In an attempt to discover something new while I'm there, I went through the full lineup for the festival with the following goal: find five new artists of interest I had never heard of before based on nothing but their bio and content on the Bonnaroo website to check out while in Tennessee. Yes, that's a fairly limiting scope, and in retrospect maybe not a wise decision, but hey, sometimes establishing boundaries defines a space for creative things to happen.
Here's what I came up with in no particular order and the videos from the Bonnaroo site I listened to.
Gary Clark, Jr. - "Don't Owe You a Thing"
Straight gas from the first note.
If Jim James can like it, I can like it too.
Band of Skulls - "Death by Diamonds and Pearls"
Kinda White Stripesy but I don't hold that against them.
MAN MAN - "Mister Jung Stuffed"
The back story slightly distresses me and I can't condone their press photo, but the conviction in his voice gives me hope.
MAN MAN - “Mister Jung Stuffed”
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Mat McHugh (of The Beautiful Girls)
Reminds me of a time when I thought no one would top Jack Johnson as a singer songwriter. I'm not really nostalgic for those days, but this will go really well with a dozen PBR's, some Jack and the sweat of the Tennessee sun.
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