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An extremely energetic Matt & Kim at The White Stage on Sunday Morn
My performance best o’ list for FRF ‘10 is as follows:
Matt & Kim — Sunday, August 1 @ White Stage (I know Kern said they did the *exact* same show on Saturday at Avalon, but I didn’t see them on Avalon and hot diggity damn were they ever fun on the White Stage)
Dirty Projectors — Saturday, July 31 @ Red Marquee
Vampire Weekend — Sunday, August 1 @ Greeen Stage
John Fogerty — Saturday, July 31 @ Green Stage
Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro — Sunday, August 1 @ Field Of Heaven Continue Reading…
It’s been a long weekend. It’s rained a lot. I’m sunburnt. I’ve eaten more than my dietician recommends. Of course, to deal with all of this, I’ve had to drink a lot. For my health, you understand. Keep my fluids up, so to speak. 
I have been contributing to this team at FujiRock for six years now, and I’ve never covered a headline act. I usually leave this duty for guys with a lot more experience like Phil, guys who write for a living. But when I saw no one else had selected to review this seminal group, I had to take it on. 
I started listening to Ian Brown outside the White Lodge, your fujirock.com hq, just up from the White Stage. It sent a shiver down my spine. That’s some milk curdling voice he has going on here. I went inside, and things didn’t get any better… Eventually I bit the bullet and down I went, to get in amongst. 
The bill for FRF ’10 featured two former members of well-regarded local ‘90s punk trio Hi-Standard. Saturday saw guitarist Ken Yokoyama whipping punk fans into a frenzy on the Green Stage. Sunday afternoon, his ex-band mate, bassist Akihiro Namba, performed material from his “The World is Yours!” debut solo effort on the White Stage.
Osaka’s Good 4 Nothing drew a small, but easily excitable audience to the Red Marquee on Sunday morn at 10:20 a.m. The quartet played a 40 minute set of punk standards while early risers gleefully pogoed along. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that many in attendance went easy on the sauce last night. This is a good thing because had they not all of that bouncing could have made for a very messy situation. After removing his shirt, at one point the act’s guitarist started rubbing and tweaking his nipples while joking with the crowd. Guess he figured why go all the way to the massage area near Avalon when he could just give himself a rubdown at the Red Marquee.
I usually arrange my schedule to avoid two things at FRF. One, the Red Marquee. Two, British bands. These guys slipped past my radar because they’re more Scottish than British. And I quite liked the idea of their “retro sound” as Jeff made note in his preview.
How anticipated was Narasirato Pan Pipers final FRF gig Saturday night at Gypsy Avalon? People were already dancing before the performance started, eagerly bouncing and clapping along while members of the band ran through their sound check.
Despite Fuji Rock almost always running on time, Predawn’s Mokudotei start was delayed a few minutes to ensure that she wouldn’t be drowned out by Theatre Brook’s performance at the nearby Field Of Heaven. By the time she got the green light to begin, the boardwalk and its surrounding foliage was crowded with bodies. Having played Day Dreaming at FRF ’09, the singer-songwriter was well prepared for her Saturday afternoon set. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and her pretty innocent voice, she shared her soft pop tales of innocence, love, and longing with an attentive crowd in the forest.
