Articles by Grist staff

At a press-only Bonnaroo show

Caught a press-only acoustic performance yesterday with the Cold War Kids, Elvis Perkins, and Alec Ounsworth (dreamy!) from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The show was amazing; the guys played several songs from each band, ending with "Doomsday" by Elvis Perkins, which has amazing (and somewhat relevant) lyrics that I can’t seem to find online. […]

And comments on the green efforts

There’s a lot of press here at Bonnaroo, so I don’t know why I was so surprised to find out that Jon Pareles of The New York Times is here blogging the festival. I guess I just can’t imagine the Gray Lady all sweaty and covered in dirt, hanging out with the hippies. Anyway, Friday […]

At a Bonnaroo press conference

I just left the first press conference of Bonnaroo where hiphop-funk-reggae guru Michael Franti of Spearhead set the stage by explaining his routine when coming to Bonnaroo: "The first thing I always do is go over to the port-a-potty, because you can tell what stage the festival is in …" The man speaks the truth. […]

Look out!

The masses started arriving yesterday. Gates opened at noon, and ‘Roo-goers were ready. At left is the “before” shot — the open grassy field (once home to cows and cow pies) that will soon be just a field of dirt covered in dirt-covered people and dirt-covered trash. Unless Clean Vibes has something to do with […]