#arroyo seco weekend

[whereoneartharethey]

Long weekend trip through Arroyo Seco down to Pascuales, Colima!

[honeyjets]

6. Arroyo Seco Weekend outside the Rose Bowl, 2017 - I was with my partner Jess and my cousin's recently estranged wife of 2+ decades, Hilary. We were mostly there to see Tom Petty (RIP) and Charles Bradley (RIP) but got there in time for Weezer mostly because Jess and Hilary wanted to. They covered Hey Ya sloppily and I was kind of like these guys are washed.

7. Greek Theater @ UC Berkeley, Indie Rock Road Trip Tour, 2023 - I was with Elisa again. She lives in Berkeley now, so it seemed like no big deal to walk up the hill. I'd been wanting to see White Reaper for a long time and they opened, so. Weezer played "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" which was cool. I figured this was the last time I'd see them.

8. Chase Center, Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour, 2024 - Jokes! Elisa and I had looked at tickets when they went on sale and concluded they were too expensive and I didn't care enough, but then the night before I looked at Stubhub and (having had GA floor for Kacey Musgraves a few weeks previous and had a great time) noticed GA pit was pretty cheap, so I hit Elisa up and she was down. She really wanted to see Dinosaur Jr. but arrived late so we only saw 2.5 songs. Flaming Lips played too with some giant blowup pink robots that were cool. Weezer set was not as good as the previous year I thought, but we were really close and Elisa loved it. I suppose I'll keep seeing Weezer til I'm dead.

WHO I WAS WITH AT ALL THE WEEZER SHOWS I'VE BEEN TO OVER THE YEARS

The Delta Center, Salt Lake City, 1996, opening for No Doubt - I was with my friends Alec and Melanie. Melanie and I went to elementary and middle school together and then she got shipped off to Salt Lake City to live with her aunt during high school. Alec met her one weekend when she was back in Sacramento, and he fell madly in love with her. So we went to SLC to visit a few months later. Our first day there, we saw a big marquee out front of the Delta Center (former home of the Utah Jazz) that said “NO DOUBT / WEEZER / SUICIDE MACHINES / TONIGHT” and Alec flipped his lid because he was a huuuge Weezer fan. We went and it was awesome. Melanie got married yesterday. Alec and I were best friends for 6 months in 1996 and haven’t really talked in like 18 years.

The Crest Theater, Sacramento, 1999, doing a warmup tour of small theaters before their big comeback following the post-Pinkerton hiatus - I was with Katie, my girlfriend at the time. She didn’t like Weezer at all but attended the show with me because we were tragically codependent. We ended up staying together for over a decade (and were married briefly) despite the fact that when I air-drummed along with a sweet drum fill in “Suzanne,” she slapped my hands down and told me to “fucking stop that.” I haven’t seen Katie in more than 5 years.

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 2000, on the big Green Album-era comeback tour - I was with my sister Elisa and my cousin Jono. The following week, in a community college class about communication on the internet, I wrote essentially a blog post in our class discussion forum about how it tripped me out that the crowd of thousands sang along to “Bohemian Rhapsody” during intermission more energetically than we did to any of the Weezer songs. I wrote some vaguely nostalgic college bullshit about how it was trippy that the only reason this generation knew the song was because of Wayne’s World. Little did I know I’d one day be a pro blogger making a living writing nostalgic college bullshit on a daily basis. I just spent 2 weeks in Washington, DC, with my sister, and I’m gonna try to meet up with my cousin in Japan in the spring.

Oakland Arena, September 12, 2001, which is the day after September 11, 2001 - I was with my sister Elisa again. We weren’t sure if the show would happen, or if we even wanted to go, but we decided to do it and it was pretty fun. The Cal marching band played Weezer songs during intermission. In DC, my sister and I went to two concerts together.

Slim’s, November 2014, on their small-venue tour playing their new album in its entirety - I was with my friend Kat. We were best friends for about 6 months in ‘09/'10, at which point Weezer were doing their “Memories” tour, playing both the Blue Album and Pinkerton in their entireties. Kat and I talked about going to some of the Bay Area dates, but I think I ended up being in Michigan at the time instead. All these years later, we finally got to see them together, at Slim’s no less. We arrived late, did some Jaeger shots and pushed our way to the front, past a bunch of complainy old farts who were mad Weezer weren’t playing more hits. Kat and I don’t hang all that often these days, but when we do, it’s like we’re besties all over again.

[mxdwn]

Photographer Brett Padelford’s Top 5 Images: Alice Smith at Arroyo Seco Weekend

https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/08/09/features/photographer-brett-padelfords-top-5-images/

[mumfordfans]

Mumford and Sons perform Cold Arms (partial, acoustic, on the "b-stage) live at Arroyo Seco Weekend in Pasadena, CA on June 25th, 2017. (x)

[zzward]

First show announcement of 2017!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I’m playing Arroyo Seco Weekend on June 25th in Pasadena! Passes go on sale Monday at arroyosecoweekend.com

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Rydel Lynch on Instagram: “👅🍦 just uploaded my first vlog on IGTV! go to my profile and click on the #IGTV button! 🆒 #ArroyoSecoWeekend #ASW”

[theindyreview]

Pasadena’s new annual 2-day festival is one of the best music line-ups around for those who feel Coachella has gone too pop. Taking place outside of the Rose Bowl, the Arroyo Seco Weekend 2018 contained a great line-up, craft foods, and a whole lotta dust.

For cost reasons, I could only do one day, and chose Day 2 because of the headlining combo of Robert Plant and Kings of Leon, neither of whom I had seen yet. I arrived early to get the lay of the land. The festival grounds are split in half by an empty river basin, and for some reason this year they swapped thing around, moving the main stages to the east side while keeping the smaller Willow stage on the west side. This made the walk between main stages longer, which made it a greater challenge to catch the full shows of each act if you’re alternating stages (there was no buffer time between headliners).

I’ll talk music first:

Trampled by Turtles – I began the day with these bluegrass stalwarts. Lining up on stage in a democratic line-up, and forgoing drums all together, the group created a higher energy romp with its numerous stringed instruments. Highlight was “Codeine”, the first song of the group I ever heard, though the tracks from their latest album Life is Good on the Open Road came across great live.

Violent Femmes – This was my second time seeing the Femmes, having previously caught them at Coachella some years before. They remain a very solid live show, knowing which tracks of theirs are crowd pleasers (“Blister in the Sun”, “Kiss Off”), but thankfully weren’t afraid to throw in one of their newer tracks (“Memory”) and get into some musical weirdness. Despite having the entire stage, the three piece stayed closely huddled together, though had help from a saxophonist on a few tracks.

The Bangles – I’m not very familiar with the Bangles’ catalogue, only knowing “Hazy Shade of Winter” off the top of my head, which the group were finishing as I arrived. The four ladies hit the right notes for their crowd, playing hits like “Manic Monday” and “Walk Like an Egyptian”, and digging out material from their earliest albums. I was a bit distracted during this set, having run into a friend in the audience, but I left the set with admirable feelings for the band.

Alanis Morissette – It was easy to see there was a lot of excitement for Alanis’ return, just based on the huge crowd assembled in front of her stage. I took a seat at a distance to watch the set, only able to set it off the screens. The first things to notice is, despite Alanis ruling the airwaves of rock and pop radio in the 90’s, she most definitely is a rock star. Playing guitar and harmonica, she owned her stage as she broke out her huge array of hits. Maybe because she was aware of the back-to-back line-up, Alanis broke out some of her biggest songs early in the set, giving fans “Head Over Heels”, “Hand in My Pocket”, and “Ironic” while the set was still young. She closed with “You Oughta Know”, leaving the audience satisfied.

Gary Clark Jr. – The man remains one of the few modern guitar gods. While his songwriting doesn’t quite live up to his musicianship, the new song he premiered showed he’s getting a better handle on memorable rock songwriting. Otherwise, he’s still a blast to watch when he gets into solo mode.

Robert Plant – The man’s a legend, hands down, and drawing the biggest crowd of the day, it was clear the whole fest knew it. While I’m sure most would have preferred to see a Zeppelin reunion, Plant thankfully did not deny the fans songs from his old band’s catalogue. “Going to California” of course drew huge love, as did “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”. I also personally loved hearing his 2014 single “Rainbow”, which is more proof that the guy is still a strong and relevant songwriter. Very happy I got to see this performance.

Third Eye Blind – A completely different vibe than Plant, but just as enjoyable. 3EB is a band I’ve been listening to for decades, so when they hit the stage with the amazing “Graduate”, I couldn’t help lose my s**t a bit. Frontman Stephen Jenkins has a great handle on crowd interaction. Admitting that they were only really playing the fest for fun (and to take a break from recording new music), they inserted a number of recent songs (“Company of Strangers”) with the singalong hits (“Jumper”, “Never Let You Go”). He also surprised the crowd by bringing out a 16 year old ingenue named Lilly who sang on their upcoming covers EP, and wowed the crowd by taking over lead vocals on “Motorcycle Drive By”. This is one of those bands I could see any time and enjoy myself immensely.

Kings of Leon – The final act of the night had a lot of pressure riding on them, and for the first few songs, it seems like they were feeling the pressure. Frontman Caleb Followill was a bit stiff and unengaging, especially in comparison to the very loose Stephen Jenkins. Maybe it was the rest of the group’s energy and happy spirits while playing, but Caleb eventually started to show some charisma verve to help make the songs pop. The Kings’ rhythm section deserves a ton of credit for adding a strong dose of boogey to their rock and roll hits. The group writes perfect stadium songs (“Walls” gradual build took the crowd by storm), but seem like they are still getting used to playing such large stages, despite their success. They closed with breakout hit “Sex on Fire”, a rocking rave up that helped the crowd burned off the last of their energy before heading back to their cars.

And now, for the fest itself:

The Good – There’s a great array of food to choose from, even though all of it is ungodly expensive ($10 for a scoop of ice cream???). If you’re Vegan, you would not go hungry here. Thankfully, the Bai booth was back again with free drink give aways, and there were water refill stations, so no one would go thirsty. There were also cool sight exhibits like the NASA dome, and a Focus on Flowers exhibit. The fest is good about letting people bring in chairs and blankets, but also wisely marked off the sitting/camp out areas around the stages so those folks who wanted to be up close didn’t have to fight there way through the campers. Getting into the fest and parking wasn’t hard, and there were a number of maps around the fest to find your way around.

The Bad – The walk from the parking to the entrance was a long journey and signage was poor. As mentioned, the food is crazy expensive, even by festival standards. On the Oak stage, the vocal sound seemed too low, hurting the bands’ performances. While hard to enforce, the fest should really consider a dedicated smokers area, so those in the crowd don’t have to be subject to cigarette smoke blowing into their face while they try to enjoy the music. Getting out of the fest was a gigantic, disorganized clusterfuck, with only a few employees swinging around sticks with little care for what good it did. It took nearly 30 minutes to get out of the parking area, with long periods of no movement.

Live Report: @arroyosecowknd - Day 2 Feat. @KingsofLeon @RobertPlant @ThirdEyeBlind @tbtduluth @Alanis @GaryClarkJr @ViolentFemmes and more! Pasadena's new annual 2-day festival is one of the best music line-ups around for those who feel Coachella has gone too pop.

[sugars-magnolia-blog]

ARROYO SECO

NEIL YOUNG🌎🌟 ROBERT PLANT✨🍌 SEE YOU IN JUNE! I got my Arroyo Seco Weekend ticket and I’m so stoked. Counting down the days. Is anyone else planning on going?

[rachel-blue]

Arroyo Seco Weekend - Day 2.

[racingtoaredlight]

closing bell on this day friday drugs weekly #drugslab post

I swear to god we already got a video from these guys about MDA but this video says it was uploaded today so here you fucking fucks go.

Also, here’s the how-to video:

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And here’s a link to some cool long lost photos of the 1980 Mount St. Helen’s volcanic eruption.

In much more important news, if you know somebody looking for VIP passes to this nonsense, have them contact me ASAP.

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[da-ill-spot]

June 24-25 // Arroyo Seco Weekend// Rose Bowl, Pasadena CA // Tix: Arroyosecoweekend.com

[thehadrianshow]

My adorable baby bear! (at Arroyo Seco Weekend)

[janewallinphotos]

Jack White | Arroyo Seco Weekend 2018

[mumfordfans]

"This is for our city. This is for London which has been through a shit time this week. But there's some beauty to come out of it." - Marcus Mumford

♥

Mumford and Sons perform Blind Leading the Blind live at Arroyo Seco Weekend in Pasadena, CA on June 25th, 2017. (x)

[teemates-blog]

Forty Percent Off! Besides golf, this course has more to offer. I am all about the food!

The pleasure of playing golf not only lies in the swinging of clubs, but also greatly lies in the conquering of a golf course.

The golf course we introduced today is named Wente Vineyards Golf Course in California, U.S.A.

Livermore Valley, an area well-known for its wine industry, is one of California’s oldest wine regions. The founder, Robert Livermore, planted the first commercial vines in 1840s, followed by C. H. Wente and James Concannon, who planted the grapes and founded their wineries in 1880s, which became and still are famous wineries today. In California , 80% of Chardonnays are from here.

Livermore is about one hour east of San Francisco. It gives you the pleasure of entering a secret garden. Visiting wine country is nothing much special, but in Livermore, a wine country of privacy, it is such a great pleasure to play golf with a couple of old friends, and enjoy the picturesque view of grape vines budding to fruit under the changing of four seasons.

Designed by golfing great Greg Norman, the 18-hole championship course is a picturesque 7,181-yard, par-72, upscale, daily-fee golf course. With three distinct topographies, native woodlands, mature vineyards and rolling hills of natural grasslands, Wente Golf Course gives you extraordinary visual enjoyment that can match Peder Mork Monsted, the Danish realist painter offered in his landscape paintings.

The interesting part is, besides the picturesque course, it is the food here that attracts golfers come here over and over.  

I tasted the best burger I ever here in The Grill, a restaurant in Wente. One sunny - side up egg on top of crisp and refreshing tomato slices, with tempting CAB beef covered with fresh lettuce. Bon ape-tit! Hole in one！1883 burger, a burger that makes you hungry even you just had it.

Surprisingly,most of the good the comments on yelp from golfers mentioned about the delicious food here. For more delicacies, it’s worth coming here and find out yourself.

Of course, Wente never fails its fame for wines. With 135 years of wine making history, Wente had cultivated five generations of wine makers. The well-chosen  viticulture areas, Arroyo Seco and Monterey, have optimal water, good drainage and cool climates and are best for growing of grapes such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noirs and Riesling.

The extraction of every drip in wine making is like writing a poem where numbers of stories lie behind words and lines, just like the sweetness in a sip.

Wente offers speical tasting room for members who love wine culture. After the end of one golf game, you can take a cup of fine wine, taste it in peace, and enjoy a moment of your own. THE NTH DEGREE is recommended as the best choice for wine lovers.

Different wines have different stories, like in golf game different holes offer their unique views .

Life is like going to a new golf course. You never know. When you thought this hole is the most beautiful one, the one next could be even more beautiful.

There are views and food, and of course also a surprise.

Forty percent off, a discount in Wente golf course that even the most frequent customer might not know.

  Regular price:

 For non-members

Mon.-Thur. 69$-119$ (price varies upon time selected)

Fri.-Sun. 79$-149$ (price varies upon time selected)

 ★★★★★

For now

 $599.00 for 10 ROUNDS, WEEKDAY, M-TH  (59$ for one round）

 $600.00 for 5 ROUNDS, ANYTIME(weekends included) (120$ for one round）

The discount packages are offered til 30th Dec., 2018, and one year valid from the purchasing date. The package can only be used under the name of member who purchased and may not be used for other people..

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Rydel Lynch on Instagram: “is it national pizza day yet? or did i miss it? 🍕 #Pizza #Summer #ArroyoSecoWeekend #ASW”