Briefly: Yonder Mountain Rocks With Barack

Our political correspondent, Jennifer Kirk, has been on hiatus for the past few weeks, so I’ll take her place by letting y’all know that local boys Yonder Mountain String Band will be performing this afternoon at Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at Invesco Field in Denver. The Nederland natives join a lineup of huge superstars that includes Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow and will.i.am. Probably not the best time to drop Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown.