It鈥檚 safe to say a music-loving town like Austin鈥檚 familiar with , the folk-tinged indie band fronted by Justin Vernon. But that might not be the case for the public at large.
Bon Iver has made numerous stops in Austin: at , the , and most recently, a . (KUT .)
Nationally, Vernon鈥檚 stature has grown since appearing on Kanye West鈥檚 platinum-selling 鈥溾��, and Bon Iver鈥檚 self-titled 2011 album was named album of the year by numerous critics, including .
But for many, Vernon鈥檚 last night was the first many had heard of him. And moments after his acceptance speech, the confusion took to Twitter, with hilarious results.
Bon Iver (an intentionally-botched take on French phrase bon hiver, which means "have a good winter") was misheard around the world . Music website Brooklyn Vegan .
This isn鈥檛 the first time indie heroes have a confused Grammy watchers 鈥� Album of the Year 2011 winners (and ) caused similar with their win last year.
