One ear down on the street & one ear on the local beat of Asheville... the local music scene is the pulse that pumps the life through this eclectic town & I've been fortunate enough to be a part of it. From local music in Chicago to Champaign, IL & now to Asheville through Local Licks on 105-9 the Mountain & Homegrown with 98-1 The River. Tapping into the real culture of Asheville from music to film to festivals & more, if it's local it's homegrown & I want to know about it! But not only will I be getting you in touch with everything "homegrown", but I'll be keeping you company through the evenings hosting nights from 7 to midnight here on The River.
I also host our local music program, Homegrown brought to you by Beaverdam Gallery, every Sunday night at 6pm. Link up to all local the bands here!
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A brief Bonnaroo Overview:
I did so much at Bonnaroo & it didn’t seem like that from the pictures yesterday, but you’ll see them now! Some of my favorite acts were Tenacious D (killed it!), Stevie Wonder, Clutch, OK GO, Jay Z was pretty bad ass… he threw it down (and I don’t even listen to rap!), Margaret Cho was really vulgar… that’s the only way I can describe her. I can’t say that it was enjoyable, only really dirty. Trombone Shorty sounded ill, She & Him were fun, not the best setting for the Carolina Chocolate Drops, but people enjoyed it. Tori Amos was good (check out the picture of her play 2 different pianos at once… nice). Michael Franti really got the crowd going, and he was nice enough to take a pic with me. :) I had NO IDEA how amazing Kings of Leon are; AWESOME! Conan O’brien (giant ginge) entertained the masses all weekend; not only did he have his own show (2xs), but he also intro’d Stevie & Tenacious D. Baaba Maal got down, Norah did great (it was better at the Thomas Wolfe though), The Avett Brothers had the crowd going wild & played all their hits, Weezer was fun, what else could you expect? Jeff Beck ROCKS!!!!!! There were also some Asheville related events; Hunab Kru Breakdancing definitley impressed, and Josh Phillips Folk Festival was their to jam. Omigosh… almost forgot The Flaming Lips; they tore up the Dark Side! SICK!!! This is a brief wrap-up compared to last year, but it would take me hours to write the whole review. ;) Overall, a great Bonnaroo! I got my fill of some great music, and a massage (thanks Jess!), and hopefully you like the pics!
