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  Kings of Leon Star at Bonnaroo

  June 13, 2010 – A friend tells a story of volunteering at a small club in Athens, Ga., in the early days of Kings of Leon, before they were even stars in the U.K., and the band rolled up in their van the afternoon before a show. She went out to ask if there was anything they needed, and one of the boys grabbed a bag of dirty laundry, tossed it at her feet, and walked off into the club without a word. …
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  Conan O'Brien Heats Up Bonnaroo

  June 13, 2010 – "It's comedy in a Native American sweat lodge!" So began Conan O'Brien at his Bonnaroo set Saturday in the Comedy Theatre, where the air conditioning seemed to be on strike. But O'Brien made the best of the sauna-like situation and served the ideal distraction: laughs. Lots of 'em. …
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  Best & Worst Moments of Bonnaroo: Day 2

  June 12, 2010 – BEST INTROSPECTIVE FRAT PARTY: KID CUDIRegardless of the fact that Kid Cudi spent much of his overnight set occasionally rapping along with a laptop guide track, or singing off-key over it, the massive, college-age sprawl at the That Tent didn't mind a bit (perhaps they were just happy he made it to the stage after an arrest earlier in the day in New York for "criminal mischief and criminal possession of a controlled substance"). …
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  Edward Sharpe Draws a Huge Crowd at Bonnaroo

  June 12, 2010 – If anyone still doubts that Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are the new Pied Pipers of hippie kids and trustafarians, they were not in the Other Tent audience on Friday. The latest melodic mini-cult from singer Alex Ebert (formerly of Ima Robot) lured an impressively large crowd to their early-afternoon performance: Young Bonnaroo patrons in tie-dye bikini tops and board shorts spilled out from the awnings for a hundred feet in  …
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  INTERVIEWS: Temper Trap, Black Keys, Local Natives

  June 12, 2010 – To get a break from the Tennessee heat, Bonnaroo bands gathered in Jeremiah Weed's Backyard, a down-home hangout featuring lawn games, BBQ, and cocktails made with Jeremiah Weed's vodkas and bourbons. Check out video interviews below with the Black Keys, who played a mean game of cornhole; the Temper Trap, who compared the various festivals they've played; and Local Natives, the festival newcomers from California. Also, be sure to che …
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  Best & Worst Moments of Bonnaroo: Day 1

  June 11, 2010 – BEST WIDE-EYED DESCENT INTO DEBAUCHERY: NEON INDIANPerhaps the most stunning performance of Bonnaroo's first day was Neon Indian auteur Alan Palomo's full-band rendition of his good-naturedly dazed lo-fi bedroom concoctions at the That Tent. …
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  Why They Call It... Bonnaroo

  June 7, 2010 – Welcome to the weekly SPIN.com feature "Name That Band!" where we get the inside stories behind the mysterious monikers of some ofour favorite artists. (See past episodes of Name That Band! …
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  FREE ALBUM! SPIN's Picks for Bonnaroo 2010

  June 5, 2010 – June 10-13 brings us Bonnaroo, the annual celebration of music in the Tennessee countryside, attended by some 80,000 fans. …
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