Happy Friday, y’all. Here’s a little feel good music to get the weekend started. If you’ve never heard of The Dirty Guv’nahs from Knoxville, Tennessee, you can thank me later. And do yourself a favor, check out more tunes from these guys.
Now Playing: The Dirty Guv’nahs (@dirty_guvnahs) – “We’ll Be The Light”
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 20 Days – Artist of the Day: G. Love & Special Sauce
20 MayThere is nothing like seeing G. Love & Special Sauce perform live. Having seen more than a dozen shows and while I have found the more intimate settings always the better performances, the grand stage at Bonnaroo is going to be rocking in a few short weeks and a set I am not going to miss. Ready to get down with some blues music and hip-hop from the Philly born and breed artist, the only two disappointing things will be the set length and still coping with Jimi Jazz no longer in the band (I know it has been a couple years but still). Fresh off the recent release of the latest LP, Fixin To Die (sick album produced by The Avett Brothers) and with a career that has spanned nearly two decades and provided countless memories through music, let the sun shine because this is going to be a bright spot on the festival.
The Band: Sunday 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM – Which Stage
Solo: Sunday 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM – Sonic Stage
Tags: BLues, Bonnaroo, Concert, Festival, Fixin' to Die, G. Love, Garrett Dutton, Hip-Hop, Houseman, Jeffrey Clemmons, Jimi Jazz, Manchester, Music, Peace Love Happiness, Philadelphia, Philadelphonic, R&B, Special Sauce, Tennessee, The Avett Brothers
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 21 Days – Artist of the Day: Portugal. The Man
19 MayTo this day I’m not really sure when or how I stumbled upon Portugal. The Man but what I do know is I am a fan of their music. What I really love more than anything about the experimental/psychedelic indie rock outfit are the vocals of frontman John Baldwin Gourley. He has such a distinctive voice that is hard not to have linger in your head and crave more. One of my favorite songs from the catalog of tracks spanning six albums (number seven will be released in July) is “People Say.” Give a listen below and I’ll see you at the show.
Saturday 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM – That Tent
Tags: Bonnaroo, Concert, Do You Hear The Music, Festival, John Baldwin Gourley, Live, Manchester, Music, Oregon, People Say, Portland, Portugal. The Man, Tennessee, That Tent, The Sun
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 22 Days – Artist of the Day: Amos Lee
18 MayI still can’t believe I haven’t had the chance to see Amos Lee perform live, that is until a little more than three weeks from now. The Philly singer-songwriter brings it all to the table, a little folk, soul, country and R&B to project a magical sound that is soothing and relaxing. Currently supporting the release of his fourth album, Mission Bell, released earlier this year, Amos Lee continues to get better and better.
Two shows at Bonnaroo
SATURDAY 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – SONIC STAGE
SUNDAY 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM – WHICH STAGE
Tags: Amos Lee, BLues, Bonnaroo, Concert, Country, Do You Hear The Music, Festival, Folk, Manchester, Mission Bell, R&B, singer, songwriter, Sonic Stage, Sweet Pea, Tennessee, Which Stage
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 23 Days – Artist of the Day: The Head and The Heart
17 MayThe Head and The Heart are one of the bands I am most excited to check out next month at Bonnaroo. After selling more than 10,000 copies of their self titled debut album by word of mouth alone (we’re talking self burned copies), the disc was re-mastered and released last month. Hailing from Seattle and having already opened for DMB, Vampire Weekend and The Decemberists, The Head and The Heart are definitely one of the rising bands that are sure to strike it BIG very soon.
Sunday 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – The Other Tent
Tags: Bonnaroo, Dave Matthews Band, Do You Hear The Music, Festival, Folk, Lost My Mind, Manchester, Music, pop, Seattle, Sub Pop, Sunday, Tennessee, The Decemberists, The Head and the Heart, The Other Tent, Vampire Weekend
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 24 Days – Artist of the Day: Anthony B
16 MayI don’t know about anyone else but my thought is you can never listen to too much reggae. One of the artists I have been listening to a lot lately is Anthony B. His new disc, Rasta Love, dropped in February and features guest spots from a handful of power players including Peter Tosh and Gyptian. Anyone attending Bonnaroo should be jazzed for what is sure to be a high-energy performance.
Friday, June 10 – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – What Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-j2XfE-Owc
Tags: Anthony B, Bonnaroo, Concert, Countdown, Do You Hear The Music, Festival, Gyptian, Jamaica, June 10, Manchester, Music, Peter Tosh, Reggae, Tennessee, What Stage
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 25 Days – Artist of the Day: Ryan Bingham
15 MayTo most, Ryan Bingham is known as the Oscar winning recording artist for his song “The Weary Kind” in the Jeff Bridges movie, Crazy Heart. Really this is just the icing on the cake because his works before are even better and hopefully the rise in popularity gave people a chance to give a listen. With a raspy voice and one heck of a band in The Dead Horses, Bingham is a nice slice of Americana that you can’t get enough of. I got hooked on his album Roadhouse Sun but it was his disc Mescalito that really made me a huge fan.
Definitely can’t miss next month at Bonnaroo.
Scheduled to perform: SUNDAY 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM – THAT TENT
Tags: Americana, Bonnaroo, Bread & Water, Concert, Country, Crazy Heart, Do You Hear The Music, Jeff Bridges, Junky Star, Manchester, Messcalito, Oscar, Roadhouse Sun, Rock, Ryan Bingham, Schedule, Set time, Sunday, Tennessee, That Tent, The Dead Horses, The Weary Kind
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Countdown to Bonnaroo – 26 Days – Artist of the Day: Black Joe Lewis
14 MayHoly Bonnaroo! Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are going to make some new fans. From the first 10 seconds I heard “Sugarfoot” I was hooked as a BJL fan (Funny enough I discovered them while looking up some Donavon Frankenreiter info on the Lost Highways site a few years ago). Anyways, what can I say about this Austin based band except they will blow your minds with a gritty rock show. Having seen them half a dozen times live, they get better every time and are currently touring in support of their new record, Scandalous.
Tags: Austin, BJL, Black Joe Lewis, Bonnaroo, Do You Hear The Music, Donavon Frankenreiter, Festival, Honeybears, June, Live, Manchester, Music, Rock and Roll, Scandalous, Sugarfoot, Tennessee, Texas
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Bonnaroo X Schedule Released Today
13 May
Finally the Bonnaroo schedule has been released! Click HERE to take a look. As expected when the schedule came out, there are many many conflicts and overlaps with artists and set times. Of course for me there are the staple artists that are marked as must sees (Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident, Buffalo Springfield, Mumford & Sons, Gregg Allman, Robert Plant, G. Love, The Black Keys, Warren Haynes, etc.) and after that, time to figure out the rest. Who knows, my ideal schedule today may end up being completely different when I arrive. All I know is there is a ton of great music and I can’t wait to be surrounded by 90,000 of my new closest friends.
Tags: !!!, 22-20s, 420 Comedy Blaze, Abigail Washburn, Alberta Cross, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Allen Toussaint (w Dr. John and The Original Meters), Amos Lee, Anthony B, Arcade Fire, artist, Atmosphere, Band of Skulls, Bassnectar, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Beats Antique, Beirut, Ben Sollee, Best Coast, Big Boi, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Black Uhuru, Bonnaroo, Bootsy Collins & the Funk University, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Buffalo Springfield, Cheech Marin, Chiddy Bang, Clare Maguire, Cold War Kids, Concert, Craig Baldo, Daniel Lanois' Black Dub, Dãm-Funk, Deer Tick, Deerhunter, Dennis Coffey, Devotchka, Do You Hear The Music, Donald Glover, Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo, Eugene Mirman, Explosions in the Sky, Festival, Florence & the Machine, Forro in the Dark, Freelance Whales, Futurebirds, G. Love & Special Sauce, Galactic, Girl Talk, Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Graveyard, Gregg Allman, Hangaii, Hannibal Buress, Hayes Carll, Henry Rollins, Henson Alternative's Stuffed & Unstrung, Iron & Wine, J.Cole, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Joe Vitale, John Waters, Jon Lajoie, Jovanotti, Junip, Justin Townes Earle, Karen Elson, Kathleen Madigan, Kylesa, Lewis Black, Lil Wayne, Line up, Loretta Lynn, Man Man, Manchester, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Mumford & Sons, Music, My Morning Jacket, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Nate Bergatze • Eminem, Neil Young, Neon Trees, Nick Kroll, Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea, NOFX, now playing, Old Crow Medicine Show, Omar Souleyman, Opeth, Paul Scheer, Phosphorescent, Portugal. The Man, Pretty Lights, Primus, Railroad Earth, Ralphie May, Ratatat, Ray LaMontagne, Richie Furay, Rick Rosas, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Robyn, Ryan Bingham, Schedule, School of Seven Bells, Scissor Sisters, Set Times, Sharon Van Etten, Shpongle Presents Shpongletron Experience, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Stephen Rannazzisi, Stephen Stills, String Cheese Incident, STS9, Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John, Ted Alexandro, Tennessee, The Black Angels, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Drums, The Gregory Brothers, The Head and the Heart, The Knux, The League, The Low Anthem, The Strokes, The Sword, The Walkmen, Tig Notaro, Tim Minchin, Twin Shadow, Wanda Jackson, Warren Haynes Band, Wavves, Widespread Panic, Wiz Khalifa
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Countdown to Bonnaroo: 27 Days – Artist of the Day: Smith Westerns
13 MaySmith Westerns was a complete surprise to me as part of the line-up but I’m thrilled they will be performing. Fresh off the heels of their second release, Dye It Blonde, the Chicago group has been gaining steam all throughout 2011. As we wrote about back in back in January, with an upbeat retro rock and pop sound (think 60s and glam rock eras), they kill it with whinny guitar riffs and not complex lyrics.
Their set is scheduled for Sunday, June 12 at 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tags: 12, 2011, Bonnaroo, Chicago, Dye It Blonde, June, Manchester, Rock, Smith Westerns, Tennessee, This Tent, Weekend
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