We’re resting now in a dirtbag hotel in Knoxville, wondering what the hippie outside actually did to his car (he says it was a lug nut issue, but that doesn’t account for the smashed windshield.)
Anyway, we only saw a few shows: Jakob Dylan and Phil Lesh and friends.
The fest was a blast, but we’re [...]

Jack Johnson and Pearl Jam were fantastic, but the big news was Kanye West bombing.
Apparently he showed up at 4 a.m. for his 2 a.m. show and walked through it lazily.
Even Robert Randolph weighed in during his set, shouting "Kanye sucks!" Glad we didn’t wait up for Kanye.

Posting now that my Blackberry is recharged. It was another long day.
We caught Donavan Frankenreiter and Mason Jennings before catching the amazing punk bluegrass of The Avett Brothers. Simply the best show I’ve ever seen.

Fatigue and rain got the best of us last night, and we didn’t quite make it through My Morning Jacket.
What we did see was amazing, as always.
It continued raining all night, but hopefully it’ll dry out a bit today. It’s another busy day, with the capper being Jack Johnson and Pearl Jam.

Holy tiredness. We caught three amazing sets in a row: Tegan & Sarah, The Swell Season and Rilo Kiley.
Also caught some comedian named Chris Rock.
But the big one lies ahead: My Morning Jacket late night. I need some more rest.

As expected, Vampire Weekend rocked late night last night.The plan for today is to catch a few shows, with the late-night holy grail of My Morning Jacket. It’s early and it’s hot already. I’ll let you know how the day goes.

Its 12:30 and we’re getting some food before the last leg of our trip, fom Cookeville to Manchester.
We loaded up on supplies and will wind our way down the local roads. More later. 1:20 pm: We’re in line to enter. Our back roads did well for us. More once we get in. 2:49 pm: Now [...]

After about 12.5 hours in the car and a few tense moments, we’re at our hotel in Cookeville, Tenn.We’ll get a good night’s sleep, a shower and some breakfast before driving the 1.5 hours to Bonnaroo in the morning. The ride down was lovely but a bit stressful, with some weird t-storms along the way. [...]

Starting today, Press Play writer Andrew Toland is heading to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.
Hey folks, this being my third trip down to this megafestival on an old farm in the center of Tennessee, I’m feeling like sharing. As long as technology permits (cell signals can be a bit dodgy down [...]

"Langhorne Slim" by Langhorne Slim (Kernado) - Out now
Just by the sight, Langhorne Slim gives himself away. A bit gangly and aloof, with a shock of Krameresque brown hair, he just screams troubadour. And the name doesn’t hurt, either.
Of course, it’s not his real name (that would be Sean Scolnick), but that’s immaterial. The [...]