On May 3, an all-star roster of musicians will gather at New York City’s Madison Square Garden to help celebrate the 90th birthday of folk-legend and activist Pete Seeger. The
Back in 1996, Ken Hays of Terrapin Tapes started a festival called Deadhead Heaven in an attempt to bring all of Jerry’s kids together to enjoy a weekend of fantastic
A few weeks back, we dropped the gossipy news that singer-songwriter-blogger-novelist Ryan Adams had popped the question to former teeny-bopper pop star turned actress Mandy Moore. The odd couple didn’t
Last week, we brought you part one of our in-depth interview with Superfly Presents president Jonathan Mayers where we discussed his start in the industry, the booking process for Bonnaroo and so much more. This week, we bring you part two of Scott Bernstein and Jeffrey Greenblatt’s talk with Jonathan, which includes his thoughts on Outside Lands, Vegoose, Superfly’s Greening efforts and much more…
Hidden Track: What has been your favorite Bonnaroo – both, in terms of your experiences and in terms of performances?
Jonathan Mayers: I have a couple, really. I’ve had many amazing moments there. You know, to be working with your friends every day, to feel creatively inspired, realizing that you can do anything. It’s like you can have an idea and with a good team of people you can execute on it and that just for me, the festival itself happening, is very fulfilling.
In terms of performances, I’m a huge Neil Young fan and when Neil Young & Crazy Horse played [in 2003] it was just such an amazing thrill for me because here was my hero, playing the festival and totally killing it. That was amazing. And, I’m also a huge Radiohead fan and I thought, Radiohead it was just an amazing set and they are one of my favorite bands. When they played, it felt like the festival was evolving – so that was really exciting too. And even Metallica last year – we had a lot of people that didn’t feel like that was a good booking for us and I thought that they were amazing. I thought it was a statement that – you know what – the place isn’t going to burn down. They’re an amazing live band and it worked.
READ ON for more on Outside Lands, the future of Vegoose, the economy and who Jonathan is most excited to see at this year’s Bonnaroo…
While Pitchfork may be known for their lengthy album reviews that usually contain so many obscure music references that make you wonder if they have a pool at the office,
While we’re waiting for Dave Vann’s photo gallery from last night’s show, I figured I’d add some thoughts about the second mammoth show of the run. While I really enjoyed the first show, I felt something missing: the dirty, funky improv. Last night we got a heaping helping of tasty jams, during which the band seemed more focused on what each other was playing. Any questions I had about the return of Phish were answered more clearly by show number two. All felt right in the world.
Phish – 2009-03-07, Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA
Nearly everything about last night was more relaxed than on Friday. The energy at that first show was nervousness mixed with excitement. The Coliseum staff got all the attendees into the building with ease as compared to Friday’s shit show at doors. Everyone had gotten the lay of the land the night before and were better prepared for another long show.
READ ON for more of Scotty’s review and the setlist…
In our never ending quest to keep you up to date on all the festival announcements that bombard our in-boxes each day comes artist line up for the sixth annual
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