Our first day at Monolith was a blast, but we were wiped out by the end of it. After getting a good night’s sleep and a quick breakfast, we headed back to Red Rocks on Saturday morning ready to get the second day going.

We hadn’t seen Via Audio since they dropped in to EAR Studios with us down in Austin at SXSW earlier in the year. Since that time, the band signed with the SideCho label and were getting ready to release their debut full-length record Say Something Say Something Say Something.

It can be daunting to be the first band to take the stage, but as soon as the band launched into their set, people started to pour into the room to check them out. I can guarantee that they walked away from the afternoon with some new fans.

They were really fun to watch on stage with loads of energy. There was a magic moment during their performance that just blew me away. That happened when they broke into “Enunciation” from their new album. It’s a nice jazzy number that really highlights the range of Jessica’s voice. You can download that song below, along with some other great moments from the band’s Monolith set.

Via Audio - Developing Active People (Live On WOXY.com / Monolith 2007)

Via Audio - Enunciation (Live On WOXY.com / Monolith 2007)

Via Audio - We Can Be Good (Live On WOXY.com / Monolith 2007)

Here we go! The first of many Monolith Festival Recaps here on The Futurist! First up, Shiv recaps the set from Mason Proper…..

When you are working or showing up to play at a festival like Monolith, there can be a lot of hurry up and wait. We had to show up quite early on Friday to start preparing for the live broadcast and the bands have to start loading in their equipment very early as well so that things are ready to go once doors are opened to the public. On Friday, it seemed like the time between when we arrived and when doors opened were a million miles away from each other. It must have seemed that way to the Mason Proper crew as well, because band member Matt Thomson took off and disappeared with their manager.

Somehow we ended up closing in on time for the doors to open for the public and the band’s stage time beginning when there had been no word of Matt. This did not bode well for the weekend. Among the five stages at Monolith, they were all set up and staggered so that you could catch different bands without a ton of overlap. We were told that the set times would be kept as tight as possible. This meant that Mason Proper was going to have to start their set missing a member.

I could see that Jonathan Visger, frontman for Mason Proper, was stressed out by the whole situation but that old mantra of “the show must go on” found the band kicking off our WOXY.com stage on Friday as a 4-piece. They played a few songs that they knew could be played without Matt and then, after about 15 minutes, he triumphantly returned. Both of the songs that you can download below are from after Matt leaped onto the stage and they were back to full power. All-in-all, they recovered nicely from this little snafu and played an energetic set of material from their debut album.

More photos from Mason Proper’s set and of Friday at Monolith can be found here. All photos done by Bryan Jay.

Mason Proper - The World Is Smaller Than You Think (Live On WOXY.com/ Monolith 2007)

Mason Proper - Chemical Dress Eliza (Live On WOXY.com/ Monolith 2007)

Another inside the studio post to get to today, showcasing some more wall signatures from bands that have made their way into the lounge.

A Long Winters self portrait!

The National leave their mark…..

Editors do a simple and quick tag…..

Birdmonster gets a little more artistic.

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I spent the afternoon and evening Sunday at the Sonic Muse Festival down at the Madison Theater in Covington and have a bunch of photos from the night to share with you today here on The Futurist. Check them out below, or follow the link for all of our photosets on Flickr.

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady

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So, I promise, this is the last Bonnaroo related photo post from us here on The Futurist. But I wanted to throw what I think are some of the best shots we took during our time down in Tennessee into a Flickr slideshow. So, enjoy……

Or, you can view the set on Flickr.

As I mentioned before, video interviews are still being disected and fine tuned here and we will have them to you very soon, in the meantime, here are some shots of those interviews in progress……

Joe with John Moen and Chris Funk of The Decemberists

Joe with Matt, Scott and Bryan of The National

Our interview area, with Bryan Jay manning the camera.

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