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Neko Case Brings Out the Stars
by Alan Light (06/14/09 11:46 PM)
Neko Case played the final 2009 set at This Tent, and drew some big names. Oh, sure, Bruce Springsteen was there, watching from the side of the stage (he was also spotted at MGMT last night, and Citizen Cope and Band of Horses today), but the duet that brought the house down was with...Triumph the Insult Comic Dog!
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Pledge Allegiance to the Hag
by Alan Light (06/14/09 07:54 PM)
Merle Haggard played a magnificent set in This Tent, packed with such classics as "Mama Tried" and "White Line Fever" and some Bob Wills Western Swing. He closed, of course, with a song perfect for the B'Roo faithful...
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The Boss Claims His Crown
by Alan Light (06/14/09 02:10 AM)
Bruce Springsteen will be 60 years old in a few months, but on Bonnaroo's What Stage tonight, he played 28 songs over three hours, and schooled bands one-third his age on how it's really done.
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Wilco at Sunset
by Alan Light (06/14/09 01:57 AM)
Wilco returned to Bonnaroo with a masterful set on the What Stage, playing favorites like "California Stars" and "Handshake Drugs" along with a few songs from the new "Wilco (The Album)," which comes out at the end of this month
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Heartless Bastards on Which Stage
by Alan Light (06/13/09 05:16 PM)
Just a quick shout-out to one of my favorite bands here, the Heartless Bastards, who rocked the Which Stage and the Sonic Stage today. Fronted by the glorious Erika Wennerstrom, totally worth checking out if you don't already know 'em....
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PE Brings the Noise
by Alan Light (06/13/09 02:43 PM)
Public Enemy burned down This Tent on Friday night, performing the greatest hip-hop album of all time, "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," in its entirety.
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Silent Disco Friday night
by Alan Light (06/13/09 02:27 PM)
A quick glance at the sights and (absence of) sounds at a B'Roo staple. Dozens of dancers with headphones, grooving to the music in the heads - a little eerie when you stumble on it late night.
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Hip Hop History
by Alan Light (06/12/09 11:26 PM)
The Beastie Boys shocked the Bonnaroo crowd by bringing out Nas to premiere an upcoming collaboration from their forthcoming album. Who expected a summit of legendary MCs down here on the farm?
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