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The backstory on For Emma, Forever Ago, Justin Vernon’s debut album under the name Bon Iver, reads like a musical version of Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild. Singer-songwriter Vernon holed up in his father’s cabin in northwestern Wisconsin for several months after a series of personal setbacks, including breakups with his band and girlfriend, and a lingering bout with mononucleosis that attacked his liver and kept him in bed for three months. The result is a set of hauntingly beautiful folk songs that make a quiet storm of Vernon’s spectral approach to songwriting and singing. Vernon followed up this year with his Blood Bank EP, which plays like a continuation (and last act of sorts) of For Emma.
Updated 09/18/2009

Twin Cities:
The Bad Waitress
Denver/Boulder:
Bon Iver adds a second date in Boulder, Lil Wayne returns to Colorado
Milwaukee:
Bon Iver at Riverside Theater
Chicago:
Lollapalooza schedule
Denver/Boulder:
More shows than you can possibly digest in one sitting
Austin:
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009
Milwaukee:
Bon Iver at Riverside Theater
Milwaukee:
Crosby, Stills & Nash at Riverside Theater
Austin:
Sleepy Sun, The Delta Mirror, and Ringo Deathstarr at the Mohawk
Bon Iver: Blood Bank EP
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago