When other music festivals in North America are closing down for the day, Bonnaroo is ready for another launch—the incarnation of late-night bacchanalia and all that comes with it. The [...]
Every year before Christmas, I get a text message from my pal Tyler Mesanko about the coming year’s Bonnaroo line-up. Now that I’ve retired from the holiday party circuit, I usually don’t know anything; my opinions are [...]
If any one performer could personify Bonnaroo, it just might be Patrick Hallahan, co-founder and drummer of My Morning Jacket. His affable demeanor, quick wit, monster talent, and down-home modesty [...]
Here’s this week’s round up of all things New Orleans! NOLA is where Bonnaroo was born and it’s where the Bonnaroo vibe exists 365 days a year. Take a minute [...]
Superfly Presents founders Jonathan Mayers, Rick Farman, Kerry Black, and Rich Goodstone first met in New Orleans, and promoted concerts there for five years before making the leap to create Bonnaroo. In honor of [...]
When Big Freedia took the stage at The Other Tent at Bonnaroo 2012, it was likely many festivalgoers’ first exposure to the unique style known as bounce. Characterized by a [...]
If you ask most people which instrument is most iconic of New Orleans music, they’d probably say the trumpet. After all, the city’s airport is even named after Louis Armstrong. [...]
The Bonnaroo site, an oasis in the wilds of Tennessee, becomes something of a nation in its own right during that one magical weekend in June, when tens of thousands of [...]
This week Bric-a-Brac brought you Bonnaroo Legends. There’s nothing quite like seeing a piece of musical history being born. From The Dead to Jay Z to Bruce Springsteen, Bonnaroo has [...]