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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: The Roo ExperienceI know we’re about a month out from Bonnaroo, but I’ve been so busy with all the transitions in my life that this is the first chance I’ve found to update everyone about the amazing time I had there. I’ll get to all of my life changes in a later…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 0: Welcome to Bonnaroo 2012!
Happy Bonnaroo 2012, everyone! As you read this John, Tati, Addam and I are heading to Manchester, Tennessee, where we will meet up with Ben and Daniel for good music and better times. I’ll be out of touch for at least a week, but expect a full update as soon…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 1: ALONow I wouldn’t be a very good vegan if I didn’t dedicate a blogaroo post to the Animal Liberation Orchestra. ALO is a California rock band composed of Zach Gill (keys and vocals), Steve Adams (bass and vocals), Dan Lebowitz (guitar and vocals) and Dave Brogan (drums and vocals). The…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 2: Flying LotusSteven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, is an experimental multi-genre music producer from Winnetka, California whose debut album, 1983, was released on Plug Research Records in 2006. While he’s uncredited, Ellison has produced bumper music for the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. He’s also remixed songs for fellow Plug Research artists, including Mia Doi Todd. In January 2011 FlyLo won the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards in the…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 3: DispatchDispatch is a Boston-based indie/roots band that was active from 1996 to 2002. While the band took a decade-long hiatus, they’re back in action just in time for Bonnaroo. Following a 2011 national tour, the group released a self-titled EP containing six new songs. It was their first all-new release since…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 4: Major LazerMajor Lazer is a musical project by DJ/Producer Diplo. While it used to include Switch, he left the group last year due to “creative differences.” Hype man Skerrit Bwoy was also involved in the project, but he left earlier this year to pursue religion. Diplo and Switch met while working with M.I.A. In 2009 the duo…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 5: fun.The group fun. got started in New York City in 2008, following the break up of The Format. After the group disbanded, Nate Ruess teamed up with Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff of Anathallo and Steel Train. Dost had toured with The Format, and Ruess met Antonoff after The Format toured…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 6: SOJASoldiers of Jah Army, or SOJA, got their start in Arlington, Virginia in the late-1990s. Jacob Hemphill (vocals, guitar) and Bob Jefferson (bass) met in first grade soon after Hemphill had returned from Africa, where his father was working as a defense contrator in Uganda. The lifelong friends teamed up…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 7: GROUPLOVEGROUPLOVE hit the music scene in 2010 with an independent EP. The following year they recorded their official debut album, Never Trust a Happy Song, which drummer Ryan Rabin produced. The group formed out of a friendship between the band’s five members, with Christian Zucconi on vocals and guitar, Hannah…
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Continue reading →: Blogaroo: Day 8: Das RacistBrooklyn’s Das Racist is composed of MC Himanshu “Heems” Suri, MC Victor “Kool A.D.” Vazquez and hype man Ashok “Dapwell” Kondabolu. Known for their humor and unconventional style, the group made it big with the 2008 hit Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. They produced mixtapes Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man just…
Hello, I’m Ash! I am an assistant professor in the Journalism and Public Relations Department at California State University, Long Beach. This blog serves as a personal love letter to Long Beach, as I find my community and tread toward tenure.
