Over 75 bands are on the roster this year for the second annual Boro Fondo, a two-day mass community bike ride and music/arts festival.
Though it’s only the second year that the event (which will take place April 25 into the wee hours of April 27) has held the title Boro Fondo, this is actually the fourth year for the musical cycling event in the ‘Boro.
Locals Asher Johnson and Phillip Maloney took over the event in 2013 and rechristened the festival with its current moniker.
Kicking off Friday, April 25, at 5 p.m., music venues on the downtown Murfreesboro square including 3 Brothers and Wall Street will feature participating bands.
In addition to music, there will be one-act plays, visual art, poetry readings and stand-up comedy.
Maloney said there will be some additional festival features still in the developmental stages.
“We’re working on a couple other things that aren’t definitive enough to mention,” he said.
Maloney was scant on other details as well.
“We’ll be having a pizza breakfast at Eisenhouser for the Saturday kickoff; pizza will be from Marco’s. We’ll also have a bouncy castle and a Meth Dad Bounce-Fest after-party for Saturday. The location is going to be secret, though,” he said.
In addition to an earlier start than last year, Boro Fondo will also follow a new route, and participants will have the option to camp out Friday night.
Crayons and Antidotes
The major bike ride will be Saturday, covering several miles of Murfreesboro with stops at venues and house venues.
The schedule and map might still be tweaked slightly and have not yet been released.
Maloney said applications are still being accepted for acoustic acts, standup, plays, poetry and art.
Some featured bands include Mantra Mantra Mantra, Crayons and Antidotes (pictured above), Roman Polanski’s Baby, Meth Dad, Tennessee Scum, TronAteMyBaby, The Most Amazing Century of Science, Creature Comfort and Gnarwhal.
