The music festival season is upon us—time to hit some outdoor concert events.
Coachella kicks off the front end of the 2013 major festival circuit with two (identical) weekends out in California. A little closer to home, over in Memphis, the Beale Street Music Fest in early May boasts a pretty solid lineup. Rivaling Bonnaroo, the Memphis fest features some of my favorite (rockin’ but not too heavy) bands from the ’90s: Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains and the Flaming Lips, joining Bassnectar, the Roots, Public Enemy, Black Keys and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tickets for this (non-camping) event are going for $85, a fraction of Bonnaroo’s ticket cost.
However, the ‘Roo does have a Beatle and a Weird Al.
Look for more soon from the Pulse on the Weird One and his appearances at Bonnaroo in June and at TPAC on April 18. Also on the horizon, Hangout, Forecastle, Lollapalooza, ROMP, Firefly, Bunbury—oh, the decisions.
Send us pictures! Or a “My Summer Vacation” report.
Here in Murfreesboro everyone’s gearing up (their bicycles) for Boro Fondo weekend. A huge event, open to all, on a beautiful day, involving hundreds of folks from the art community, and not about money or fame or selling records or any other product.
It just may be about community, the kind of community Mr. Shepard refers to in his column this edition.
So, other than for taxation purposes and end-of-life decision making, I just don’t see the point of trying to get the government to recognize your marriage.
Who needs a corrupt bureaucracy to validate or approve their private relationships anyway? Those with a financial interest in it, I suppose. If it would save you some money on your tax bill, or make it easier for the one you want to receive your insurance benefits or inheritance when you die, then I guess there’s a reason.
Rather than fighting for equality in the right to file a joint tax return, why not just abolish the IRS and end its seizure and control?
“Free people don’t ask permission.” I like it.
Get those seeds started now! The 2013 growing season is here.
In case you were wondering, the Mayos’ chickens did leave us a few Easter eggs. Keep on laying, ladies!
Make sure your chicken is getting the proper amount of calcium in her diet. Only the finest cheeses and meats for my birds!
Enjoy your month. Go see a play, or read a poem, or attend BoroVino, or ride a bike. Volunteer to help someone in need, make some art, attend the symphony, eat some late-night hummus, support your neighbors.
As Flea says, “Be nice.”
Peace,
Bracken Mayo
Editor in Chief
