Top 5 Bands/Artists for Your Dream Festival
In spirit of all the KXSC FESTivities (Get it? GET IT???), the staff has put together the list of the bands and artists they would love at their dream festival. Besides the KXSC Fest 2012 lineup which is already fantastic in every way. RSVP to Fest here!
A note to our readers: The Wizard of Words bestowed the power of musical revival onto the staff members. The following lists contain bands/artists who may be deceased, disbanded, or fictional supergroups.
Angela Asistio
1. David Bowie
2. St. Vincent
3. Björk
4. The Modern Lovers/Jonathan Richman
5. LCD Soundsystem
Derek Yates
1. Nas
2. Biggie
3. Big L
4. Jay-Z
5. Snoop & Dre
Kyle Mansfield
1. The Beets
2. Christos
3. Demi Lovato
4. Evanescence
5. The Flaming Lips
Christina Ellis
1. Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos
2. M83
3. Magnetic Fields
4. The Antlers
5. Youth Lagoon
Tara Ahmadi
1. David Bowie
2. Joy Division
3. Kings of Convenience/Whitest Boy Alive
4. The Knife
5. Refused/The (International) Noise Conspiracy
Helen Levenson
1. Spoon, Andre 3000, Dr. Dog, The Roots, Otis Redding, & Danger Mouse
2. Girl Talk, Missy Elliott, Fatboy Slim
3. Seu Jorge, Erlend Øye, David Bowie (circa 1972), & Arcade Fire
4. Jay-Z, Kanye, Ludacris, & Beyonce
5. Beck, Jack White, Grizzly Bear, Man Man, & The Black Keys
Robert Fogg
1.-5. A solo set from each member of the Jackson 5 (in any order)
Jason Adams
1. Bon Iver and Yo-Yo Ma collaborating
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Black Sabbath (original lineup)
4. Jimi Hendrix collaborating with the Beatles and Animal Collective does the sound & effects processing for both
5. KISS
Mikayla Cowley
1. Joy Division
2. The Cramps (this experience includes crowd surfing with Lux Interior; may he rest in peace)
3. young Hasil Adkins
4. The Beach Boys a la 1961, pendletons and all.
5. The Residents in full eyeball/tux regalia collaborating with Merrill Garbus
Jace Brittain
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Bruce Springsteen (1973 Incarnation)
3. A really really grouchy Charles Mingus
4. Marilyn Monroe to sing me "Happy Birthday"
5. The Avalanches