinky Reggae brought the house down.

Friday: Kinda blurry. I'll go with Ozomatli

Saturday: WILCO also JMP.

Sunday: Xavier Rudd (who I am seeing as soon as I leave work tonight)

Loved it all.

[richmoby]

This is actually what bands I got to see while at Waka. I feel like I didn't take full advantage of the amount of bands that were there...however, the heat, beer, & extra-curricular activity really wore me out. Out of all the bands I saw, I would go see these guys again for sure:

Lotus
Green Lemon
Jazz Mandolin
Karl Denson

Thursday -

Lotus
Green Lemon
Eckobase

Friday -

ALO
Shanti Groove
John Brown's Body
Sctring Cheese Incident

Saturday -

New Monsoon
Jazz Mandolin Project
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Wilco
String Cheese Incident

[PeartMoon]

My unique experience: I was standing there groovin to Lochlossa pretty much sober when I realized I had tears running down my face. I am usually not a very emotional person and wasn't sure if I was crying because I was sad about the song lyrics or happy because it was so moving.

Yeah, like I said, I was damn close to tears and one of my good friends was crying as well. I'm still thinking about that performance! Also, I was jamming out against the rail on the right hand side of the stage a few feet to the right of the girl on her friend's shoulders. I was wearing a blue henley shirt. I also stuck around for The Greyhounds and stood in the exact same place against the guardrail. Maybe you saw me?

[Jackstraw]

best set...... MULE...

[kinderkitti]

North MIssissippi

[jazzphreak66]

[quote:b98fd892e4=\"sitdancer\"][quote:b98fd892e4=\"jazzphreak66\"]easy call: Tea Leaf Green Late night Friday on the camprground stage.[/quote:b98fd892e4]

Hell Yeah!!!!! That show was TIGHT!

I was sooo happy to finally see them live and they did not disappoint at all. Hopefully I will be able to download this one.
[/quote:b98fd892e4]

There was a taper there and he has said that the show will be available shortly. keep your eyes peeled. I bought the real image recording, and I've listened to it probably 8 times already, and man it still sends chills down my spine.

[G$]

[/quote]
There was a taper there and he has said that the show will be available shortly. keep your eyes peeled. I bought the real image recording, and I've listened to it probably 8 times already, and man it still sends chills down my spine.[/quote]

right on, I'd love to hear that again. I too had been psyched to see those guys and that Fri late night set totally blew me away. Was it me, or was that the HIGHEST enery set anyone saw all day Friday? Perhaps everyone was hammered, but people were going nuts. I thought they were totally killing it, I had such a good time. Best set of the fest for me too.

G

[mastersplinter]

friday
---
tea leaf green
alo
umphrey's

saturday
---
new monsoon
karl denson
hot buttered

sunday
---
new monsoon
blueground undergrass

[digitidog]

[quote:ea95785e7e=\"kinderkitti\"]North MIssissippi[/quote:ea95785e7e]

Yes, and JBB @ the Campground.

[DoorsX316]

JBB at the Campground Stage was awesome. My first time seeing them, I only have one studio album, and I was really impressed. But than again, most of the bands I never saw really impressed me too.

[PolyOntology]

I thought JBB's campground stage set was awesome but the Revival tent set was even better..or maybe I was just in the right state of mind.

[LadyLibertyCPJS]

There are so many inspirational performances this weekend for me it is so hard to limit it. But my top favorite performance that left a mark in my mind are the following.

Thursday

Hairy Apes BMX-Campground Stage

Umphrey's McGee-Revival Tent

Bockmans/Speakeasy-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage Late Night

Friday

North Mississippi Allstars-Sun Down Stage (KICK ASS!!!)

Mountain of Venus-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage Late Night

Grooveatron-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage Late Night.

(During a two-hour jam leading out of ?MacBeth? a number of the festival?s performers joined the Groovatron onstage before seguing into a cover of Frank Zappa?s ?Joe?s Garage.? Performers participating in the round robin jam included Umphrey?s McGee?s Kris Myers, Perpetual Groove?s Brock Butler and String Cheese Incident?s Michael Travis, who performed on both percussion and bass. Members of Tea Leaf Green, Moonshine Still, The Station, Speakeasy, Shanti Groove, Mountains of Venus and Steel Train also filtered onstage throughout the evening)

Saturday

Risky Shift Phenomenon-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage

Govt Mule-Sun Up Stage

Mountain of Venus-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage Late Night Jam.

(This was the highlight of the weekend for me. MOV had several guest sit in through the three hour jam. Members of Speakeasy, Bockman's Eckobase, Moonshine Still, Perpetual Groove, Micheal Travis from String Cheese Incident, and Stanton Moore from Galactic. Stanton sat in for \"Why don't we do it in the road?\" by The Beatles with MOV's drummer String Ray on vocals and \"What is and what should never be\" by Led Zepplin.\" with Tonya on vocals.

That performance changed my life! With the sunrising and all this going on I felt something powerful in the air. I have worked with CPJS from the beginning stages four years ago when we first started the idea. We all volunteer our time to make our music communites stronger. I finally felt like all my hard work that I have contributed to CPJS had paid off watching all these local, regional, and national acts come together and unite as one. It brought tears of joy to my eyes.

Sunday

Shady Deal-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage

Chipotle All-Star Jam-Chipotle/CPJS/Darkhorse Stage

Galactic-Sun Down Stage

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stage at some point through out the weekend to see the music. There was truely something phenomonal and powerful in the air at our stage. Thanks again to all the artist that played, artist's from the Wakarusa line up, volunteers, and the kick ass CPJS/Darkhorse TEAM that put effortless hours of work since November to make it enjoyable for your pleasure. Stop by our web page and forums at: www.cpjs.org

4 the Music,

Joy Jacobs
CPJS Public Relations

[Missouri Mitch]

Hard to choose the best, but here are my choices:

Thursday: Perpetual Groove
Friday: Ozomatli
Saturday: Gov't Mule
Sunday: Galactic

Also rans:

Thursday: The Staion, Green Lemon
Friday: Calexico, Moonshine Still
Saturday: KDTU, Matisyahu
Sunday: Donna the Buffalo, Split Lip Rayfiled

In total, I saw/heard 29 bands over the 4 days. My head and knees are still wobbly.

[K_Ride]

MM,
Ozamatli on Friday Rivival was ill!!!!! :P :lol: :D





Steel Train was out of the stratisphere.....do not forget STEEL TRAIN!!!!



K-track

[direwolf840]

friday-

Shanti Groove- first time seeing them, only saw the last 30-40 minutes... but WOW these guys can pick!!
North Mississippi- always great, can't get enough!
Tea Leaf Green

Sat-

Mofro
JMP
MULE- Smokin!!
late night campground SAT- SHANTI GROOVE- made sure I caught the whole show this time) GREAT ENERGY!!! these guys get it!!!


SUN-

LITTLE FEAT- this was a treat.
OLD CROW MEDICINE!! these guys are great!!
HBRSB
SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD!!!- talk about leaving it all out there!! some of the best, sickest **** of the entire festival!!!! they closed like champs!!!




KUDO's to everyone involved!.....

Great festival, run great, done right!!!!