Midway through a set of dedicated garage rock covers, the drummer for The Return of Jackie and Judy addressed the crowd from the back of the main stage. “Has anyone here ever seen The Ramones play?” Fred Armisen asked BottleRock on the balmy Saturday afternoon. A dozen or so hands shot up in the air, impressing guitarist and singer Carrie Brownstein. “That’s a respectable amount — up here in Napa?” she asked. “Did they play Napa a lot?”
Without missing a beat, the “Portlandia” co-creator and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member chimed in. “I think they’re a Napa band,” Armisen deadpanned.
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