Brooklyn based Woods throws the backyard party known as the Woodsist Festival at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur. Now in its 5th year, it's still a family affair in feel, but a truly a festival in talent and execution, celebrating the Woodsist label. This year's lineup featured Real Estate, Pierced Arrows, Woods, White Fence, and Mantles on day one. Despite the gray gloom lurking overhead, the consistency of bands carried the day, with each band standing out in their own way.
Highlights of the day included hearing cuts from Woods forthcoming LP, Bend Beyond. The always engaging White Fence set one of the day's higher bars with their guitar interplay. Mantles was new to me, but utterly enjoyable, with concise, rocking songs. Pierced Arrows drew the day's first crowd to clog the main stage, battering the ears beautifully with a well-placed stack of Marshalls. Real Estate, fresh off of headlining the Fonda Theater in L.A. the previous night, brought things to a close with a well received set that included drawn out versions of their songs that captured the audience.
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