Festival season is upon us and Brad and Barry talk to Matt Quinn from Mt. Joy, one of those bands that can play at just about any festival. Plus, it's confession time for two "veteran" media guys as Brad forgets to turn on his microphone.

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The spectre of Bonnaroo is large and real (finally), and on this episode of The What Podcast, Brad and Barry are starting to focus in on the live music festival season, which will be more exciting and intense than ever before. They talk to the winner of their ticket giveaway. Also, Barry and Lord Taco make a trip to a Mini Roo with some serious Roo fans like Daniel and Sharla from the Roo Bus and Kevin and Mitchell from Reddaroo.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:48) JazzFest or ACL?

(00:06:07) Endless Festivals

(00:08:27) Fake or Festival?

(00:12:15) Boutique Festivals are Popping Up

(00:16:45) International Festivals vs. American Festivals

(00:30:47) Jaclyn, our Bonnaroo ticket winner

(01:03:34) Brad Can't Tan

(01:06:43) Mini Roo

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The What Podcast takes a deep dive into music festivals every week and this time around Brad, Barry and Lord Taco offer their tips on what to bring and what not to bring to your first Bonnaroo, as well as how to make sure your festival experience is a positive one.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:08:20) Our Bonnaroo Mistakes

(00:14:46) Traveling to Bonnaroo

(00:32:54) Camping at Bonnaroo

(01:07:03) Shows and Experiences at Bonnaroo

(01:29:36) Outro

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At some point or another in all of our lives, we've wondered how this song gets played on the radio and not that one. This week on The What Podcast, Brad and Barry talk to one of the guys who actually makes those kinds of decisions. Troy Hanson, head of rock programming at Cumulus Broadcasting, is our guest on the show that takes a deep dive festivals in particular, but music in general.

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This week on The What Podcast, the weekly show that takes a deep dive into the world of music festivals, Brad and Barry talk with Mike Daly, Executive Director of A&R and Music Publishing at Disney Music Group, about what exactly guys in his line of work do.

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The What Podcast is a show done by Bonnaroovians for Bonnaroovians that takes a deep dive into the live music festival universe. This week, Brad and Barry talk to Grace Potter about what it has been like to be the guinea pig (her words) for other musicians as they hit the road, and what it was like coming out of a difficult time in her life. She also talks about how tough it was shooting the video for her deeply personal song "Release".

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Write this down, Brad, Barry and Lord Taco are determined to get to the bottom of the recent spate of festival lineup releases and while we don't want to give it away, they are pretty excited about one in particular and vow they can be in Amarillo by morning.

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This week, Brad and Barry chat with Bonnaroo first-timer Devon Gilfillian, a very talented R&B singer who also happens to be hilarious. He talks about growing up as the son of a wedding singer and why he decided that the best way to follow his Grammy-nominated debut album was to pay homage to one of the most important albums of all time - "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye.

We also talk about how you can win a pair of Bonnaroo tickets!

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:07:14) Firefly Lineup Announced

(00:11:06) Moon River Lineup Announced

(00:19:55) Devon Gilfillian Interview

(00:55:46) Bonnaroo Ticket Giveaway

(00:59:01) Banter

(01:02:51) Preacher Camp

(01:08:29) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

(01:11:22) An Old Game Show Comes Back

(01:14:24) Outro

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This week on The What Podcast, Brad and Barry visit with Cole, Dawson and Luke of Almost Monday, who talk about how surfing brought the band together, the music scene in San Diego and how Eddie Vedder is influencing young musicians there in a huge way.

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This week, Brad and Barry are joined by Sergio Vega, bassist of Deftones and Quicksand. They discuss Vega's beginnings in the post-hardcore band Quicksand and joining Deftones in the wake of Chi Cheng's tragic passing. Vega also dives deep into his own songwriting in addition to offering some insight into Deftones' own recording process. To close the interview, Vega shares his thoughts on returning to the road with Deftones in a post-pandemic world, which includes an appearance at Bonnaroo.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Opening

(00:00:35) Intro

(00:16:27) Sergio Interview

(00:46:17) Closing

(00:49:55) Outro

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