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On The Street: Bonnaroo
Every church has its priests, and in Bonnaroo’s case, the clergymen are the number of ladies and gentlemen covered in tie-dye from head to toe and sitting in booths selling lemonade and funnel cake for...
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Tent Posts: Bonnaroo Day 1
Bonnaroo feels like the beginning of summer. The weather’s been weird in New York, hot and cold, and so our trip to Tennessee for the iconic back-to-the-garden festival was the start of a season of …...
View ArticleTent Posts: Interview With Romy of The XX
The xx headlined the first night of Bonnaroo, a pretty big event for a band that has exploded in popularity in only one year and one album. It’s a testament to the group’s cross-genre reach … read more »
View ArticleTent Posts: Here We Go Magic, “Casual”
We met up with Here We Go Magic after their packed performance in front of a psyched Bonnaroo crowd. They were enjoying the fruits of the festival so, energized, they celebrated their success with an …...
View ArticleTent Posts: Interview With Phoenix
As a rule, Bonnaroo—and summer festivals in general—presents an overwhelming surplus of beer and carnival food, which is to say a dearth of nutritionally-sound fruits and vegetables. On the morning of...
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Tent Posts: Bonnaroo, Day 2
The second day of Bonnaroo is the day you feel the most insane. The first day it’s all awe and wonder, and by the third day you have your bearings. But on the second day, … read more »
View ArticleTent Posts: Interview With Nortec Collective
One of the newer stages at Bonnaroo this year was a Latin-centric performance stage called “Latino Alternativo,” including performances by Los Amigos Invisibles, Nortec Collective, Bomba Estereo, and...
View ArticleTent Posts: An Interview With John Fogerty
It took more than one Budweiser to calm our nerves before we were escorted into the legendary John Fogerty’s trailer before the big show on Sunday. Our anxiety turned out to be completely unnecessary,...
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Tent Posts: Bonnaroo, Day 3
There’s no question that Bonnaroo festival-goers wear a costume of tie-dye, patchwork, and patchouli like we imagined they would, but contrastingly, the acts are actually pretty diverse. There’s no...
View ArticleTent Posts: An Interview With Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Peretti is one of our all time favorite comediennes, and we were lucky to meet up with her down in Tennessee in between sets at the Budweiser Troo Music Lounge, where the festival of … read more »
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Tent Posts: Bonnaroo, Day 4
On our way to the campgrounds on the last morning of Bonnaroo, when we stopped at a roadside stand to pick up a basket of peaches for a dollar, the vendor asked us if we … read more »
View ArticleTent Posts: Interview With Chromeo
One of the most unarguably epic events for any yacht rock lover at Bonnaroo this year was the collaboration between Daryl Hall and Chromeo—an unlikely but cosmically correct duo. Before their set that...
View ArticleTent Posts: Interview with Isis
Isis are entering a heavy, full circle summer this year. After 13 years as a band, they’ll be playing their last show in Montreal on June 23—the city in which they played their first show—and … read...
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Tent Posts: Lollapalooza, Day 1
The most perfect response to “Can I see your wristband?” is indeed “Hold on one sec” and then to run as fast as you can. Which is exactly what one young man did, caught illegally … read more »
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Tent Posts: Interview With Wavves in a Tree
We interviewed Wavves in a tree. Simple as that. Nathan Williams, current FADER cover star, is game for pretty much everything, so we decided to perch up in an oak or whatever and talk about, … read...
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Tent Posts: Lollapalooza, Day 2
After a day in Chicago, we learned our way around and found, upon waking up, that with some deft squinting, that we had a pretty decent view of the main stage from the hotel room. … read more »
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Tent Posts: Interview With Dan Zanes, Lollapalooza’s Most Famous Musician...
Unless you have heard of him, in which case you know he is famous. And in which case you may either be a rabid fan of his Slash Records 1980s group The Del Fuegos and/or … read more »
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Tent Posts: Lollapalooza Day 3
There must be some implicit contract between festival promoters and Mother Nature saying that a festival is not complete without just a touch of mud. And sure enough Sunday morning, the final day of...
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Tent Posts: Interview With Matt & Kim
Dude. Matt and Kim are so stoked. It is intense! The duo basically cheerlead through their songs and, it seems, through their lives. Before our first Bud of the day, we chatted with them about … read...
View ArticleTent Posts: Interview With MGMT
These dudes were really nice. They were also SUPER POPULAR and like ten trillion people watched them play the Budweiser stage at Lollapalooza on Sunday. We caught them in the morning as the awful rain...
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