Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival was a four-day music festival held annually in early June from 2004 to 2015 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas . Named for the Wakarusa River , the festival was first held at Clinton State Park immediately outside of Lawrence, Kansas . It moved to its new location, just outside Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2009. The festival is known for an eclectic mix of music and has featured artists like Grammy award winners the Black Keys , The Flaming Lips , Wilco , and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones . Activities other than music included disc golf , yoga , hiking , and swimming in the Mulberry River.
80-729: The festival grew dramatically from only 5,000 attendees at the initial 2004 Wakarusa to a record 20,000 in 2011. Along with the Grammy Award-winning artists, other national known touring artists include: STS9 , Pretty Lights , Primus , Ben Harper , Neko Case , The Black Keys , Ben Folds , O.A.R. , The String Cheese Incident , My Morning Jacket , Gov't Mule , Slightly Stoopid , Umphrey's McGee , The John Butler Trio , The Disco Biscuits , Thievery Corporation , Michael Franti and Spearhead , Yonder Mountain String Band , Leftover Salmon , Bassnectar , Grace Potter and
160-895: A backing band since 2005. King planned a tour with a collection of seven instruments including a harp guitar , dojo , a custom 7-string nylon string guitar with fanned fret board, and a hybrid between a guitar and koto that King made herself. Before beginning the tour, King performed with some of these instruments at the opening of an exhibit of Picasso 's guitar paintings at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The tour began on February 24 in Mexico City and ended on April 9, 2011 in Binghamton . In 2009, King conceived of an art show in which twelve different artists would be commissioned to create visual pieces themed after her songs, using
240-719: A celebration at the historic Georgia Theatre in Athens . The band has performed many multiple-night stands at the Georgia Theatre since 2002. For many years they have performed at the Tabernacle in Atlanta on New Year's Eve as part of multiple-night stands. The band has also built their own fan base in Chicago, Illinois, after performing multiple times at North Coast Festival and Lollapalooza with late night performances at
320-476: A deal with Epic records ' Red Ink label. From there, King headed back into the studio to work on her sophomore effort, Legs to Make Us Longer . King began to incorporate different instruments and sound effects into her album, such as looping , light drum work on "Doing the Wrong Thing", and her first incorporation of Lap steel guitar with "My Insect Life." Produced by David Torn , Legs to Make Us Longer
400-686: A full band, the music website, The A.V. Club , called the sound a " post-rock makeover ." She supported the album by going on tour with Sarah Bettens from K's Choice . In early 2007, Dave Grohl invited King to appear as a guitarist on the track "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners", a song penned by Grohl for an upcoming studio album by the Foo Fighters . King agreed and is credited on the album, entitled Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace , released on September 25, 2007. On November 18, 2007, she joined Dave Grohl on stage to perform
480-476: A guitarist in relation to her age. While her later work involves more of a band format, Everybody Loves You is King's only fully acoustic guitar album, with the exception of light singing on the hidden bonus track, "The Government." To support the album, King embarked on her first major promotional tour in North America. After King appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien , Sony Records offered her
560-697: A lineup that included Glitch Mob , Beats Antique , and Tycho . In May 2008, the band performed at the Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, Illinois. On Saturday June 7, 2008, the band headlined the Sun Down Stage at the Wakarusa Music Festival at Clinton State Park, Lawrence, Kansas. At Rothbury 2008, the band performed a three and a half hour show, which packed a capacity crowd. In June 2011,
640-456: A list of "The New Guitar Gods", on which King was the sole woman and youngest artist (beating Derek Trucks in age by two months as the youngest on the list). Her career includes six LP and two EP albums , as well as several scores for television and film. She worked alongside Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook contributing music for the soundtrack to Sean Penn 's Into the Wild , for which
720-409: A part of the house band , and began a US-based tour. When asked by Premier Guitar Magazine what her plans were after completing her tour, King responded "I've been on the road for four months straight. In another three weeks, we'll be done with this tour. Honestly, that's about as far as I can see." King returned to her roots as a solo acoustic performer in 2011, going on her first tour without
800-404: A solo instrumental artist. She amicably parted ways with major label Sony/Epic and returned to her original label, Velour, to begin work on her third album ...Until We Felt Red . Released August 8, 2006, on Velour Records , the album features production work by Tortoise 's John McEntire . With the prominence of electric guitar shoegazing and effect boxes on the new record, and the addition of
880-824: A two-night stand. The band performed at the Regency Center on five occasions, including two consecutive New Year's Eve shows in 2002 and 2003. The band has also put on performances at the Independent, Great American Music Hall , Golden Gate Park , and the Stern Grove Festival . The band also performed at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado, for a five-night stand in March 2007. Santa Cruz, California , has been home to various members of
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#1732797320226960-557: A well-rounded artist that continues to defy categorization and expectations. As with her previous album, 2008's Dreaming of Revenge , Junior was produced by Malcolm Burn and recorded at his studio in Kingston, New York. But in contrast to that record, which was marked by deep textures and layers as well as unusual instrumentation, Junior was specifically made with only three musicians in mind – in this case King, multi-instrumentalist Dan Brantigan and drummer Jordan Perlson. The result
1040-533: The New York City Subway . After signing with Velour Records in 2002, King began recording her debut album, Everybody Loves You . She incorporated fingerstyle "fanning," with both flamenco style percussion and fret tapping techniques, as well as using double open tunings , viola tunings, and traditional Russian guitar ( 7 strings ). On April 22, 2003, Everybody Loves You was released to positive reviews and feedback on King's skills as
1120-402: The bassist of Old Crow Medicine Show . On graduating from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta in 1998, the two friends attended New York University . While there, King picked up the guitar again, and revisited the finger-style techniques that intrigued her as a child. While at NYU she studied with Bill Rayner, a professor of guitar. From there, King played a few occasional gigs and busked in
1200-629: The Cables" acoustic show at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga , CA . In the summer of 2013, the band co-headlined a 14-city tour with Umphrey's McGee , alternating the closing slot each night. In September 2014, STS9 returned to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado to play two nights to a sold-out crowd. This run included two Axe The Cables sets. STS9 ended 2014 with a four-night stand at
1280-926: The Drum, EOTO , Quixotic , MiMOSA, ALO, Tea Leaf Green , Keller Williams , Emmit Nershi Band, The Devil Makes Three , That 1 Guy , The Lumineers , Cordovas, Beats Antique , Big Gigantic and more . The 2013 Wakarusa was held May 30 through June 2 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. Artists included headliners: Widespread Panic , Dispatch , STS9 . The Black Crowes , Amon Tobin , Snoop Lion . Other performing artists included: Umphrey's McGee , Yonder Mountain String Band , Gogol Bordello , Zeds Dead , Of Monsters and Men , GROUPLOVE , SOJA , The Bright Light Social Hour , Rebelution , Quixotic , Galactic , Shpongle presents The Masquerade, Tipper, MUTEMATH , Son Volt , Ozomatli , EOTO , SAVOY, RJD2 , Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs , Gramatik , Los Amigos Invisibles , Calexico , Karl Denson's Tiny Universe , Del
1360-640: The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. The band turned New Year's Day into a benefit for Conscious Alliance, inviting 600 fans to a sit-down dinner and a full improv set. This performance was later released through BitTorrent with the full 2014 catalog. Returning to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado in September 2015, the group once again sold out both nights. STS9 has a steady presence in the music festival circuit, headlining several festivals across
1440-635: The Funky Homosapien , Bombino , Allen Stone , Figure, Emancipator , GRiZ , Icona Pop , Felix Cartal , Baauer , The Polish Ambassador, Minnesota , The Green , BoomBox , Papadosio, Wallpaper. , Red Baraat , Milo Greene , The Floozies, Anuheal, Zion I , ZOOGMA and more . On December 17, 2015, festival organizer Pipeline Productions announced via Facebook post that the event would not take place in 2016 due to financial and legal disputes with partners. Pipeline Productions had recently cancelled two other events at Mulberry Mountain, "Thunder on
1520-482: The Glitch Mob. STS9 has partnered with a variety of non-profit organizations throughout their career. Over the last decade, they have partnered with Conscious Alliance to bring food drives to various concerts and festivals on their tour. In exchange for fan participation in these events, STS9 and Conscious Alliance thank patrons with limited edition artwork posters, often created by the same artists who accompany
1600-681: The House of Blues Chicago. Also making frequent trips to the Aragon Ballroom and the Congress, STS9 has made Chicago a go-to city for performances. The band chose Denver as the host for their three 2009 New Year's Eve concerts. December 29 marked the band's first acoustic show ever, called "Axe the Cables." The band performed two sets at the University of Denver's Gates Hall. The remaining two nights were standard "electric" shows played at
1680-525: The Jackmormans , Jesus Christ Superstar , Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, MOFRO , Oakhurst , OK Jones, Papa Mali , Polytoxic, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers , Shanti Groove, Sound Tribe Sector 9 , Tea Leaf Green , Truckstop Honeymoon, William Elliott Whitmore , Yard Dogs Road Show , Yo Mamma's Big Fat Booty Band, and Yonder Mountain String Band . The headline act that performed on this day
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#17327973202261760-728: The June 3 of June at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. Artist included headliners: Pretty Lights , Avett Brothers , Primus , Umphrey's McGee , Weir Greene Robinson Trio, Slightly Stoopid , and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros . Other performing artists included: Fitz and the Tantrums , Girl Talk , Matisyahu , The Bright Light Social Hour , Royal Family Ball featuring Soulive & Lettuce , G.Love & Special Sauce , Ghostland Observatory , Balkan Beat Box , The Del McCoury Band , Railroad Earth , Savoy , Nobody Beats
1840-584: The Make it Right Foundation, in an effort to build a home in New Orleans, which has since been completed and taken up by a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The home has many eco-friendly features, including solar panels, a high-efficiency HVAC system, wire-free lighting panels, tankless water heater , dual flush toilets, low emissivity windows and doors, a rainwater collection system, and water-absorbing native landscaping. For protection against future storms,
1920-530: The Make it Right Foundation, paving the way to rebuild a house in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. In the band's last studio album The Universe Inside , which is the twelfth in their full discography, STS9 continues to grow by incorporating dance and disco styles into their music. STS9's self-owned record label, 1320 Records, currently boasts over 300,000 unique downloads and over 1,000 releases by over 100 artists including Pretty Lights , Big Gigantic , ESKMO, and
2000-601: The Mountain" and "Phases of the Moon", due to similar disputes. A rival festival, Highberry, quickly moved into the venue. Sound Tribe Sector 9 Sound Tribe Sector 9 ( STS9 ) is an instrumental band whose sound is based heavily on instrumental rock and electronic music , funk , jazz , drum and bass , psychedelia , and hip hop , originating in Georgia, United States. Self-described as " post-rock dance music ,"
2080-530: The Music"), King began to outline her ideals for her 5th record. King's interest in Cold War novels, Russian spies and espionage themes, particularly that of double spies living in a double life, became the basis for her new album, Junior . Ranging lyrically "from exuberance and anger to heartbreaking melancholy, and sonically from experimental pieces to accessible pop," Junior showcases her further maturation as
2160-781: The Nocturnals , Les Claypool , Mumford & Sons , The Avett Brothers , Keller Williams , Cake , Widespread Panic , The Werks and many side projects of members of the Grateful Dead , including the Mickey Hart Band and Bill Kreutzmann 's project 7 Walkers. After moving from Clinton Lake State Park in Lawrence, KS to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, AR, the festival has continued to make a name for itself and grows larger with each coming festival season. The 2004 Wakarusa
2240-592: The Nocturnals , Toots and the Maytals , Shpongle presents the Shpongletron Experience, Hallucinogen , Ghostland Observatory , Buckethead , Galactic , Lotus , Dark Star Orchestra , Skrillex , Trombone Shorty & New Orleans Avenue, Wookiefoot, EOTO , Paper Diamond , Moon Taxi , Mountain Sprout, Beats Antique , The Ben Miller Band and many more . The 2012 Wakarusa was held May 31 through
2320-400: The Nocturnals , Green Lemon, Groovatron, Hackensaw Boys , Jackie Greene , Lotus , Madahoochi, Nipplez, Papa Rhino, Perpetual Groove , Pnuma Trio , The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band , Ric Roberts, Rob Lee , Samantha Stollenwerk, Todd Snider , Trampled by Turtles , Virginia Coalition , Will Hoge and Woodbox Gang. The headline that performed on this day was Tim Reynolds . On June 9,
2400-594: The Peacemakers , Rocky Votolato , Rose Hill Drive , Shanti Groove, Speakeasy , Tea Leaf Green , Tim Hjersted, Tony Markham, Treologic, Trevor Matthews , Yard Dogs Road Show , and Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band. The headline act that performed on this day were The Flaming Lips . On June 11, the artists that performed were Animal Liberation Orchestra , Bad Abby, Billy Spears & Beer Bellies, Brothers Past , Chris Berry and Panjea , Daniella Cotton, Donna The Buffalo , Electric Soul Method, Fire Built 500's, Hot Buttered Rum String Band , Hurra Torpedo , Jerry Joseph &
2480-605: The Sixers , Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band , Trampled by Turtles , Wookiefoot, Future Rock , & GoodPaper of Rev. Robert Mortimer . The 2011 Wakarusa was held June 2 through the June 5 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. Artist included headliners: My Morning Jacket , Umphrey's McGee , Ben Harper and the Relentless 7, Thievery Corporation , STS9 , Bassnectar Mumford & Sons . Other performing artists included: Michael Franti and Spearhead , Grace Potter and
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2560-815: The Two High String Band. The headline act that performed on this day was Umphrey's McGee . On June 17, the artists that performed were Animal Liberation Orchestra , Arkamo Ranger Moore, Healey Cindy, Woolf Mark Blilyeu Band, Brother Bagman, Calexico , Carbon Leaf , Conspirator, The Gourds , The Grand Fiasco, Groovatron, Hairy Apes BMX , John Brown's Body , Madahoochi, Matisyahu , Moonshine Still, Mountain of Venus, North Mississippi Allstars , Ozomatli , Papa Mali , Particle , Perpetual Groove , Railroad Earth , Robert Bradley, Shanti Groove, Son Volt , Steel Train , Sound Tribe Sector 9 , Tea Leaf Green , Ten Mile Tide , Tiffany Christopher Band and Umphrey's McGee . The headline act that performed on this day
2640-973: The Wakarusa debut performance of a then unknown Boulder based artist, Pretty Lights , who would later go on to headline the 2012 Wakarusa Festival. The 2010 Wakarusa was held June 3 through the June 6 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. Headliners were: Widespread Panic , STS9 , Umphrey's McGee , The Disco Biscuits , The Black Keys , Slightly Stoopid , John Butler Trio , Blues Traveler , Dweezil, Zappa Plays Zappa, Robert Randolph and The Family Band , Bassnectar , Railroad Earth , The Machine Performs Pink Floyd, JJ Grey and Mofro, 7 Walkers feat. Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann , Lotus , Rebelution , ALO , State Radio , Tea Leaf Green , BoomBox , Black Joe Lewis , Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk , Dub Tribe Soundsystem, Fishbone , EOTO , Todd Snider , Split Lip Rayfield , The Mother Hips , Tipper, Ott , Hayes Carll , Tortured Soul, Sub Swara, Stephen Kellogg and
2720-603: The Wells Fargo Theater. STS9 returned to Denver for New Year's Eve 2010, playing three shows at the Fillmore Auditorium. The December 29, 2010, show opened and closed with a cover of the Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street". For New Year's 2011, STS9 returned to the Tabernacle in Atlanta. They performed a five-night run starting on December 27. STS9 has continued to perform in Atlanta and Denver for New Year's since 2011. In August 2012, STS9 played another "Axe
2800-592: The album), showcasing audio-reactive designs for both the guitar and snare drum. The live show debuted worldwide and online in late October 2020, first recorded at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. MODERN YESTERDAYS debuted in front of a live audience at Lincoln Center in New York City in September 2021. It is currently touring extensively around the world. As a long-time Ovation player, King
2880-1032: The artists that performed were 56 Hope Road , Archetype, Assembly of Dust , Backyard Tire Fire , Bassnectar , Brother's Green, Buckethead , Cross Canadian Ragweed , Del Castillo , Delta Nove, The Disco Biscuits , DJ Smoove, Drakkar Sauna , Full Throttle, Future Rock , Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , Green Lemon, Greyboy Allstars , Groovatron, Hillstomp , Jackie Greene , Jake Shimabukuro , Koncept, Lotus , Lubriphonic, Lucero , Maxx, Mama's Cookin', Michael Franti & Spearhead , MOFRO , Moonshine Still, Motion for Alliance, My-Tea Kind, Never Perfect Intentions, The New Congress, New Monsoon , Order of Chaos, Oteil & The Peacemakers, Outformation, Perpetual Groove , Pnuma Trio & Friends , Probably Vampires, Rose Hill Drive , The Reverend Horton Heat , Samantha Stollenwerck , Shooter Jennings , Sydeburnz vs. Frooky, Tim Reynolds , Trampled by Turtles , Truckstop Honeymoon, Virginia Coalition , The Watchman, and White Ghost Shivers . The headline act that performed on this day
2960-468: The band mixes standard live rock instrumentation with electronics, favoring group rhythm over individual solos . STS9 has released 11 albums, two remixed albums ( Artifact: Perspectives and Peaceblaster: Make it Right Remixes ), and multiple live DVDs ( Live as Time Changes , Axe The Cables , and various live performances) on their own label, 1320 Records. STS9 has toured the US and internationally. STS9
3040-719: The band on stage. In 2005, STS9 put on a benefit concert where they raised over $ 20,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims. Beginning in the fall of 2006, as part of their Live as Time Changes tour, STS9 traveled across the country in a carbon-neutral tour bus and powered their live concerts using renewable energy . The band hoped to offset 100%, or about 138,000 pounds, of their carbon dioxide emissions from their tour by donations of Renewable Energy Credits from their partnership with environment-friendly companies. STS9's remix album, Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes , features 30 remixes of material from their 2008 album, Peaceblaster . All proceeds from this album went to
3120-876: The band performed at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. Their show began at 2:30 am and played until sunrise. In 2012, the band performed at the Hangout Music Festival, Electric Forest, High Sierra Music Festival, and North Coast Festival. From 2013, STS9 has performed at festivals including High Sierra Music Festival, Moonrise Festival, Suwannee Hulaween, Pemberton Music Festival, All Good Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Summer Camp Music and Camping Festival, BUKU, The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, Hangout Music Festival, Beale Street Music Festival, Counterpoint, Summer Set Music Festival and McDowell Mountain Festival. In 2018, STS9 organized and headlined
3200-568: The band reached new heights by opening for The String Cheese Incident in their first amphitheater performance, at majestic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado . A concert scheduled for the previous night at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado , sold out in less than fifteen minutes. The band has now sold out numerous headlining Red Rocks shows, along with many other venues across
3280-578: The band since moving to California. The band has performed at the Catalyst on nine occasions since 2002, including two two-night stands. The band frequently played a club called Palookaville, until it closed in 2002. In 2003, the band headlined the Santa Cruz Civic Center. In their home state of Georgia , the band continues to ride their popularity. On October 3, 2006, the band marked the ninth anniversary of their first ever show with
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3360-659: The country each season. In 2007, the band announced they would return to Deerfields for a new festival titled Re:Generation. The two-day festival included additional performances from the Join and Telefon Tel Aviv. According to the band's website, this event promised to be "a unique celebration of music, nature, family, mind, body, and spirit." In 2011, STS9 re-created the Re:Generation festival in its second incarnation held at Horning's Hideout in North Plains, Oregon, with
3440-618: The country. In the San Francisco Bay Area , the band has built a following with frequent performances at The Fillmore , Warfield Theatre, and the historic Regency Center. They have performed at the Fillmore on ten occasions, including three two-night stands, a three-night stand for Halloween in 2004, and a four-night stand in early 2009. They have performed at the Warfield Theatre on five occasions, including
3520-460: The exhibit, King provided her own contribution by covering her hands in pink paint and performing her song, 'Playing with Pink Noise', leaving the guitar covered in pink fingerprints. On November 4, 2014, Kaki released her first B-sides and rarities album entitled, Everybody Glows . The album features a collection of outtakes, demos, covers, live versions and never before heard recordings culled from scratched demo CDs, long-forgotten hard drives, and
3600-489: The first annual Wave Spell Festival in Belden Town , CA . During this festival they played 9 sets of music, 3 of which were entirely improvised . A variety of musical performers joined STS9 at Wave Spell, including: Sunsquabi, eDIT and Ooah of the Glitch Mob , Manic Focus, Charlesthefirst, Antennae, and others. In addition to these guests, David Phipps and Zach Velmer of STS9 performed solo sets. The band has announced
3680-445: The fuzzier corners of her memory. The collection reveals the evolution of her songwriting while offering a glimpse of a young guitarist doing daring things on her instrument before she grasped the significance of any of it. The album comes with a track-by-track explanation of each song, along with liner notes written by her father. This is the first album Kaki released on her own label, Short Stuff Records. In 2014, King collaborated with
3760-479: The guitar as the primary artistic medium. As King described it, What I want to do is to meet twelve amazing artists, give them each a blank guitar, and let them go wild creating anything their heart desires. The theme of each piece would be the title of one of my songs. The final total came to fifteen distinct pieces which were then put on display for a one-night exhibition at The Littlefield in Brooklyn. During
3840-449: The home has walls that can withstand 130 mph winds, Kevlar hurricane shields for the windows, and a roof hatch in case an escape is necessary. STS9 has gained acclaim, as well as a distinctly loyal fan base over the past decade. Their 2005 album Artifact reached #12 on Billboard ' s Top Electronic Albums. They have moved from playing and opening in small clubs and bars to headlining major music venues and festivals. In 2003,
3920-463: The independent film How I Got Lost , and started to record her next EP, titled Mexican Teenagers EP . Recruiting her band that she used from Dreaming of Revenge , King cut five new tracks for her new album. After meeting with Carter Burwell to start work on the scoring for the Twilight movies , and completing work on Timbaland 's Shock Value II (which became Miley Cyrus ' "We Belong to
4000-606: The music video "Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be A Bad Person?" in Sydney. Directed by Michael Ebner, the rest of the video was completed in New York in 2009. After completing the last leg of her world tour, King decided to tour once again with a strictly acoustic show. Dubbed 'The "No Bullshit" Tour', King did smaller shows throughout the US and UK that were specifically focused on acoustic works from her first albums along with stripped-down versions of her newer songs. After completing her "No Bullshit Tour," King scored work on
4080-492: The production. "The Guitar is a shape-shifter," King says, "something that plays all types of music and really fills all kinds of roles. It's not always the six-string guitar that we all know and love. I've been playing guitar for more than 30 years. It's who I am and if anything, this project has made me even more familiar with it." The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body debuted at Brooklyn's BRIC Theater in New York City in 2014, and
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#17327973202264160-461: The record," King explained. Once everyone recovered, it became clear that tour plans would have to be postponed, but King decided to proceed with the release of the record. She adds, “It's sort of shocking that it even got done, given the timeframe." The album Modern Yesterdays was released on October 23, 2020, on Cantaloupe Music . Inspired by the album and its source inspirations, King produced MODERN YESTERDAYS (the live show titled after
4240-489: The second year of Wave Spell, which will occur in August 2019. Kaki King Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King , August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar , and her diverse range in different genres . In February 2006, Rolling Stone released
4320-477: The sound design for DATA NOT FOUND, King expanded upon the music written for the show, co-producing the album Chloe Alexandra Thompson and Arjan Miranda. The album also incorporates a new invention, the passerelle bridge, designed by King in collaboration with Providence-based luthier Rachel Rosenkrantz. The album was recorded in New York City in early March 2020, mere days before the first city-wide COVID-19 shutdowns. “We all gave each other COVID while we were making
4400-752: The track at the O2 arena in London. Grohl highly praised King's performance: There are some guitar players that are good and there are some guitar players that are really fucking good. And then there's Kaki King. King toured with the Foo Fighters on the Australian leg of the Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace tour. While on tour, King finished recording what became the Day Sleeper (Australian tour EP) . It
4480-576: The trio received nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score . King was born the first of two daughters. While still a small child, her father noticed her natural musical ability, and encouraged her interest in music. She was introduced to the guitar at the age of four and played for several years, but after taking up the drums a few years later, they became her primary instruments as an adolescent. Convinced that her break in music would come from drumming, King played in bands in high school with classmate Morgan Jahnig, who would later become
4560-431: The visual experience company Glowing Pictures to construct a multimedia production in which the guitar is used as a projection screen to tell a story. The hour-long production entitled The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body places the focus on the guitar itself. Projections of a creation myth including genesis and death were cast onto Ovation Adamas 1581-KK Kaki King Signature 6-String Acoustic guitar customized specifically for
4640-531: Was Bela Fleck & The Flecktones . The 2007 Wakarusa was held June 16 through June 19 in Clinton State Park near Lawrence, Kansas. On June 7, the artists that performed were BoomBox , Crooked Still , Delta Nove, Dubconscious, Guse, Earl Greyhound , Kan'Nal, Motet , New Mastersounds , Outformation, Perpetual Groove , Pnuma Trio , RAQ , Shannon McNally , The Spam All-Stars, Toubab Krewe and U-Melt. The headline act that performed on this day
4720-519: Was Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals . On June 9, the artists that performed were the Animal Liberation Orchestra , Assembly of Dust , Back Yard Tire Fire, Bassnectar , The Bridge , Everyone Orchestra , Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , Honkytonk Homeslice , Indigenous , John Butler Trio , Lotus , New Monsoon , Ozric Tentacles , Railroad Earth , The Slip , Son Volt , Tea Leaf Green , Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, and Yonder Mountain String Band . The headline act that performed on this day
4800-855: Was Emmylou Harris (who had to cancel due to illness). The 2009 Wakarusa was held June 4 through June 7 at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. Headliners were: The Black Crowes , Gov't Mule , STS9 , Yonder Mountain String Band , Les Claypool , G. Love and Special Sauce , Matisyahu , Gomez , Cross Canadian Ragweed , Shpongle - DJ Set, Galactic , Buckethead , Sly and Robbie , Railroad Earth , Steve Kimock Crazy Engine featuring Melvin Seals , PRAANG, Porter Batiste Stoltz, Perpetual Groove , JJ Grey and Mofro, Jimmy Herring Band, The Egg , 20/20 Soundsystem, Lucero , Split Lip Rayfield , The New Mastersounds , Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit , EOTO , Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue , Secret Chiefs 3 , BoomBox , New Monsoon , GoodPaper of Rev. Robert Mortimer as well as hundreds of other artists. 2009 saw
4880-708: Was Les Claypool . The 2008 Wakarusa was held June 6 through June 8, 2008 in Clinton State Park near Lawrence, Kansas. On June 6, the artists that performed were Cake , Blackalicious , Ozric Tentacles , Del the Funky Homosapien , Galactic , Buckethead , Everyone Orchestra, Arrested Development , Mates of State , Apollo Sunshine , New Monsoon , Delta Nove, Charles Walker & the Dynamites , Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise , Panjea], Brett Dennen , EOTO , Limbeck , Pete Francis , Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue , Back Door Slam , Family Groove Company , Oakhurst , Heavy Pets , Madahoochi and Stardeath and White Dwarfs . The headline act that performed on this day
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#17327973202264960-442: Was Matisyahu . The 2006 Wakarusa was held June 8 through June 11 in Clinton State Park near Lawrence, Kansas. On June 8, the artists that performed were 56 Hope Road , Alfred Howard & K23 Orchestra, Arthur Dodge, The Avett Brothers , Bootyjuice, Brass 'n' Grass, The Buffali, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Cosmopolitics, Delta Nove, DeWayn Brothers, The Disco Biscuits , E-Bon, Ghosty , Gooding , Grace Potter and
5040-570: Was O.A.R. On June 20, the artists that performed were Barefoot Manner, Big Wu , Chris Duarte , Dewayn Brothers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band , Donna the Buffalo , Drive-By Truckers , Hello Superworld, Hot Buttered Rum String Band , Indigenous , Jennifer Hartswick Band, Los Lonely Boys , Lost Trailers , Mission 19, Mountain of Venus, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise , The Samples , Split Lip Rayfield , Steve Poltz , Tea Leaf Green and Weary Boys. The headline act that performed on this day were The North Mississippi Allstars . The 2005 Wakarusa
5120-609: Was Robert Randolph . On June 19, the artists that performed were 4 Fried Chickens & A Coke, Big Wu , Bob Schneider , Bockman's Euphio, BR549 , Derek Trucks Band , Exit Clov , Galactic , Garaj Mahal , Greyhounds , Guided by Voices , Hackensaw Boys , Hairy Apes BMX , Indigenous , James McMurtry , Jazz Mandolin Project , Kaki King , Leftover Salmon , MOFRO , Monte Montgomery , Motet , Particle , Pomeroy , Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise , Robert Walter's 20th Congress , Shanti Groove, Signal Path, Spoon and Tea Leaf Green . The headline act that performed on this day
5200-868: Was Robert Randolph and the Family Band . On June 10, the artists that performed were Alabaster Brown, Alan Paul , Animal Liberation Orchestra , Andrew Bird , Assembly of Dust , Backyard Tire Fire , The Balance , Ben Fuller, Benevento-Russo Duo , Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors , Big Metal Rooster, Big Thumb, Bob Schneider , Bonobos Convergence, Brothers Past , Buckethead , Camper Van Beethoven , Cat Empire , Chicago Afrobeat Project, Chris Berry & Panjea , Clandestine , Cracker , Deep Fried Pickle Project, Dirty Dozen Brass Band , Don Tinsley, Duece, Euforquestra , Gabby La La , Gov't Mule , Greyboy Allstars , The Ills, Jah Roots , Jerry Joseph , Julia Peterson Band, Keller Williams , Kenny Larkin , Les Claypool , Lila, My Friend Mike, Mutaytor, New Monsoon , Oteil & Peacemakers, Railroad Earth , Roger Clyne and
5280-484: Was STS9 . On June 8, the artists that performed were Zappa Plays Zappa , Mickey Hart Band w/ Steve Kimock , Keller Williams , David Grisman Quintet , Leftover Salmon , Yard Dogs Road Show , Ivan Neville 's Dumpstaphunk, The Avett Brothers , Split Lip Rayfield , State Radio , Tea Leaf Green , Dr Dog , Tilly & the Wall , That One Guy , Bang Camaro , Ryan Bingham , Truckstop Honeymoon, American Babies , Jenny Arnau and Fourth of July . The headline artist
5360-550: Was The Flaming Lips . On June 7, the artists that performed were Ben Folds , Keller Williams , Leftover Salmon , Ozomatli , Old 97's , Tea Leaf Green , Yard Dogs Road Show , Ozric Tentacles , Alejandro Escovedo , Brett Dennen , State Radio , Dr Dog , Porter Batiste Stoltz, Hot Buttered Rum , C-Mon & Kypski, Ryan Bingham , Pete Francis , Delta Nove, The Gourds , Panjea, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad , Chicago Afrobeat Project, Cornmeal , Blue Turtle Seduction and Galapagos . The headline act that performed on this day
5440-804: Was The String Cheese Incident . On June 18, the artists that performed were 4 Fried Chickens & A Coke, Ari Hest , Big Metal Rooster, Blueground Undergrass, Buttermilk Boys, Charliehorse , Donna the Buffalo , Galactic , The Gourds , Gov't Mule , Green Lemon Band, Greyhounds , Hackensaw Boys , Hot Buttered Rum String Band , Jazz Mandolin Project , John Butler Trio , Junior Brown , Karl Denson's Tiny Universe , Lazy Joe, Matisyahu , Mocean Worker , MOFRO , Moonshine Still, Neko Case , New Monsoon , Particle , Pnuma , Risky Shift Phenomenon, Robert Bradley, Rose Hill Drive , The Samples , Shanti Groove, Split Lip Rayfield , Steel Train , The Stone Band, The String Cheese Incident , Tea Leaf Green and Yossarian's Lament. The headline act that performed on this day
5520-525: Was Widespread Panic . On June 10, the artists that performed were Assembly of Dust, Asylum Street Spankers , The Be Good Tanyas , Buckethead , Citizen Cope , Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , The Greencards , Honkytonk Homeslice , Indigenous , Jesus Christ Superstar , The Lee Boys , Little Feat , Martin Sexton, Medeski Martin and Wood, Michael Franti and Spearhead , New Monsoon , Sam Bush , The Slip , Tangleweed , The Waybacks , and The Wood Brothers . The headline artist that performed on this day
5600-547: Was Wilco . On June 19, the artists that performed were Alabaster Brown, Ari Hest , Big Head Todd & The Monsters , The Big Wu , Blueground Undergrass, Chubby Carrier , Donna the Buffalo , Galactic , Greyhounds , Hello Superworld, Hot Buttered Rum String Band , Jazz Mandolin Project , Kasey Rausch's Winfield Revival, Little Feat , MOFRO , New Monsoon , Old Crow Medicine Show , Proto-Kaw , Pomeroy , The Samples , The Schwag , Shady Deal, Split Lip Rayfield and Xavier Rudd . The headline act that performed on this day
5680-435: Was formed in Snellville, Georgia (just outside Atlanta), in 1997. They played their inaugural show on October 3 of the same year. The band has headlined stages at festivals such as Summer Camp , Wakarusa , Moogfest , Bonnaroo , Outside Lands Festival , Regeneration, Lollapalooza , Camp Bisco and Electric Forest Festival . The group has raised significant amounts of money towards activism efforts, including $ 150,000 to
5760-638: Was held June 16 through June 19 in Clinton State Park near Lawrence, Kansas. On June 16, the artists that performed were 56 Hope Road , Animal Liberation Orchestra , Arthur Dodge & the Horsefeathers, Backyard Tire Fire , Big Metal Rooster, Bockman , Carbon Leaf , Chubby Carrier , Deep Fried Pickle Project, Eckobase, Floodplane, Green Lemon Band, Groovelight, Hairy Apes BMX , The Helping Phriendly Band, Jeff and Vida, Jervis Jort, Lotus , Papa Mali , Perpetual Groove , The Schwag , Speakeasy , The Station , Sound Tribe Sector 9 , Ten Mile Tide and
5840-952: Was held June 17 through June 20 in Clinton State Park near Lawrence, Kansas. On June 17, the artists that performed were Arthur Dodge, Benevento-Russo Duo , Big Metal Rooster, Ekoostik Hookah , Mindy Smith , Moonshine Still, The Schwag and Particle . The headline act that performed on this day was Sound Tribe Sector 9 . On June 18, the artists that performed were Bockman's Euphio, The Bottle Rockets , Drums & Tuba , Forty Twenty , Galactic , Green Lemon Band, Greyhounds , Hackensaw Boys , Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey , Jazz Mandolin Project , Keller Williams , Leftover Salmon , Lucero , Marc Broussard , MOFRO , Mother Kali, Papa Mali , Particle , Perpetual Groove , Robbie Fulks , Slobberbone , Sound Tribe Sector 9 , Speakeasy , Split Lip Rayfield , Tanner Walle, Theresa Andersson , Tishamingo and Woven . The headline artist that performed on this day
5920-563: Was invited to design her own custom guitar, the result being the Adamas 1581-KK model. Each guitar is signed by King, and she can be seen playing it often on tour and in The DVD for Tegan And Sara 's The Con . King's fingerstyle playing combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, using the guitar for percussive beats, as well as sound layering and looping . Her playing style has been compared to Michael Hedges and Preston Reed ,
6000-544: Was released in late 2007 after King had finished working on August Rush , and with Eddie Vedder and Sean Penn on Into The Wild . King recruited Malcolm Burn to help with her next album, Dreaming of Revenge , and in December 2007 wrote about it in her blog: "I finished the new album. Don't get your panties in a tangle, it won't be released until next year, but it's done. And it's amazing." Filled with more melodic pop tunes than previous albums, Dreaming of Revenge
6080-403: Was released on Epic's Red Ink Imprint on October 5, 2004 to strong reviews. In support of the album, King performed as an opening act for Eric Johnson during a leg of his 2005 tour, as well as completing her own nationwide and world tour. At the end of her tour for Legs to Make Us Longer in 2005, King departed from her previous musical direction out of a desire to escape being pigeonholed as
6160-648: Was released on March 11, 2008 to highly positive reviews. On March 4, 2008, iTunes released a full version of Dreaming of Revenge featuring the bonus track "I Need A Girl Who Knows A Map". After filming a video for "Pull Me Out Alive", she began her tour. In the first half of King's tour, she headlined at The Roxy and toured with The Mountain Goats , which led to the exclusive release of Kaki King and The Mountain Goats EP Black Pear Tree EP . While touring Australia in 2008, King filmed part of
6240-565: Was something more direct. "Prior to this I would have written a lot in the studio and played all the instruments myself," King says. "This time, I really leaned on Dan and Jordan to help shape the songs and help me get the record written." King toured for five weeks in Europe in support of her LP Junior , on the Cooking Vinyl label. She later appeared as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , sitting in with The Roots as
6320-639: Was the North Mississippi Allstars . On June 8, the artists that performed were Animal Liberation Orchestra, Backyard Tire Fire , Bobby Bare Jr. , Crooked Still, Delta Nove, Earl Greyhound, Galactic , Grant Lee Phillips , JJ Grey and MOFRO , New Mastersounds , North Mississippi Allstars , Ozric Tentacles , Ozomatli , Perpetual Groove , Railroad Earth , RAQ , SeepeopleS , Shannon McNally , Tea Leaf Green , Toubab Krewe , U-Melt, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, and Yonder Mountain String Band . The headline act that performed on this day
6400-648: Was to tour extensively in 2015. An album featuring the music from the show will also be released on March 3, 2015 on King's label, Short Stuff Records. In August 2017, King made a course on digital pedalboards with online music education platform Soundfly , demonstrating many of the techniques she used in The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body tour performances. In 2019, King debuted a theatrical piece called DATA NOT FOUND, incorporating monologue, set design, lighting design, and audio-reactive sound design. After working with sound designer Chloe Alexandra Thompson to develop
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