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Homegrown in Baltimore, Whartscape is a touring music festival featuring nearly one hundred bands, thousands of attendees and a lot of sweat. We were lucky enough to be there for Whartscape 2008, the 3rd annual festival, and caught several performances including Ponytail, Double Dagger, Girl Talk and Dan Deacon, the festival's co-founder and main impresario. In an interview with him conducted over iChat, he explains how the police inspired the festival, why people often participate in his shows and the future.

07:27

Blind Pilot and The Builders and The Butchers in...
This episode closes our time at the Lollapalooza music fest, sad to see it go, but we got some great performances on the way out. We found a lovely spot off in the flower beds for an intimate performance with Portland folk band, Blind Pilot. With its wistful melodies and beautiful harmonies, they've been hailed as the new gem of the Pacific Northwest - home of such music as The Shins, Elliot Smith, and Neutral Milk Hotel. Formerly from Alaska, The Builders and The Butchers, found a place in the shade to woo us with their soulful Americana. All and all a nice farewell cheers to a weekend of great music! Song: Blind Pilot "Two Towns"; The Builders and The Butchers "Black Elevator". Check out more videos at babelgum.com/icecreamman

06:40

Band of Horses in Road Trippin' With Ice Cream Man
One of the best things about being backstage at the festivals is all the free BEER and ICE CREAM. This episode turned out to be a little something special.... At Lollapolooza, Band of Horses took the idea of improvising one step further and put those well earned FREE beers to work in the form of a beer-bottle orchestra for a performance of an exclusive new track, “Modelo”. Amazing. More to dig at www.babelgum.com/icecreamman

06:40

Vivian Girls and The Antlers in Road Trippin' With...
Pitchfork festival, located city center, Chicago, is up there in our top 3 favorite festivals of the summer with a line up of the best independent talent around and a totally chilled atmosphere. This week it was indie favs, The Antlers and Vivian Girls who stopped by backstage for truck side performances and Ice Cream Man sets a new world record for most ice creams handed out whilst pogo-sticking! Features songs by The Antlers: "Two" and Vivian Girls: "Wild Eyes". "Oh Yeah" Performed by Reredux

Check out more adventures on Road Trippin with Ice Cream Man at www.babelgum.com/icecreamman

07:32

Jovanotti in Road Trippin' With Ice Cream Man
Never a dull moment in New York City. First up we hit Brooklyn Bowl, a new music and bowling venue in Williamsburg where O’Death played to a packed house for opening night. Since Bonnaroo, we have been trying to hook up with Wilco and decided to head to their gig at Keyspan Park, Coney Island to sling some cream to our fellow Wilco fans. Sadly, the pressure was on for Wilco and they did not make it out for a truck side performance. Later that night, tipped off by the Village Voice & Nublu, we went to catch the Italian superstar Jovanotti. This weeks exclusive live performance of “Safari” by the Italian Superstar is a rare treat for those only used to seeing him from up high in the stadium seats around the world. For more music follow Ice Cream Man at babelgum.com/icecreamman

07:19

Modern Skirts and Dead Confederate in Road Trippin'...
On our way to AthFest to catch headliners Dead Confederate, we swing by Jack White's new store and HQ for Third Man Records and picked up a couple of new musical toys to add to our collection. James Husband from Of Montreal plays us a new solo track in a junk shop and Modern Skirts are the first band to actually 'play' Newt, the Ice Cream Truck. Check out more videos at www.babelgum.com/icecreamman. song: Modern Skirts "Man of the Cloth", Jamey Husband "A Grave in the Gravel", Dead Confederate "Get Off"

06:36

Deer Tick and Joe Pug in Road Trippin' With Ice Cream...
When founding farther and acclaimed musician, George Wein, staged the first folk festival in Newport, he had a vision to bring established talents and fresh voices together to on one stage stage. 50 years later, he is still true to this idea with acts like Pete Seeger and Joan Baez playing along side this weeks guest performers on Road Trippin', Joe Pug and Deer Tick. Good times and good vibes in Newport's Fort Adams. song: Deer Tick "Friday XIII"; Joe Pug "Call It What You Will" Check out more videos at babelgum.com/icecreamman Check out more videos at babelgum.com/icecreamman

07:09

Jay Reatard and Avi Buffalo in Road Trippin' With...
This week takes us to Long Beach, Califronia - the hometown of our one and only ice cream hero, Matt Allen. Meet the ice cream mother and Matt's mustached altar ego! We get the inside scoop with local band, Avi Buffalo, and then we're off to Fingerprints record shop. Prepare for a ripping performance by garage rocker Jay Reatard as we catch him in the midst of this record-store only tour! Check out more videos at babelgum.com/icecreamman

06:58

Hey Marseilles and Cymbals Eat Guitars in Road Trippin'...
We’re in Oregon for Portland’s Music Fest North West and inspired by the recently tattooed Joseph D’Agostino, from Cymbals Eat Guitars – Ice Cream Man & Knife decided it was time for a permanent reminder of this wild ride. It’s our 3rd year at MFNW – a chilled festival with, this year, Modest Mouse headlining. We wrapped up the weekend with an awesome truck side sing a long with Hey Marseilles and their accordions and trumpets.
Find more Summer fun with Ice Cream Man at www.babelgum.com/icecreamman "

06:18

Atlas Sound and No Age in Road Trippin' With Ice...
ATP (All Tomorrow's Parties) Part #2, Take 2. Night Crawling around Kutsher’s, up state New York. No Age perform “Brain Burner”. We loved the recent review in the New York Times describing “Mr Randall and Mr Spunt with tendencies towards shambling concision: intentional messiness crossed with brutal efficiency.” Evident in part #2 of the hotel room session. Bradford Cox, lead singer of Deerhunter and solo artist known as Atlas Sound is about to put out his 4th record in two years (including the 2 Deerhunter records). Almost everything on this new album was recorded in one take, a perfect discipline for a performance of “Sheila” in a ATP-Special-hotel-room-Ice-Cream-Man session. Check out more videos at babelgum.com/icecreamman

11:30

Here We Go Magic, Rodriguez, Brett Denne and Suckers...
"Sometimes life goes to 11". It's the grand finale in the series and some of the bands we've been talking to all summer came through for us at Austin City Limits (despite the weather). The 70's folk/blues legend Rodriguez, Brett Dennen, Here We Go Magic and Suckers. Big highlight for me, giving out ice cream on stage with Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Austin City Limits. See you next summer! For more in the series go to www.babelgum.com/icecreamman

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