Hey, live music lovers! It’s summertime, and the concert season is upon us. Here’s a round-up of music festivals happening in 2009. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, June 11-14, 2009 Manchester, Tennessee 100+ bands perform on 10 stages on 700 acres of rural Tennessee farmland. Visit the website. CMA Music Festival, June 11-14, 2009 Nashville, […]
Street music
Mostro
TravelTracks recently ran across a fantastic San Francisco street band–Mostro. Front man Justin Ancheta has a captivating voice, and the music pulls influences from around the world. Take note of the didgeridoo, a large Aboriginal Australian wind instrument–at 6+ feet long, you won’t see many street musicians playing one of these.
oh, play me some mountain music
Commuters run up and down the escalators of the Foggy Bottom Metro station in Washington, D.C.–women in suits and sneakers, men with briefcases and security badges. Twenty feet to the left of the subway entrance is a little piece of solitude. Sweet, soaring notes perfume the air, created by three small, dark men from the […]