The Blogaroo is back! Brad, Laura, and Keefer are spending the weekend in Manchester, Tennessee at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival. Check out their commentary and some of the backstage interviews and performances below!

Laura’s Recap

It’s Day One All Over Again

Another Bonnaroo is underway! On the drive down, I was thinking about how many times I have ventured to the farm in Tennessee for my fix of music and culture. This year is my 9th journey to summer camp.

Day 1 is always filled with hugs from those that have been a voice on the phone over the last year, a quick tour of the grounds (which adjust every year) and a structuring of sleeping quarters. News that Mumford & Sons canceled their Saturday night headlining gig spread around the camp. Soon after, Jack Johnson mysteriously showed up in our camp to talk to our own, Keefer. The rumors became reality as it was announced that Jack would take Saturday night’s headlining slot.

It always seems, to those looking in from the outside, that this is a fun ride filled with perks, meetings with rock stars and front row/side stage access. They think we come down here, stay on air-conditioned buses, enjoy the stocked bar and refrigerators and hop on golf cart shuttles that take us to see live music. Well, that is correct. We enjoy all of those things and I make no apologies. It is the best experience any music lover could dream of. But remember, the reason we are treated with such importance is because we are connecting YOU to the experience. The musicians, managers, record labels and Bonnaroo staff understand this and are very helpful in guiding us towards the ultimate experience. I guess I should thank you. So, thank you.

Thursday included the sights and sounds of Django Django, JD McPherson, Wake Owl, Twenty One Pilots and the sounds of the talented unknown as we walked through Centeroo, past the stages of Bonnaroo. Tonight, we will enjoy Sir Paul McCartney as he makes his first appearance on the farm. I’ll cover this one from the pit and send it all back to you.

9 years as a Bonnaroovian and I wouldn’t trade a second of this experience. My life is “about the music.” It connects the world together, as one.

My love to you,

Laura Duncan

Backstage Exclusives

Alt-J

“Fitzpleasure”

Interview

Django Django

“Love’s Dart”

Interview

Father John Misty

“Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings”

Interview

Houndmouth

“Ludlow”

Interview

Jack Johnson

“I Got You”

Interview

JD McPherson

“Dimes For Nickels”

Interview

Wake Owl

“Wild County”

Interview

Walk The Moon

“Tightrope”

Interview

Paul McCartney’s coming to Indy next month, and we’d like you to see him here…and “there.”

Win tickets to see Sir Paul July 14^th at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, AND a trip to Seattle to see Paul on July 19^th. To win, listen to 92-3 WTTS between Monday, June 24th and Friday, June 28th for any Paul McCartney or Beatles song. When the song starts, be the 9th caller at 800-923-WTTS (9887). You’ll win a reissue copy of Wings Over America  from Concord Music Group and be in the draw to see Paul McCartney Here and There.

Here are the songs we’ll play, and the times to listen!

Monday, June 24:

8:15-8:30am – Beatles “Come Together”
11:30-11:45am - Paul McCartney “Band On The Run”
2:45-3:00pm - Beatles “Blackbird”
5:15-5:30pm - Paul McCartney “Junior’s Farm”

Tuesday, June 25:

7:00-7:15am - Paul McCartney “Maybe I’m Amazed”
10:45-11:00am - Beatles “Hello Goodbye”
3:15-3:30pm – Paul McCartney “Let Me Roll It”
6:00-6:15pm - Beatles “Dear Prudence”

Wednesday, June 26:

7:15-7:30am - Beatles “We Can Work It Out”
9:45-10:00am - Paul McCartney “Silly Love Songs”
2:30-2:45pm - Beatles “Hey Jude”
5:00-5:15pm - Paul McCartney “Live & Let Die”

Thursday, June 27:

8:45-9:00am - Paul McCartney “Listen To What The Man Said”
11:30-11:45am - Beatles “Let It Be”
3:00-3:15pm - Paul McCartney “1985″
5:45-6:00pm - Beatles “Back In The USSR”

Friday, June 28

8:15-8:30am - Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever”
10:15-10:30am - Paul McCartney “Another Day”
2:45-3:00pm - Beatles “Golden Slumbers”
5:45-6:00pm - Paul McCartney “Jet”

Click here for a complete list of contest rules.

Paul McCartney And Wings – “Maybe I’m Amazed” (from Rockshow)

The Blogaroo is back! Brad, Laura, and Keefer spent the past weekend in Manchester, Tennessee at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival. Check out some of the backstage interviews and performances below!

Backstage Exclusives

Rayland Baxter

“The Cold Easy Life Of A Loner”

Interview

Black Prairie

“Nowhere, Massachusetts”

Divine Fits

“Would That Not Be Nice”

Interview

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

“Better Days/They Were Wrong”

Interview

Jillette Johnson

“Cameron”

Interview

JOHNNYSWIM

“Home”

Interview

Milow

“Learning How To Disappear”

Interview

The National

“Don’t Swallow The Cap”

Interview

Portugal. The Man

“Purple Yellow Red And Blue”

Interview

The Rubens

“Lay It Down”

Interview

Allen Stone

“What I’ve Seen”

Frank Turner

“Recovery”

Interview

Two Gallants

“My Love Won’t Wait”

Interview

Patrick Watson

“Adventures In Your Own Backyard”

Interview

“Weird Al” Yankovic

Interview

Click Here For Thursday’s Recap

Click Here For Friday’s Recap

At WTTS, summertime and concerts go hand-in-hand.  And we’ve got a LOT of tickets we want to share with you.  This summer, every Friday’s a FREE TICKET FRIDAY on 92-3 WTTS.

It’s easy to listen to win free tickets.  Just listen to WTTS every Friday at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 5:00pm.  When we tell you to call, be the ninth caller at 1-800-923-WTTS (9887) and you’ll pick up concert tickets for a WTTS summer show.

You could win tickets to the following shows:

June 21^st – Jimmy Buffett (June 27^th at Klipsch Music Center)

June 28^th – Bob Dylan (July 5^th at Klipsch Music Center)

July 5^th – Matchbox Twenty / Goo Goo Dolls (July 7^th at Klipsch Music Center)

July 12^th – Train (July 19^th at Klipsch Music Center)

July 19^th –  Heart (July 30^th at Klipsch Music Center)

July 26^th – Maroon 5 (August 3^rd at Klipsch Music Center)

August 2^nd – John Mayer (August 10^th at Klipsch Music Center)

August 9^th – Black Crowes (August 13^th at Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn)

August 16^th – Umphrey’s McGee & STS9 (August 16^th at Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn)

Click Here for official contest rules.