Underground Bands and Indie Music Reviews

If you are interested in planning a summer trip that you will never forget, check out this year’s Bonnaroo concert festival in Manchester, Tennessee. This four day event features some of the best musical bands and artists in the country every June. The festival will be held from June 9-12 this year, and features artists as diverse as Florence + the Machine, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Eminem, Ray Lamontagne, Big Boi, Iron and Wine, etc. The list goes on and on.

Bonnaroo takes place on a 700-acre farm. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival’s 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village.

Concert goers are encourage to camp in tents, RV’s, or even local hotels and attend as many events as they would like. For more information on this jam-packed event, check out the Bonnaroo website for more details.

Today is International Women’s Day. Last week, I went to see the one-night showing of the Half the Sky documentary. Based on Nicholas Kristof’s and Sheryl WuDunn’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, the documentary focuses on three issues affecting women around the world: sex trafficking, maternal mortality and violence against women.

Unfortunately, it was a one-night only event, so I can’t encourage everyone to go see it. But the film did feature appearances by a few great musicians! I love it when artists use their influence to support good causes. It’s just like the Hope for Haiti Now Benefit concert I wrote about a while back. It is great to see that these artists are truly passionate — not only about their music but about doing good things with it.

Half the Sky features these artists:

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