The Republic: > Summer heat has taken an early grip on Tennessee and forecasters don't foresee it loosening anytime soon. That makes for steamy weather at two large outdoor music festivals. > > High temperature records have been broken across the state since June arrived as a strong high pressure ridge sits above the Southeast in the upper atmosphere, blocking any approach by cold fronts. > > Music fans will be feeling the heat with 80,000 general admission tickets being sold for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival that began Thursday on a 700-acre farm near Manchester, about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. In downtown Nashville, the CMA Music Fest draws 50,000 to 60,000 country music fans each night to LP Field, the home of the Tennessee Titans. Thousands of fans spend the days visiting tourist spots in the city and looking for county music stars. > > Alberta Kelly of New Brunswick, Canada, in Nashville to attend her first CMA Festival, said it's been raining at her home for much of the last two months. After arriving in Nashville, she went shopping for sunglasses. > > "I wasn't prepared for this at all. (The heat) hit me pretty hard when ... American Songwriter: > It was only a matter of time before Bonaroo got its own official theme song. I mean, what doesn't rhyme with Bonnaroo? > > The best part — like Bonnaroo itself, the theme song crosses musical and cultural boundaries. Watch bluegrass greats The Del McCoury Band and New Orleans regulars The Preservation Hall Jazz Band perform "Bonnaroo (Feel The Magic)" below. Is that a cicada we hear on high harmony? > > Preservation Hall Creative Director and tuba player Ben Jaffe, explains the inspiration behind it: > > "Del's bus broke down outside of Chicago at 3am following our 'American Legacies' gig. Pres Hall turned around, picked up the stranded McCoury's on the side of the highway in the snow. Once aboard the bus, Ronnie McCoury presented the idea that the two groups work together to create an original Bonnaroo theme song in celebration of the 10th year anniversary. The melody and lyrics came to Preservation Hall vocalist Clint Maedgen as if the song had already been written. An hour later, the first version of it was recorded on an I-Phone and this video was recorded backstage the following night." > > Read and comment. From americansongwriter.com. NASHVILLE, TENN. — Music fans looking for a hot time in Tennessee have found the right place. photos by David Andrako CSS @ Bowery Ballroom CSS, no longer a Sub Pop band, are set to release their third full length La Liberación on August 22 via V2/Cooperative/Downtown. The album features contributions from Ratatat, Bobby Gillespie of Primal... Four days, 12 stages, 175 acts, 700 acres of land -- the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is thriving in its tenth year. Since forming in 1998, Louisville, Kentucky-based My Morning Jacket has become one of America's most beloved rock bands, criss-crossing the country for years on tour. Fleet Foxes at United Palace in May (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Fleet Foxes go on a short tour in July with an unannounced opener. According to their twitter, "super pumped for who we're touring with in July, but can't announce... Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Video Rolling Stone On June 11t, Rolling Stone Cover Contest finalists Lelia Broussard and the Sheepdogs will go head to head on the Bonnaroo stage among sweaty hipsters and some of music's finest acts. The winner will claim the title of first unsigned act to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, and before the big gig, the two acts are trading barbs in a new video. "Lelia ... we've got beards, we've got guitars and you're going down," says Sheepdogs frontman Ewan Currie, who also criticizes Broussard for not citing his band as an influence alongside her other Canadian favorites, Feist and Alanis Morissette. Lelia quips back, "Listen Dogs, nobody wants to see a bunch of bearded, sweaty Canadian dudes on the cover of Rolling Stone." Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Tours and Concerts Kevin Mazur, WireImage / Getty Images The 2011 Bonnaroo music festival is coming to a computer near you. The 10th anniversary of the fest, which will feature Eminem as headliner, will stream live all weekend long on Vevo, allowing music fans to skip out on the porta- potties, mud and scorching heat that usually comes hand-in-hand with the four- day long music party, held in a remote field 50 miles south of Nashville, Tenn. Since 2008, Bonnaroo has upped the hip-hop ante when it comes to its lineup. Kanye West, Jay-Z and the Beastie Boys have all had a turn on the fest's main stage in the last three years. Eminem will play an hour-and-half long headlining set on Saturday night, while Lil Wayne will rock things Friday in the evening/morning, playing from 1AM to 3:30AM. J.Cole, Wiz Khalifa and Big Boi will also be making appearances with a mic at Bonnaroo 2011 and are confirmed for the Vevo stream, along with other Bonnaroo 2011 performers Florence + The Machine, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, the Strokes and many more. Simfy, often called Germany's answer to Spotify, has filed a complaint with local regulators against Apple saying it is abusing its market dominance by delaying the expansion of the Simfy service to the iPad. (CMU) Simfy's fight has broader implications... Take a look back at the best moments from the Bonnaroo music festival. PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art Institutes schools are dedicated to providing students with hands-on, real-world education, in- and outside of the classroom. With a career-focused curriculum, experienced faculty and a range of community-based projects, students test their ideas agai It just doesn't feel like summer in Orange County without the annual Hootenanny taking over Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine every Fourth of July weekend. And between Sasquatch and Weenie Roast and our Bonnaroo coverage coming later this week -- not to... Dr. John's Desitively Bonnaro is our pick of the week. Also highlighted: Explosions in the Sky, Alison Krauss, Hayes Carll and more. Before he kicks off his Rolling Papers U.S. tour with a main stage performance at Bonnaroo this Saturday (June 11), Wiz Khalifa stopped by the Billboard offices for a live Q&A. Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Free MP3 Download of the Day Getty (2) | AOL | Redferns | NBC From June 9-12, thousands will gather for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., for three days of live music and camping held on a beautiful 700-acre farm. The festival boasts over 150 performers, including the Grammy-winning Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Eminem, Buffalo Springfield and Lil Wayne. Besides the music, attendees can experience the 100-acre entertainment village featuring a classic arcade, cinema, beer festival and comedy club. This year, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, but if you can't make it to the main event (all tickets are currently sold out) you can sample the music of some of this year's acts here. Download free MP3s from over 30 of this year's Bonnaroo musical performers below. Alison Krauss & Union Station is scheduled to perform at the tenth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 9-12... David Rawlings, superb six-string accompanist to the evening's opening act, Gillian Welch, was the first to comment on the significance of what was about to go down Saturday (and again Sunday) night at the Wiltern: "We're having a real good time up here … as long as we don't think about what's coming next." Welch [...] Buffalo Springfield stunningly returns to L.A. is a post from: Soundcheck
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Stay Hydrated Bonnaroo CMA Music Fests Open to Record High Temps... To Celebrate Ten Years Gets a KickAss Theme Song... music festival goers feeling the heat CSS & Sleigh Bells new album details belated pics from their Bowery show w/ Princeton Cover story What is My Morning Jacket on Fleet Foxes Walkmen playing Williamsburg Waterfront Lelia Broussard and Sheepdogs Talk Trash Face Nerves Before 2011 Streaming at Computer Near You AM News Simfy Claims Apple Abuse Facebook Adds Facial Rec. iCloud Lawsuits HMV SoundCtrl More Best of The Classroom Remixed Art Institutes Students Live Contest Finalists Get Pumped Up For Showdown Looking back Hootenanny Playlist Tracks acts this weekend Wiz Khalifa Talks Snoop Movie Amber Rose Next Single in Billboard.com Q&A Free Songs Alison Krauss Union Station Perform Arts Festival Buffalo Springfield stunningly returns L.A.
