Episode 16: Dungen, APSE and Jim Jarmusch in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Ice Cream Man is back at the festival that he would choose over all other festivals... All Tomorrow's Parties, the boutique, intimate, fan friendly festival held at the kitsch Kutshers resort in the Catskills, NY, where the artists sleep with the fans and the music is unpredictable and exciting. Ice Cream Man is lucky enough to chat with legendary indie director Jim Jarmusch who curated Sunday's line up of ATP and get amazing performances from Swedish Dungen and ATP-signed APSE.
Episode 15: Still Flyin and Langhorne Slim in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Not wanting to go quietly, Ice Cream Man throws a free dance party at Delores Park in San Francisco with local supergroup Still Flyin, free ice cream & people getting down. Never forgetting his roots, he then heads to where it all began, Ashland, Oregon to host the 7th Annual Ice Cream Social, a big gathering to say thank you to the town for the inspiring him to start “Slingin’ the Cream, Livin’ the Dream” and also to tend to his mouth full of pearly whites, as so loved he is in Ashland that this is where he returns year after year for his free dental care. Thank you Ashland for keeping Ice Cream Man’s toothy grin shiny and white! Langhorne Slim does a beautiful rendition of “Back to the Wild” fitting for Ice Cream Man’s hike in the hills.
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Episode 14: Joy Formidable, The Whigs and Amos Lee in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Ice Cream Man hits San Francisco, the city that Oscar Wilde once said of: "Anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco. It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the next world." We believe him. Take a tour with Ice Cream Man as he eats, drinks & catches amazing performances throughout the charming city. Featuring show-stoppers from wonderful, Welsh trio Joy Formidable, Georgia garage rockers The Whigs and soul-folk sensation Amos Lee; plus a stop at Outside Lands Festival to sling some cream...
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Episode 12: Tegan and Sara, Nneka, Avett Brothers and more in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
"Another jammed pack week for you. Ice Cream Man road trips to Rhode Island for the Newport Folk Festival, held at historic Fort Adams, surrounded by water, not only is it the country's oldest festival, but one of the most picturesque. Of course we have amazing performances for you. The indie-pop identical twins Tegan and Sara do an acoustic version of their single ""Northshore"", the talented Nigerian-born beauty Nneka and her band give us a treat, Avett Brothers perform not only for Ice Cream Man, but a large number of the crowd from a scissor lift and we were blown away by new-comers The David Wax Museum, who include a donkey's jaw in one of their instrumentation. Ice Cream Man is the one to watch out for!
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Episode 11: Pitchfork After Party and more in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Once the amaziness at Pitchfork comes to an end there's no better way to carry on the good times than at Bitchpork, the festival's unofficial, but best, after-party. Ice Cream Man takes us there! Slinging well into the night and catching live sets from the brother-sister punk rockers White Mystery and Chicago natives The Crown and Two Chairmen. Ice Cream Man then hits the road headed to Brooklyn, not forgetting the customary stopping for roller coaster rides, and catches up with Islands.
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Episode 8: Les Savy Fav and Wayne Coyne in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
This week is a special week for Road Trippin’ with Ice Cream Man, so special that we’ve made it a little longer. Les Savy Fav give us a cool send off from our NYC adventures to our road trip up the country, where we stop to soak in some culture and visit the mother ship (Ben + Jerry’s HQ) before arriving at the first ever Nateva Festival. Set in beautiful Maine, Flaming Lips were top of the bill, giving us the opportunity to catch up with our old friend, Wayne Coyne again. His love for cream saw him dedicate a couple of special performances backstage before their set, after which, the Ice Cream Man team joins him on stage for some of the Flaming Lips spectacular we’ve come to know and love.
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Episode 7: Diamondsnake and Chico Mann in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Ice Cream Man hits New York City this week, not before stopping on his way to hit Hershey Park for some serious roller coaster action. After catching up with hard(ish) core rockers Diamondsnake, who are a brand new band from Moby, Ice Cream Man manifests some zen time and finds himself in Central Park with 10,000 others getting their Om on. Not able to miss out on the football fever we another man, Chico Mann, catch the game & cool down the revellers in Williamsburg at Miss Favela. Until next week.... Enjoy!
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Episode 5: Surfer Blood and Moondoggies in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Clocking miles across Tennessee this week! Ice Cream Man hits Memphis to meet up with Florida natives Surfer Blood, then Nashville to sling some cream at the CMT Awards, before arriving in Manchester - home of the 4 day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. With the heat in the high nineties Ice Cream Man receives a warm welcome from the Silent Disco dancers when he comes to cool them down the best way he knows how. There’s a treat with the beautiful performance Moondoggies (who are currently touring with Blitzen Trapper) give us in a little oasis away from the festival.
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Episode 3: The Temper Trap and Freelance Whales in Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man
Sasquatch Festival is held at The Gorge, Washington, one of the most scenic venues in Northern America. The weather was perfect and coupled with the sweeping views of the Columbia River there was not a lack of finding great places for bands to perform for us. This week we have the anthemic sounds of Aussie indie band The Temper Trap and the gorgeous group Freelance Whales. To top it all off Ice Cream Man takes the stage to introduce Pavement & sing Happy Birthday to Stephen Malkmus, in front of an intimate crowd of 20,000!!!
Episode 2: Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros in the Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man Premiere
He's back!!! Ice Cream Man has returned to his natural habitat and favorite pass time - giving away free ice creams and catching killer bands while Road Trippin'. Watch the dreamy dectet, who are a Summer touring favorite, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros sing Ice Cream Man “Home”. You will also catch some special guests at the ribbon cutting of the new Ice Cream Truck “Beau”.
Song: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "Home"
Episode 1: Ice Cream Man SXSW Special : Dance Parties
We know winter is coming to an end when SXSW time rolls around. To those who've never been before the non-stop party happens over a week in Austin when more than 1500 bands decend upon the texas state town to play in every conceivable space available. Re-join Ice Cream Man in Austin where the party literally comes to him. Spontaneous Dance Parties with Montreal's "Think About Life." and Africa's warmest hearts "The Very Best." We're gearing up for summer 2010... and its going to be a good 'un!
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