This Saturday in Milwaukee is the twenty-fifth annual Farm Aid concert. Farm Aid has become much more than just a concert. It is now an organization that promotes sustainable family farming, serving as a resource to link local and family farming organizations throughout the country.
The lineup looks great. Old standbys Willie Nelson and Mellencamp will be there, as will headliners Dave Mathews and Norah O'Donnell. Further down the line, Jeff Tweedy does excellent solo sets, and Band of Horses has been a favorite since I saw them at the Granada in Lawrence, KS, when me and about nine other people knew they existed. Two years later they opened for The Killers in a much bigger venue in Kansas City. That was an odd pairing.
You can catch the concert on DirectTV or stream it from the Farm Aid website.
