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John Mayall shuts it down with bluesy authority
3. May 2009
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers closed the Blues Tent and did so with tributes to Sonny Boy Williamson and Albert King, among others. Here’s a video of Mayall and some couldn’t-be-restrained boogiers. I got more than a few inquiries from people who had no idea who he was. Why they thought I’d know anything, I’ll [...]
Continue reading...The end is near!
3. May 2009
It’s the Sam’s Town stage a couple of minutes ago. Glad not to be on the cleanup committee.
Continue reading...Poncho protection
3. May 2009
Heh: Snoop Dogg made sure to keep his Yankees jacket dry with one of those cheap $5 ponchos. — Lindsey
Continue reading...Where Does George Clinton Come From?
3. May 2009
Those who have seen George Clinton & P Funk know that the band is more than just a band. It’s a surreal pageant of weirdness. The guy in the underwear. The guy in the wedding dress. The list goes on. Fronting the band is the unclassifiable George Clinton. Backstage, onlookers played a game of figuring out [...]
Continue reading...Checking in
2. May 2009
So, I’m trying to upload videos and photos and get a post up on this here blog, and Shinedown is mere yards away from me, hootin’ and hollerin’ and screaming and driving their bass beats so hard that the walls of this trailer are shaking. It’s all giving me a sense of urgency that I’m [...]
Continue reading...Costello is the new Waldo
2. May 2009
One great thing about Saturday’s music festival was that with the price of admission, you were virtually guaranteed to see Elvis Costello. You didn’t even have to be at his set from 8 to 9:20. You just had to go see other people perform; Elvis Costello would just show up on the stage. Many of you [...]
Continue reading...BSMF Faces: Biting the Bullet Edition
2. May 2009
I was hunting for my lost shoe among the Sam’s Town Stage waste late Friday when I saw two stumbly young men eyeing the trash and picking up boxes of cigarettes like bits of gold from a disgusting beer can-strewn stream. They were nice enough to offer me a cigarette, which I declined. And then [...]
Continue reading...In which your intrepid blogger is nearly trampled to death
1. May 2009
I remember when I was in ninth grade and we were deep into the reign of alternative music and the concept of moshing seemed really cool. That was also back when the thought of actually touching a boy was so titillating that I was willing to risk life and limb just to brush up against [...]
Continue reading...The art of the music
1. May 2009
George Hunt is a star. Has his own tent where he sells the Beale Street Music Festival posters he’s done for years. People are lined up to get him to sign their acquisitions. It’s $30 for posters between 2000-2009. But the rare 1996 version will run you $80. Posters from other years are on display [...]
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16. May 2009
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