Bumbershoot Day Two
Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
09.01.24
Day two kept the fire roaring, with acts ranging from avant-garde rock to one of the more historic cover bands, rock and electronic pioneers to country and soul extraordinaires, Sunday was, in its own right, just as powerful.
Local folk-punk-Balkan band Kultur Shock started things off in an enormously dynamic way on the KEXP stage, with Colombian-based psychedelic funk trio BALTHVS and Barack Obama endorsed singer-songwriter Angélica Garcia keeping the energy rolling in excitingly diverse ways.
Over on the Fisher stage, rock legend Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth and many other legendary projects) proved that, at 71, age really is relative. Her genuine connection with the crowd and effortless mastery of her craft translated into one of the festival highlights, while Kurt Vile captivated the audience with his laid-back, lo-fi folk rock.
The Vera stage being substantially smaller and inside (and therefore prone to consistently long lines) had up-and-comers Moor Mother and Pom Pom Squad performing to capacity crowds, while Seattle mainstays Acid Tongue continued to prove while they’re consistently one of the talks of the town in the rock scene.
The Mural stage was an equally eclectic blend of genres, with Seattle’s own Stephanie Anne Johnson delivering a truly beautiful acoustic set, while The Polyphonic Spree and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes kept the crowd dancing the night away.… More
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