DC101 Cookoff Recap; Some Charleston Videos

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Switchfoot played a rockin' Chili Cook-off event yesterday, hosted by DC101 in Washington, D.C. Part of an all-star alternative rock lineup featuring Anberlin, Cage the Elephant, Alice in Chains and the newly reunited Stone Temple Pilots, Switchfoot showed they could rock with the best of them on Saturday afternoon. The second band to play after Anberlin, Jon Foreman and friends brought their A-game. Here are videos from every single performance yesterday. Thanks to everyone from D.C. who shot these awesome quality vids.

We've arranged the video clips according to setlist order.

"Oh! Gravity."



"Bullet Soul"



"Stars"



"Sabotage/Needle and Haystack Life" (This one is THE BEST performance by the band all afternoon)



"Mess of Me"



"The Sound"



"Free"



"Dare You to Move"



"Meant to Live"



for more perspectives and angles, check the videos godieinhell2 posted.

After the event was over, the radio station hosted an after-party and spun songs from the performing bands for a solid hour or so. Switchfoot tunes "We Are One Tonight," "The Sound," "Dare You to Move," "Stars," "Oh! Gravity.," and "Mess of Me" were played amongst the shuffle. Pretty sweet.

I really think Switchfoot turned heads in D.C. with their, passion, and willingness to lay it all out there on the stage or amongst the crowd. Great job guys!

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The day before this event occurred, the band also played a show in Charleston, SC. Here are some great videos from that:

"Meant to Live"



Mess of Me



Sabotage



Your Love Is a Song



The Sound



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And to complete this video-tastic reel, here's a video Journeys posted of the band purchasing their very own Macbeth Switchfoot shoes:

Bonus Coverage: Jon Foreman and John M. Perkins

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Courtesy of an Andy Barron (@andybarron) tweet.

- just got done shooting @jonathanforeman & john perkins. i'm inspired, and my head hurts. http://twitpic.com/1nv0qz



UPDATE (May 15, 2010):

Jon Foreman (@jonathanforeman) has been tweeting about how excited he is for this music video. Check it out:

- wow. yes. amen & thank you, Mr. Perkins. "the sound" video could quite possibly be the best video I've ever been a part of.

- Here's a shot from Andy: http://twitpic.com/1nv0qz ...I hope to put the whole thing up online somewhere... (same shot as above)

Switchfoot (@switchfoot) tweet:
- The filming for "the Sound: John M. Perkins' Blues" is done. Spent yesterday with Mr. Perkins himself- remarkable.

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Also, check out the new Daily Foot entry that was just posted here.

Journeys BBQ Recap

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By all accounts, Saturday was a blast for everyone involved. Switchfoot got to see and purchase their brand new Switchfoot-themed Macbeth shoes while playing the Journeys free event to an ecstatic audience. Roadie contest winners got to meet the band, and it was great fun for all! Here are some of the highlights from yesterday.

First off, Drew Shirley uploaded a new Drewcast video showing off the Switchfoot shoe:



Next, some footage from the free show Switchfoot played:

Mess of Me



This Is Your Life



Meant to Live (Featuring Tristan, the roadie for the day, and a fan who played the song with the band)



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Twitter was abuzz with activity from the Journeys-sponsored event.

@switchfoot: Our roadies for the day: Tristan & Kirsten... Congrats! -jon http://yfrog.com/ev5qxj



Journeys (@journeysshooes) was also tweeting throughout the day. Here are their Switchfoot-related tweets, and there were quite a few:

@switchfoot - @jonathanforeman - trying on their new shoes from @Macbethfootwear in the @JOURNEYSshoes store!!! http://twitpic.com/1m6x6k



#JourneysBBQ @switchfoot - @timforeman - trying on some shoes from @Macbethfootwear at the @JOURNEYSshoes http://twitpic.com/1m6xye



@switchfoot set-list? Woop woop! http://twitpic.com/1m8iyi #JourneysBBQ



@jonathanforeman from @switchfoot at the #JourneysBBQ http://twitpic.com/1m8l6v



this Sacramento crowd is insane! #JourneysBBQ http://twitpic.com/1m8p88



Here's a link 2 a vid on YouTube. Check out how big the crowd was 4 the @Switchfoot show! http://www.bit.ly/CrowdSacBBQ



^Sweetness. The end.