Sunday Recap (pt.1): FM 94/9 Independence Jam at DeVore Stadium, Chula Vista: Interpol, Kings of Leon, Spoon, et al.

Sunday almost didn't happen for me. I was lazy, tired, and on my way to Chula Vista had to stop at three different gas stations before one had a working air/water machine to fill my tires. So frustrating. By the time I got to the venue around 5:30, I was even more tired and just generally grumpy. I got to will call and they couldn't locate my photo pass because apparently you have to say, "there's an envelope with my name on it", not "there's supposed to be a photo pass here for me." duh. I did finally make it through the gates, however, right as Mr. Tube and The Flying Objects started on the local stage. They finally had a stage big enough to hold everyone in the band. I always like watching Mr. Tube, and it was nice to see the local stage well attended throughout the day.



I'm not gonna do a full play by play of the day, but there was some cool stuff happening, lots of good people, and of course, the music was great.






Britt Daniels, Spoon, photo by Rosey

Spoon was the first mainstage band that I got to see. As I mentioned, it was very intimidating in the photo pit with so many photographers with monster cameras, so I was shy and only took a couple pictures of Britt and his boys, then set up my blanket back on the grass while I tried to get in a proper festival mood. It was a little surprising that Spoon only played two new songs, but the older stuff is so good, who could complain?


Britt Daniels, Spoon, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey



After Spoon, is was back up to the local stage for Grand Ole Party. They killed it. I talked to a couple people who'd never seen the band before who were amazed and couldn't believe they are "just" a local band. How much must we emphasize that San Diego has some good shit happenin??


Grand Ole Party, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Grand Ole Party, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey

While hanging out with Matt (Vinyl Radio), some girl approached us with VIP passes. Matt gave her some cash and a CD. I wasn't gonna buy one on principal, but when she said she'd give it to me for $10, how could I refuse? With beers costing $7 each, I'd easily make back my money with the comp beer in the tent, right? We headed back to the mainstage, and I went into the photo pit and did my thing for Kings of Leon. Another bonus of the VIP badge was access to the bathroom near the stage but closed off to the public. So glad I didn't have to suffer through using a port a potty.


Kings of Leon, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Kings of Leon, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Kings of Leon, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey

The crowd was loving Kings of Leon. After the 3 song photo limit, it was time to hit the free drinks in the VIP tent and watch the show from a distance.





Matt and I continued with the back and forth, catching all the local acts and mainstage acts. Spoon is by far my favorite performance of the day, though I was impressed by Kings of Leon and Interpol. Mostly, it was a beautiful day, a perfect venue, and a great place to spend the day with 6000 of your closest friends.


Scarlet Symphony, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Scarlet Symphony, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


Interpol, 6/10/07, photo by Rosey


After I got to hear Interpol call out my name ("Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life...") it was time for me to hit the road. I was parked in the dirt lot and didn't wanna get caught in traffic. I took Otay Lakes to Bonita Road and it was smooth sailing. Then part deux of my evening...Smoosh and the Pipettes at the Casbah.

Super shout out to Owen for the photo pass and Pyles for the awesome local stage, and to 94/9 in general for a super impressive festival.