Altamont is proud to present Desert Daze Fest this Saturday!
We got the chance to ask some of our favorite bands playing the fest a few questions, starting with Cosmonauts (who play at 6:25p on the Moon Stage):
Altamont: Festivals can be magical musical wonderlands or hellish anxiety-ridden nightmares. You guys have played it before, so what makes Desert Daze the former and not the latter?
Alexander Ahmadi: The Sailor Jerry Artist Trailer duh.
Altamont: What are your festival survival must-haves?
Derek Cowart: Sunglasses.
AA: More than one t-shirt.
Altamont: What festival of the past would you most have wanted to attend and why?
DC: I would have loved to see Pavement get booed off the stage at Lollapalooza ‘95. There’s something beautiful and comforting about a great band being rejected by a bunch of meatheads.
AA: HempCon 2009. Heard it was wild.
Altamont: What other bands at Desert Daze are you most excited to see?
DC: I’m interested in seeing what Vincent Gallo is all about. More excited to see Al Lover and Froth, though.
AA: Disappears & Liars.
Altamont: Do you guys have anything special planned for your Desert Daze set? Can you give us a teaser?
DC: It’s on the 26th, right? I’ll be in my birthday suit, so there’s that.
Tix and camping passes for Desert Daze, ft. Blonde Redhead, Liars, Autolux, UMO, DIIV, and more (including apparently a nude performance by Cosmonauts) are still available HERE.