Backstage at Bonnaroo 2010 Sunday!!!

It is our fourth day and I've almost survived the weekend! Only three bands left!!! We kicked it off this morning with, They Might Be Giants. Then we had, Everest, Medeski Martin and Wood, Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, and Phoenix. Calexico is performing right now and coming in next for an interview. Then we will have, John Butler Trio and Martin Sexton. It has been another great adventure!

They Might Be Giants http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TheyMightBeGiants.mp3

Everest http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/Everest.mp3

Medeski Martin and Wood http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/MedeskiMartinandWood.mp3

Regina Spektor http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ReginaSpektor.mp3 

Ingrid Michaelson http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/IngridMichaelson.mp3

Phoenix http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/Phoenix.mp3

And the Watson Twins popped in to take advantage of our air conditioned trailer...

Saturday at Bonnaroo 2010!!!

We have two days left of Backstage craziness. Avett Brothers and Nortec Collective have already been here and a band called, Truth & Salvage, is performing right now. They have some amazing harmonies! I haven't heard of them yet but that isn't the first time I have discovered a band here!

We are pretty sure that when John Prine comes over this afternoon, Old Crow Medicine Show, will be backing him! We are also getting, Mumford and Sons! They popped in before dropping off their gear and heading over to the Lunar stage to watch the Fifa World Cup! The crowd over there is going to be insane!

We also have the Dead Weather popping by the studio for a quick interview!!!

Brandi Carlile, Caitlin Rose, and Dave Rawlings Machine will be popping by as well!

Wish me luck! I'll post the interviews here when possible.

Here are the interviews from Saturday:

Avett Brothers http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/AvettBrothers.mp3

Nortec Collective http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/NortecCollective.mp3

Truth and Salvage Co. http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TruthandSalvageCo.mp3

John Prine http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JohnPrine.mp3

John Prine XRT http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JohnPrineXRT.mp3

Dead Weather http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DeadWeather.mp3

Dave Rawlings http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DaveRawlingsMachine.mp3

Internet has been pretty flaky all weekend. Of course, we are in the middle of a field in Manchester, TN!

Friday Part Two!! Bonnaroo 2010!!

We are running a bit late. The last band for the evening, Mexican Institute of Sound, just got here an hour late. I have some more interviews to post for you.

Ok Go


http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/okgo.mp3

Umphrey's McGee

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/UmphreysMcGee.mp3

The National

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TheNational.mp3

Michael Franti of Spearhead

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/MichaelFranti.mp3

Tori Amos

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ToriAmos.mp3

Black Keys

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/BlackKeys.mp3

Dr Dog

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DrDog.mp3

Disco Biscuits

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DiscoBiscuits.mp3

The Mexican Institute of Sound

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/MexicanIntstituteOfSound.mp3

Friday at Bonnaroo 2010!!!

Friday is here and the day is flying by already! We have twelve bands on the books today. Our morning started with the, Carolina Chocolate Drops at 9am. They were dressed to impress and sounded amazing. A wonderful way to wake up and start the day.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/CarolinaChocDrops.mp3

Chris Thile and his band, Punch Brothers, dropped by at 10am. They were really decked out, wearing some snazzy suits! They performed with only two microphones in the Grand Ole Opry style! Very fun!

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/PunchBrothers.mp3

PUNCH BROTHERS

The band, Dawes, came over at 11am, to show off their brotherly harmonies! Their have an album out on ATO Records, which they recorded without any computers. They also have a pretty cool fan named, Bill Murray! In their interview they told a great story about wild Bill!

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/Dawes.mp3

More updates to come!

12PM OK GO
1PM UMPHREY'S MCGEE
2PM THE NATIONAL
3PM MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD
4PM TORI AMOS
5PM BREAK
6PM BLACK KEYS
7PM DR DOG
8PM DISCO BISCUITS
9PM MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND

Thursday at Bonnaroo!!!

We are rocking here in the backstage at Bonnaroo studios! I'll add information to the blog as time permits today. Temper Trap just came through the studios for a quick performance and interview. I can only post the interviews on the blog but I am also podcasting everything in the itunes store. Just search for Lt. Dan Buckley. I haven't uploaded any of the interviews yet to the ftp server, but keep your eye out and they should start showing up soon.

Our first band of the day / year came over at 2pm. They are called, The Constellations and came from Atlanta, Georgia. They are a party band with a reputation for music!

Here is a link to the Constellations interview:

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ConstellationsInterview.mp3

The 3pm slot featured, Local Natives. A band from Silverlake, CA.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/LocalNativesInterview.mp3

4pm featured, Temper Trap. A band you've been hearing on Lightning 100 that came all the way from Australia.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TemperTrapInterview.mp3

Joshua James is in the recording studio right now and will be coming over for an interview soon.

 http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JoshuaJamesInterview.mp3

Still to come tonight: Postelles, Julia Nunes, The XX,  and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros!

I'll get the links to audio up soon and post some pictures...

PS I bought, Ashley Capps (the founder of Bonnaroo) boots last night! How cool is that?!

Here are some more interviews


http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ThePostellesInterview.mp3

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JuliaNunesInterview.mp3

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/XXInterview.mp3

The 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival!

Your good friend Lt. Dan is heading down to Bonnaroo in the morning. I'll be slaving away backstage, recording and editing interviews with dozens of artists between Thursday and Sunday. I'll do my best to post as many as I can here for your listening pleasure. I don't think I am allowed to post the schedule here but I can promise you it will be amazing! Full of up and coming artists, well established acts, and a few musical icons. It will be fun to share it with you and I hope you'll leave me a comment or two. You can also follow along by finding my podcast in the itunes store. Just search Lt. Dan Buckley and you'll be sure to find me.

Here is an aerial photo of the Bonnaroo Music and arts festival. Someday I would love to take my own photo like this!!!

Here is a photo of the backstage studio, surrounded by hay for soundproofing!