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An Audience Proves that Love is NOT Dead as CHVRCHES Play to Devotees at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

by Corey Bell | Oct 12, 2018 | Asheville, Best, Live Music, Stage, Venue, Venues

LIVE MUSIC / VENUE SPOTLIGHT Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger An Audience Proves that Love is NOT Dead as CHVRCHES Play to Devotees at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium October 9th, 2018 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium – Asheville, NC This past Tuesday, October 9th, Scottish...

In Through The Out Door: To Reject Critical Voice & Finally Hear the Music (Sonic Highways – PREFACE)

by Corey Bell | Oct 9, 2018 | Life, Meditation, Musings, Sonic Highways, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger In Through The Out Door: To Reject Critical Voice & Finally Hear the Music Sonic Highways: Musical Immersion on the Roads of America - (Preface) How does one accurately describe their...

Buncombe Bins: The Ten Best Spots to Shop for Records in Asheville

by Corey Bell | Oct 8, 2018 | Asheville, Best, Favorite, List, Travel

STAGE TRAVELER'S TIPS, TOURS, & TASTY TIDBITS Buncombe Bins: THE Ten BEST Spots to STOp and Shop FOR FINE VINYL in Asheville Hit up these local listening oases to snag some slick additions to your stack o' black. Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger October 7,...

Sonic Highways: Musical Immersion on the Roads of America

by Corey Bell | Oct 2, 2018 | Sonic Highways, Stories, Travel

EXPLORATIONS: SONIC HIGHWAYS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Sonic Highways: Musical Immersion on the Roads of America Table of Contents Preface - In Through the Out Door I. Introduction Part One: One of These Things First II. Introduction Part Two:...

New Slang: Glossary of Terms & Guide to Mastering the Bonnaroovian Tongue (Eighty Thousand’s Company – APPENDIX)

by Corey Bell | Sep 23, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger New Slang: Glossary of Terms & Guide to Mastering the Bonnaroovian Tongue Companion Appendix to Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and...

To The Last: A Brief Afterword (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XVII)

by Corey Bell | Sep 23, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Live Music, Meditation, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger To The Last: A Brief Afterword Volume XVII of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal and Collective Celebration (click...

Carry That Weight: The Tao of Festival Packing (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XVI)

by Corey Bell | Sep 4, 2018 | Best, Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Carry That Weight: The Tao of Festival Packing Volume XVI of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal and Collective...

Warning Sign: A Brief Guide to Festival Survival and Common Sense (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XV)

by Corey Bell | Sep 4, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Festival, Life, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Warning Sign: A Brief Guide to Festival Survival & Common Sense Volume XV of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal...

Beach House Turns it Up and Masters it All at Raleigh’s Famed Ritz

by Corey Bell | Aug 6, 2018 | Best, Favorite, Live Music, Stage, Travel, Venue

LIVE MUSIC / VENUE SPOTLIGHT Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Beach House Turns it Up and Masters it All at Raleigh's Famed Ritz Club July 27th, 2018 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC, USA North Carolina is now my home, and so it is my duty as a faithful citizen to...

Riders on the Storm: Encounters with the Elements on the Festival Grounds (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XIV)

by Corey Bell | Aug 2, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Festival, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel, Venue

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Riders on the Storm: Encounters with the Elements on the Festival Grounds Volume XIV of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in...

LIVE: Janelle Monáe Downloads Herself into Mainframe at the Fillmore Charlotte

by Corey Bell | Aug 2, 2018 | Best, Favorite, Live Music, Stage, Travel, Venue

LIVE MUSIC / VENUE SPOTLIGHT Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Janelle Monáe Downloads Herself into the Mainframe of the Fillmore Charlotte July 24th, 2018 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC, USA One week ago, I ventured out of my snuggly mountain city to the...

Music To Walk Home By: Family Matters & Community at Bonnaroo (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XIII)

by Corey Bell | Jul 21, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel, Venue

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Music To Walk Home By: Family Matters & Community at Bonnaroo Volume XIII of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal...

Return to Oz: A Lesson in Preparedness, Learned the Hard Way (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XII)

by Corey Bell | Jul 16, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Festival, Life, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Meditation, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Return to Oz: A Lesson in Preparedness Volume XII of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal and Collective Celebration...

Comfortably Numb: An Exploration of an Exercise in Excess [April 2015] (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME XI)

by Corey Bell | Jul 14, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Lifestyle, Meditation, Musings, Stories

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Comfortably Numb: An Exploration of Exercise in Excess [April 2015] Volume XI of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal...

You Wanted A Hit: Memorable Performances & On Stage Moments at Bonnaroo (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME X)

by Corey Bell | Jul 9, 2018 | Best, Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Stage, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger You Wanted A Hit: Memorable Performances & Onstage Moments at Bonnaroo, 2005-2015 Volume X of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and...