Playlist: Beach & Summer

It's Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. YAY!!  Many will be at the beach this holiday weekend, but even if you can't make it to the sun, sand and surf yourself, you can get into a summer mood with the right tunes (and the right amount of alcohol in your margarita).

Here is my Summer/Beach Playlist:

1. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
2. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
3. The Ataris - Boys of Summer
4. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
5. Sheryl Crow - Soak Up the Sun
6. Natasha Bedingfield - Pocket Full of Sunshine
7. Sublime - Summertime
8. Alice Cooper - School's Out
9. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
10. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
11. The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
12. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
13. Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
14. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
15. Boys Like Girls - Great Escape
16. Sean Paul - Gimme The Light
17. Lilo and Stitch Soundtrack - Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
18. Yellowman - Big Bamboo
19. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
20. Rupert Holmes - Escape (Pina Colada Song)
21. Green Day - Holiday
22. Enur - Calabria 2008 (feat. MIMS and Natasja)
23. Inner Circle - Sweat (A La La La La Long)
24. Moby - South Side
25. Outkast - Hey Ya

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"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."

-- James Dent

Summer Music Festivals 2010

While a couple of the big ones have already passed this spring (Coachella in April, SXSW in March, etc), there are still a boatload of great festivals to look forward to for the summer. Pack your suitcase, plan your vacation days and get your passes early.  I may very well be making a trip to Chicago for Lolla this year.

**Sad news: The All Points West Festival is NOT happening this summer. For those of us who enjoyed the rainy mud-fest that was last year’s festival, we can only hope for its rebirth in 2011.**

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Summer Camp
When: May 28 – 30
Where: Chillicothe, Illinois
Highlights: Gov’t Mule, Bassnectar, moe, Umphrey’s McGee, G Love and Special Sauce, Slightly Stoopid
Price: Three Day Pass: $150, Pre-party pass: $20, VIP Upgrades: $150 - $1,200 

Sasquatch! Music Festival
When: May 29 – 31
Where: Quincy, Washington (at The Gorge)
Highlights: My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The National, Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Tegan and Sara, MGMT, Band of Horses, She & Him, Passion Pit
Price: Single day tickets, $70.00 per day. Supertickets are $1,500 for 2 people (sold in pairs only)