Vampire Weekend, Hold Steady, and More Take Over Seattle

I barely made it to the Rock the Bells at Merriweather this past Sunday. I tried with all my might to surprise my man. But alas our plans were twisted in the air as his return from Paris got delayed due to our much needed wind and rain! After he filled me in on the mass vomiting episodes on Air France and the 400 plus crowd of non-us passport holders in the airport, we hopped in our rented mini-cooper and sped down 95 in hopes the Pharcyde wouldn't pass us by. We got there in time to hear Nas murder "IF I Ruled the World. After downing one plastic cup of red sangria, we headed to the backstage to catch the real show. Pos and Dove of De La were chilling anticipating Tribe's performance along with the rest of the 3000 plus crowd. We peeped Jay Electronica, scepter in hand posing for the flicks. Phife stood beside me towel draped over his head while Q-Tip previewed some of his solo tracks which i'm sad to say I'm just not feeling. I still got love for tip though. My photographer friend brought over some dreadlocked dude with a thick mustache to meet me. I later found out it was FatLip from Pharcyde. Tribe killed it. From the front to the back, heads nodded in unison and everyone lost it on "Can I kick It" , ELECTRIC RELAXaION and We got the Jazz. When it was over, we headed back to the dressing room to meet up with our friend to find Redman about to get his cheeba cheeba on. I was so pissed that we missed him and Meth's show which I was told was the beast. I had no doubts remembering the tour they did with Jay Z years ago. There are six more dates left on the Rock the Bells tour. From my own personal experience, I'd advise you to get a damn good seat, stay away from sangria in a plastic cup, and forget your friends and get there early. Oh and bring a towel. seshat