CL does Bonnaroo!
May 29th, 2008 by Brooke Hatfield in Music newsHello, music fan. My name is Brooke, and I’m going to be CL’s ambassador to Bonnaroo. The selection process for this prestigious gig was pretty tough — I sat through a 27-hour bluegrass jam session while subsisting on little more than hummus and second-hand smoke.I emerged victorious over two Navy Seals and CL staff writer Thomas Wheatley (who ran screaming into the wilds of Villa Rica near the end of hour 14). So from June 12-15 I’ll be posting from glamorous Manchester, Tenn., home of one of the biggest music festivals in the Southeast. You can expect daily concert reviews and photos, as well as the occasional entry that I wrote at 3 a.m. and have no memory of.
This year’s line-up is pretty impressive — Atlanta-area acts like Drive-By Truckers and Dead Confederate will play alongside performers including, but not limited to Kanye West, M.I.A., B.B. King, Cat Power, Gogol Bordello and My Morning Jacket. Check out the complete lineup here.
Don’t have a ticket to Bonnaroo? All is not lost! Criminal Records is giving away a pair. No purchase is necessary, just drop your information in the contest box up front. (Although the new Langhorne Slim album is delightful, and they totally stock it. Just saying.)
The contest ends a week before Bonnaroo starts, so no lolligagging, lest ye be denied a weekend of music with thousands of fellow stinky fans.
In anticipation of the festival, I created a Muxtape of Bonnaroo artists. Check it out here: cldoesbonnaroo.muxtape.com. The selection process for this mix was extensive. Is the song representative of the artist’s repertoire? Would it provide a suitable sonic entryway into the festival? Most importantly, do I already own it?
Since I was limited to 12 tracks, and there are over 140 artists playing the festival, tens of tens of talented artists didn’t make it on my mix.
Feel free to make your own Muxtape and post a link to it in the comments. Extra points for tracks from any of the performers in the comedy tent.
For more information about the festival, check out www.bonnaroo.com.
June 9th, 2008 at 4:55 am
I’ll be there covering it too, see you in the press area. Here’s my muxtape: http://ohmpark.muxtape.com/