I will admit, I was a bit heavy-handed yesterday in my assessment about some of what goes on down on the ground at Bonnaroo. I mean, yes -- that stuff DOES happen, but I gotta be fair. It's not like the only things that happen are grandparents trying to cop weed and kids flopping their collective breasts and dongs in the summer air. Continue Reading...
We made it to Bonnaroo! Though we actually got in on Wednesday night, logistics prevented us from getting into the festival until Thursday morning very early. We have to send a shout out to Andy Keil from fellow Strangers in Stereo member Pop'Stache & his crew for letting us crash on the floor of their hotel for a few hours, without you we wouldn't have made it. Continue Reading...
The rise of bands like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings sort of renews my faith in the general ear of humanity. Makes me think that in the past 50 years or so since the birth of soul, that part of us that's seduced by a knock-out voice over the perfect combination of bass and horns never went away. Maybe it just needed to be waked up. Well wake up baby, because the alarm is going off, and it's the smoky voice of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.
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