Past Campouts

The 2005 (First Annual Campout) Lineup: Camper Van Beethoven (your Friday night hosts) Cracker (your Saturday night hosts) ...with special guests, featuring local and national acts, and "family" side projects: Roger Clyne Johnny Hickman The Hickmen Hit 'em with a Nuke Tim Jones and Darkhorse Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon Victor Krummenacher L.P. Greg Lisher Chris Molla The Monks of Doom Motherspeed The Power Cords Retribution Gospel Choir Jonathan Segel Alan Sparhawk of Low Spore The Thrift Store All Stars, featuring Victoria Williams and Travis Klein from Gram Rabbit

CVB Meet and Greet - Photo by Mirdonamy L.P. (center) with fans, sent by Beth

"Hey guys .. just wanted to thank you for an amazing weekend .. " from Robyn and the crew at Pappy & Harriet's … Cracker and CVB want to thank everyone for making this event special, for the rave reviews, photos, and blogs that poured in during the weeks after our first Campout. Even more thanks to those who have pledged that our event will be an annual tradition for them, as it is for us!

David Lowery during the Camper, or, Cracker set (who can tell, he's our Jerry, except with a laptop) … photo by Mirdonamy.

Monks of Doom at sunset, photo by Lisa. JH accompanies Roger Clyne, photo by Amber.

Victor and Jonathan of CVB. Photo by Amber. Frank on bongos with Johnny at Porchstock. Photo sent by the Hickmen.

People came for the music, but enjoyed so much more. Re-uniting with friends, meeting community members from Europe and across the world, going to sleep by the high-desert moonlight, and waking to the breathtaking beauty of the Mojave. Camper fans were delighted to see original member Chrispy who made it all the way from Australia. Even first-year snags, like set times slipping, created the climate for spontaneous surprises like Johnny, Frank, and Casey joining the Hickmen at "Porchstock" and the various all-night campfire jams among fans. Friends and family were in full force - David Immergluck appeared with the Monks of Doom, Camper, Cracker, and joined in on so many of his friends' solo sets. The first Campout was the perfect experiment in what Lowery projects are famous for - collaboration, cross-pollination, surprise guests, and music played for music's sake.

Campsites by night, photo by Mirdonamy	Yucca Valley pool, sent by Michelle
Midday tailgating outside Pitown motel, sent by Glenn	Joshua Tree Monument rocks, sent by Duarte
Fan scores CVB set list, photo by Lisa