I had come with a handful of Hubski stickers that I was planning on handing out, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. The festival was all about music and I didn't want to be "that guy". But I did wear my Hubski t-shirt for three days straight. If you guys ever come through the Raleigh-Durham area and you remember, give me a shout-out. I'd love to come out and see you perform. We did just miss your performance that morning. Dammit! Had I known.... That said, I recall checking out your band prior to the show and digging the song "One Day." I just downloaded your album Finally Bored, I look forward to giving you guys a good listen. Glad you found us here, nice to have another musician in our midst.So yeah, Solid Sound is very different in that the people in charge's main concern is just to put on the best music festival possible.
It's evident. From the volunteers on up, you can just tell that it's not your average festival. While having lunch or just walking around you feel like the musicians you came to see are just "fans" like you are, eager to see their favorite bands playing. I saw Nels Cline checking out Yo La Tengo, and I saw James McNew of Yo-La waiting at the end of a very long line for pizza. -Just a regular fella, still having to wait for his 'za. It seemed humble and the music was at the forefront and the music was very approachable -meaning you could get right up there and be a part of it and not have to be 1/2 a mile away.