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Forward Unto Fest!!!!

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D Workman

The Fest in Gainesville Florida is considered by many to be the best punk festival in the United States if not the world. Folks from everywhere make the yearly trek to partake in 3 days of music, community and comraderie. I thought it might be fun to interview some of my and your favorite attendees, their bands, their brands, and see what makes this such a special event in the hearts and minds of so many. I'll try to get as many in as i can and hopefully convey a little of the joy it evokes!

Without further ado:


Who are you, what do you do, and where do you do it?

Hey I’m Jake! I’m the drummer for Lightweight, we’re from the absolutely beautiful city of Sacramento California, the crown jewel of the west coast. 




Awesome! LOVE your band!

How many FESTs do you have under your belt?

Oh man I think this is my 7th fest? Fest 15 was my first year attending and our first year playing was like Fest 19 I think, which was a dream come true. 


Rad! So this is your third time playing?!

Who are you stoked to see when you aren't busy playing your set?

Most of the time we’re stoked to see our friends, like Matt Caskitt and the Breaks, New Junk City, or Tiny Stills, but I am ALWAYS stoked for an opportunity to see the fucking Cobra Skulls!


Yeah, I think there are a lot of folks hyped for all of those bands. Whole lot of greatness there. I know a few are touring through here (JAX) on way to gainesville, do you prefer to fly in or to tour in? I know it's pretty far from Sacto.

It’s an absolute pain in the ass booking it, but touring beats flying in by a mile, flying is such a pain with gear and the cost and you don’t get to make all those fun touring memories with your buds!


Have a favorite FEST memory you can share?

Nothing, and I mean nothing will ever beat the Iron Chic secret set at Fest 15 at looseys, I ended that set laying on the stage with a pile of people on top of me, which is the way you should end any great music set to be honest. 


*laughing Aside from being crushed what's your favorite part of FEST?

The thing that I love about Fest is that it's a rare opportunity to have all these people I love from all throughout the country in one place, it really feels like friends and family take over this Florida town and make it ours for a weekend, there’s nothing like it. 


Alright I know it's super late there because it's super early here, so last questions.

I know FEST wrestling is a big deal every year, who's your favorite all time wrestler?

This is a very near and dear question to me, but its definitely MINORU SUZUKI BABY. YEAH!!!

Anything you want to add before we get off this and you get to sleep and I get to go to work?

I just absolutely can’t wait for our set this year, 3:50 at the CMC friday, and I can’t wait to play some Dear Landlord songs to celebrate being back in Florida!


Seems like a solid way to kick off the weekend, can't wait to see you play!

There ya go, all the way from Sacramento, it's Lightweight!

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