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Festival season is a time to enjoy the company of many like-minded people in an atmosphere free from the worries of every day life. It is a time to see performances from several bands, spanning several genres, that you normally wouldn't get a chance to see otherwise. Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, located just outside of Lawrence, KS, took place this past weekend, and served as Breakfast On Tour's jumping point for the 2008 festival season. It featured many highs and lows, but it all culminated into another unique festival experience for the BOT crew consisting of Toast and Eggs.

Keep reading "Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival 2008 - Thursday/Friday" after the jump

Just a quick update to give all you Midwest BOTheads an idea of what's going on "locally".

Mon Mar 17
Built To Spill and Meat Puppets at The Madrid in Kansas City, MO. Ticket's will run you $20 for this St. Patty's day gig with a start of 8PM.

56 Hope Road, Polydypsia and Andrews Ave. at Box Awesome here in Lincoln, NE. What a horrible name for a bar, but it does bring in good acts from time to time. I can't find out how much the cover is, but it's probably about $5-$10. The show starts at 9PM.

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Critically acclaimed indie-pop/rockers Built to Spill dropped by Warehouse Live on Monday, March 3rd, and BOTheads Cereal and Eggs were present to witness the action.

Read the full show review after the jump

This week's choice cuts:

Eggs: Wilco - Dreamer In My Dreams
Cereal: Kid Sister - Girlie Rock (Flosstradamus Remix)
Toast: Built to Spill - Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

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An ode to marknificent and Jelly for winning the tix to see this quintet. And all around a great song and album too.

Upcoming shows in the Houston area:

Thu Feb 28
Paris Falls at Boondocks
Join Houston-based rockers Paris Falls for their CD release party! With support from Jason Puffer and/or the Psychedelic Sex Panther.
Show starts at 9; tickets are $5.

Fri Feb 29
Citizen Cope at Warehouse Live
Clarence Greenwood and friends set up shop at Warehouse, delivering their musical potpourri of blues, folk, reggae, R&B, and rock sounds.
Show starts at 8; tickets are $25.

Plump and Moving Matter at Dan Electro's
Houston-based funk/jam band Plump return to Dan Electro's with a show that's sure to get your feet moving.
Show starts at 9:30; tickets are $10.

Grupo Fantasma and Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans at the Engine Room
Grupo Fantasma, an 11-piece Latin funk orchestra from Austin, have Prince's stamp of approval - they've backed him several times. What more do we need to say?
Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans will also be performing in-store at Sig's Lagoon at 6pm.
Show starts at 9; the price of the tickets is apparently a surprise.

The Western Civilization with Papermoons and Another Run at Walter's On Washington
Head to Walter's on Friday to support three local indie acts!
Show starts at 9; tickets are $7 21+/$10 under 21.

Too $hort at the Meridian
Pimpin' Incorporated.
Doors at 8; tickets are $22 today, $30 tomorrow.

List continues after the jump

This year's festival season just keeps getting better and better. The Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is set to take place May 24-26 at The Gorge in Washington, released its lineup today. Eggs and I have a particular interest in this festival because we named one of our feline friends after it, but have not yet been able to attend. After seeing this tasty musical menu, we're determined to work Sasquatch! into our festival itinerary this year.

Full Sasquatch! lineup after the jump

Our first SotW edition of 2008 spotlights artists whose names prominently feature S's and L's. Just thought we'd point that out.

Check 'em out:

Cereal's Pick: Shane Bartell - Another New Year
Eggs' Pick: The Slip - If One Of Us Should Fall
Doughnut's Pick: Built to Spill - Carry the Zero

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