Watch: Everest Cover Crazy Horse Guitarist's Somber Ballad

The scruffy Angelenos perform a Danny Whitten tune backstage at Bonnaroo.
Everest's Russell Pollard

It's not every day you meet a band that can name a member of Crazy Horse whose name doesn't end in "Young." It's even rarer to find a band that actually knows that member's solo material. In our new video below, Everest pulls off both feats.

Watch Acoustic Sets from Backstage at Bonnaroo!

Everest, the Low Anthem, Alberta Cross & three more acts play unplugged at SPIN's festival campsite.
The Low Anthem

Sadly, we weren't allowed to build an actual fire at our Bonnaroo campsite, but we still kept a "Kumbayah" spirit afloat by inviting some of our favorite up-and-coming bands to visit our RV compound and play tunes for a few special guests -- including YOU, our beloved reader!

Artist Interviews from Bonnaroo: Day 2

WATCH: SPIN chats up Phoenix, Kaki King, and Everest at the Budweiser Troo Music Lounge.
Photo by Ian Witlen

At Bonnaroo's Budweiser Troo Music Lounge, a little oasis where fans cool off, browse the internet, and have a cold one, up-and-coming acts took the stage for their featured Bonnaroo sets. And in between those sets, SPIN invited bands from around the festival to sit down for interviews with our own Peter Gaston.

Celebs Flock to Neil Young's Tour-Closer

Oasis' Noel Gallagher, Bill Murray, Norah Jones, and others turn out for the New York gig, featuring openers Wilco and Everest.
Neil Young / Photo by Jonathan Bayer

After two months on the road, rock legend Neil Young closed out his North American tour last night with a catalogue-spanning set at New York City's Madison Square Garden. And the gig -- a celebratory event with openers Wilco and Everest -- drew a who's who list of celebs, including actor Bill Murray, singer/songwriter Norah Jones, and Oasis' Noel Gallagher.

Meet Everest -- Neil Young's Hand-Picked Opening Band

Click here to find out why the rock legend tapped this Los Angeles, CA, act to open his North American tour.
Everest

Rock icon Neil Young's North American tour kicked off Tuesday night in St. Paul, MN. Opening the show? Everest, a SoCal rock outfit known for churning out fuzz-caked Americana riffs and rollicking acoustics that Young personally tapped for the job.

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