Kanye West at Bonnaroo 2008

I didn’t think I’d say anything more about Kanye West’s ante meridiem show. But I had to put something up after reading Stereogum’s post about Kanye’s cap-locks blog rant regarding his postponed-then-much-delayed fizzle at Bonnaroo.
I stayed for the show, and I was glad to do so. I hadn’t seen a rap show in a decade [...]

The Swell Season at Bonnaroo 2008

The Swell Season captured the spirit of Bonnaroo best, of all the great bands I saw (pictures). You can download the show, transformed magically into mp3s, here, or any of 15 other live shows of theirs here.
I expected great things from Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, but I also know it’s hard to put a [...]

Iron and Wine at Bonnaroo 2008

I really like Iron and Wine. I have loved the direction in which they’ve grown, fleshing out their sound and increasingly embracing grooviness. Woman King was my favorite until The Shepherd’s Dog, and there’s nothing more exciting than knowing one of your favorite active bands is cranking out ever-better discs [buy them!].
A lovely little review [...]

Bonnaroo 2008

7th annual Bonnaroo
700 acres
70 miles from Nashville
70,000+ people (not quite sold out at 80K)
Bonnaroo 2008 YouTubes
Bonnaroo 2008 Downloads
Dig it. I had a great time at Bonnaroo.
But in comparison to other festivals, it felt surprisingly less hippied out, which was disappointing. I didn’t feel like I was going to randomly get hugged by someone overwhelmed with [...]