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Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2015 Presents The Village Lineup Festival Coverage

Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2015 Presents The Village Lineup

As California’s premiere transformational festival, Lightning in a Bottle, gears up for their tenth year, they proudly present The Village and its theme for this year.  “Home is Where Our Stories Live.”  The Village is a place where festival-goers can gather to learn about traditional earth-based knowledge and skills and how to honor and integrate […]

Apr 15, 2015 Read →
Woman Crush Wednesday | Thunderpussy at Sasquatch Music Festival 2015 Festival Coverage

Woman Crush Wednesday | Thunderpussy at Sasquatch Music Festival 2015

Get ready for your world to be rocked, rolled and THUNDERED by our #WomanCrushWednesday feature of the week, Thunderpussy. Yes, the name says it all. At least, that’s what we hear, and we sure as hell can’t wait to see what the fuss is all about Memorial Day weekend at Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, […]

Apr 15, 2015 Read →
#DROOLMODE: Lightning in a Bottle 2015 | Get Ready to Groove at the Woogie Stage Festival Coverage

#DROOLMODE: Lightning in a Bottle 2015 | Get Ready to Groove at the Woogie Stage

The Do LaB has hooked it up with a killer playlist featuring artists performing this year at The Woogie Stage.  The Woogie Stage is one of three main stages at Lightning in a Bottle that brings you acts from all over the world featuring the finest, dirtiest, most ass-shaking house music available on the festie […]

Apr 14, 2015 Read →
[Festival Review] Our Cosmic Journey Beneath the Pisces Moon: Serenity Gathering 2015 Festival Coverage

[Festival Review] Our Cosmic Journey Beneath the Pisces Moon: Serenity Gathering 2015

Serenity Gathering was a weekend flowing with inspiration and beauty. The drive up to La Jolla Indian Reservation from San Diego, California started the trip off on the perfect foot. Winding up into the mountains of the Puma Valley, myself and assistant writer Josh Krol drove through winding miles of scenery, including an orange farm […]

Apr 8, 2015 Read →
Woman Crush Wednesday | The Librarian at What The Festival 2015 Electronic

Woman Crush Wednesday | The Librarian at What The Festival 2015

Hailing from Squamish, BC, Andrea Graham has been producing grimy bass goodness under The Librarian for nearly a decade. Always equipped with an arsenal of glitch heavy tracks, The Librarian blew us away during her double sets at last year’s Sonic Bloom, and we’ve been dying to see her live since! Instead of immediately ripping out […]

Apr 1, 2015 Read →
Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2015 | Refining The Lucent Temple of Consciousness Festival Coverage

Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2015 | Refining The Lucent Temple of Consciousness

In 2015, Lightning in a Bottle returns for their tenth year, Memorial Day Weekend (May 21-25, 2015) to the San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA.  The music and arts festival forges ahead with incredible updates to the Lucent Temple of Consciousness, an area for festivalgoers seeking transformative experiences through workshops, holistic lectures, yoga and movement. […]

Mar 27, 2015 Read →
#DroolMode: Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, Washington| May 22nd – 25th, 2015 Festival Coverage

#DroolMode: Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, Washington| May 22nd – 25th, 2015

Sasquatch Music Festival is the premier music fest of the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and with the 14th year anniversary rapidly approaching, we could not be more excited to check out the unmatchable line-up and see what Sasquatch is all about! The festival takes place Memorial Day weekend at the astoundingly scenic Gorge Amphitheater high above […]

Mar 26, 2015 Read →