ABOUT JOHN RODERICK


My name is John Roderick, and I'm the guitarist and singer of the Seattle rock band The Long Winters. I'm excited to be going to Bonnaroo this year as correspondent for MSNBC. I'm going to check out all the big acts, The Police, Tool, Widespread Panic, The White Stripes, etc., but I'll also be seeking out the smaller and up and coming acts to get a wide-angle picture of the whole, three-day festival. I spend a number of months on tour every year myself, so I have a good idea what the bands themselves are experiencing, and I'll be able to report from backstage as well as from the crowd for a unique view of the music, the atmosphere, and the shenanigans.

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And the fans go wild

Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:11 AM by John Roderick

Feist
I’ve also toured with Feist, but now that I’ve established my journalistic integrity we can dispense with formality. She’s a first-rate guitarist and musician who is inspiring some cult-like devotion from her fans.

I didn’t hear cheering anywhere else like the cheering for Leslie Feist — she’d arch her eyebrow and the place would blow up — which always makes me wonder what the heck is going on.  Her songs are minimalist and inventive, and she has a good voice and a good ear, like a PJ Harvey who’s not so mad at boys, but the rabid fandom is usually about something else. She must be code for something that I haven’t figured out.

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