Eaux Claire, WI

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Came close to getting a press pass for this festival. It’s headlined and developed by two of my dearest bands: The National & Bon Iver (Justin Vernon.)

Justin Vernon’s musical development and backstory is an incredibly spiritual story set in the backwoods of Wisconsin in a cabin with some soul searching. The National, on the other hand, hail from my home state, namely the city Columbus, and further developed their talent throughout the world now.

My brother and I will be making the ten-hour car ride Thursday night and even be staying in the same dormitory Justin wrote his song, “Towers,” about. I am beyond thrilled for this event.

In celebration, here are a couple of songs from the bands.

 

How does music inspire you? How does music invoke your humanity? What does music make you care about? Feel? These are all questions I’ll be asking myself and have a solid, better understanding of coming back from this road trip. For a lot of authors, music plays a pivotal role in the development of their writing and work. Without certain playlists, I’m certain some of my stories would have never been written, let alone published.

Enjoy!

~CB