Schwagstock

Schwagstock is a music festival that takes place over the course of a weekend in an outdoor setting, and is intended to carry on the vibe of the Woodstock festival. Food, trinkets, glassware, carvings, beads, blankets, tie-dye clothing, and many other handmade and hippie-appeal items are available for sale by individual vendors. Attendees are allowed to camp anywhere they wish on the campgrounds, and may choose to set up tents or to camp in their vehicles instead. Music is scheduled such that there are several overlapping live music acts between the main stage and the sideshow(s) from early afternoon until well after midnight. Past Schwagstocks have been held at Lesterville, Leasburg and Bagnell Dam in Missouri, and in Iowa, but as of 2004 all Schwagstocks were held at Camp Zoe in Shannon County, MO.

Band History

The Schwag was created in 1992 by Jimmy Tebeau and Tracy Lowe. In their own words, The Schwag is "a band out to preserve and perpetuate the vibe and music made popular by the Grateful Dead." The band has played over 1500 shows since then, in at least 18 U.S. states. Recently it has just celebrated its 17th year of playing as a musical entity. Notable guest performers have included Mike Gordon, Butch Trucks, Chuck Berry, Vince Welnick, Melvin Seals, Mike Kang, Billy Nershi, Mike Travis, Jason Hann, Mike and Liz from Rusted Root, Merl Saunders,Keller Williams, Fred Tackett of Little Feat, Johnnie Johnson, and Devon Allman. The other members of the band arrive and depart as conditions dictate. The lineup usually consists of Jimmy; a guitar player (such as Phriendly Eric (current) from the Helping Phriendly band, Michael Kang of The String Cheese Incident, Shawn Guyot,(TIM MOODY) Darrell Lea, Brad Sarno, Tracy Lowe, Nick Romanoff); a keyboard/organ player (such as Nate Carpenter(current) Jack Kirkner (now in Honeytribe); and a drummer (such as Tony Antonelli Dave Klein, Dino English)

In 2005, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a resolution applauding Jimmy Tebeau for his "entreprenuerial spirit and creative skills". [http://www.house.mo.gov/bills051/hlrbillspdf/5872C.01.pdf] A plaque commemorating the resolution was presented to Jimmy at a 2005 Schwagstock.

References

* [http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2007/07/26/fans-still-grateful-after-40-years/ Fans Still Grateful After 40 Years] Ben Palosaari, (July 26, 2007).
* [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16663674&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=577633&rfi=6 Taking Stock in The Schwag (The Telegraph, 5/19/2006)]
* [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/Issues/2001-07-25/music/music2.html Schwagstock 10 offers good vibes, friendly faces and Grateful Dead-inspired jams] Christopher Lawton, (July 25, 2001).
* [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=102E3BFA8BCE91F8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Schwagstock] Jim Hanselman, (May 29, 2004).DONT FORGET TIM MOODY EVER HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST U EVER HAD

External links

* [http://www.schwagstock.us/ Schwagstock]
* [http://www.campzoe.com/ Zoe Campground Amphitheatre]
* [http://www.theschwag.com/ The Schwag's Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theschwag The Schwag's MySpace]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/TheSchwag The Schwag collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive