(12/12)
2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#ShoeFest #audiorecording
#LeftoverSalmon closed the main stage Sunday with one of their patented festivaaal! sets.
The highlight, without a doubt, was Bolin Creek > Ask the Fish > Dear Prudence > Ask the Fish with #AllieKral tearing it up on fiddle.

(11/12)
2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
First time that I saw #Shadowgrass and boy did they impress.
Check out the set ending Pleasantly Aimless > Lungs, a Townes Van Zandt cover.

(10/12)
2026-09-06 - Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
#OrganFairchild delivered a tight, jazzy one hour set. I was really enjoying myself and the band was too.
Check out Lost Sailor > Bailar.

(9/12)
2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#livemusic #audiorecording
#ChicagoFarmer started the final day of #ShoeFest with his traditional main stage set in front of a large crowd. Check out the triptych of Backseat, Great River Road, and Spanish Pipedream with guests Carrie Chandler and Allie Kral.

(8/12)
2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
#AndyFrasco & The U.N. closed out Saturday with a frenetic, high energy set that went well past the soft curfew. #AllieKral guested for the whole show.
Check out the entire encore.

(7/12)
2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
Here is my recording of the main stage set of long-time Shoe Fest participants #MrBlotto. Check out Waitin' for the Bus > Jesus Just Left Chicago which was a tribute to #ZZTop drummer Fran Beard who recently passed away.

(6/12)
2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
One of our favorite sets of the weekend was by Memphis blues band Southern Avenue who, led by frontwoman Tierinii Jackson, delivered an uplifting, soulful, high energy 75 minute set. Check out their cover of Dr. Feelgood.

(5/12)
2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
#JaikWillis started off Day 2 with a set of blues, folk and even some #DollyParton. Jaik helped me discover a blues artist, the late Sean Costello - check out Anytime You Want.

(4/12)
2026-09-04- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
Late night ultra high humidity; moisture was covering everything, but #OldShoe rolled away the dew with their kick-ass cover of The Who's 1971 album Who's Next. They finished off the set with three other Who covers.

(2/12)
2026-09-04- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#shoefest #livemusic #audiorecording
Straight out of Chicago, Street Pony delivered a high-energy set of genre-bending originals. Check out Creepin Up > Mothbrain > Locusts.
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(1/12)
2026-09-04- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#ShoeFest #LiveMusic #HoneyFingers
Honey Fingers, out of Janesville WI, opened Shoe Fest with a funky, spacey, blues-driven set that featured many originals.
Check out the set opening Burmese Python Part I > Howling at the Moon.

Just got back from #ShoeFest. We're tired, but happy.
I recorded all 12 acts on the main stage over the 3 days of the festival which I'll be tracking out and uploading over the next week, starting with the first band on Fri. afternoon (Honey Fingers) thru Leftover Salmon (Sun. night).
Stay tuned.

2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#LiveMusic #ShoeFest
12:02 AM
Bumper music comes on.
Hippies go home.
I’ll post all 12 of my audio recordings from Shoe Fest to the Live Music Archive in the next week or so.

2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#LeftoverSalmon
I: Up On the Hill Where They Do The Boogie
#JohnHartford

2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#Shadowgrass
I: Walls

2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#OrganFairchild
I: Lost Sailor
#GratefulDead

2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#ChicagoFarmer #CarrieChandler
I: Backseat

2026-09-06- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#ShoeFest #LiveMusic
Future of Rock Showcase & Teen Jam

2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#LiveMusic #ShoeFest
12:10 am.
Bumper music comes on.
Hippies go to their tents.
I’ll post my audio recordings to the Live Music Archive in the next week or so.

2026-09-05- Camp Shaw-Waw-Nah-See
#Shoefest #LiveMusic
#MrBlotto
I: Mama Got a Radio