Category: Social Culture

East Coast

Music, Art and Advocacy: The 2nd Annual National Cannabis Fest is coming back to Washington, D.C. | April 22nd, 2017 [Event Preview]

The city of D.C. will be playing host to this years’ music and marijuana event, National Cannabis Fest this April 22nd, 2017. Coinciding with the ‘March for Science’ and Earth Day, NCF will bring a crowd of socially conscious and proactive music lovers together in our Nation’s capitol, which is just about the most beautiful […]

Mar 22, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Relive the Visual Art of Gem and Jam 2017 Here [Festival Recap]

We had the most magical time at Gem and Jam 2017 (check out full review and gallery here). Here is our official recap video courtesy of Zach Tóth / Travelbetic and Kyle Miller / The Saucy Monster featuring some of our favorite visual artists and moments from the weekend. Tribe13 Gallery and The Welch Brothers did a mind […]

Mar 20, 2017 Read →

Festival Coverage

One Love Cali Reggae Fest brought all the good vibes to Long Beach, Cali, for 3 days of amazing music 2.10.17-2.12.17 [Event Review]

To say the least, One Love Cali Reggae Fest was quite the successful weekend. A first trip to Long Beach to see a wickedly stacked weekend filled with the best in reggae and a lot of my personal favorite bands. Orange County Observatory transformed The Queen Mary’s luscious lawn into a playground of only good […]

Feb 26, 2017 Read →

Guest Posts

Hacking the Droid: An Interview with Android Jones

    I’ll be blunt: Android Jones is one of the most important artists alive, right now. Despite whatever contrived statement I could make about how he is “killing the art game,” and about how “his shit is so next level,” which it literally is, any reasonable conversation of his achievements must necessarily include phrases such […]

Feb 19, 2017 Read →

Festival Coverage

Why Gem and Jam is the Psychedelic Melting Pot of a Fest Everyone Should Attend [Festival Review]

What can I say? Gem and Jam 2017 kicked off festival season for me in ways I never expected  and only dreamed of. Last year’s G&J harnessed the same effect and ever since my first trip to the desert oasis, I had been patiently waiting for February to roll around again. Well, the time was […]

Feb 18, 2017 Read →

Festival Coverage

CYM talks to Gem and Jam’s Founders + find out what fans are most excited about for 2017 [Interview]

Gem and Jam Festival is a very special gathering that happens every February in the beautiful city of Tucson, Arizona. The 11th year is set for February 2nd-5th, 2017, and for the first time, will take place at the new location of Pima County Fairgrounds. Complete with tons of extra space, multiple camping options and room for so […]

Dec 26, 2016 Read →

Social Culture

Food for Thought: #FUCKMILK [Editorial + Wellness]

If you know me at all, you’d be aware that dairy and I are not friends. We got along mutually for years with the aid of dairy pills keeping the cool between us, but sadly to my demise, the power of the pills decided to leave me at one of the year’s worst dietary events, […]

Dec 10, 2016 Read →

Funk

Hoppy Holidays throws another successful year; JJ Grey & Mofro, Kyle Hollingsworth and Bill Nershi [Photo Gallery]

December third marked another successful Hoppy Holidays, presented by KBCO and lead by SCI’s Kyle Hollingsworth and benefitting Conscious Alliance. The night featured JJ Grey & Mofro, The Kyle Hollingsworth Band, a fantastical duet of SCI’s Bill Nershi and Hollingsworth and over thirty craft breweries best Winter libations. Photographer Mitch Taylor of Concentrated Images Photography captured the night in […]

Dec 8, 2016 Read →

Midwest

Stand With Standing Rock: How YOU Can Help [CALL TO ACTION]

This informative article was composed to gather all the most relevant information on Standing Rock we could find in order to help educate, support and rally people and supplies to help Stand with Standing Rock. ALL sources are cited at the end and some information is pulled directly from the Sacred Stone Camp and NoDAPL Solidarity […]

Nov 22, 2016 Read →

Jamband

Appreciate Art Austin Brings 4th Year Anniversary to Empire Saturday, 11.19.16 [Event Preview]

Heard Presents and Appreciate Art Austin bring the 4th year anniversary festival to Empire Control Room & Garage in Austin, Texas, this Saturday, November 19th. This year’s edition includes a killer lineup of music featuring Random Rab, Eliot Lipp, Freddy Todd and more TBA. The event holds an interactive, indoor live art gallery stacked with twelve visual and graphic artists from around the […]

Nov 17, 2016 Read →