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Funkadelphia at Farm Fest + Artist Spotlight | Ageless East Coast

Funkadelphia at Farm Fest + Artist Spotlight | Ageless

As if Farm Fest’s lineup wasn’t stellar enough, the folks over at Funkadelphia are bringing the Funkytown Stage, a completely different aspect of the festival with an additional lineup guaranteed to keep the funk alive at Farm Fest throughout the weekend. Featuring such great artists as Unlimited Gravity, Project Aspect, Spankalicious, Supersillyus, a secret special […]

Jul 9, 2014 Read →
5 Things Northern Nights Has That You Wont Find At Any Other Festival Electronic

5 Things Northern Nights Has That You Wont Find At Any Other Festival

Because the CYM crew is so stoked to be all up in the Redwoods in a few weeks, I thought I’d compile a list of what Northern Nights offers that you can’t find at most other music festival on planet earth. Hopefully this will give you a better idea of why you should ALL make it […]

Jul 8, 2014 Read →
Northern Nights Artist Spotlight: Odesza Electronic

Northern Nights Artist Spotlight: Odesza

Electronic music duo Odesza have been making quite the splash in the underground EDM culture since the release of their 2012 debut album “Summer’s Gone.” Having barely graduated college, the duo suddenly had a rapidly expanding fanbase, hungry for more of the unique sound they had carved out for themselves. Their 2013 EP release, “My Friends Never Die,” […]

Jul 4, 2014 Read →
Pumpkin Spills the Beans on His Favorite Festival: Shambhala Electronic

Pumpkin Spills the Beans on His Favorite Festival: Shambhala

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 […]

Jun 24, 2014 Read →
[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Friday the 13th with Thievery Corporation, Tycho, and Fort Knox Five at Red Rocks Amphitheater | Denver, CO July 13, 2014 Electronic

[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Friday the 13th with Thievery Corporation, Tycho, and Fort Knox Five at Red Rocks Amphitheater | Denver, CO July 13, 2014

The energy in Colorado was abuzz late last week as we approached the historic honey moon that fell on Friday the 13th, a rare astronomical event that won’t take place again until 2049. Needless to say, I refused to indulge myself in anything less than spectacular, and I couldn’t think of a better plan than […]

Jun 17, 2014 Read →
Scootenanny! A Uniquely Texas Experience [June 14, 2014] Festival Coverage

Scootenanny! A Uniquely Texas Experience [June 14, 2014]

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 […]

Jun 17, 2014 Read →
Undersaturated Presents: Phutureprimitive + Govinda + BRANX + Technicolor Lenses in New York 06.12.2014 East Coast

Undersaturated Presents: Phutureprimitive + Govinda + BRANX + Technicolor Lenses in New York 06.12.2014

The launch of Undersaturated Presents blessed NYC this past Thursday, with an impressive lineup including Brooklyn natives Technicolor Lenses, Low Temp label star BRANX, and Austin born violinist Govinda, with headlining psymbient artist Phutureprimitive. Needless to say, Highline Ballroom swayed all night long with captivating beats, and the crowd came together in celebration of such […]

Jun 17, 2014 Read →
FARM Music Fest Artist Spotlight | DYNOHUNTER East Coast

FARM Music Fest Artist Spotlight | DYNOHUNTER

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 […]

Jun 16, 2014 Read →
Pissghetti Premiere New Song + Album Indie

Pissghetti Premiere New Song + Album

There aren’t too many pop punk bands on our radar, but Virginia up and comers Pissghetti grabbed our attention with one listen of their single, ‘Surf’s Up’, an upbeat love song that makes us think of a younger Blink 182 – or a happier Nirvana. Making up Pissghetti are lead singer/guitarist Vincent Castellano, additional vocalist/guitarist […]

Jun 12, 2014 Read →