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My Friday at Bonnaroo 2010

I awoke sometime shortly after sunrise on Friday morning, to what I’d imagine is the same feeling you would have if you were stuck inside of an oven. With it being this early and already topping ninety degrees, we were still several hours away from the music beginning for the day, so I spent the [...]

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20 Picks for Bonnaroo 2010

Bonnaroo is just forty-one days away, but for many people like myself, listening to and talking about the bands playing is a topic that seems to come up every day of the year in my conversations. Some of my friends, I’d imagine, are probably pretty sick and tired of hearing the word “Bonnaroo” come out of my [...]

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Bonnaroo 2010 Artist Profile: The National

  “It can get stressful and tiring but it never really feels like a job. I’ve had a lot of different jobs and this isn’t like any of them. It’s more like a safari. Sometimes it’s a cool adventure and other times you’re just lost and afraid of dying.” – Matt Berninger, on the success [...]

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Music, Politics and A Movie Star Sighting

Thousands of people showed up on Fountain Square last night for “Vote Early, Rock Late”, a rally supporting our probable next President, Barack Obama. Many sported Obama gear, which included shirts, hats, buttons and stickers. The event also featured speeches from several local politicians and activists, and even the beautiful actress, Natalie Portman, made an [...]

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