We had a superb time at the Grassroots Festival this past weekend.
The above picture and video below are of Ayurveda.
Their prog rock fusion rocked the house and blew me away. This is the one band i really wanted to see and they far surpassed my expectations. At the end of this song the Tuvan musicians of Alash Ensemble join them for a little jam. Phenomenal:
Hey who's that in the crowd?
Another highlight for me was the easy going vibes of local faves the Sim Redmond Band and especially their new female singer's heavenly honeyed voice.
All around this was the nicest festival I've ever been to:
laid back atmosphere, all ages from rockin' grandmas to toddlers, very friendly people including! the vendors and the food was surprisingly scrumptious. Who would expect a memorable world-class felafel sandwich at a music festival!? And boy was it delicious. And you can't go wrong with samosas, Laotian! food, Cajun BBQ and made-to-order fruit juices.
They had an impressive recycling/compost set-up all over the grounds. And it was BYOB! So we gladly obliged with some Grassroots Saison Ale from Great Lakes brewing, great cans of Sly Fox Weiss and Pils, and the worthy local session beer Genesee Cream Ale.
Behold! The craft can brewing revolution is in full swing!
