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Festival Coverage
[Coverage by Jacki Moon and Tai C] Sonic Bloom is notorious for showcasing some of the brightest talent in the underground community, from electronic music and beyond. In past years huge names, such as Bassnectar and Pretty Lights, have headlined the festival shortly before completely blowing up the scene. This tradition seems to have continued […]
Electronic
During this year’s South By South West Music and Networking Conference in Austin,TX we had the chance to kick back with one of the Bay area’s most talented music producers, Nicholas Alvarado, aka Pumpkin. In addition to talking about the craziness of SXSW, his origins in the burner scene and what was next up on […]
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Festival Coverage
Wakarusa was one of our favorite festivals from the summer, and it isn’t hard to see why. Take a walk down memory lane for another #ThrowbackThursday as we think back to the beautiful weekend we spent on the Ozark mountain soaking up the vibes from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, The Floozies, Cherub, Manic Focus, […]
Festival Coverage
Now entering its 17th year, Shambhala Music Festival has kept its humbling vibe since its very first party in 1998, where 500 people gathered to celebrate life, music and art. Every year this gorgeous farm makes way for one of the best underground dance parties of the year. A ticket to this completely grassroots festival (no […]
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Festival Coverage
SCOOTENANNY will forever hold a special place in my heart. This day-long event, which boasted some of the best up-and-coming musicians Texas has to offer, featured a full spectrum of indie rock & dance acts that surely won’t be beat for a long time to come (or at least until the Fall, in this crazy […]
East Coast
Though they may not be anywhere near the top of the billing, the act I’m most looking forward to is Boulder, Colorado’s three piece livetronica act DYNOHUNTER. Featuring Justin Ehmer on drums, Fred Reisen on bass and synth and Clark Smith on saxophone, keys and production, DYNOHUNTER creates a sound that appeals to both EDM […]
Electronic
If you’re bold enough to put the word ‘fun’ in your name and then go even further by adding two more ‘fun’s’ after it, chances are you know what you’re doing. Fun Fun Fun are the badasses of the festival scene, like the cool kids on the playground who weren’t afraid to chum it up […]
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Electronic
To say the magic of an organic festival scene was alive and well atop Mulberry Mountain would be a severe understatement, as the weekend I spent at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival felt as though an entire alternate universe had opened up; the land almost beams with remnants from a past time. Wakarusa successfully embodied […]
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Electronic
The emergence and growing popularity of transformational music festivals in the past several years offers a poignant outlet for creating a more conscious foundation of human community based on self expression, collective collaboration, and a combination of numerous mediums to climb to a higher order of creativity. Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) is a […]
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Festival Coverage
While preparing for a 17 hour road trip across the states to a rural area outside of Richmond, Ohio, a feeling of excitement begins to set in. The excitement continues to grow with each fleeting moment and every passing mile. Kinetic Fire is unlike any other music festival. Hell, it’s not even considered a “music […]