I finally posted that video of Ben Folds rocking Chatroulette live during a concert last month in Charlotte, NC and it got me thinking if he would be trying that a bit more on his upcoming tour. He’s at Town Hall in New York City tomorrow night and hits a ton of major metros on his path out to San Francisco in mid May, so he’s got plenty of chances to bust out his laptop and rock his audience and some random dude with his pants down on Chatroulette. Technology FTW. READ MORE
Ben Folds took the social networks by storm a few weeks back when, at his show in Charlotte, NC, he performed a live impersonation of a certain piano man named Merton who would perform for guests on Chatroulette. The resulting video was hilarious.
What I love about this is that it seems so obvious and Ben Folds beat everyone else to the punch; now, you simply can’t venture down this path as an artist without being compared to the guy who did it first. For a while, there were some rumors floating around that Ben Folds was Merton himself, but he just set the record straight officially. Mashable was all over this story as well.
And there we have it, folks. The lineup for Lollapalooza 2009 is out:
* Depeche Mode
* Tool
* The Killers
* Jane’s Addiction
* Beastie Boys
* Kings of Leon
* Lou Reed
* Ben Harper and Relentless7
* Thievery Corporation
* Snoop Dogg
* Rise Against
* Andrew Bird
* TV on the Radio
* Vampire Weekend
* The Decemberists
* Neko Case
* STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
* Animal Collective
* Band of Horses
* Of Montreal
* Arctic Monkeys
* Coheed and Cambria
* Ben Folds
* Fleet Foxes
* Silversun Pickups
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Crystal Castles
* Bon Iver
* Santigold
* Atmosphere
* Dan Auerbach
* Cold War Kids
* Deerhunter
* Lykke Li
* Robert Earl Keen
* Peter Bjorn and John
* Heartless Bastards
* Gomez
* Glasvegas
* Federico Aubele
* Dan Deacon
* Passion Pit
* Zap Mama
* The Raveonettes
* The Gaslight Anthem
* The Airborne Toxic Event
* White Lies
* Ra Ra Riot
* No Age
* Asher Roth
* Los Campesinos!
* Bat For Lashes
* Chairlift
* Gang Gang Dance
* The Virgins
* Amazing Baby
* Portugal. The Man
* The Knux
* Ida Maria
* Delta Spirit
* Friendly Fires
* Manchester Orchestra
* Constantines
* Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
* Hockey
* Miike Snow
* Alberta Cross
* Hey Champ
* Sam Roberts Band
* The Henry Clay People
* Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
* Cage the Elephant
* Living Things
* The Low Anthem
* Blind Pilot
* Langhorne Slim
* Other Lives
* The Builders and The Butchers
* Eric Church
* Joe Pug
* Kevin Devine
* The Greencards
* Carney
* Thenewno2
And “spinning at PERRY’S”
* Bassnectar
* MSTRKRFT
* Simian Mobile Disco
* Deadmau5
* Boys Noize
* KiD CuDi
* Crookers
* A-Trak
* Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set)
* The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set)
* LA Riots
* Kaskade
* The Glitch Mob
* Hollywood Holt
* Rye Rye
* He Say, She Say
* Car Stereo (Wars)
* Dark Wave Disco
* Moneypenny
* Yello Fever
* Animal Collective (DJ Set)
As always, Lollapalooza has put together a solid lineup consisting of big rock acts, latest indie rock sensations, and some favorites from year’s past. All in all, this lineup looks great.
Now, if I can just work in a trip to Chi-town to take advantage of this.
Grab your tickets here.
The Bonnaroo 2008 lineup just got announced late last night. The headliners of the festival are surprises to me — I purposely avoided any rumor mill this year — and I’m sure they’ll be surprises to the mainstream contingent that may or may not decide to go to this megafest on that farm down in Manchester, TN come June 12-15, 2008.
The headliners announced are Pearl Jam, Metallica, Jack Johnson, and Kayne West. Hrm.
Pearl Jam is a nice headliner to feature but seems slightly unimpressive considering their headlining gig last year at Lollapalooza 2007. That was a great set, by the way. Metallica seems 100% out of place at this festival, which isn’t a statement meant to conjure up all those “Bonnaroo is a jamband festival” arguments that are no longer valid. I don’t know, it just seems off to me. Jack Johnson is also headlining Coachella 2008 so it seems a little unimpressive that they’ve got him doing Bonnaroo as well. Differentiation is something we all cherish in these lineups and that’s definitely evident as you get to the “long tail” of the lineup. My Morning Jacket is always a treat, The Raconteurs are going to have a killer year regardless of what festivals they’re booked for (already Coachella and Bonnaroo), M.I.A. will get the crowd hopping, Umphrey’s McGee will get the crowd shredding, and Battles better get a mainstage slot. It gets plenty more eclectic as you read down the lineup.
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Phil Lesh & Friends
My Morning Jacket
The Allman Brothers Band
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Death Cab for Cutie
B.B. King
Sigur Ros
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton
M.I.A.
Umphrey’s McGee
Iron & Wine
Yonder Mountain String Band
Swell Season
Talib Kweli
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival
Gogol Bordello
Broken Social Scene
Robert Randolph’s Revival
Rilo Kiley
Mastodon
Lupe Fiasco
Against Me!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Pat Green
Ozomatli
Tegan & Sara
Solomon Burke
Drive-By Truckers
!!!
The Avett Brothers
Israel Vibration
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Greene
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
The Fiery Furnaces
Orchestra Baobab
Ghostland Observatory
Jose Gonzalez
Dark Star Orchestra
Minus the Bear
Donavon Frankenreiter
Lez Zeppelin
State Radio
Battles
Jakob Dylan
Two Gallants
The Sword
Vampire Weekend
Little Feat
Nicole Atkins
The Felice Brothers
Mason Jennings
MGMT
The Lee Boys
Black Kids
Serena Ryder
Steel Train
Grupo Fantasma
Back Door Slam
Bonnaroo Comedy:
Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
Zach Galifianakis
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
Mike Birbiglia
John Mulaney
Michelle Buteau
What do you guys think of this? We normally find this festival as the largest point of discussion as the musical new year begins, with people scrambling to determine if they want to go and how hipster they should snark on the lineup. If that even makes sense. I, for one, wouldn’t want to attend for the headliners, although I’ll admit that seeing “Master of Puppets” live is somewhat of a lifelong dream for me. I’d go for all the up-and-coming artists that would play the smaller tents. And given the festivities and the vibe and the sheer fun a festival like this would allow for (assuming you don’t get sunburned), Bonnaroo is once-again a festival no-brainer. Go to this.
The 2008 festival season will be kicking off in less than two months with what was once known as “Junior Bonnaroo” or “Bonnaroo Light”. These derogatory swipes lost their meaning this year because the Langerado Music Festival has arrived on the scene as a premier festival. They have changed locations from Markham Park, a small but comfy venue, to the expansive Big Cypress Reserve, famous for its Phish Millennium concert.
With their facilities expanded and upgraded, they introduced an impressive lineup that easily could rival the Bonnaroo’s and Coachella’s of the world. Headliners included REM, Beastie Boys, Phil Lesh & Friends, 311, The Roots, Ben Folds, G. Love, Matisyahu, and many others. When the dust cleared Langerado has forced other festivals to scramble to conjure up a remarkable group of bands.
Other than the marquee headliners, here are five bands that are worth making the trip out of the tent for early sets…
Vegoose 2006 will be getting the AT&T Blueroom Webcast treatment, much the same as their webcast of Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, etc.
VEGOOSE WEBCAST AND CONTENT IN THE AT&T BLUE ROOM
If you miss any of this year’s festival, make sure you visit the AT&T blue room at attblueroom.com/music, where they’ll feature a live webcast of Vegoose, October 28th & 29th. After Vegoose is done, you can stop by the blue room for archived Vegoose performances and other interesting content.
I betcha they broadcast Tom Petty’s set…again.
Update: they’ve got a list of performers ready but no specific webcast schedule yet…
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- The Killers
- The Mars Volta
- The Black Crowes
- The Raconteurs
- The Keller Williams Incident
- Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
- Medeski Martin & Wood w/ special guest Maceo Parker
- Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band
- Jurassic 5
- Gomez
- Widespread Panic
- Phil & Trey…
- Fiona Apple
- Ben Folds
- The Roots
- G. Love & Special Sauce
- Galactic
- Built To Spill
- Jim James of My Morning Jacket
- …and more!
Some more artists to revel at (or complain about) have been added to Vegoose 2006…
Vegoose 2006 Lineup Additions
Phil & Trey…
Ben Folds
Mike Patton’s Peeping Tom
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Yard Dogs Road Show
These artist join an already great (and arguable) lineup…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Widespread Panic
The Killers
The Mars Volta
The Keller Williams Incident
The Black Crowes
Fiona Apple
The Raconteurs
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Medeski Martin & Wood
The Roots
The Rhythm Devils feat. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, Mike Gordon & Steve Kimock
G. Love & Special Sauce
Jurassic 5
Galactic
Praxis
Yonder Mountain String Band
Gomez
Built To Spill
Guster
Jim James of My Morning Jacket
Dr. Octagon aka Kool Keith
Band of Horses
Jamie Lidell
The Zutons
Who’s going?!?!?
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