Schwagstock

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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.

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The Schwag was created in 1992 by Jimmy Tebeau, who plays bass guitar. 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. Notable guest performers have included Mike Gordon, Butch Trucks, Chuck Berry, Vince Welnick, Melvin Seals, 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 asTim Moody(current), Shawn Guyot, 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 (current), Dave Klein, Dino English)

The Schwag have not commercially released an album as of 2007, but original compositions such as "South Side" are played at live venues.

In 2005, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a resolution applauding Jimmy Tebeau for his "entreprenuerial spirit and creative skills". [1] A plaque commemorating the resolution was presented to Jimmy at a 2005 Schwagstock.

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