Our story so far: The nojazzfest proposal was met with muted approval, but no commitment. Further research found prohibitively expensive airfare, and word-of-mouth suggested lodging might be near-unobtainable. My half-hearted suggestion of an alternative, the Beale Street Music Festival, was met with appropriate silence: Who needs a big, generic festival like that?
Enter Facebook. Today I received an invitation to:
The Muddy Roots Festival is the brain child of Jason Galaz of Nashville. Galaz got started in the music industry screenprinting T-shirts for bands, and then moved into doing promotion. The weekend festival will include camping and food vendors on a full service festival grounds that include a large stage, sound tower, and shower facilities. People will be able to come and not have to leave the grounds all weekend. It is being held on the June Bug Boogie Ranch in Cookeville, the same place the June Bug Biker rallies happen twice a year. No exact price for this, but the plan is to keep admission under $50.
The June Bug Boogie Ranch is a private ranch an hour and change east of Nashville International Airport. Nashville is an easy day's drive for Stoner, and he could pick everyone up at the airport. (Feral Boy: Aspen -> Nashville is about $300 on Frontier.)
The lineup is outlaw country, rockabilly, and Deep Blues. And Reverend Deadeye is playing! (I happen to know Rocky's three favorite songs of all time are "White Christmas", "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?", and "Fuck The Devil!")
Anyway, this sounds dirt cheap, with a vibe similar to Deep Blues. (This is the inaugural year for the event.) Check it out and chime in.
http://www.muddyrootsmusic.com/festival.html
http://www.myspace.com/muddyrootsculture
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2 comments:
I'm game for anything. FYI Jack White's Third Man record studio is in Nashville and occasionally open to the public.
There's always SF as an option.
It's an intriguing festival, but an unfortunately-timed weekend (for me). I'll get back to you.
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