Blue Moon Ghetto
OK. I thought these guys were the highlight of the day for me. I totally dug the grooviness and heaviness of the rhythms without them being heavy metal or something. I sat there and listened, imagining what Led Zeppelin or Cream sounded like when they were playing small clubs and festivals; i think it would have been something like this. Now, I'm not saying these guys sound like or copy off of those bands, but i feel the grooves and hooks the way you feel the grooves and hooks in a Hendrix song or on an early Sabbath record.

Blue Moon Ghetto isn't what i would term classic rock, but they definitely have the skills and song writing ability to become just as memorable as rock bands from the 60's and 70's have become. After listening to their disc, which i received after Spirit Fest, I am convinced these guys are destined to become a reckoning force in the near future.

The Gadjits
One thing: What is the big deal here? I sat and waited for them to start, thinking to myself, "ok, these guys are huge. This ought to be a great performance". Then they started playing. I was ready for the next band. I like ska as much as the next guy (ok, maybe a little less) but I thought these guys were an unpracticed and flat version of the Clash on an off day. They were sloppy, and although I thought the mix was poor, I knew it wasn't the sound guy's fault I didn't care for these guys. Maybe it was the hype that had been built up around them, but I felt somewhat bad that these guys were so popular, when so many great bands languish with no attention.