Eight bands, two stages, and perfect weather in which to enjoy the beautifully renovated Minneapolis Sculpture Garden made for a truly memorable Rock the Garden 2017. Copresented by the Walker and 89.3 The Current, the concert featured sets by Bon Iver, The Revolution, Benjamin Booker, Car Seat Headrest, Margaret Glaspy, Dead Man Winter, Bruise Violet, and Dwynell Roland. Relive the day in a video set to headliner Bon Iver’s live performance of “____45_____.”
Launched by the Walker in 1998, Rock the Garden has gone from an intermittent street jam to an off-site extravaganza on Boom Island, a parking ramp rave to, in 2019, a two-stage affair in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Here’s an authoritative look back at the festival's history, from Antibalas to Wilco.
When asked to create imagery related to Bon Iver's album 22, a Million, Cameron Wittig was given one rule: don't show Justin Vernon's face. Here he shares the process behind the photography, his collaboration with artist Crystal Quinn, and influences on the final product, from Blue Velvet to Francis Bacon.
Designing Bon Iver's 22, a Million: An Interview with Eric Timothy Carlson
Justin Vernon assembled a cast of creatives to make Bon Iver's Grammy-nominated LP 22, A Million. Here we catch up with one such artist, Eric Timothy Carlson, whose design for the album is less a graphic identity than a rich documentation of a network of players, places, times, and tools.
